Recommended reading for anyone interested in learning to program or enhancing their programming skills.
Using Custom HTML with Flash or Javascript in Joomla without Modules
April 12, 2010 by 1 Comment
When you add custom HTML with Flash or Javascript using the WYSIWYG editor, Joomla will modify your code, rendering your code useless. Instead of using one of these modules, here is a simple hack using the built in Category feature.
Automatically Login a User After Registration Using sfGuardPlugin in Symfony
April 5, 2010 by 1 Comment
When you want a user to be automatically logged in after they register, you can use the following code where you have access to the sfGuardUser module:
$this->getContext()->getUser()->signIn($user, true);
Using Spaces to Improve Productivity on the Mac
August 20, 2009 by 2 Comments
One of the most powerful tools on the Mac in terms of day to day productivity boost, has been Spaces. I have been using this feature in Linux for years, but never quite took advantage of it in Windows. Here is how I currently use it. I would love to here your tips and tricks regarding productivity on the Mac.
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Windows 7 Beta Download in Two Clicks
January 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Login to your Passport account and do not close the page.
32 Bit Windows 7
Click 1: Copy and paste the key found here.
Click 2: Download here.
64 Bit Windows 7
Click 1: Copy and paste the key found here.
Click 2: Download here.
Thanks LifeHacker!
Running Django on Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
August 5, 2008 by 2 Comments
If you are interested in creating a local development environment for Django and you are running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit, this guide is for you! Following are step by step instructions.
Propeller.com and Rapid Application Development
July 23, 2008 by 3 Comments
It appears as though Propeller.com has fallen victim of a bad practice most early web designers have experienced early in their careers.
When you don’t iterate early and often with the input of your stakeholders you are taking a big risk that a majority of your stakeholders will hate your work.
Using Python to Grab Images From a Web Site
April 30, 2008 by 6 Comments
I recently started a contest for a logo design (The link is not to my contest, just an example). Soon I had over 60 entries and I needed an easy way to present these logos to the client in a Power Point presentation. It takes two clicks to get to each image… no good. Thus the following script was created. It should serve as a good tutorial on how to use Python to do some basic web interactions. [Read more...]
Getting Real with 37 Signals
April 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
There are two books I recommend to any startup: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
The 8 Essential Tools for Programmers
April 5, 2008 by 4 Comments
As an undergraduate, one of my favorite classes was Software Engineering. It was in that class, I learned about applying Computer Science theories to the “real world”. We learned about things such as CVS, Cron, Python, UML, etc…
One of the books that was recommended reading, and remains in my library, was The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master