Getting Capistrano’s web:disable To Work With Nginx
Recently I deployed a new Ruby on Rails application using nginx+passenger instead of the usual apache+passenger configuration. As a result, I couldn’t use the traditional Apache rewrite rules to...
View ArticleRails plugin install from specific git branch
Recently while working on a Ruby on Rails plugin, I came across the need to install the plugin from a specific git branch instead of the default master branch. ./script/plugin install -h yielded the...
View ArticleSetting Static Asset Expires Headers with nginx and Passenger
On a recent project I launched, I’m using the combination nginx+passenger for my front end my my Ruby on Rails application. While trying to boost my YSlow score, I was having a bit of difficulty trying...
View ArticleUsing Cerberus to Build Rails
Over the weekend, I released version 0.5 of the Cerberus gem. The release included some better test support, as well as support for git branches and custom settings file inclusion for the Maven2...
View ArticleRails IE Bug with Excel Mime Types
Came across a pretty interesting issue this week while trying to do some bugfixes for a project in IE6 and IE7. The Rails project I’m working on has one action that accepts an *.xls format to deliver...
View ArticleHow to integrate punBB into an existing Ruby on Rails application
I released launched a rails side project, XBoxMMA.com, and one of the most requested features by the initial users was the addition of forums to the site. Thinking it over, I clearly had two options:...
View ArticleDisable spindump on OS X to prevent system slowdowns
Every notice how slow and sluggish your OS X Leopard system can be after an application crash? This is probably because of the spindump utility that OS X launches to create crash and “hang” reports...
View ArticleCerberus 0.7 Released
This morning I released version 0.7 of the Cerberus continuous integration gem. The gem (and zip and tarballs) are all available now via RubyForge. Thanks to all who had a part in this release. Paul...
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Echowaves Notifier for OSX Beta Release
Today I’m making publicly available the first beta version of my new Echowaves Notofier for OS X. The Echowaves Notifier is a simple OS X status bar application that will provide updates for when you...
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guard-annotate Gem Released
I’ve been meaning to look into the guard gem for a while now. After falling out of love with ZenTest/Autotest, and switching back and forth between watchr and autotest-standalone, I’ve had a few...
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