Grrrrrreat news: Capistrano now supports multiple stages. Will use that for sure!
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Pagination in Rails
We all know pagination is going out of Rails core pretty soon. If you’re still using the built-in paginator classes, stop doing that! Seriously. They’re supposed to be baaaad for ya, or so I have heard.
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Rails migrations: no find or create for you
I got bitten by this bug today. Migrations in Rails are sold to us developers as the bee’s knees. Truthfully they are a godsend. But sometimes stuff just does not work.
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How to fix is_home() in WordPress 2.1+
WordPress introduced a great feature in version 2.1: a static home page. Twas the feature that made WP a viable CMS. But unfortunately it broke the internal is_home() function. Here’s how to patch that.
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MacBook blinding screen of death fix
Ever used Fast User Switch on a MacBook and were greeted with an ugly bright / washed out and barely usable display? Here is the fix. Works!
Cool tools
For web developers, there are so many cool tools right now it’s not even funny. Here are just a few.
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