Archive for March, 2006

The IE box model and Doctype modes

1 Comment Published by Ben Wann March 30th, 2006 in Nerd, Technology

This is a great reference on what actually happens on IE in different browsers when working with the IE box model. Great to finally figure out the skinny on how this all fits together. I love this site.
Be sure to read this whole article if you really care to know more about properly […]

Using PHPUnit2 with eclipse

0 Comments Published by Ben Wann March 27th, 2006 in Craziness

This is nice.
Architect’s Patterns » Blog Archive » Using PHPUnit2 with eclipse
A good IDE saves a lot of time, and besides all those commercial products phpeclipse is a nice alternative.
UnitTesting has also become a valuable task to the serious PHP programmer. There is already a plugin for simpletest available to use in eclipse. Judging after […]

Eclipse Foundation, Zend Technologies, and IBM Announce the Approval of the PHP IDE Project

0 Comments Published by Ben Wann March 27th, 2006 in Craziness

Whoa Nelly. Eclipse + Zend Studio + IBM = Coding Magic Land
Eclipse Foundation, Zend Technologies, and IBM Announce the Approval of the PHP IDE Project
A Preview of the New Eclipse PHP IDE is Scheduled at the EclipseCon Conference in Santa Clara
ECLIPSECON 2006, SANTA CLARA, CA, March 20, 2006—The Eclipse Foundation, an open source community committed […]

Current Web Style

0 Comments Published by Ben Wann March 10th, 2006

Found a cool site that talks about the world of design as it is right now.
Interesting points about the tools and techniques of the modern web designer.

Be sure to check out Webdesignfromscratch.com.

Check out their page on current web style here.

Replacing Apache 1.3.x with 2.0.x on Mac OSX

1 Comment Published by Ben Wann March 9th, 2006 in Nerd, Technology, Serafini Studios

I found a great HOW-TO on how to replace the base installation of Apache 1.3.x on Mac OSX over at Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola’s website.
This is very helpful information if you use apache on your Mac to develop websites and web applications locally.
Without further ado, here is the article.

Installing Apache2 and PHP 5.0.4
Staying at the top […]

AIM Developers API

0 Comments Published by Ben Wann March 6th, 2006 in Craziness

This is pretty cool. Web based chat integration with this service should start popping up all over the place I am guessing.
Definately cool the way things are heading!!!
AOL Developer Site

AOL has just announced the release of an SDK, which will allow the creation and use of 3rd party IM clients and plug-ins on their […]

G4 Freeze Your Computer Needs to be Restarted

1 Comment Published by Ben Wann March 3rd, 2006 in St.Louis, Nerd, Technology

Was having all sorts of problems with my G4 17″ Powerbook today and last night, thought I would give this a try.
Thanks to Tech Support Technician “bobw” at Macosx.com

First disconnect anything connected to the machine (printer,modem, scanner, etc) and see if the Kernel panic still happen. (’your computer needs to be restarted’ in various different […]

Using Ruby on Rails for Web Development on Mac OS X

0 Comments Published by Ben Wann March 1st, 2006

Definately want to check out this tutorial.
Using Ruby on Rails for Web Development on Mac OS X

Why Ruby on Rails?

First, you might be wondering: Web application frameworks are a dime a dozen, so what’s different about Rails? Here are a few things that make Ruby on Rails stand above the crowd:

  • Full-Stack Web Framework. Rails is an MVC web framework where models, views, and controllers are fully integrated in a seamless fashion. That means you automatically get all the benefits of an MVC design without the hassle of explicitly configuring each component to play well with the others.
  • Real-World Usage. The Rails framework was extracted from real-world web applications. That is, Rails comes from real need, not anticipating what might be needed. The result is an easy to use and cohesive framework that’s rich in functionality, and at the same time it does its best to stay out of your way.
  • One Language: Ruby. Everything from business logic to configuration files (there aren’t many) are written in the Ruby programming language. With just one language, you hope it’s a good one, and Ruby doesn’t disappoint. Ruby is a full object-oriented language with clean syntax and it has a way of making programming truly fun. Using one language means you don’t have to juggle between multiple languages and dialects as you’re building your application.
  • Convention over Configuration. Rails works hard to take care of all the repetitive and error-prone chores associated with starting to build a web application, and maintaining it over time. Rails uses simple naming conventions and clever use of reflection to make your work easier with near-zero configuration.
  • It’s Productive! At the end of the day, Rails is all about helping you stay productive.

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