June 2010
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RVM Ruby Version and Gemset in Your Bash Prompt
Now that I’m getting heavily into Ruby development on several different projects, I’ve started using RVM to manage all my different dependencies. RVM makes it super-easy to swap out different versions of Ruby and gem sets.
Of course, this means you have to remember which environment you’re working in, and having it show up in your bash prompt takes away the guesswork.
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December 2009
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November 2009
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Integrating Lighthouse API with Fluid
We use Lighthouse at my company to track bugs and milestones. I used Fluid to create a Site Specific Browser (SSB) so I could have my ticket dashboard in front of me all the time, but separate from my normal browsing activity.
If you’re not familiar with either, here are some links to point you in the right direction:
http://lighthouseapp.com/
http://fluidapp.com/
I use Fluid for Google...
September 2009
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Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL on Snow Leopard
Upgrading from 10.5 to 10.6 last night was painless. I got back well over 10gb of space on my drive, and everything feels zippier. Hooray! Unfortunately, Snow Leopard completely trashed my Rails development setup. When I tried to run script/server, I was greeted with various gems barfing all over the place.
Here’s how I fixed my setup (YMMV, not responsible for any loss or damage,...
These Days
I’m content with the fact that I now get more joy out of getting rid of old, unnecessary items than I do in procuring new ones. The methods (Craigslist, etc) leave much to be desired (spam, spam, spam,) but it all works out in the end.
Running a self-hosted WordPress blog was fun, but led down an endless path of plugins, themes, upgrades, backups, and analysis. All of that muck turned...