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My Podcasting Setup 20 Dec 2012 | 09:28 pm
My Equipment: Mackie PROFX12 12-Channel Compact Effects Mixer with USB Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone Roland R-05 Studio WAVE/MP3 Recorder Transcend 32 GB Class 10 SDHC Flash Memo...
Upgrading JotRod to Rails 3.1.3 10 Dec 2011 | 01:19 pm
When preparing to add some layout features to JotRod, I realized it was a Rails 3.0.9 application. Here’s a quick rundown on upgrading to Rails 3.1.3. Download 164.7 MB Download (iPod & iPhone) 37.9...
Followers and Following 3 Dec 2011 | 08:48 pm
In order to get someone a timeline in JotRod, we need followers and following lists to compile the Jots from. This means that we need to add a new ColumnFamily called Followers and another one called ...
ActiveModel Callbacks 10 Nov 2011 | 08:10 am
In the Jots (like tweets) in JotRod, I needed to generate a hash on creation as the key for the Jots. So, I determined that the easiest way to do that was to include ActiveModel Callbacks. The module...
Model Generator 14 Oct 2011 | 02:27 pm
Here’s an introduction to creating a Rails connector gem for an ORM with a model generator. Download 352.3 MB Download (iPod & iPhone) 84.7 MB Take the 2011 Readers Survey
Introduction to Sandra: The Cassandra ORM 17 Sep 2011 | 09:54 am
When I started playing with Cassandra, I wound up writing part of an ORM to get what I needed from it. I want to build actual projects with Rails, Ruby, or other technologies for my videos rather tha...
Ruby Koans 3 Aug 2011 | 04:24 am
I’m working on another Cassandra demo, but didn’t have time to finish, so I decided to show you Ruby Koans. It’s a very interesting test-driven approach to learning Ruby. I hope you enjoy it. Downloa...
Cassandra Basic Schema and Ruby Gem 25 Jul 2011 | 05:42 am
You can get cassandra at cassandra.apache.org and the ruby gem by running: I did run into a problem with the trift_client gem when installing. If you get a Load Error, run this. Here are some of the...
Create a ‘Like’ or ‘+1′ button with make_flaggable 15 Jul 2011 | 01:32 pm
With the recent release of the Google Plus beta (ask me for an invite if you want one), I felt it appropriate to show a simple way to create a Like or +1 button for your Rails application. The app and...
Building a Star-Rating System in Ruby on Rails with jQuery 6 Jul 2011 | 07:37 am
Specification Clicking a star rating turns on the stars to the left of the star I clicked. Clicking a star submits the star rating. When I refresh the page, the star ratings should be persistent. ...
