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Multiple Monitors vs One Big Screen
Most people I know who’ve never used dual screen ask me why I don’t invest in one big monitor instead. There’s a big difference between having multiple monitors and having just one, no matter the...
View ArticleHow to Maintain Static Sites with Git & Jekyll
Static sites in this context just means non-database driven sites. Your static site can be an elaborate PHP script or just a few markup and image files. For this I am using Jekyll – A neat Ruby gem...
View ArticleI Can’t Live Without My vim Config
I have updated the vim page with my vimrc/gvimrc configs. Instead of repeating myself, I will quote some parts of the page .. More details and the vim config itself here I recommend turning backups on...
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4 Do-It-Yourself Whiteboard Alternatives
Whiteboards are as useful as they are overpriced. I built one using tileboard (the thing they use in bathrooms), and I highly recommend making/buying one. It took me awhile to find tileboard in my...
View ArticleHow to Block AIM’s Annoying ‘AOL System Msg’ in Pidgin
The following plugin for Pidgin will block the incredibly annoying and useless notifications from AOLSystemMsg on AIM. “AOL System Msg: Your screen name (mrEman) is now signed into AOL(R) Instant...
View ArticleBash Tips for Power Users
Every Geek site needs an obligatory Bash Tips post Copy Files Securely Between Two Machines I used to always forget the syntax for this, until I realized that the syntax is exactly like the standard cp...
View ArticleSmall Vim Shortcut for PHP Tags
The short tags in PHP have been deprecated as of 5.3.0. Short tags provided a shorter alternative to the annoying-to-type <?php and <?php echo. Instead, you could use <? and <?=...
View ArticleWhat Firefox’s Memory Leak Feature Taught Me About Life
(draft) I’ve been using Firefox since the first public beta, and the one thing always on my wish list was fixing the sluggishness and unbelievable memory consumption (2 GB of RAM?) that results from...
View ArticleLearning to Program on Your Own
Learning how to code is like learning anything else – You have to do it. The hardest part is figuring out where to begin, and then you need some mechanism to show you that you’re making progress. The...
View ArticleBulk Upload Images as Simple Products in Magento
The client has thousands of images, each of which is a (simple) product they want in Magento. Each image is named the associated product’s SKU number with a JPG extension. I began by using a recorded...
View ArticleList of Favorite OS X Web Developer Apps
The following tools are either open source, shareware or freeware. For shareware, I will post freeware alternatives.DEVELOPMENT* JetBrains RubyMine (for Ruby and Rails development) DEBUGGING * Charles...
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