The Archives / June, 2007

• Custom page titles and more with Rails

  Here's a quick tip to get custom page titles and more with Rails. From the view. Like it should be. The key to how this all works out in the end is how Rails' templates are rendered.… Read More

• Using TextMate’s TODO bundle

  If you use TextMate, you should really think about using the TODO bundle more often. It's a pretty simple, low-maintenance bundle that adds tremendous value to your code.

Porsche USA (http://porsche.com/usa)



Jun 24^th / 12pm

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• On grid design

  I've heard the term "grid design" more than I've seen the color blue around the web this year. Why such a resurgence of such an ancient technique? But more importantly -- why doesn't… Read More

• Exit with grace

  One of the most common actions in javascript functions is checking if certain browser functionality is available before executing the function. Here's a common pattern you'll see...

• Organix: Launch

  It's been a long time coming, but version 5.0 of Warpspire has landed. This version code-named "Organix" -- inspired by the most excellent album by The Roots took far longer than… Read More

Dave Werner’s Okaydave (http://okaydave.com)



Jun 22^nd / 11am

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• Hacking Markdown: Classes on the <code> element

  For the redesign of my site, I decided I wanted some sexy code-highlighting. For a number of reasons I rejected most PHP-based solutions, the driving reason being accessibility… Read More

Ordered List (http://orderedlist.com)



22^nd / 10am

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• Truncate with fashion

  One of my biggest pet peeves is lazy-truncating around the web. With a couple of lines of PHP and a little bit of substr love, you can cut down long sentences to a… Read More

Joyent (http://joyent.com)



22^nd / 10am

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• Point of view

  It's funny, for the first time in a long time WWDC didn't generate a strong vote of positive or negative. It kind of sparked both. We have the comings and goings of Safari, the… Read More