Read Part I and Part II So my strategy is as follows: I use Windows to run web browsers, the odd desktop app like Photoshop, handy GUI utilities like calculators, media playback, and the like. On top of all this, I have installed VirtualBox and the easy-to-install Windows version of Vagrant, running a VM with…
Continued from Part I Due to many factors, setting up Linux turned out to be Hell. Both the kernel and GRUB wouldn’t have the ability to recognize the aforementioned pseudo-RAID array as a single disk until later (I’m still not sure if GRUB does), so I first had to effectively wipe the filesystem in its…
So, recently I’ve been trying an experiment: I’ve been using Windows 7 as a base OS for my primary development box. Why did I do this, and how has it been? Allow me to explain. I have been a *-nix man for many years, starting with Mac OS X and it’s largely-FreeBSD/NetBSD-derived platform. I have…
So I’m reading all our designers’ “Trapper Keeper” posts, and I figure, “why should they get to have all the fun? Developers have stuff to say as well!” In that spirit, here is my attempt to start a similar series for the development department here at CentreSource. class DeveloperArsenal < Programmers::Toolset include CentreSource::JeremyHolland end 1….
I have an iPhone 4. Before that, I had an iPhone 3G. And before that I had a Samsung Katana flip phone through the Sprint Network. My Katana did two things: It made phone calls and it allowed me to play Pac Man. No internet. No texting. No emailing. No nothing. Four years later, my…
Capistrano is an open source tool for running scripts on multiple servers. It’s primary use is for easily deploying applications.
As the founder of centresource, I’ve always been tasked with choosing solutions that yield the best ROI – period. To that point, Open Source technologies have become an integral part of our business and as a result, also our personal lives. We don’t choose/use them simply because they’re free (in fact, some cost money) –…
Over the last week, the developers here at CentreSource have published nine plugins for the symfony community. The plugins have been used in several of our internal projects and client web applications, but have been developed on a private repository. We finally decided the plugins were properly documented and tested. These plugins can be found…
Today, we had a client call us and ask if we can ‘save’ their website from an aggressive website designer that is holding their site hostage. I told them yes and thought an easy solution would be to find a utility that allowed us to easily clone/grab their website. I must say, I was surprised…
I just found a great backup app (utility) for my USB drive. The app that comes with PortableApps isn’t very flexible and it drove me to finding something better. Luckily, I found Freebyte Backup through PortableFreeware.com. They even told me how to ‘make it more portable’ by avoiding the installation and simply running the .EXE…
