July 2010
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HOWTO: Stream Your User Group Meetings
This should help anyone who wants to get a simple public live stream setup for a meeting of any type and record segments for future use. These instructions are Mac specific.
I’ve used this setup for several user group meetings and it’s worked out really
well. Here’s an example video from @commondream last year:
Setup
Download and install CamTwist (direct link)
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June 2010
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May 2010
1 post
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Speed up Paperclip in tests
module Paperclip
def self.run cmd, params = "", expected_outcodes = 0
case cmd
when "identify"
return "100x100"
when "convert"
return
else
super
end
end
end
class Paperclip::Attachment
def post_process
end
end
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April 2010
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iPad Orientation CSS →
webkitbits:
Cloud Four shows how it’s possible to change your CSS on the iPad based on orientation using media query declarations:
<link rel="stylesheet" media="all and (orientation:portrait)" href="portrait.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" media="all and (orientation:landscape)" href="landscape.css">
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WatchAdvanced Javascript to Improve your Web App on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
February 2010
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January 2010
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HTML5 Forms
I wasn’t aware of this, but here’s how the iPhone is able to display different keyboards based on Mobile Safari form fields:
The iPhone does not have a physical keyboard. All “typing” is done by tapping on an on-screen keyboard that pops up at appropriate times, like when you focus a form field in a web page. Apple did something very clever in the iPhone’s web browser. It...
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“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new...”
– Benjamin Frankiln (via rulesformyunbornson)
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WatchRyan Singer gives an extremly insightful talk on design for normal people.
Books Mentioned
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition
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