There’s a lot going on in the Ruby on Rails world right now. I still don’t completely understand it, but I certainly want to learn. After watching the new video and seeing him basically create a complete Blog in 10 minutes, it’s hard not to want to learn more about it. There is also a brand new release of RoR with a ton of new features and bug fixes. Some amazing new features like drag and drop and easy-to-create auto-complete fields are included. (Demo) The Ruby on Rails book has also been finished, and you can purchase the PDF, or PDF + Paper copy right now. Read more »

Steve Jobs is known for his signature black mini turtle neck and blue jeans, but thanks to The Joy of Tech, you can now dress him up as a biker or a pirate or a space man. Or you can go crazy and make him a space pirate or a biker pimp. Or you can just leave him in the buff, with his leopard undies and OSX tattoos. Via Read more »

Have you installed Tiger yet? Have you checked out Mail yet? Do you hate the new jelly-like buttons? Cage Fighter can help you get rid of them. It just removes the little button background graphics and changes the highlight color, so that it looks a little nicer and matches the rest of the OS instead of going out on its own for no apparent reason. Via Read more »

Some observations on “the little things” that have changed in Apple’s new operating system. These are the things that really make a difference in your daily use of the machine after the initial wow-factor of the new big features have worn off. One of my favorites is an Undo in text areas in Safari 2.0. A lot of CMS systems allow you to edit templates directly in a text area, and it’s very irritating that Safari has never let you undo any changes you make in a text area like every other browser. Now it does, and all is well. I just hope they fixed the other incredibly annoying bug Read more »

So you’re a geek… You’re probably not big on camping. But if you were to camp, you’d probably have some soda or some beer and a chocolate bar for smores. At least if you are a stereotypical geek that drinks a lot of coke and eats a lot of chocolate. Anyway… you’ll need a fire if you’re camping, to cook your food and keep the level 55 elite bears away. You could rub some sticks together like Tom Hanks in that movie with the volleyball, or just rub some chocolate or toothpaste on the bottom of a soda/beer can to polish it into a mirror, then use that to focus Read more »

Well there may be mixed opinions on the movie, but the book is a classic and hilarious as ever. If you can’t afford the $5 for the paperback copy of the book, or just prefer reading on your computer (weirdo!), you can now access the entire book online in one giant page. Could be useful for searching for your favorite quote at the very least. The other books are available as well. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So long, and thanks for all the fish; Mostly Harmless. Via Read more »

Speaking of Napoleon Dynamite… Check out this replica of the “time machine” up for auction on eBay. It’s got the T-bar handles, the year selector, even the special crystals! Sweet! Yesssssssssssss. The bidding is up to almost $100 so far, so serious collectors only! Via Read more »

Well it took a little while, but someone finally made a hub/external hard drive to match the Mac Mini perfectly. It looks exactly the same as the Mini, and has a 160gb hard drive as well as a USB 2.0/Firewire hub with 3 plugs each. It can sit on top of or below your Mac Mini, and of course works with any other type of Mac or PC as well. Read more »