Simple Captcha for Ruby on Rails

ruby on railsI wanted to implement a simple captcha for for article comments on a site. And by simple, I mean both in aesthetics and in functionality.

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Arkansas Razorbacks Head to the Liberty Bowl

arkansas-razorbacksThe Arkansas Razorbacks will face off against the East Carolina Pirates in the Liberty Bowl on January 2, 2010. I have faith that my Hogs will kick some ass. What do you think?

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Low Budget Web Development Training

ruby-rails-tutorials-screencasts-smallruby-on-rails-ebooksPeepcode.com and the Pragmatic Programmers are 2 great resources for web development training on a shoestring budget.

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Sometimes We Forget That WE Are The Experts

expertAre you experiencing a lot of frustration and burn out at work? Do you think it could be caused by your customers? You may be partially to blame.

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Migrating from Java to Ruby on Rails

java-versus-ruby-on-railsI work in java, but I’m considering moving our company to Ruby on Rails (gasp!)

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Great Funny T-Shirts Backed by Awesome Customer Service

funny t-shirtsChris runs Rizzo Tees out of his basement, but you’d never know it. Read on to see a one-man company who’s doing everything the right way.

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Taking it to the Next Level – JK Wedding Dance

jk-wedding-danceThe JK Wedding Entrance Dance that I somehow have missed for all this time. Keep going to watch the video. It’s AWESOME!

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Modern Warfare 2 Looks Sweet (Flag Runner Online)

call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2Here’s some video footage of the Flag Runner game mode in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.

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Tracks – GTD Systems in Ruby on Rails

GTD-Ruby-on-RailsI’ve been using a free GTD system called Tracks for about a month now. Read on to find out my impressions.

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Modify the KDE Application Launcher Menu

kde-logo-oxygenNew to KDE? Wondering how to customize that KDE Application Launcher? Me too. Unfortunately it involves editing some very complex xml files, a bit of shell scripting, holding your mouth right, and sacrificing a chicken.

I’m just kidding. It’s embarrassingly simple. Read on to find out how.

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WORDPRESS ALERT – Admin Privileges Unchecked in Older Versions

WordpressA vulnerability in Wordpress 2.8 and earlier leaves your admin tool privileges unchecked. Read on to find out more about how to fix it.

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Mafia Wars “What else you got?” Achievement

mafia-wars Whew! That took FOREVER.

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