CakePHP 1.2 has finally released, but how do you upgrade site your site running CakePHP 1.1? It is a fairly simple process with brief formal instructions on cakephp.org. Most will only have to make a few changes as CakePHP 1.2 is not backwards compatible. All of the html helper form element methods have been moved… Continue reading CakePHP Upgrade from 1.1 to 1.2
Visit A Comic Shop
If you are in the Orlando area and enjoy comics, A Comic Shop is the place for you. It’s small, but has a great selection of current comics. If you’re looking for something a bit older, they’ll be more than happy to find it for you. All the employees there are knowledgeable about their products… Continue reading Visit A Comic Shop
Amazon Discontinues 30-Day Price Guarantee
While it was some time ago, I recently found out that Amazon.com has discontinued it’s 30-day price guarantee as of September 1, 2008. For those of you who may not know what this is or the incredible value of it, it was an excellent service that allow you receive a refund of the price difference… Continue reading Amazon Discontinues 30-Day Price Guarantee
SVN Switch – Switching to or from the Trunk to a Branch
I recently had to make my first branch on a project using svn. Making a branch is easy enough with svn copy, but where do you go from there? You could check out a fresh copy of the branch from the repository, but you already have the environment setup and working for the trunk copy.… Continue reading SVN Switch – Switching to or from the Trunk to a Branch
Book Review: The Non-Designer’s Design Book
I am more of a developer than a designer. However, web development does not allow me the luxury of focusing only on development. My work constantly forces me to make design decisions, big and small. One of the best resources that I have found is “The Non-Designer’s Design Book”. It is a great book and… Continue reading Book Review: The Non-Designer’s Design Book
Latest Version of Hotmail Lacking in Usability
Recently, Microsoft has done a great deal of remodeling to Hotmail. Most is just the transition to Windows Live Mail. The first revision was hard to get used to, as change usually is, but I eventually grew to like it more than the original. There’s all kinds of AJAX functionality to make it more modern… Continue reading Latest Version of Hotmail Lacking in Usability
Hello World!
This is my first blog post. I’m building my blog from scratch. I get to learn the hard way why you should use WordPress, or other blogging software, rather than build your own from scratch. As you can see, it’s a pretty bare-bones system right now. Basically there are posts (only this one right now),… Continue reading Hello World!