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staff: Introducing: Highlighted Posts Every now and then, a...

sairam — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:54 +0000

Introducing: Highlighted Posts

Every now and then, a post comes along that’s meant for big things. It could be pulling the wraps off your new project, promoting your next show, raising awareness for a cause, or just sharing a truly incredible photo.

Today you’ll have a new option to Highlight those extra-important posts. For one dollar, your post will stand out in the Dashboard with a customizable sticker to make sure your followers take notice!

rickwebb: God. I am getting so fed up with Google. This is this...

sairam — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:51:23 +0000

rickwebb:

God. I am getting so fed up with Google. This is this morning’s comparison. I experience this at least once a day now for a variety of things.

I may not be done with Google yet, but I can see the day I will be on the horizon, and I am looking forward to it.

stow - install software and bind them with symlinks

sairam — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 05:33:00 +0000

Stow, the software I wish I had all the time which deploys with symlinks instead of actual binaries. homebrew already has this which allows it very easy to switch between versions and keeps the directory structure clean

Stow is a tool for managing the installation of multiple software
packages to a shared run-time directory tree (e.g. /usr/local) via
symlinks, whilst keeping the files from each package separate.  Whilst
traditionally it has often been used to manage system-wide software
installations, it also provides a clean mechanism for managing
software and configuration files in users' home directories[2].
More information is available at the homepage:

This is the first official release of Stow since January 2002, and the
new version is a complete refresh of the entire codebase, with a
substantial number bugfixes and enhancements.

Stow was the software I wish I had. I have resumed to blog about my love of opensource and awesome software

I have reason to believe www.letsbuy.com is running OSCommerce . Reason: Google for error which you...

sairam — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:13:11 +0000

I have reason to believe www.letsbuy.com is running OSCommerce .

Reason: Google for error which you find at letsbuy.com/

USB Drive Reinvented | Remote File Access Made Simple and Secure

sairam — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:46:43 +0000

USB Drive Reinvented | Remote File Access Made Simple and Secure

Maverick Ubuntu 10.10 on VirtualBox - Guest Additions Working

sairam — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:35:30 +0100

Maverick Ubuntu 10.10 on VirtualBox - Guest Additions Working:

sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose-guest-x11

Finally installed ubuntu and its working !

vim on rails

sairam — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:02:21 +0100

vim on rails

Time Saving Tricks

sairam — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:21:25 +0100

Time Saving Tricks

shitthatsirisays: SOURCE

sairam — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:47:33 +0100

shitthatsirisays:

SOURCE

git-dude: Lightweight Git commit notifier for Linux and OSX

sairam — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:00:05 +0100

git-dude: Lightweight Git commit notifier for Linux and OSX:

thechangelog:

You might have seen our post last year on Gitifier, the Git commit notifier for OSX. If you prefer something a bit more *nix-y, check out git-dude from Marcin Kulik. Git-dude is a command line utility that monitors Git repos and provides desktop notifications using Growl on OSX or libnotify on Linux.

Configuration is done in the standard Git way:
git config --global dude.interval 30
git config --global dude.icon ~/.git-dude/github_32.png
Check the README for installation and advanced usage.

$30 tablet in India ? Beats the bloddy fire

sairam — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:30:18 +0100

$30 tablet in India ? Beats the bloddy fire

How to install ruby-1.9.3-rc1 using rvm

sairam — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:13:18 +0100

rvm adds ruby 1.9.3-rc1 into their set (ruby developer community announced it on last Saturday 24th Sep 2011). I tried this on a Mac. Should be the same on linux as well.

Before installing ruby 1.9.3-rc1 , you might want to check out what is being deprecated and what is being added in future versions of ruby. There is a blog post on rubyinside about this.

rvm install 1.9.3-rc1

rvm use 1.9.2-p290

rvm gemset export 192.gems

rvm use 1.9.3-rc1

rvm gemset import 192

rvm —default 1.9.3-rc1

Change the appropriate .rvmrc files in your projects to use the new and improved ruby.

How to avoid git commits using the wrong profile

sairam — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:14:32 +0100

Have you ever committed to the right repo using the wrong profile? I have, so many times that I have lost count. It has always been a pain for me to remember which git account (office, personal, etc) I was currently logged into before making a commit.

I am sure there are many people out there facing the same problem. An article from one of the ruby articles led me to gas (stands for ‘Git Account Switch’? I don’t know). So basically, gas lets you maintain multiple git accounts and also switch from one account to another with a command as simple as,

gas use office #if the name of the profile is ‘office’

Do you see the problem here? Yes, even though gas reduced the number of steps to change the profile, it is still a manual step.

So we still need to remember to change the profile when we change to the associated project folder.

The following is my hack using rvm’s (inefficient) feature of executing the current directory’s .rvmrc file every time you change directories (By the way, if you are not already using rvm, I recommend you do so!)

Example:

/home/sairam/code/office/.rvmrc

rvm use ruby-1.9.2-p290-patched # which ruby version to use

gas use office

/home/sairam/code/personal/.rvmrc

rvm use ruby-1.9.2-p290

gas use personal

So from now on, whenever I change to ‘office’ or ‘personal’ directories, the corresponding .rvmrc files in the hierarchy are executed and the right git profile is applied thanks to gas.

P.S: If you want to change a mistake which you already made, there is git filter-branch

Digitally sketch on paper with Wacom's Inkling | Accessories | Creative Notes | Macworld

sairam — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:07:50 +0100

Digitally sketch on paper with Wacom's Inkling | Accessories | Creative Notes | Macworld

Google’s First Wallet Customer :)

sairam — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:27:56 +0100

Google’s First Wallet Customer :)

All Chrome needs is RAM ! 3.2 Gigs for about 50 tabs :)

sairam — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:00:59 +0100

All Chrome needs is RAM ! 3.2 Gigs for about 50 tabs :)

11 Tools to Instantly Code Faster | Nettuts

sairam — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:00:45 +0100

11 Tools to Instantly Code Faster | Nettuts

How to fix bookmarklets for broken Google Reader when using multi logins

sairam — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:34:00 +0100

Fixing the bookmarklets in the ‘Goodies’ tab in Settings Page of Google Reader http://www.google.com/reader/view/#overview-page . It’s broken for users using multi login.

javascript:if%20(typeof(_IS_MULTILOGIN_ENABLED)==’undefined’){var%20_IS_MULTILOGIN_ENABLED=false};var%20b=document.body;var%20GR________bookmarklet_domain=’http://www.google.com’;if(b&&!document.xmlVersion){void(z=document.createElement(‘script’));void(z.src=’http://www.google.com/reader/ui/link-bookmarklet.js’);void(b.appendChild(z));}else{}

Note in Reader » (Drag link into bookmark bar)

javascript:if%20(typeof(_IS_MULTILOGIN_ENABLED)==’undefined’){var%20_IS_MULTILOGIN_ENABLED=false};var%20b=document.body;var%20GR________bookmarklet_domain=’http://www.google.com’;if(b&&!document.xmlVersion){void(z=document.createElement(‘script’));void(z.src=’http://www.google.com/reader/ui/subscribe-bookmarklet.js’);void(b.appendChild(z));}else{location=’http://www.google.com/reader/view/feed/’+encodeURIComponent(location.href)}

Subscribe… (Drag link into bookmark bar)

Information borrowed from some google groups forum.

Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography (Pre-order at Flipkart)

sairam — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:41:59 +0100

Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography (Pre-order at Flipkart):

Throw, Catch, Raise, Rescue… I’m so confused!

sairam — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:34:06 +0100

Throw, Catch, Raise, Rescue… I’m so confused!:

catch and throw in ruby . nice tutorial