Tag: reference

Ruby on Rails on Mac OS X in 5 minutes

So I just discovered that Leopard comes with a version of Ruby on Rails (RoR) pre-installed. The only problem is its a bit dated but there is a command-line one-liner to update it all no sweat with RubyGem (the Ruby package manager):

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Convert .dmg to .iso


hdiutil convert /path/to/filename.dmg -format UDTO -o /path/to/savefile.iso

For Mac OSX only of course

Apache, mod_rewrite on Mac OS X

Here a quick list of things to remember when trying to debug Apache on Mac OS X (10.4.8 anyway):

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Logical Operators cross languages

Heres a table of logic operators used in Javascript, PHP, SQL & Ruby languages for quick cross reference:

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The Science of Word Recognition

Interesting article on The Science of Word Recognition. A study where they followed the eye movements of readers.

The Microsoft typography seems to also be a great resource for typography generally.