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Epidemic

~3 years ago by Ben on culann.com.
I swear, there’s been a plague of people misusing the phrase “beg(ging) the question” lately. Repeat it with me: begging the question IS NOT THE SAME...

Web Form Suckage

~3 years ago by Ben on BenCurtis.com.
As a web developer always interested in refining my craft, I have an interest in the user interface and the user experience for the applications I build...

Auto-spawning Delayed Job Workers

10 months ago by Ben on BenCurtis.com.
I’ve been interested in simplifying lately…. using Chef (solo) to configure boxes, switching to Postgres from MySQL to get decent text search...

Smooth Scrolling a UITableView

~3 years ago by Ben on culann.com.
For a while now, I’ve been working on an iPhone application (both because it’s something I want as a user and as a way to learn the platform). With...

Introducing Nearbuy Books

almost 3 years ago by Ben on culann.com.
I mentioned recently that I’d been working on an iPhone application, and, well — I’m done! I submitted Nearbuy Books to Apple for approval back on...

Another look at integrating Scribd with your Rails application

almost 3 years ago by Ben on BenCurtis.com.
Almost a year ago I wrote about integrating Scribd into your Rails application, and since then that feature has been working well in my applicant tracking...

Announcing the Helpdesk Rails Kit

almost 3 years ago by Ben on BenCurtis.com.
A new Rails Kit is now available: The Helpdesk Rails Kit makes it easy for you to add a support center to your existing Rails app, or even to just run...

Developer Day is coming!

almost 3 years ago by Ben on culann.com.
For a while now, I’ve been working on a semi-secret project — a local, one-day, low-cost conference for developers. It came out from under wraps last...

Argentine-bound

almost 3 years ago by Ben on culann.com.
So it’s a little late notice, but in a little less than a month I’ll be in Buenos Aires for a couple of days, speaking at Locos por Rails. The program...

Developer Day v1 Complete

almost 3 years ago by Ben on culann.com.
Whew! It’s been a busy weekend, with two major events: my daughter’s first birthday, and the first installment of what I hope will become a regular...