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The Power of Names

~2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
I'm working on an interesting project with a few other Sherpas (Arild and Charles) - building an inter-office workflow and legal reporting tool in Ruby...

CSS Frameworks and CSS Systems

~2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
Several years ago I wrote a blog entry entitled YUI Stylesheets are Awesome! I stand by their original awesomeness in saving me from the perils of IE6 hell...

How is your journey through life going?

over 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
I started using electronic communication earlier than most - I think I sent my first email in 1983, and by 1987 was juggling several email addresses. I...

Upcoming Public Appearances

over 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
Of all the public speaking I do, the NFJS Conference Series has to be some of the most enjoyable. The venues are always nice, the crowds always intelligent...

Installing CentOS 5, ImageMagick, and RMagick, September 2009 Edition

over 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
For some reason, this process seems to get more convoluted with time, not less. Before you go through this pain, let me ask you, "are you sure you need...

Anecdotes on Passenger Memory Usage

over 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
We manage a rails site for a client that will go unnamed for now, and for the past year they have experienced about a 23% increase in traffic per month...

Securing Client Data with Apple's Disk Utility

over 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
Since my last post was about Apple's Disk Utility, I thought I'd share another one. How to secure your client's data on your laptop. I'm currently working...

On Mental Models

almost 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
I don't know where I picked up this meme, but I have found myself repeatedly using the phrase "mental model" lately. Perhaps it is because I have been discussing...

Accounting for Time in a State-Based Workflow

almost 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
I am currently working on a contract using the StonePath gem for Stafeful Workflow Modeling, and ran into some business requirements that led to an interesting...

The Role of Mocks in Software Engineering

almost 2 years ago by David Bock on On the Path.
When automobile manufacturers crash-test their automobiles, they need to know how human passengers will respond. We all know they can't use real humans...