Archive for June, 2009

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Mike Gunderloy's "Rails Rescue Handbook" – Very Handy!

by Peter Cooper on June 30, 2009 : 3 Comments

The Rails Rescue Handbook is a new, 83 page PDF e-book by Mike Gunderloy that goes in-depth on how to "rescue" a Rails project that might have, well, gone off the rails. The book is aimed at people who've had to…

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Screencast: Easy Rails File Uploads using Ajax and jQuery

by Peter Cooper on June 19, 2009 : 1 Comment

Adam McCrea of EdgeCase has put together a screencast demonstrating how to easily implement Ajax file uploads in your Rails application. It's about ten minutes long.

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Webbynode: A New Rails-Focused VPS Host Worth Checking Out

by Peter Cooper on June 11, 2009 : 6 Comments

For a couple of months now, I've been getting regular e-mails from Carlos Taborda of new host Webbynode, asking me to check out their service, give it a try, watch their screencasts, and so on. You know, the usual promotional…

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Warning: Security Hole In Rails 2.3's HTTP Digest Authentication

by Peter Cooper on June 3, 2009 : 4 Comments

Nate Kontny of Inkling Markets has found a nasty security hole in the code example provided in both the documentation and blog post for the Digest Authentication functionality in Rails 2.3. If you've built your routine in a similar way to that as shown…

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Streamlined: Beautiful User Interfaces Out Of The Box

by Peter Cooper on June 2, 2009 : 9 Comments

Streamlined is a Rails plugin that can give your Rails application beautiful user interfaces right out of the box. You need to have your models and controllers setup already, but once you have, you add a single layout line, along with…

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