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Google Prettify now in Genki

Published 6 months ago in rails, web

Nothing overly exciting in this update; just writing to say that Genki now uses Google Prettify to syntax highlight code.

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Genki now gives you a Sitemap

Published 6 months ago in rails, web

Genki now supports sitemaps out of the metaphorical box! The sitemap that Genki generates is in the standard format that is supported by Google and includes all of your posts and pages. You don't have to do anything to set it up; it just works.

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Introducing Genki

Published 6 months ago in rails, web

Genki A few weeks ago I was shown Enki, a Ruby on Rails based blogging engine. I liked the philosophy of Enki from the start; A simple Rails app that was 'configured' by developing. There were no mountains of configuration options in the administration interface, only core elements.

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Lazy OpenID providing

Published 7 months ago in web

Single-signon services are growing in popularity. OpenID is one of the more popular and probably one of the most widely offered of these services. There are a number of providers (eg. if you have a gmail account, then you have an OpenID account). If you want a more personal touch and want your own site to be your identity on the web then you are in luck, because it is as simple as signing up to MyOpenID and adding two lines to the <head> of your html.

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Intro to iPhone-optimising your site

Published 7 months ago in iphone, rails, web

Creating an iPhone optimised version of your web site is fairly straight forward. The setup process is simple and then from there you can be as thorough as you want to be.

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Lazy but effective SEO

Published 8 months ago in web

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is like creating art with a Fractal Generator; You can get some substantial results with just a small amount of effort. I have compiled a list of some tips that I have come across that require very little work to implement but should give a nice return in traffic.

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How to: Home screen icon in iPhone web app

Published 8 months ago in iphone, web

Ever wondered how some iPhone web applications manage to get an automatic icon when adding them to Springboard (your home screen)? All you have to do is add this to the <head> of your page:

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Initial iPhone version of my blog

Published 8 months ago in iphone, web

I just put up an iPhone optimised version of this blog at iphone.nathanhoad.net. For this early version I have only included basic post reading but intend on eventually including all of the functionality of the full site.

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Internet Explorer: Get the facts

Published 8 months ago in general, web

Internet Explorer is a horrid browser.

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How to: Ruby on Rails + Ubuntu + Apache with Passenger

Published 9 months ago in linux, rails, ruby, web

Do you have an Ubuntu installation and want to know what all this fuss about Ruby on Rails is? With Passenger from Phusion it's easy!

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Introducing: Claptrap

Published about 1 year ago in general, git, ruby, web

A couple of weeks ago I deployed my first Rails app; The Claptrap site :-).

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New blog: Nigel McBryde

Published about 1 year ago in design, general, web

Nigel McBryde, a graphic designer friend of mine, has thrown his new design blog up on the net.

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How to: LAMP in Ubuntu Gutsy

Published over 2 years ago in linux, software, web

Getting a LAMP installation happening in Ubuntu is easy. Just open up Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type each of these commands in.

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