Ruby on Rails Update

For all of you Ruby on Rails users out there make sure you have upgraded Rails to version 1.1.6. I know that most people don’t like to install these incremental updates because they tend to break things quite easily but this one really is a major update.

For those of you that do not know, versions of Ruby on Rails up to version 1.1.5 have suffered from a problem by which even an amateur hacker can type a URL and create a process that hangs and basically shuts down the website. I’m not going to be irresponsible and…

I’m Back

Well, i’m back from my holiday and already working hard on iSyncIt (well not really, but in the next few days). I am also getting around to fixing the problem with month changes on the blog which are not currently handled very well. Just thought I had better keep you informed and show that I haven’t disappeared off the face of the planet.

Downtime & Absence

I’ve just received notice from my hosting provider that the website will experience some downtime tonight (27th July) between 23:00 and 3:00 GMT. Just thought it would be best to let you know so you’re not left wondering where this wonderful website has gone.

I am having a break for the next two weeks starting Saturday morning. During this time there will be no new posts or new software releases and I will not be contact-able through the contact form or by email. If you have any serious problems with any of the so…

Localization

Recently, I have had a closer look at the website logs and noticed, to my surprise that I am getting a lot of hits from German users, especially to the software pages. I have therefore decided to start work on localizing iSyncIt, my primary application, into German. I am aiming to have the localization integrated from the 1.0 releases for now, the 0.x releases will remain in English only.

If you are German speaking and what your name in the credits for iSyncIt the…

An Email Form with Ruby on Rails

The one thing that I’ve been struggling with the most during my Ruby on Rails learning curve is how to create a simple email form for any web applications I may want to create. There was nothing to be found on Google so in my initial attempt I worked through the ActionMailer documentation on the RoR wiki website. I put it all together and, feeling really pleased with myself, clicked the send button. Nothing at all, just lists of errors, so I modified it and still more errors. After posting on Ruby Forum and with the …