A co-worker was using the Viber app for iPhone and received a phone call. It sounded like a song I had identified from the 80′s but I wasn’t sure which one. Though it’s not exactly like it, it’s very reminscient of Big in Japan by Alphaville.
Alternative to Freshbooks
I’ve been using Freshbooks for time tracking and invoicing of clients for over a year now, but I’m finding that the $19.95 a month pricing is a bit high for someone like me. I have a number of various clients that ask me to do work on their website, and recently someone wanted me to…
Error: ‘unintitialized constant MySQL’ with Rails 3 on Snow Leopard Mac
I just installed Rails 3 on my iMac, which is running Snow Leopard. I’m trying to build a web hosting website/billing system/management system. I configured the app to use MySQL in /config/database.yml like so development: adapter: mysql encoding: utf8 database: hosting_development username: root password: host: 127.0.0.1 I had to do this because I created the…
Installing PHPdoc for Ubuntu for use with Command Line
I wanted to install PhpDocumentor for use on my server so that I could generate documentation from the command line. I found this article, which instructed me to somehow change the PEAR setting for data_dir. I installed PhpDocumentor in my web root and it just didn’t work and gave me a bunch of errors in…
Crab cakes
As part of my aim to switch to a healthier lifestyle. I’m trying to cook using more vegetables. Tonight I’m having crab cakes with brown rice, diakon raddish, carrots, steamed greens (spinach, mustard, collard, turnip), and some boiled yams. It’s the first time I’ve made yams myself. I was surprised that they are white, not…
Die Antwoord is The Answer
I went to a party recently where people were showing off some of their more recently admired music videos, and the party hosts neighbor put this video on. The alibino rat queen look of Yo-Landi Va$$er in this video, and the Xhosa verse spit by Wanga (and it’s tribal African theme), caught my attention with…
Marin Tour
Here is my motorcycle tour I believe I will attempt today. View Larger Map
Awesome Defense from Bullied Kid in New Zealand
This video is so awesome. I like watching it over and over. Little dirtbag punk got what he deserved.