http://www.hardcircle.net Personal blog of Ian Bailey Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:36:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've found that the Toronto PATH map to be a bit hard to read at times, so I've started working on an overlay for Google Maps. I wanted it to be easy to see where buildings actually were in the city to get a better idea of how close and ... http://www.hardcircle.net/2008/04/27/toronto-path-on-google-maps/ The official Ruport book is now for sale on the Lulu website. If you're looking to learn how to do ad-hoc reports in Ruby and add reports to your Rails application, this is a great reference and learning tool. (Disclaimer: I was a volunteer proofreader for the book.) Still on the ... http://www.hardcircle.net/2008/01/16/ruport-book/ Dave Thomas, writer of the infamous PickAxe, posted a nice summary of what's new in Ruby 1.9, and more importantly, who it's right for. Ruby programmers may also want to check out this thread on comp.lang.ruby. http://www.hardcircle.net/2007/12/31/dave-thomas-on-rails-19/ Nulogy is hiring! We are looking to aggressively expand and we currently have a position available for a Senior Rich Internet Application Developer and a Solution Services Professional. Read on for the job postings. If you are interested in any of the positions, please contact me at nulogy_careers_2007@hardcircle.net, and I ... http://www.hardcircle.net/2007/07/30/nulogy-job-openings/ Playing around a bit with the OurFaves site, trying to see what's easy to add. In the meantime, I've created a search engine integration for FireFox and Internet Explorer (and anyone else that supports OpenSearch). Add the OurFaves - Toronto engine. http://www.hardcircle.net/2007/06/07/ourfaves-search/ I've upgraded the version of WordPress, and the old theme wasn't really being updated anymore, so I switched to this new theme. I like the minimalist look, and I plan on writing some more again on the new site, and perhaps taking advantage of some of the new features. I've also ... http://www.hardcircle.net/2007/05/21/new-look/ Hey everyone, playing around with Tumblr right now. It's sort of like a cut-down blog. We'll see how it goes. http://www.hardcircle.net/2007/03/14/tumblr-hardcircle/ Todd Zeigler has posted his opinions on what newspapers need to do to freshen up their websites. A bit of discussion and cross-posting ensued, including one by Adrian Holovaty and a follow-up by Todd. http://www.hardcircle.net/2006/09/07/how-to-change-newspaper-websites/ The Emmies were on last night. There was a lot of controversy this year over the nominees/winners, all of which you can read about here. The really great thing about the night was the fact that Conan O'Brien of late-night fame was hosting. Watch the two hilarious opening videos found here ... http://www.hardcircle.net/2006/08/28/the-2006-emmies/ Time for something different. A new type of street performance has hit the streets of New York City. It's called "Improv Everywhere", and they really do mean everywhere. The site describes these goals of Improv Everywhere is to "causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places." It was created in ... http://www.hardcircle.net/2006/08/26/improv-everywhere-and-i-mean-everywhere/