Here’s a quick tip I learned this weekend on how to get all your RubyGems installed without documentation by default.
Read more »

One of my projects this week was fixing my pagoda that broke (again). I’m not sure how it broke, I just found it felled one day. This pagoda is sentimental to me as it was originally my grandparents, so I wanted to do a nice job.
Read more »

Last week I got a great deal on a pair of grass shears, $.50 at an estate sale. They look old and neglected, but they’re very well constructed and work great, they have a very fluid motion and are still quite sharp. But the handles on them were a bit small and uncomfortable, being constructed of just steal. So, I attempted to make my own more ergonomic handles.
Read more »

If you’re like me and running Xubuntu with dual monitors. And like to have dual taskbars (panels) on each monitor. Here’s how to display only the open applications in each taskbar for each monitor.
Read more »

I have Ubuntu setup to automatically log me in, so I don’t get a chance to pick which desktop environment I want; it always just picks the default (Unity), but I wanted it to default to Xubuntu. Here’s how to change the default to Xubuntu.
Read more »

I just got started using Vim for Ruby on Rails development. To me, learning Vim is like growing a garden, it doesn’t happen overnight and you have to keep working at it. Also, getting Vim setup isn’t a one-and-done activity like installing a new toilet or a traditional editor/IDE. You have to keep tweaking and customizing it. Anyway, here are some of my notes on how I got started and some quick wins. Please note that this is more of a (rough) guide on how to get Vim setup for Ruby on Rails than it is how to use it.

Read more »

Here are some quick tips to keep in mind when coding new methods in Ruby.
Read more »