:rails => 'session_lifetime plugin'

http://workswithruby.com/2008/10/session_lifetime-plugin

Notify users when their session expires. Nice.

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When you hit a wrong note it???s the next note that makes it good or bad.

Miles Davis

Ruby on Rails 2.2 Release Notes

http://guides.rubyonrails.org/2_2_release_notes.html

Rails 2.1.2 and 2.2RC1: Update Your RubyGems

http://afreshcup.com/2008/10/25/rails-212-and-22rc1-update-your-rubygems/

Via A Fresh Cup

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Poladroid Project - Mac OS X

Make your photos look like old Polaroid photos. I???ve owned a Polaroid, and while nothing rivals digital cameras for their instant gratification satisfaction injection, I still kind of miss the anticipation of the first barely visible image fragments emerging from the white haze of the chemical-infused plastic.

Ah, memories.

Rails 2.2 (RC1) Released

http://ryandaigle.com/articles/2008/10/25/what-s-new-in-edge-rails-rails-2-2-...

Wow. Rails just keeps adding on the frosting. I can hardly keep up with all of the developments. Awesome.

Rails 2.2 Features

• Connection Pools (Rails 2.2 is thread-safe!)
• Mailer Layouts
• Shallow Routes
• Simpler Conditional Get Support
• Standard Internationalization Framework
• Get Your Metaclass
• Easy Memoization
• Easy Join Table Conditions
• Custom Length Validation Tokenizer
• Collection Partial Variable Naming

Via Ryan’s Scraps

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The easiest way to build a product that kicks ass is to start with someone else’s great idea, and take stuff away.

Steve Yegge

Exact-fucking-ly.

Understand Your User

http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2008/10/23/Build-For-Yourself

Your user is… you. Really, nothing more to be said.

Via Daring Fireball

Rails Rumble 2008 Apps

http://48hrlaunch.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/rails-rumble-2008-apps/

What can YOU build in 48 hours?

37signals's wysihat

http://github.com/37signals/wysihat/tree/master

“WysiHat is a WYSIWYG JavaScript framework that provides an extensible foundation to design your own rich text editor. WysiHat stays out of your way and leaves the UI design to you.”

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Qwitter. Find out when someone unfollows you on Twitter. Maybe it’s my vanity, maybe it’s the numbers, but I’m always interested when someone unfollows me, and even more, which post did it. No, it’s not at all scientific, but so what?!

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So, as more people start to read this little tumblog, I’m starting to think that I should actually write something instead of just link/photo/video dumping. Writing, for me, takes focus, time, patience, and practice. Sort of like balancing rocks.

Via Signal vs. Noise

Thoughts on Jason Fried???s talk

http://joecascio.net/joecblog/?p=82

Exactly.

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[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/1669862 w=400&h=302]

cadler:

ILoveSketch is an amazing application. And the video above, particulary 5:00 and beyond is just mind blowing.

Using Javascript to Fix 12 Common Browser Headaches

http://www.noupe.com/css/using-javascript-to-fix-12-common-browser-headaches....

Design Games - Help unlock Creativity

http://designgames.com.au/

Found via @halvorson

TheDailyRefactoring.com

http://www.thedailyrefactoring.com/

Daily example of Rails code refactoring. Love refactoring. Love the site and its simplicity, both from a content, focus, and design standpoint.

Subscribed.

RubyOSA: Ruby/AppleEvent Bridge

http://rubyosa.rubyforge.org/

“RubyOSA provides a bridge from Ruby to the Apple Event Manager. It allows Ruby programs to automate Mac OS X applications in the same way as AppleScript.”

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John Cleese on Sarah Palin.

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“MacLibre is an Open Source Software Distribution for Mac OS X. It’s simple, intuitive with applications you need. It brings a new way of software installation on your Mac.”

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2009 BMW S1000RR Superbike

Usernamecheck.com

http://usernamecheck.com/

See if your preferred username is available on a ton of sites.

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Portable Zen

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Agile Estimating

TextMate easter egg: find bundle commands by key combo

http://drnicwilliams.com/2008/10/09/textmate-easter-egg-find-bundle-commands-...

Via Dr Nic

iPhone - Type Emails in Landscape Mode!

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288916937&mt=8

Validator S.A.C

http://habilis.net/validator-sac/

Stand-Alone W3C HTML Validator Application for Mac OS X

Ruby In Steel - Free Edition

http://www.sapphiresteel.com/Ruby-In-Steel-New-Free-Edition

Amazon Kindle 2

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/10/03/amazon-kindle-2-ebooks-its-way-to-bgr/

Via BGR

Skype from your iPhone

http://www.fring.com/fring_is/what_is_fring/

iPhone Supports Full-screen Web apps

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/03/latest_iphone_software_supports...

Inside the iPhone SDK

http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/iPhone-SDK.ars/1

I need to find some time to develop at least ONE iPhone app. Here’s a solid primer. [Via ArsTechnica]

Boxee on AppleTV

I think I’m going to spend some quality time with my AppleTV this weekend, and install Boxee. Thanks for the inspiration @dontstopninja!

[Update] @boxee saw my tweet about them, and hooked me up with an alpha invite. Schweet!

Where to Get a Good Cheesesteak in NYC

http://jasonsantamaria.com/articles/meat-cheese-combo-proves-edible/

I’m drooling. Anyone up for a roadtrip?

CIO.com - Building a Better (and Useful) Corporate Intranet Starts With a Wiki

http://www.cio.com/article/452183/Building_a_Better_and_Useful_Corporate_Intr...

Small bit of self-promotion. I was interviewed by CIO Mag for my work at iCrossing with wikis. Check it out. =)

The Pragmatic Bookshelf - iPhone SDK Development

http://www.pragprog.com/titles/amiphd/iphone-sdk-development

Wow. Apple lifts the iPhone NDA, and the floodgates open.

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WebKit Web Inspector Redesign

In your terminal:

Debug Menu:
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu 1

Web Inspector:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

Drosera JS Debugger:
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitScriptDebuggerEnabled -bool true

Restart Safari (if it’s open). Explore and enjoy!

[UPDATE] Timothy Hatcher pointed out that you can now simply turn on the tools from Safari’s advanced preferences, and that since Drosera was replaced, the command is moot. Thanks Timothy!