Aaron Collegeman is a husband, a father, and he creates software.
Here you will find his musings and updates on his many projects.
The latest from my brain:
For testing, dynamically create default values for long forms
Sometimes Web forms are long. And the longer the form, the more frequently we are plagued by details like field name duplication and making sure the field values show up in the database record or an e-mail. Here's a solution in JavaScript. Read more »
Not as fresh, but twice as refined:
Installing Java 6 and Tomcat 6 on MediaTemple Virtual Dedicated Server (Linux)
on September 29 in Tips and TricksWhen you gotta develop it with Java or Grails, you gotta have Tomcat. I'll talk you through it: step by step. Read more »
Working around GORM, paginating one-to-many relationships with SimpleJdbcDaoSupport (Part 1)
on September 28 in Tips and TricksPart 1 of a two-part series in which I try to make sense of something called ORM and the way it totally screws up pagination. Read more »
CustomInk: a great T-shirt printing experience
on September 27 in ProjectsOne more reason to like Seth Godin: he recommends great products. Read more »
Decoding the GPL: can this be commercial?
on September 25 in UncategorizedTo open source or not to open source: that is the question. Read more »
WP-CI: a CodeIgniter-based plug-in framework for WordPress
on September 21 in ProjectsThere's got to be a way to make WordPress plug-in development easier and more consistent. I know: I'll add an MVC framework... somehow. Read more »
Crowdsourcing with crowdSPRING
on September 12 in ProjectsCrowdsourcing seems to be a great way to get a new logo designed, but is it the way of the future? Read more »
Tomorrow is the big day: B-Day
on September 7 in BabyWifey and I can scarcely contain ourselves. So while we wait for 7:30 AM to get here, we took a short trip through memory lane and came up with this video of baby gyrations. Read more »
Braggin’ on my new theme
on September 5 in UncategorizedI'm not a designer. So when I have the opportunity to brag about something I designed, I try to take advantage. Read more »
Replace commenting in your Wordpress blog with Facebook Comments
on August 13 in Uncategorized@RealNerd showed me how. And now you can benefit from our collaboration.
Enjoy.
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Spotlight: go to Hell
on August 11 in Tips and TricksEver since I bought my MacBook I’ve been using QuickSilver instead of Spotlight. I don’t use QuickSilver in any way that I wasn’t able to use Spotlight (still need to cache in on that training @scottspriggs said he would give me). But I prefer QuickSilver’s interface, and the speed with which it identifies exactly what [...] Read more »