By the looks of it {he thinks} he knows what he’s doing.

CodeIgniter and SSL

07 09 10'

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I’m sure there are lots of resources for this, but here is a fairly robust one (WARNING: Don’t do what Mohammed did! I’ll tell you why in a second):

http://sajjadhossain.com/2008/10/27/ssl-https-urls-and-codeigniter/

So, what’s wrong with the approach? He’s editing core files which is a big no no. He should be extending the functionality of the core files. For example, here are the two files I now have in my site:

/application/helpers/MY_url_helper.php
/application/libraries/MY_Config.php

Then, I placed the following code in each of those files, respectively:
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The CVEAA is here!

01 19 10'

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I’m pleased to announce the formation of the Cumberland Valley Electric Automobile Association!

We’ve officially chartered as of January 16th, 2010. We chartered with the minimum number of members, so all of us became instant officers in the new organization. The officers are as follows:

Josh Womack – President
Matt Kenigson – Vice President
Sean Gates – Secretary
Richard Wallower – Treasurer
Jordan Ciaramitaro – Program Manager

I think this is significant because the new Nissan Leaf came to town yesterday on tour across America. It’s great to see the group come together and get this done. It needed to be done, for sure. There are a ton of people out there itching to change from current internal combustion engines (ICE) to newer, cleaner, cheaper all-electric vehicles.

This is only the beginning!

Here are a few links where you can follow the CVEAA:

http://groups.google.com/group/cveaa
http://twitter.com/cveaa

We will soon have instructions on how to become a member and join us in supporting the electric vehicle movement from the ground up.

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iPhone “Invalid Password” For Gmail Fix

11 18 09'

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If you ever run into the problem where your iPhone thinks that you have an invalid password for Gmail (although you know you’ve typed it in correctly), then from your Safari browser in your iPhone do this:

https://www.google.com/accounts/DisplayUnlockCaptcha

I found the fix here:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=7aa4c4e9ffd8a5f9&hl=en

Hope that helps somebody!

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Jason Fried is Right

11 02 09'

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Today I came across an article at Inc.com about Jason Fried. Jason was answering questions about the way he works. This part stuck out to me:

Our blog has more than 100,000 readers, but I don’t post every day. I write when I have something specific to say. I recently wrote a scathing piece on the tech media. It really bothers me that the definition of success has changed from profits to followers, friends, and feed count. This crap doesn’t mean anything. Kids are coming out of school thinking, I want to start the next YouTube or Facebook. If a restaurant served more food than everybody else but lost money on every diner, would it be successful? No. But on the Internet, for some reason, if you have more users than everyone else, you’re successful. No, you’re not.

I wholeheartedly agree with him. The sites which have the most users have some information capital, for sure, but they may not have a sustainable revenue stream. I believe Jason Fried and 37 signals have one of the best business models and some of the best products online.

I believe I came to this realization a long time ago: any services that I build need to be profitable from the beginning, and can self-sustain even on a limited user base. This is where true value will be for the users of your site.

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Get Dropbox, Work Better, Work Smart

10 04 09'

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I love Dropbox.

I’ve been using Dropbox for some of my file storage across my computers for about a year now. It was a great place to store my resume so that all my computers were synced with the changes that I was constantly making while out of work.

And now I have begun to use Dropbox for development and syncing among all my computers … and it rocks. If you haven’t considered it for your development projects, Dropbox is your answer. No more USB sticks, or emailing myself a zip file, or anything like that. It’s perfect!

Here are some highlights:

  • 2 gigabytes free
  • Any file is welcome
  • You handle your files on your computer normally; no funky upload/download
  • Versioning! Yes, I said versioning!
  • Auto-syncing across all computers: Windows and Mac
  • Shared folders
  • Undo and Undelete!
  • Did I mention it was FREE?

So, take a moment and get your Dropbox. You won’t regret it.

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TurnItUp Media … DOA

10 04 09'

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Well, I’m sad to say that TurnItUp Media is now officially dead. It was a great idea, and one that had my full support and faith, but it wasn’t enough.

Of course, I learned an incredible amount and feel the experience was invaluable to my current work. There were things I truly could have done without (like mild panic attacks, being away from my wife, etc.) but on the whole I learned a ton.

In the end I feel that I gave it my all, and no matter what happens in the future, I don’t have any regrets.

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Ah, Internet bliss!

07 09 09'

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My first post with my iPhone. Words cannot express my joy! Three years was worth the wait!

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Cool Companies

05 09 09'

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I’ve been in contact with a few great companies lately, all who have really good contacts for contract work, and have great people running them.

Firstoff, my friend Mitch has started http://barkingants.com. He seems to be picking up steam with his work, which is mostly small- and medium-sized websites. His work and development knowledge are top notch.

Then, there is http://bluetractor.com which is the online home of my friend John Thomas. John specializes in flash presentations, and even flash games, but he also does a lot of traditional web design. Look for Blue Tractor to break out this year with a lot of great work.

Lastly, there is http://gelfusion.org, whom I just met this week. Greg is the principle owner and he has a vast amount of experience in the online world. I’m finding he is the silent type doing delivery of work for some pretty well-known clients, and doing awesome at it in the meantime.

Anyhow, things are still going okay for me. I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I moved to the Nashville area. Time really flies.

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News

04 05 09'

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Well, it’s been a long while since I posted anything on this blog. My wife is bugging me that I don’t ever write on my blog.

Here goes:

  • Julie is pregnant with our third child! I’m really excited. People keep askng me if I want a certain gender, but in honesty, I just want a healthy baby.
  • TurnItUp Media launched a while back. We’re working hard to make it better, and have made a lot of progress. We’re seeking another round of funding to really blow the top off the market and make it grow. It should be amazing.
  • Our new house is doing well. I built a quilt desk for Julie’s sewing room. You will probably be able to see pictures soon once we get everything organized.
  • Fiona is doing really well in piano. She works really hard and is improving every week.
  • Aida has been in dance and really enjoying it. She will have a recital the same day as Fiona’s baptism.

Well, that is all for now. Back to watching Conference.

I’ll try and submit more content on this blog. Maybe change the blog engine from WordPress to Expression Engine. We’ll see. ;)

Happy Easter!

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The things kids say …

12 30 08'

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One of the best quotes I’ve ever heard out of my children came last night. We had just stopped at McDonald’s and I was giving them a speech about how we won’t be going out to eat very much because we need to save money. Then after about 30 seconds of quiet driving, my youngest says:

“Dad, when I get older I’ll get a job, okay?”

I laughed so hard. Love it. She’s adorable.

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