Monthly Archives: March 2008

Getting down to coding faster

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Ivan Storck

When I reboot my mac, or need to switch projects, I had quite a few clicks and mouse movements to go through. I found it rather repetitive, so I set up a shell script (in ruby) to open Firefox, Textmate, … Continue reading →

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Latest Bookmarks on Ma.gnolia.com

Posted on March 29, 2008 by ivanoats

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking on the web A List Apart: Articles: Sign Up Forms Must Die I’ll just come out and say this: sign-up forms must die. In the introduction to this book I described the process of … Continue reading →

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U.S. Junk Mail Accounts for One Third of All World Mail!

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Ivan Storck

More than 100,000,000,000 pieces of junk mail are delivered each year (that’s more than 800 pieces per household). The greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the manufacturing of the 6.5 million tons of paper required for junk mail annually is equivalent … Continue reading →

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Latest Bookmarks on Ma.gnolia.com

Posted on March 22, 2008 by ivanoats

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking on the web 20 Websites That Made Me A Better Web Developer | Six Revisions : Web Development and Design 20 websites that will make you a more effective, knowledgeable, and successful web developer. … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 15, 2008 by ivanoats

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking on the web acts_as_paranoid and acts_as_versioned at Off you go… into the purple yonder! So you’re writing a web-based application and you want journalling: when database records change, you want to keep track of … Continue reading →

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Eco tips for Jeans

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Ivan Storck

From our friends at UNEP sustainable consumption — simple tips for energy efficiency and “danser le Tecktonic” Today, many in the fashion sector are concerned by their impacts on the environment, due to the exploitation of raw materials, the production, … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 9, 2008 by ivanoats

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking on the web Ruby on Rails SEO Tips This article focuses on how you can improve the search engine optimization (SEO) of your Rails site the Ruby way Tags: rubyonrails, seo Notify me when … Continue reading →

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Homemade Habanero Hummous Recipe and Meeta Pockets

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Ivan Storck

Homemade Habanero Hummous One can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) About one quarter of a jar of tahini. Officially one to two gloms of tahini. You choose how much oil. A glom of habenero sauce – we used the one we got … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Posted on March 2, 2008 by ivanoats

Here’s what I’m reading and bookmarking this week on the web. Digital Web Magazine – How to Build a Green Business In an age of inconvenient truths, global warming, and “green is good” messages in the mass media, Sustainability has … Continue reading →

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