How to get the most value out of your web developer

Steps on saving time, money and developing a web project effectively working with a web developer In short: whittle down your features, develop a simple site, launch, add features based on live feedback Steps Clarify your idea to written features using sentences and stores (Example: “When you go to the home page, it should show you the 5 top coffee sellers”) Aggressively trim your...

Rails content slider, carousel, jQuery slideshow

(slider, carousel, slideshow are all different names for those cool rotating images on websites) I did not write any of the libraries, I’m just showing you how to do use them. Steps On the view of the page where the slider will go That partial _slide_photo.html.erb *This format is from the Paperclip plugin, which I recommend for allowing admins to create their own slides. You’ll...

Apple bragging

Today I brought in an iPhone 3g whose microphone wasn’t working to the Nashville Apple Store.  They checked it out, it was really broken, and they gave me a new one with no questions. In May, I brought in a MacBook with the K,I,L,J keys not working.  They checked it out, took it into the backroom, told us it could take 24 hours, called 30 minutes later that they had replaced my built-in...

Nashville Rails meetup October 2009

Question:  Did I improve the Nashville Ruby on Rails meetup by going on vacation and letting someone else run a meeting?  Possibly!  And if so, that’s awesome. Good feedback on the twitter: The #railsmeetup was really awesome tonight. @brian_dailey gave a great talk on command line ninjary. http://twitter.com/travisroberts/statuses/5084990622 killer command line tips from @brian_dailey...

Where can I hear the gospel preached in Nashville, TN?

or Where is there a gospel-centered church in Nashville? I have found one! It’s called Immanuel Church.  It’s about 1 1/2 years old and is currently meeting in a old Church of Christ building in south Nashville. Come visit! The gospel is amazing–Christ has accomplished for me what is impossible: a wrong man (me) legally declared to be right.  Such grace is changing me.  I...