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Install Ruby on Rails on Ubuntu 10.10

In my post, Install CakePHP on Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.10, we took an in-depth view into installing CakePHP on Ubuntu 10.10. Since then, I’ve received some emails that collectively critiqued my choice of foundational programming language and suggested Ruby on Rails would be more well-received. PHP

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Administration

Install CakePHP on Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.10

CakePHP is a framework that allows for rapid PHP development. I recently installed it on one of my home test servers and there were a few steps specific to an Ubuntu install that were required but that were not clearly outlined in the official documentation. The version of the Apache

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Administration

Drupal 7 Released

Today Drupal 7 Final was officially released into the wild. Drupal is a content management system (CMS). This basically means that it can be used to get a functional website up and running with a minimal amount of hassle. Not only this, but it handles most of the basic administrative

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Linux

Download the Linux Source Code

It is said that the best way to learn how to program is to read and modify other people’s code. Through an open, relatively uninhibited distribution of code, the open source community inherently promotes this learning method. The C programming language is arguably the most archetypal of programming languages,

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Linux

Basic Ubuntu Linux: sudo and apt-get

The power of Linux lies in the strength of it’s terminal and the ability to process complex commands. New users may be a bit intimidated by the Linux terminal, but here are two of the most basic commands you’ll need to know to do anything productive at a

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Programming

The Art and Balancing Act of Flexibility

When developing any application, it’s important to ask oneself, “How much flexibility am I granting the end user?” The programs that run on our computers are dynamic. Rather quickly, they can be shaped and formed to suit the needs of end users. As long as software bloat/feature creep

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Introspection

Introducing The Smalley Creative Blog

I’ve been doing I.T. consulting work for a long enough time that I feel I have something to contribute to the community or to other would-be consultants/techs. Assuming this blog stays up (yes, that’s right, this blog may not live, because I only build new ideas

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