using rails paperclip plugin on ubuntu
paperclip is an awesome plugin for rails. it let's you attach an image to any of your models. installation and usage more information is available at http://jimneath.org/2008/04/17/paperclip-attaching-files-in-rails/
by default paperclip uses the image m...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Override to_param method in model to get pseudo permalinks without any work
There are a number of permalink plugins for Rails, http://www.seoonrails.com/even-better-looking-urls-with-permalink_fu, is a good one that I've used before. However, this involves informing the model class (has_permalink :title), adding a route, using t...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Flush or Erase Cache of Your XCode iOS or MacOS Cocoa App
If you're working with an XCode application, either iOS or MacOS, and want to do a completely clean build and delete the cache, it's simple.
Execute this command from the command line..
defaults delete your.apps.bundle.id
Where "your.apps.bundl...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/08/2018
How to Fix Line Wrap Bug in iPython Terminal on OS X Mavericks
There is annoying line wrap issue present after installing iPython on OS X Mavericks for the first time. The issue has to do with readline being missing. To fix the problem uninstall iPython, install readline and then install iPython.
pip uninstall ip...
Written by Sean Behan on 10/26/2013
How to Handle Uploading Really Large Files in PHP
PHP has some default limits that do not work out of the box when you want to work with uploading very large files.
So there are a few configuration changes you have to make to the defaults that come with PHP. These are defined in you php.ini file.
The...
Written by Sean Behan on 09/20/2018