Author: engel

Today Jeff Dean gave a talk at the University of Washington about BigTable – their system for storing large amounts of data in a semi-structured manner. I was unable to find much info about BitTable on the internet, so I decided to take notes and write ab

Earlier articles in the Crossing borders series introduced Ruby on Rails as an explosively popular framework that’s serving as a catalyst for the Ruby programming language. As Ruby experiences increasing success, developers are seeking to integrate their

Solar-Powered Sun Bricks Add Accent Lighting and Safety, to Dark Paths at Night!

There is a common thread to all self help books. Instead of having to fork out hard earned cash to hear the same message again and again – why not just follow the tips listed below and it will save you time and money. I have called this post “Self Help an

Custom, “one of a kind”, metal artwork for your home and Harley.

The Junxion Box makes it easier for any device with Ethernet or Wi-Fi to connect with the latest data services from leading U.S. wireless carriers.

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Wonder how difficult it would be to make a Duct Tape version…

* Fits SLR camera with short lens.
* Adjustable, detachable thickly
padded shoulder strap.
* Belt loop and handle for
easy carrying.

* Adjustable, detachable padded shoulder strap.
* Memory card holder included.
* Bump proof design.

* Briefcase style.
* 2 detachable inserts for SLR camera.
* 8 pockets for extra accessories.
* Adjustable, padded shoulder strap.

MTGoogleMaps is a Movable Type plugin that uses the Google Map API to embed Google Maps in your own web pages.

MTMaps is a Movable Type plugin that makes it easy to create Google Maps from your Movable Type blog entries. It’s perfect for
* Photo Blogging
* Travel Blogging
* Reviews
* Urban Diaries
* Collaborative Blogging
…or any ot

Inspired by Khoi Vinh’s post about using a background image of a grid for layout, and a subsequent post over at Smiley Cat about the same thing, I decided to knock up a quick Photoshop style Layout Grid Bookmarklet

MySQL Quick Admin is a MySQL database managing software tool. MySQL Quick Admin helps you manage your MySQL database without requiring you to know the actual Query Language. Experience fast querying with an easy to use interface.

Blade Engine is a free game engine and construction kit aimed at making Visual Novel easy to construct. It is fully localized into English.

Rails AJAX controls are very handy, and the InPlaceEditor is probably one of the easiest and most neat of them all. But, it doesn’t do autocompletion. I’ve rectified that situation. The plugin provides a few new helpers and a new JavaScript-file that exte

Patterns for PHP is a repository of Design Patterns implemented specifically for PHP. Tired of seeing Java implementations? Just want to see what Patterns are all about? Then come on in, browse, and if you wish, contribute to the growing number of Design

JamJar is a group collaboration service that offers graphical spaces to share and
store digital content. You can easily access the content anytime, anywhere.
It was designed for small groups to easily:
• Plan events
• Exchange ideas
• Manage

Yet another Ruby on Rails intro tutorial

Yet another Ruby on Rails intro tutorial part 2

phpShop is a shopping cart application. The goal of the phpShop development team is to provide a stable web application platform that allows for additional development.