When using Phonegap to build native iPhone projects you need to setup offline detection, especially if you're making AJAX calls. Phonegap has a very easy to use API for this, but it can be a little tricky when used in conjunction with jQuery.

Metric_fu is a rubygem that provides visual reports on the health and clarity of your code repository.

Recently I received a newsletter from Sub-Zero / Wolf. I don't recall ever having signed up. But I'm a foodie, so perhaps I was signed up through a magazine. I'm not in the market for new appliances though. I don't want to receive it. I click the unsubscribe link and came to this web page...

Joe Sak and I had an amazing time at Windy City Rails 2010 this fall. The conference schedule was filled with goodness on code refactoring and monitoring, rails development best practices, and improving code quality across teams.

I was reading one of my local newspapers online this morning, and was a bit surprised on the copywriting in the sidebar for an article. A "Shocking" online report regarding colon cleansers? Why would the Chicago Tribune be writing online reports about that?