Breakthrough! As we saw in the previous post, using the generators to get a project started is a non-starter. Great if you like frustration, not so great if you like productivity. After writing the previous post I went back to the Rapid Start and decided to give the non-magic approach a try. This worked much, [...]

If, like me, you are interested in building an application using JavascriptMVC, are starting from scratch, and want to know where to start, you may quickly realize that the JMVC Getting Started guide is about as helpful as being beaten with a lead pipe. Unless of course you are interested in running a rudimentary cookbook [...]

Let’s take a trip back through time to recent history, about 2 years ago… M and I are preparing to move into a new apartment. Two weeks before our move we call AT&T to get everything set for moving our phone and DSL service to the new apartment. They point out that they have a [...]

As I’m walking up to the doors into my apartment building from my carport, this guy on the second floor sitting out on the balcony, leaps from his chair and rushes to the railing, bracing his arms and leaning way over, staring at my car. This is the second he has done this, the first [...]

Download UPS Rate Request Class – PHP Several months ago a project came to me to add UPS shipping to a client’s online store. Up to that point they were charging a single flat shipping fee for all orders. As a merchant who sells everything from decals to racecar chassis, the one-size-fits-all approach to shipping [...]

I am back from four days in Mackinaw City, my first real vacation in about 5 years, and my first break from work since starting my current job almost a 15 months ago. It’s amazing how short a time four days can be when you are on vacation and how long it seems when you [...]