Articles We've Written

Moving words from a dying man.

Written by on Apr 21 2008

"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dream" talk from Carnegie Mellon Professor, Randy Pausch.

How to convince developers to test.

Written by on Apr 17 2008

Steven talks about the importance of testing. (P.S. This post has nothing to do with safe sex.)

My Dad, the Sith Lord

Written by on Apr 15 2008

Some wisdom from Allan's dad.

SUBVERSION FOR DESIGNERS

Written by on Apr 14 2008

A link to a great article on subversion by Chris Nagele of beanstalkapp.com.

Dromaeo.com, some CSS magic

Written by on Apr 14 2008

Allan share a little bit of design magic he worked for John Resiq.

Rails Tip: Always Scope Your Finders

Written by on Apr 10 2008

Steven tells you how to scope your finders with Rails which lets you write your code without opening it.

Redirect from www to non-www using Nginx

Written by on Apr 9 2008

Let's say you want to redirect users from the www sub-domain of your website to direct access via the non-sub-domain url. Nginx makes it really easy to do.

At BarCamp Orlando

Written by on Apr 8 2008

A rundown of our talks at BarCamp Orlando 2008.

Find that one sentence...

Written by on Apr 7 2008

Allan talks about the value of absorbing a single thought rather than overwhelming yourself with information.

Git HOWTO Start a new project based on an other project

Written by on Apr 4 2008

A little Git tutorial from Steven about coding with inspiration.

Allan's Design Journal/Blog/Spotlight

Written by on Apr 3 2008

Allan invites you to his design blog at Flickr.

Reputation Management - Lesson #1 Homework

Written by on Apr 3 2008

Who are you to the online world? Be careful, you may be someone you weren't thinking...

The Two Most Killerest blogs on the Tubes

Written by on Apr 1 2008

Seth Godin and Gary Vaynerchuk; two names you should definitely know in the blogosphere.

Create Love, not Fear

Written by on Mar 31 2008

It takes something more than fear to earn someone's long-lasting respect; it takes love. Hear how Allan learned this principal from an unlikely source.

For me, a good day consists of...

Written by on Mar 27 2008

What does a really good day truly consist of?

New Rails Envy Podcast is out -- Starring Me!

Written by on Mar 26 2008

Listen to Steve on the newest episode of the railsenvy.com podcast.

Guaranteed Success

Written by on Mar 26 2008

Steven talks about Less Everything's recipe for success through the lens of LovdByLess.

Got Git? HOWTO git and github

Written by on Mar 25 2008

Steven tells us a little bit about GitHub and the numerous possibilities of open source coding.

True Colors...Shining Through

Written by on Mar 24 2008

Would you drive a hundred miles in the middle of the night to pick up a friend in need?

Timing is Everything

Written by on Mar 19 2008

This is a look at how timing and awareness can help you realize and reach your target audience.

The Evolution of a Programmer's Dress Code

Written by on Mar 18 2008

A link to a photo we found flattering.

Everybody meet Lovd, Lovd meet Everybody

Written by on Mar 17 2008

We brought Lovd into the world because we saw a need for an open source social network. Announcing: Lovd by Less.

Life over Work

Written by on Mar 13 2008

You can't let your work cause you to neglect your life. Here are a few things Allan, Steve and the Less Everything team do to maintain balance.

What if it's nil? What if it's method is nil?

Written by on Mar 12 2008

Here are 2 methods that work in conjunction with Chris Wanstrath's try().

Use attr_protected or we will hack you

Written by on Mar 11 2008

How to create a user account with administrative privileges using one command.

Book Review #2 - Seth Godin's "The Dip"

Written by on Mar 10 2008

Allan reviews his 2nd book, Seth Godin's "The Dip" in a way you're probably not expecting.

Don't be a "Jack"

Written by on Feb 25 2008

Pick something--one thing, and be badass at it.

Chasing Rabbits

Written by on Feb 21 2008

A few thoughts about what it takes (or may take) to be a competent design or code strategist.

Haml doesn't like javascript

Written by on Feb 19 2008

Steven discusses some ins and outs of haml and JavaScript with some tips to help you along the way.

Be Proud of Your Work

Written by on Feb 12 2008

Clients should seek you because of your reputation and skill; not your low price.

Cheat Sheets just got a lot better

Written by on Feb 12 2008

For those of you who do not use Cheat Sheets, you should. For those of you that do, they just got better.

Be Thankful

Written by on Feb 10 2008

In an industry like this, it's easy to forget how blessed we are to work here.

You're Wasting my Time Sucka!

Written by on Feb 5 2008

A short rant about why meetings and certain phone calls aren't productive.

Make it easy, not shitty

Written by on Jan 29 2008

Allan reviews the difficult user experience of a semi-popular stock photo source.

RailsConf 2008

Written by on Jan 28 2008

Announcing: RailsConf 2008 tickets.

Rails is a ghetto....So is ever other place.

Written by on Jan 28 2008

Steve gives an interesting review of Zed's "Rails is a Ghetto" article.

I'm Back from SEED Conference

Written by on Jan 21 2008

Allan talks in detail about his time at SEED Conference 2008.

Why not to leave your job...

Written by on Jan 14 2008

Here are a few reasons working on your own and being your own boss stinks.

Bad commercial, a case of bad editing?

Written by on Jan 10 2008

If you have a bad editor, you are probably wasting ad dollars.

Different Candidates, Same Splash Page?

Written by on Jan 9 2008

A design review of two presidential splash pages from the 2008 campaign.

Five Quotes

Written by on Jan 8 2008

Allan shares more quotes on business and leadership.

Barrier to (re)entry

Written by on Dec 19 2007

This is why Twitter's registration process and easy use alone makes it successful.

Casual Copywriting

Written by on Dec 18 2007

Allan shows us a few examples of the kind of casual copy we'd all like to see more of.

Lame Emails (Allan's Rant)

Written by on Dec 18 2007

You ever get an email that looks like this?

SMS Notifications in Real Life

Written by on Dec 18 2007

When are text message appropriate to notify customers about the status of their service?

Fired From an Open Source Project? Oh Yes!

Written by on Dec 13 2007

Olmo Maldonado gets fired from MooTools for being a MooTool.

Return Your Emails (Customer Support)

Written by on Dec 12 2007

In a day and age where correspondence is the thing; emails are everything.

Bash Tip

Written by on Dec 11 2007

More coding bits from Steve. Bash.

Worth Quoting

Written by on Dec 11 2007

Some great quotes by some savvy dudes.

Ruby 1.9 (yarv) is Almost Here....And it's Fast

Written by on Dec 5 2007

A little bit from Steven about the upcoming Ruby 1.9 update.

Your Design Sucks Because...

Written by on Dec 4 2007

If your design isn't getting the job done, here's a couple common mistakes.

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