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All it takes is a nice visit to lacolhost.com, and it will redirect right back to my localhost. Now I can test my app with subdomains without having to create the link for it every time. Awesomeness.

Create awesome timelines with ease. Even use a google doc!

Trying to install Suspenders to start a new Rails app, but getting a dreaded:
fatal: remote error:   Could not find Repository thoughtbot/suspenders-gem
No fear ninjas. A quick build will smooth things out.

When it comes to learning how to program, let’s face it: Learning by example is best. The greatest tools I’ve used to learn a new language have always revolved around some sort of Interactive Environment. From Ruby’s IRB to PHP’s Interactive Shell. Heck, Python’s interpreter uses one by default!

Codeacademy has learned this fact as well, and has brought to the masses one of the greatest tools to just plain learn how to code.

If you find yourself constantly switching between the browser and the rails console, then this gem is a MUST HAVE. Just like the old days of Counterstrike, just hit the back tick (`), and your rails console is right there at your fingertips. Just as it should be :-]

Zerply, an awesome “new” service to get a quick professional profile, recently released an infographic with some pretty cool statistics they gathered from their pre-release beta phase. People just love exclusive access, don’t they?

If you’re like me, then you want to get on Google+ and start testing things out. You’ve probably gotten an invite from one of your luck friends that’s gotten in, you’ve clicked the invite link, but the screen that follows tells you Google+ has currently closed their invitiations. Lucky for you, there’s still a way in!

WTF… and really?

Smashing Magazine recently posted this awesome summation of a research report by Baymard Institute, to help uncover many issues related to abandon shopping carts.  The study uncovered several nothings that you should avoid to optimize your conversion rates.  Here’s a brief summation from Smashing’s article: Your checkout process should be completely linear Add descriptions to form field labels Avoid contextual words like “Continue” Visually reinforce all sensitive fields on the payment page Don’t use an [...]