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Re: Linux Adventure pt 1: First Look

devvyn — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:42:12 -0000

For Postgres on Linux, I've switched to the official Docker image and I don't see any reason to look back. :)

Re: AppCode Review

devvyn — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:26:44 -0000

I'm patiently waiting for one of two things: either Apple blows me away by pulling off a JetBrains level high quality IDE, or JetBrains blows me away by rounding out AppCode into a total replacement for Xcode (as a starting point for new app developers). As of today, I feel like neither is likely to happen, so I'll mentally prepare to accept the bitter pill of life in the developing world.

Mr Dominick, I was glad to read this review from your perspective and I liked reading the interaction between you Stanislav Dombrovsky from the AppCode team.

Re: 6 Online Customer Satisfaction Survey Tips For Beginners

devvyn — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:14:00 -0000

Useful insight for me at this point, as I assist creation of a customer service feedback survey for a repair shop. I appreciate so many significant points collected in one place. Thanks for posting!

Re: 6 Online Customer Satisfaction Survey Tips For Beginners

devvyn — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:10:42 -0000

Mr Pedantic here, just cringing at the accidental (mis)use of "scan" to mean "skim" in section 3, item 1 in the list: "Eighty four per cent of people don’t read information on the web, they scan it. Customers don’t read the questions properly when the survey drags on." Scan means to scour through carefully, as if searching or thoroughly digesting information, whereas skim means to glance at information without diving any deeper below the surface.

Re: Scale Yourself: Why You Should Drop the Ball, Filter Cc'd Email and Follow Robert Scoble

devvyn — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 16:07:37 -0000

Kudos for covering material from Scott Hanselman. I've been listening to his podcasts for years and he's a very insightful individual. This man has real wisdom!

Re: Everyone Must Try a Virtual Assistant and 5 More Pieces of Advice from Productivity Coach Ari Meisel

devvyn — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:03:25 -0000

Sorry to nitpick, but is it possible the word "tenants" was intended to read as "tenets"? The words sound superficially similar but have unrelated meanings.

Re: Remote Debugging

devvyn — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:08:54 -0000

I'm just about ready to tear my hair out over trying to debug a Python script within a Vagrant-managed VM. The defaults in the PyCharm/Vagrant plugin UI are certainly not conducive to remote debugging, and the instructions in this help topic assume the defaults are valid for debugging all types of "remote" interpreter, which I do not believe includes virtualized Python interpreters.

Re: Selecting Text in the Editor

devvyn — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:45:15 -0000

Kind of rotten to tell us the keyboard shortcut of command-W will select text, considering this is already the shortcut for "Close" on the current editor tab. This is the default behaviour all over the OS X system and has also been in the majority of third party apps for years. Chances of this text selection technique working out of the box are slim to null. Fortunately, both OS X and PhpStorm let the user remap most keyboard shortcuts.

Re: Помощники действий - Zend Framework Manual

devvyn — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:43:03 -0000

I'm certainly not a veteran, but I've been using ZF for two years and only now am I able to digest most of what's on this page.

Re: Помощники действий - Zend Framework Manual

devvyn — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:41:42 -0000

I believe you're correct. ZF does almost everything automatically, but there are times when the official documentation is ambiguous about the behaviour your should expect.

Re: Fastest Way to install Joomla 2.5.6 on Mac OS X Lion 10.7

devvyn — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:16:22 -0000

Why doesn't it get unzipped? Usually, just double-clicking the archive in Finder from the directory you want it unzipped to will do the trick (provided you have write permissions there). At the command line, as long as you are in a directory you can write to, just use the unzip command followed by the filename (you can type a bit and press tab to auto-complete the file name). If it doesn't unzip in Finder try control-clicking and choose to open with Archive Utility (find it in /System/Library/CoreServices/ if it's not readily apparent).

Re: Using Lawnchair for Data Storage in PhoneGap

devvyn — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:07:59 -0000

I could be wrong (as I always like to proffer) but after looking at the source code in the dom.js adapter, it appears all keys are pooled into a common namespace shared by all instances of Lawnchair. The dom.js adapter uses HTML5's localStorage object and Lawnchair is agnostic to sibling Lawnchairs in this regard. You might need to prefix your keys instead of using multiple instances. Or, perhaps you can override the relevant methods—maybe this is a job for a plugin—I'm not sure on the best approach to extend the framework.

Re: 039: Spit or Swally?

devvyn — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:52:31 -0000

I'm still considering the possibility that someone out there might want more than 10 toes on their potential partner's body before they'd consider sex.

Re: Put It In Your Speed Dial

devvyn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:02:45 -0000

I find this vCard quite handy. However, for some reason the server sent it to my browser as a text file. Perhaps you could somehow adjust the MIME type so it appears as "text/directory" or something of the sort, that way when users click the link it will be added to their default address book app and hopefully make its way to their mobile device doo-dads?

Re: Blue Snowflake vs. Snowball

devvyn — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:50:52 -0000

I found this by Googling "snowball vs snowflake", hoping to find a comparison to help me decide on a purchase. It's surprisingly difficult to find such a comparison. Obviously the size of the Snowball is a deterrent, but I'd love to hear any reasons you may have to prefer the larger mic.

Re: Music available for download under CC license

devvyn — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:14:44 -0000

Thanks! Lots of things play into the inspiration for these songs. I'm sure you'll be in the next one in some little way, too.

(PS: You're supposed to put your name in the "name" field.)

Re: Help Us Name a Rural Alberta Advantage Song After the Show!

devvyn — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:51:12 -0000

I'll never be able to thank you guys enough for turning me on to this band. I went from vaguely aware to intensely in love in the span of one evening. As I re-listen to each episode from the beginning, I look forward again to hearing RAA played on the show.

Re: Pre-100: We Got 99 Intros

devvyn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:30:09 -0000

This is gold! It makes me want to re-play all the episodes.

Re: Episode 100

devvyn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:46:59 -0000

Thanks for mentioning my name in the show! That made my day! I also wanted to mention I'd posted not just one but two iTunes Store reviews! One for the USA (which you probably saw) and one for Canada. (I was trying to post a scathingly negative criticism but darn it, I just kept making so many typos and in the end I'd accidentally posted a rave review with five stars. Twice. I'm so clumsy…

Re: 039: Spit or Swally?

devvyn — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:53:17 -0000

http://hookersmissingtoes.com/
It's the start of something potentially magical. Some day.

Re: 097: So You Think You Can Cage Fight?

devvyn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:50:01 -0000

I would pay money to see "So You Think You Can Cage Fight." Real money.

Re: A New Entry to Animal Thunderdome Wrestling

devvyn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:48:06 -0000

Fucking terrifying! I hope it doesn't have much speed. It looks a little top heavy, for that matter. Come to think of it, it's only scary looking. The feline in me still wants to put money down on 1000 cats.

Re: 091: Animals and Helicopters

devvyn — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:29:06 -0000

Whale haiku:
Rrrrrrooooooaaaaaaaaa
Eeeeeeeeeruuuuuuuuu
Oooouuuuhrrrraaaaaaa

Conclusion:
Whales have no sense of metre.

Re: 053: Griddle Juice

devvyn — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:23:48 -0000

I think it's decided this is in my top five favourite episodes of ANY PODCAST EVER.

Re: 085: Hungry Bitches

devvyn — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:52:56 -0000

Guess who's site is now on the first page of Google results for "hungry bitches"?