Bootstrapping a new Rails app with Ruby 1.9, Rails 3, Rspec and Cucumber

Posted by edebill Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:59:00 GMT

I walk through the steps to create a new Rails app, using Ruby 1.9, Rails 3, Rspec and Cucumber.

AJAX temperature display 2

Posted by edebill Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:32:00 GMT

I wanted to add a nice AJAXified page to display the most recent temperatures from around the house. I walk through the steps involved. This post is longer than the code by a large margin.

Adding a Header/Menu bar

Posted by edebill Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:17:00 GMT

A little bit of visual polish can go a long way. Here's my recipe for a simple top nav and footer layout.

Data Logger Intro

Posted by edebill Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:16:00 GMT

To help work out some climate control issues around my house, I designed a custom sensor platform that reports back to my server and lets me see how the temperature in different parts of the house is interrelated. This post introduces the project.