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Converting Oddmuse Wiki to Edgewall Trac
Posted by Michael on October 2, 2008 in Macs, Programming, Python Language, Ruby Language, SQL
Our company began long ago with wiki’s, but we chose the Oddmuse wiki way back when. These days, we’re heavy users of Trac wiki because of its integrated ticket support system. So what to do with all those old wiki’s that folks have stopped using and reading. The Oddmuse wikis still hold [...]
Geocoded Zipcodes
Posted by Michael on July 7, 2008 in Ruby Language, SQL
You would think that loading up a database of zip codes would be an extremely simple case of finding a public database on www.usps.gov, and then loading up with a database bulk load. It turns out that, while the USPS does offer products for you to purchase, and a rather nice lookup interface for [...]
DRYing your Views
Posted by Michael on July 5, 2008 in General, Ruby Language, SQL
Let me start out by saying that I am finally beginning to understand a bit about that magical Ruby block notion and how implementing methods through block passing can really empower you as a Ruby developer. Thanks to, a most excellent Ruby tutorial, I am definitely feeling a good bit more empowered about getting [...]

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