Archive for the 'OpenSource' Category


05Mar

Learning Rails – step 5

In this step: – using “Flash Message Conductor” (http://swik.net/Rails/Robby+on+Rails/Flash+Message+Conductor+now+a+Gem/c39as) I managed messages and errors. – using javascript + css I managed row highlight both in contacts view and mailinglists view <!– _row.html.erb <== contacts view –> <tr class=”<%= cycle(‘oddrow’,'evenrow’) %>” onmouseover=”cell_over(this, ‘TrHover’)” onmouseout=”cell_out(this)”> <td>< %=h row.email %></td> <td>< %=h row.firstname %></td> <td>< %=h row.lastname %></td> [...]

03Feb

Learning Rails – step 4

In the 2 following video you can see how to create pages accessible only to logged in users. Download Step4 – 1st: Ogg format – Avi format Download Step4 – 2nd: Ogg format – Avi format You can download the source developed till now clicking here.

22Jan

Learning Rails – step 3

Hi all. To manage users, instead of reinvent the wheel, we can use Ruby on Rails plugins. The web site Agile Web Development contains a complete list of plugins. In home page, in the “browse by tag” section, you can click on “authentication” and then select “Restful-authentication”. The Restful-authentication plugin provides a foundation for managing [...]

19Jan

Learning Rails – Step 2

Hi all, in this second step we’ll define the layout of the site and the controller to manage the informative pages. First of all define the application layout: I defined a simple layout with an header, a footer and a central area. Into the header there will be the navigation bar. Colors and fonts are [...]

14Jan

Learning Rails – Step 1

Hi all, some info before to start: my development environment is on a Linux machine and I use Aptana RadRails as IDE and MySql as database. I thought to divide the project in four areas: default pages: home, about, support, login user registration and management contacts management lists management Each area will be developed step [...]

13Jan

Learning Rails

Hi all, I’m trying to learn Ruby on Rails and to do this I read a couple of books (Agile Web Development with Rails Second Edition, Simply Rails 2 by Patrick Lorenz), tutorials and saw LearningRails screencasts. In spite of my effort my proficiency of Rails is still basic so I decided to improve it [...]

20Nov

Google Chrome OS Event

See the webcast. Below an excerpt video

11Nov

Samsung Launches Open Mobile Platform: Bada

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, Samsung bada [bada] in December. This new addition to Samsung’s mobile ecosystem enables developers to create applications for millions of new Samsung mobile phones, and consumers to enjoy a fun and diverse mobile experience. In order [...]

30Sep

The Ruby way

HI all, I’m embarking on the Ruby way! Stay tuned. Bye Massimo

21Jul

Google waving

Google Wave is a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year. Watch the demo video below, sign up for updates and learn more about how to develop with Google Wave. Read on Google