Beyond Paper

What I'm Up To

Here’s a look at what I’ve been working on in my “downtime”:

Ruby and Rails:  Loving this and you will too!  The MVC architecture completely separates the logic from the pages seen in a browser.  The result - designers can concentrate more fully on what they do best - design.  Changing designs won’t break pages.  Downside:  requires special hosting.  Check with your favorite ISP.  I know GoDaddy does offer it with their Deluxe and Premium accounts.

Uploader Application:  One of my most-requested apps is a file uploader with Administrative interface and password-protected “Members-Only” access.  I’m almost ready to roll out an easily-formatted version that:

• Allows members to upload and delete their own files
• Admin can determine what kind of files can be uploaded
•  File names are standardized and placed into categories
• File downloads are “hidden” - only logged in members can see the files and download them.

If you are interested in test-driving this app once it is live, email me and I’ll give you access to both the Admin and Member sides. 

PEAR and other PHP Libraries:   Using pre-made libraries decreases development time and, in most cases, increases security.  Additionally, it encourages detaching code from HTML so that your HTML pages are very clean and easy to manipulate.

I’ve got more in the pipeline, I’m just waiting for the free time to implement, so keep reading this blog for updates!