JeffreyMeagher

Host Ghost on Ploi

Running multiple PHP versions on a server by yourself can be a real pain in the ass. Being a developer, I just want to get things out on the web.  Test a new product here, play with a new technology there. So recently I started with Ploi as a way

Veronica Mars Kickstarter Delivery Failure

I'm a backer of the Veronica Mars kickstarter campaign. As one of my first backings, I was a bit overwhelmed by the options, but settled on th $35 level so that I'd be guaranteed a digital copy a few days after the theatrical release. You've probably heard how much of

Enabling ImageMagick on MAMP Pro 2.2

Not a terribly easy task, but eventually I got ImageMagick to work with MAMP Pro 2.2 with PHP 5.5.3. Here's a few steps. Brew never worked for me, so I used MacPorts instead. * Follow the steps to install MacPorts * Install ImageMagick with sudo port install ImageMagick * Install

WordPress Theme Breaking Plugins like The Event Calendar

I've been working with a wordpress theme from ThemeForest.net and ran into a most peculiar issue. I don't claim to be a WP guru or anything, but the theme stopped working correctly by not showing all the featured articles on the home page. I got an error that looked

Setting up Ghost on a MediaTemple DV4

After backing Ghost on Kickstarter and getting my copy of it (Yes, I know it's been released to the public already), I thought I'd share how I got it all set up and running on my MediaTemple DV4.0. Actually wasn't that difficult. Step 1: Install Node.js I followed

So I Bought this Piano...

As a refinishing project, I picked up this piano from a free ad on craig’s list. It’s a B. Shoninger upright grand piano. Looking at it’s finish, it’s all crackly. The patents inside on the sound board say things such as “Mar. 12. 78″, and “Feb.

An upgrade from cakePHP 2.2 to 2.3 with DebugKit

For my latest project, ParentApprovedSchools.com, I was lucky enough to do a fresh install of cakePHP 2.3. And with that, I found the handy-dandy plugin called DebugKit right there in the cakePHP install directions. So I gave it a try. It's pretty much amazing.  Clients that see the

Saginaw Expand-o-matic

A few weeks ago we were checking out the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore in town since I'd never been there before. We waded through the typical old tile, vanities, sinks, and even a few microwaves. Then we found a table -- probably the coolest tables I've ever seen.  It

Amazon's Product Advertising API

For a while I've been trying to come up with a safe and easy way to catalog my movies. I have quite a few of them and often forget if I have a specific season of Dexter or Psych. This catalog needed to be both easy to populate and easy

I'm Engaged!

Quite a bit has happened since I've moved from South Carolina to the dying metropolis of Fond du Lac, WI. So much in fact, that I haven't even bothered to write anything. Alright, maybe not really, but still... Here's a quick update on the projects I've been working on and

Farewell, South Carolina

It's with a partially sad demeanor that I'll be leaving South Carolina in just 15 days. It's been a long — very long — three and a half years here. Had some experiences, did a lot of lazing around, but now I'm off back to the frozen north and couldn't be more

Myrtle Beach Volleyball

Recently I got involved with a volleyball group in Myrtle Beach, SC. It's a bunch of B-level people of all ages getting together 2-3 times a week playing some semi-competitive ball. We play in the sand, on the beach, on the grass, and in the gym. There are even times

Is the customer still always right?

I was told not too long ago by someone that the year 2007 brought about a rather large change to the working masses. That change was that the number of service-based jobs out numbered that of production jobs. Now whether this is due to robots from the Robotic Uprising of

Jelyco, llc is born

It's been a long haul, but my latest and greatest project is ready to go live. I've joined up with a great friend from college (follow her twitter feed @lynndro) to start a full-service interactive business that focuses on young company branding. We both decided that the typical 8am-5pm lifestyle

CakePHP form display

I'm pretty new still when it comes to cakePHP, but there's a few things that I've noticed in my limited exposure that screams a developer created this. Throughout my job I learned that my foremost expectations of "web developers" is completely not true. I was under the impression that everyone

BlogCFC to MovableType anyone?

Ever had the need to move blog data from one platform to another? If you've ever worked with clients or more than one blog before, you're sure to have your own favorite blogging platform. Maybe it's MovableType, Blogger, Wordpress, or maybe even BlogCFC. If you're lucky enough, maybe you'll be

Are websites software?

Over on Jesus is my Sword this weekend was a post wondering if websites should be thought of as software and free updates should be expected. It felt to me like he was saying that they should be expected. I don't think that same way. I'm much more under the

Model-Glue 3 Alpha

This last weekend at cf.objective(), Joe Reinhart gave a presentation about what's new and upcoming in Model-Glue 3 (gesture) and then announced its alpha release. That night I downloaded it and got it running with the 6 4-bit Coldfusion 8.0.1 with Apache 2.2 on OS X

Is a CMS the Kiss of Death for a Programmer's Marketability?

Recently the company I work for made a decision to make a decision to choose a content management system (CMS) to use for most of our clients. In all, it sounds like a great idea for us programmers as the workload from designer to programmer would hopefully move from 30%

Biking Casualties at Michigan Tech

Five years at Michigan Tech means I spent a lot of time mountain biking. From the single track to the technical rides, urban assault to road rides, I've tried to ride it all. Lucky I found some great guys that were just as crazy about biking as I am to

There's something in the Air...

That's right folks -- and it's going to be legendary! Check it out!

Myrtle Beach: Thanks for Visiting

Just driving to work the other day, I got behind a Myrtle Beach police car that was heading to its headquarters -- which just so happens to be only a few short blocks from my office.  The thing that caught my eye this time was not how old the police

Welcome to the Tobacco Belt

Soy milk, cottage cheese, bread, and mozzarella cheese. Sure, they have nothing to do with the tobacco belt, but they're where this story begins. Just yesterday after a joyous stop to blockbuster, I ran into the neighboring FoodLion and ran into a not-so-joyous time. Seems the person in charge of

MovableType 4 Beta 2

Tonight I "upgaded" to MT4 beta 2 from MT 3.35. So far, the administration/backend is lovely. I can't quite yet figure out how to change my picture, but I'm pretty sure I came across something that said that's not yet implemented. But as I, like a lot of

The Shad Show

Recently the project manager and a fellow programmer where I work have begun a podcast, old-skool style. No video, just audio. But none the less, they're doing it. So far there's been two episodes which you can download from the is that what you think website. Over there they describe