Getting MySQL 5.0 to work in Ruby 1.9.1 on Windows 7
So, I got MySQL to work for my Ruby on Rails development environment. Let’s be clear about what I actually wanted: Ruby 1.9.1 Rails 2.3.2 Any version of MySQL whatsoever Any way whatsoever to make my up-to-date Ruby on Rails talk to that MySQL I don’t care what version of MySQL. I don’t care if [...]
Actually Installing Ruby on Rails, on Windows 7
OK, so I found out what it is that I have to install for my wonderful Ruby on Rails environment. It’s time to start installing. Keep in mind that much of what I’m doing here is an experiment (and thanks Luis for being so patient with me). I don’t claim to know what works and [...]
Assessing Installing Ruby on Rails, on Windows 7
So I wanted to get up and running with a development system for Ruby on Rails, on my shiny freshly installed Windows 7 machine (so, no development stuff on it as of yet whatsoever). However, the recent Ruby update to 1.9.1 brought such big changes that apparently, many libraries don’t work with it anymore – [...]
World of Goo has a Soundtrack
Well, it always had. But now the sountrack to World of Goo (which I reviewed earlier) is actually available online, too. Get the soundtrack from here. If all the raving reviews everywhere didn’t win you over, maybe this will And maybe you, just like me, merely appreciate that the independent developer that you already supported [...]
NaN votes for Obama!
The US citizens have their voting machines, us here in Switzerland have our big media. Since they’re so much more professional than us bloggers (yep, they are, I have the links to prove it, in German), I’m sure they can tell us the current standings when it comes to the US election? Of course they [...]
Movie Plot Terrorist Threat #6666: Twitter!
The terrorists were all over World of Warcraft, now they’re all over Twitter, according to this Wired article: Scenario 1: Terrorist operative “A” uses Twitter with… a cell phone camera/video function to send back messages, and to receive messages, from the rest of his [group]… Other members of his [group] receive near real time updates [...]
Good Old Games, Beta now Public
Just a short note … remember that post about Good Old Games that I made recently, when I said something along the lines of “hihi, you can’t get in”? Well, the beta is public now. And they added some more games. So go ahead and knock yourself out with awesome old school gaming bliss! Also [...]
Good Old Games, Beta Launched
Yay! I was watching Good Old Games for some time now, was always looking forward to it since I first saw it. Today, I got the beta access key, a reason to rejoyce and share First off, it’s awesome because you find games you always wanted to play but never found time to, then it’s [...]
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