Elliott's blog http://insight.magnesium.net Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:41:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Been a very very long time. I haven't touched this site in ages so I figured it's time for a revamp. New site with all kinds of new info coming soon! http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2008/08/20/been-a-very-very-long-time/ Ruby references. $ command line ruby cheat sheets Ruby Cheatsheet v.1Ruby QuickRef http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2007/02/12/ruby-references/ scRUBYt - Hot, New Ruby Web-Scraping Toolkit Released scrubyt Article 1 Article 2 http://scrubyt.rubyforge.org/ http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2007/02/06/scrubyt-hot-new-ruby-web-scraping-toolkit-released/ Ruby Screen-Scraper in 60 Seconds. igvita.com » Blog Archive » Ruby Screen-Scraper in 60 Seconds: http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2007/02/04/ruby-screen-scraper-in-60-seconds/ What’s going on lately. Been busy with work as usual. Really starting to wonder why I didn't buy a powerbook and switch to OSX years ago. I know linux offers a lot of freedom, but honestly, it starts to be a pain in the ass after a while. Plan on buying the new Airport Extreme ... http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2007/01/22/whats-going-on-lately/ update. Not much going on lately, just getting used to the macbook. Never realized how much of a fan of the right-click I am. I must say i'm extremely happy with this laptop and I have nothing but good things to say about it. Quicksilver has made my life much easier. ... http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2007/01/12/update/ My new macbook and some useful OSX links. I recently jumped on the apple bandwagon and bought a spanking new white macbook. I was flirting with the idea of switching to OSX for quite a while now. What really caught my attention was their stylish design, nicer than E17 UI , BSD userland stuff, and not having to ... http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2007/01/02/my-new-macbook-and-some-useful-osx-links/ Using handbrake to convert dvd’s for the Ipod video. Handbrake is a useful app to compress dvd's to a useful format for the Ipod. A useful link on the subject can be found at this blog. A review can be found here. http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2006/12/30/using-handbrake-for-ipod-movies/ got a new ipod, took the 60gb 5th gen instead of the new 30gb It was a good deal, and twice the amount of storage. http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2006/12/30/got-a-new-ipod-took-the-60gb-5th-gen-instead-of-the-new-30gb/ Learning ruby links. Why's Poignant Ruby Guide Ruby Documentation page Ruby Quickstart Guide Humble little ruby book Learn to Program by Chris Pine http://insight.magnesium.net/index.php/2006/12/28/learning-ruby-links/