My simple node framework now supports password protected areas, with a username / password authentication scheme based on passport.js. You can see this in action here Next on the to-do list is an automatically generated admin framework, to enable simple manipulation of the database backend based on the models your app defines. I’m also going […]
I’ve started running a test site for the new framework here There’s not much there yet, a couple of pages (dynamically loading content from the database, ooooh!) and not much else… but I’ll add more to it as I add features. It’s currently running on an old laptop in my front room, so don’t expect […]
So I decided to learn a new language / architecture last weekend and since Node.js has been getting a lot of attention lately I thought I might as well go with that. I’ve put maybe 6 hours into it so far, and you can see the fruits of my labour over at github: https://github.com/Tall-Paul/node-framework I don’t […]
One of the perks of my job is that I get to work from home and, as a result I managed to talk my boss into forking out for a new laptop for me. After some consideration I went for the Asus UX32A, which is a halfway house between an ultrabook and a standard laptop. […]
Today I finally got my work desktop set up how I want it, so I thought I’d share my experience. My main desktop PC is a great hulking beast of a machine, that was originally built to play games on. As such, it uses quite a hefty amount of power to run and sounds not unlike an aircraft taxiing for take-off. Luckily, […]
Today, let’s talk about some good old random crap. Here’s what’s on my mind at the moment (excluding stuff that…well, isn’t suitable for a public venue). 1) Facebook. I disabled my facebook account a couple of days ago as part of my attempt to actually do something productive with my time. Before that I would […]
So…I doubt I’ll make it to 1000 words today, not feeling particularly inspired to write anything. But I guess that’s the point of this little project so let’s persevere. Today I’m going to talk about my life goals for 2013, and specifically about the giving up of dependencies. At the end of 2012 I decided to […]
Yeah, I’m going with ‘Pad’ project as the shorthand for my ‘post a day’ project. Although now I’ve actually written it I realise it looks like I’m doing a project on feminine hygiene products. Which is really not what I’m going for. Anyway, for today’s little snippet of brain fodder I decided to revisit my […]
So, new year new start and all that. For 2013 I’ve decided I’m going to try and kick start some writing by using the ‘write something, doesn’t matter what it is but write something every single day’ method. So from now on I’ll be making sure to post something every day. It probably won’t be very […]
Hello! Long time no post…. I’ve recently(ish) started working from home as head of IT for a small web design firm… which means I get to use a linux desktop again. I’ve settled on Debian testing (which is currently ‘wheezy’) but have found a few niggles (always the way) so my next few posts will […]