March 2010
7 posts
Reverting a git push
So say you’ve accidently pushed something live with takes everything down. Don’t panic there’s an easy way to fix this. If its just one file do… git checkout master~2 settings.py this will jump that file back a revision! If you’ve really messed up. Simply create a new branch based on a previous commit git checkout -b before_death b2197nf9382dh08j2ed where...
Mar 18th
Mar 4th
Working version of solango on github →
People are getting the following error with the one of google ConfigParser.NoSectionError: No section: 'formatters' So here’s an other version which I use and works!
Mar 4th
6 tags
Installing Solr on Mac OSX
So if you’re installing this on Mac OSX, its a pretty safe bet that its for development rather than production. This means you can cut some corners, not install tomcat6 and use the pre-bundled server that comes with the example solr download. Install Java on Mac OSX For Mac users this is simple. Just head to the apple download centre, choose you’re version and follow along -...
Mar 3rd
3 tags
Hosted full-text search for your web app →
from dctanner
Mar 2nd
5 tags
Installing Solr with Tomcat6 on Ubuntu 8.04
A quick and simple tutorial/guide. Its not particularly difficult but its always nice to have a clear reference. If you get into any troubles, get in contact and I’ll try sort you out/update the docs. Install Java on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) This should work for all newer versions of Ubuntu as well, but I’ve not tested it. As soon as the next supported release stands up I’ll...
Mar 2nd
2 tags
“I wish I had a girlfriend which went down on me as much as facebook does”
– andy young
Mar 1st
February 2010
6 posts
1 tag
Feb 22nd
1 tag
A weekend in review
Musings. Websites are hard to build - even with lots of help and bagels. Websites are fun to build - even when everything dies minutes before you get techcrunched. Caffeine and sugar really can allow you to code for well over 56hrs straight. Coding for more than 55hrs straight will cause you to have a mental breakdown. On a more techie note. RDS… total let down Only available in...
Feb 18th
1 tag
secretcities techcrunch roundup of dev weekend →
Feb 16th
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techcrunch covers secretcities →
Feb 7th
3 tags
secretcities code is now open-sourced on github! →
Feb 7th
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First steps for secretlondon
Londoners! So here’s the deal: I love this city and who doesn’t love secrets… so when I got the chance to help out, I was like “Hell yes!”. I’ve got a couple of years experience building this sort of thing - however if we’re going to make secretlondon amazing - I’m going to need some help. So I’d welcome all the feedback and technical know-how...
Feb 3rd