If you’re getting this error, install the mysql gem by executing the following command: sudo gem install mysql — –with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config This worked for me, and I’m using Mac OS X 10.5.6, Rails 2.2.2, and MySQL 5.0.67.
Read MoreIf you plan on allowing users to upload images to your Rails site, you’re probably using Rick Olson’s attachement_fu plugin. You’ve also probably come across Mike Clark’s File Upload Fu tutorial. Step one of Mike’s tutorial requires you to install an image processing library. ImageScience is simple and does the trick. To save you some [...]
Read MoreI’m pleased to announce the launch of the website for the St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, a New York City-based network of hospitals and rehabilitation centers aimed at helping children from around the world in need of world-class medical and educational attention. Bust Out Solutions was brought in to design and engineer a site [...]
Read MoreI’m pleased to announce the re-launch of Giftag, the universal wish list where you can pick anything from any website and share your wish lists with your friends. Giftag is a Best Buy project that started off as a prototype in Drupal. I had the pleasure of joining the team to help re-platform the application [...]
Read MoreI recently got this error after customizing the size of a google map to be embedded on a site. If you change the height and width of the map and copy the customized embed code, you might get this Forbidden error. The simple work-around is to copy the default embed code (don’t click “customize and [...]
Read MoreLike all web developers, every now and then you need to remotely share a screen shot with a client, team member, or anyone else. If you’re using Mac OS X, Grab Up is the perfect tool for that. Download and install the free Grab Up tool. When you want to take a screen shot, hit [...]
Read MoreYou saw the shirt at DEMO 08, now you want one of your own. Announcing the grand opening of the Bust Out Solutions Shop! The store is built using the Shopify platform with integrated payment processing by PayPal Website Payments Pro. We recommend this combination for any small to mid-sized business that wants to sell [...]
Read MoreYup, the monkey job market is still alive and kickin’ compared to over a year ago. Luckily business at Bust Out continues to grow despite the sad state of this nation’s economy, but maybe I really do need to find my inner primate. programmer, monkey Job Trends programmer jobs – monkey jobs
Read MoreComodo’s Free Email certificates allow you to use the digitally sign and encrypt features built into your personal email client to authenticate and secure your email communications. This allows recipients of your emails to confirm your identity and ensure that the email you sent was not modified during transmission. It is also simple to fully [...]
Read MoreWe’re currently involved in two very cool projects for Best Buy, building one Django application on that will run on Google App Engine and a Ruby on Rails site that will run on Amazon EC2. We plan to do a comparison between the two cloud systems just to describe our experiences with the two. If [...]
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