RMagick install script for Mac OS X - Version 1.1.1

http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=12&release_id=21634

Purpose
The RMagick install script installs RMagick and ImageMagick. It also installs the libraries needed to support JPEG, PNG, WMF, and PDF image formats, FreeType and Postscript fonts, the standard set of Ghostscript fonts, and optionally, support for for TIFF images. All of the software is configured and built from source. With the exception of FreeType this script always installs the most recent version of the libraries. This script does not use MacPorts, fink, or RubyGems.

Disclaimer

Despite Microsoft's efforts, the majority of developers still aren't writing with Windows Vista in mind, a new study by Evans Data says. Only 8% are specifically coding with Vista in mind, while Linux is actually higher at 13% -- evidence that Microsoft's new OS isn't catching on.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/06/16/92.pc.devs.ignoring.vista/

EOLAS patent requires changes in the way that objects are embedded in web browsers. One of the effects of this is that Internet Explorer users must now click a plugin in order to activate it (which is a problem for SWF files, especially if they are used in navigation, since two clicks are required to navigate).

There is a workaround, however, in the form of the extremely lightweight SWFObject javascript library. Read More...

http://blog.eleventyten.com/2007/6/8/embedding-swf-content-with-ror/

Text_2_Midi Generator I created in Ruby
&
soon will be converted into a rails plugin or app
you can download the source code
@
http://pastie.caboo.se/202668

With a unique angle on GUI development, Limelight harnesses the power to develop a wide range of applications from business tools to games.

Unlike many other frameworks, Limelight applications are built using only one language: Ruby. Every aspect, from the screen structure and styling, to control logic and business modeling, is written in Ruby

http://limelight.8thlight.com/

Ruby programming comic.

While going through my programming book collection I found the following comic in the book Beginning Ruby. See the below links for the whole comic.

Page #1 Here is a nice mountain in Japan.

Page #2 Yukihiro Matsumoto chopped up all of his favorite computer languages.

Page #3 Ohh,blam!! RUBY US EVERYTHING! All languages in one.

miniajax.com:

Prototype Windows, Bubble Tooltips, AJAX Star Ratings and so much more. Some of the best Ajax on the web all in one place. http://miniajax.com/

Came Across this link today excellent resource for ruby on rails info:

http://labuschin.com/rails#cat-8

Arduino basics - solar panel:

Connecting a solar panel to the Arduino board.

http://little-scale.blogspot.com/2008/03/connecting-solar-panel-to-ardui...

Arduino Code
byte data;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(57600); }
void loop() {
data = analogRead(0);
Serial.print(data);
delay(10);
}