http://www.didlix.co.uk watashi wa, the life and times of a non conformist drupal web developer, Zend Framework programmer, linux sys admin, Japanese language student and gaming geek girl Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:53:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In recent weeks I have been depressed, suffering major ups and downs, avoiding house work, avoiding pretty much everything; Late nights and problems sleeping have followed - I have slowly started living in filth. I have been doing some reading, some talking and sought professional help on the matter; by no ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2010/01/21/digging-myself-out-of-a-hole/ These servers are going to be delivered by my client to my hosting provider at some point as toys, while they are both out I am using them to make my laptop screen sit higher :-) And yes, that is my Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard. They work really nicely - ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/11/24/am-i-a-nerd/ In 7 hours team didlix will be leaving to do my house move. Hopefully life can return to normal next week :-) Related posts:The state of didlix 2 dates, 1 change of hair colour, 1 known change... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/11/14/the-great-didlix-move/ Beautiful isn't it? It's also really good. Have been using mine all day now and can report the following: It was easy to install Getting mutli-touch working required the latest software updates I had to turn right click on It works really well I've already gotten used to using it I love it Sadly the shop was ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/11/11/feel-the-magic/ During my Ruby education, I decided I wanted to create a model that would store feed urls. Feeds could be supplied by http or ftp. I needed a good way to check that the url is valid and the file exists. Here are the results: [ror] protected ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/11/09/validate-uris-check-files-exist-on-http-and-ftp-with-ruby-on-rails/ I have been programming using the Zend Framework for some time, one thing I have always been aware of is that it seems to be trying to be very much like Rails. Both are MVC so there are going to be similarities but with each new version of the Zend ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/11/07/some-reasons-why-i-am-learning-to-love-ruby-on-rails/ I released this little script for the Zend Framework today that will auto-magically generate your database models for you. This is useful if you have an existing database. Related posts:Some reasons why I am learning to love Ruby On Rails I have been programming using the Zend Framework for some... Related posts ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/11/02/zend-framework-code-generator/ I am moving from a 1 bedroom flat to a 3 bedroom house. The house also includes a reception room that I intend to turn into a games room. Here are some of the things I could have it. [gallery] Yes that is 2 Xbox 360's and 2 Televisions No related posts. Related posts brought ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/10/29/designing-a-games-room/ Last night I got in with every intention of working, well I managed to eat a takeaway and watch an episode of Stargate Atlantis before my head hit the pillow and I was gone. Awaking briefly before sleeping through until 7am. I have to admit I like laying here in bed ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/10/29/crash-and-burn/ Disclaimer: The following is discussion material in response to a post I read elsewhere. I am not saying it is right, that it works, just sparking a topic of discussion.  More than anything I believe in sticking to /What Works For You/ A lot of people are getting married, some are ... http://www.didlix.co.uk/2009/10/26/one-partner-for-all-my-life/