Apparently MySQL, Postgresql, SQLite and I’m sure other SQL based databases don’t all utilize the same SQL queries. This, naturally, causes problems when trying to develop an app that is able to work with any of the SQL-flavored databases out there. I know nothing about SQL queries. Fortunately Matt does. And he’s coming up with…

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I’ve tried, in my extreme inexperience, to run Squib with an SQLite database. I can’t figure it out. Fortunately that’s what Matt’s for. 😉 Supposedly migrations are possible. That leaves Matt without any more excuses. > Q: Does ActiveRecord::Migration support SQLite? > A: Migrations appear to work fine with SQLite in Rails 0.14.0 and later.…

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Ruby on Rails is amazing. Or more appropriately what is achievable is amazing. Check out [fluxiom][1]. It’s jaw dropping. >Fluxiom is a pure HTML/CSS/JavaScript browser-based application that doesn’t require any plug-ins (like Flash). As a back-end it uses the [Ruby on Rails web development framework][2], combined with many open-source tools. It’s what makes [Squib][3] so…

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When I was looking for a CMS to use for building and maintaining a static, or nearly static, [business site][1]; I looked in many directions. I played around with [Blosxom][2]. It has some very nice features. Chief among them is that Blosxom uses the computer’s file system architecture as its CMS. Blosxom runs as a…

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Grab the latest. Make sure you update Rails to 1.0 and update the javascripts. The new live preview is very cool. Matt’s done an awesome job.

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With [Matt][]’s able assistance I’ve gotten the admin themes working. And working as they should be. For each new theme, I’ve added a new stylesheet that only edits the colors. This is selectable in admin/config/editorial. The change is persistent, as with any user configurable option. [matt]: http://matt.blogs.it

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