Cascading file loading in Node.js
One of my favorite features of Kohana 3 is it’s cascading filesystem – so I decided to implement it for Node.js. A cascading filesystem is an elegant solution to a common problem: how to provide a...
View ArticleQuick tip: Fix Flash audio stutter on Fedora 14 (64bit)
On my FC14 machine, I had a problem with Flash (64bit) audio playback: the sound on sites other than Youtube would stutter terribly. It appears that this a systematic problem; but luckily there is a...
View Articledwm tips on Fedora
I’ve been testing out Fedora 15′s Gnome 3 and Ubuntu’s Unity, and didn’t like either of them. They both take up too much precious screen space just to show a fancy UI, and requiring hardware...
View ArticleCollaborative git reference
Here is a basic reference for collaborative git commands: Checkout a remote branch # list branches first git branch -a # * master # remotes/origin/branch_name git checkout -b local_name...
View ArticleNginx, Websockets, SSL and Socket.IO deployment
I’ve spent some time recently figuring out the options for deploying Websockets with SSL and load balancing – and more specifically, Socket.IO – while allowing for dual stacks (e.g. Node.js and another...
View ArticleMy Arch Linux setup
This is mostly just a reminder for myself – but I always learn new things when I read how other people set up their system. Leave a comment if you have a tip – that’s how I learned about wicd-gtk . Oh,...
View ArticlePerformance benchmarking Socket.io 0.8.7, 0.7.11 and 0.6.17 and Node's native...
I’ve been working with Socket.io quite a bit recently. It’s a great library. However, after upgrading to 0.8.x, I ran into problems with increased CPU usage. Since performance is very important for...
View ArticleMechanical keyboards rock!
I’m a big believer in having the best tools possible for the job. I’ve gone through at least 3 Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000′s, and used to think those were the best keyboards ever (as did Jeff...
View ArticleGit tips and tricks
This post is basically a collection of things I think I should remember about git: setup, commands, multiple repos, more obscure options etc. Config Two things: enable colors, and make git push push...
View ArticleMy Debian installation tips
So, after some time with Arch Linux, I’ve moved to Debian testing. Debian testing seems to strike a nice balance between being new and not breaking things (Debian stable on the other hand has really...
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