On-the-floor

On the Floor

Ruby / Rails Grab Bag

It's a long weekend, and I've had a rough week, so here's a quick post about some Ruby and/or Rails stuff that came in handy this week. If you want to execute arbitrary SQL statements against your Rails database, you can do it like this:  ActiveRecord::Base::connection(). You can store an unsaved object in session[]. Read more...

The benefits of using vector shapes in Photoshop

Before Photoshop version 6, the Adobe product lineup was pretty clear - Illustrator was for vector graphics and Photoshop for was for raster graphics and image re-touching. Since the introduction of vector drawing tools in Photoshop version 6, the lines between the two applications have been blurred - for the better. 1. Read more...

Spotlight on Local Label Supplier

I’ve been asked many times to quote on small quantities of labels for our clients. And until recently it was often a difficult task to find someone who could do small runs for a reasonable price. So I was thrilled to discover Reprolabels. Read more...