Aaron Saray

open source programmer,
web developer

entrepreneur, author
and musician

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Time off for B-day is done

Normally, I’ve been trying to release a new blog entry every Tuesday. I took this last week off to celebrate my birthday. Tomorrow should restart the grind.

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Restrict your .git directory on live site

Do you use Git to manage your repository? If so, do you use it to check out code onto the server as well? If you do, you really should restrict access to your .git directory if it’s in your public … Continue reading

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Twitter @anywhere platform: web414 presentation

I did a presentation at Web414 this last Thursday. You can find the PDF of the presentation here.

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Printing a small segment of the page using JQuery

Using Yahoo’s Grid Tools, I created a pretty decent page layout. After all this was complete, I needed to generate a printable version of only a portion of the site. This was a particular set of instructions. I decided to … Continue reading

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Licensing of Code

Up until now, I have not licensed my code properly. I’m going to try to do so from now on. How is this code licensed? The BSD license is how I’m going to proceed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BSD/

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Ode to a MySpace Layout

*sigh* Things change… and so does MySpace. I had once written an article about how to create a great MySpace Layout – but it is somewhat out of date. I’m not sure if there is any interest in an updated … Continue reading

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No More "The Triangle"

Well, I’ve officially resigned from “The Triangle.” Don’t worry, I’ve got a new place to keep bring experience to this blog. I look forward to my new opportunities.

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Which Conference Should I go to – Help me in 2008

So, luckily, my current employer will pay and make arrangements for me to attend one major conference each year. Last year I attended Mysqlconf, the year before, Zend Con. Which should I goto this year? Here are the things to … Continue reading

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Welcome Facebook User!

I wanted to say thanks for clicking my my home page link from Facebook. I hope we’re friends on Facebook – but if we’re not – go back and visit my page at facebook.com/aaronsaray and click the add friend link. … Continue reading

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Writing a Spelling Corrector

Normally I like to post content that I’ve actually written, but I can’t pass up linking to this article: How to write a spelling corrector. Its a great piece that explains the math behind the spelling correcting that Google, Yahoo, … Continue reading

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