Contact forms are an integral part of any website, whether it’s a blog, an e-shop or a simple brochure site. They give your audience a voice and a way to get back to you, they can provide valuable feedback and open up interesting discussions. It’s nice to open the door to people and listen to what they have to say about you, your service or product. By giving a voice to your audience at the same time you open up your “ears” to the heaps of spam bots in the internets.…...
Tags: 2009 - RoR - recaptcha - validation
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First day of my two week holiday today and I was woken up early by a call from work. A naughty mongrel had crashed taking down with it a site and of course the client was whining. Being the good(?) person that I am and feeling sorry for the people who are still stuck at the office, I kicked that mongrel back into working and as sleep was out of the question any more, I am sat here planning the holidays something I had not done till now. Honestly this year the Christmas spirit is eluding…...
Tags: RoR - loose talk - WoW - holidays
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tsuuuuu! Our main (and probably only) RoR developer left the studio for pastures new a couple of weeks ago. While I was/am happy for him the panic the ensued was epic. I have been working on rails sites for a few months now but I knew that everytime I needed help he would be there to answer questions and provide solutions and support to a RoR newb like me. The fear and stress of him going literally had me crying in my sleep and panicking in my wake. How was I to cope when he left, with 6 major…...
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