Category Archives: Everything Else
ruby-oci8 library problems
We started using Oracle with a Ruby on Rails 2.3.x project. I will say, it has been nothing but a pain. After getting the Oracle Instant Client installed and the ruby-oci library compiled, I kept hitting this error during the … Continue reading
Rails 2.3.8 Deprecation Warning
If you happen to come across the following deprecation warning: DEPRECATION WARNING: Giving :session_key to SessionStore is deprecated, please use :key instead. (called from new at /Users/dshimy/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p249/gems/actionpack-2.3.8/lib/action_controller/middleware_stack.rb:72) Take a look at your config/environment.rb file for the following: config.action_controller.session = { … Continue reading
My DSL is not that slow
I went to download a file and saw the following estimated download times: Although, DSL and Cable providers have been adding higher speeds to their offerings, isn’t it time to lump them together into ‘broadband.’
Can we ditch the Fax Machine yet?
I recently needed to fax a document to Apple regarding the iPhone. Here is the comment I added to the fax cover page: You requested information to be sent via an obsolete technology. Although a fax machine may look nice … Continue reading
I’m Banned from Twitter Search
Being in the Social Media Monitoring space, I often need to test certain functionality with Twitter Search. For my account, this is very difficult. For some reason, none of my tweets ever show up in Twitter Search. Have I been … Continue reading
ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit
This Thursday I’ll be at the ReadWrite Real-Time Web Summit in Mountain View, CA. If anyone else is planning on attending, let me know.
Google Apps SLA
Today we received notice from Google that we would be receiving credit for the loss of service earlier in the week. Between 12:45 PM to 2:15 PM PDT | 19:45 – 21:15 GMT on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, Google Apps … Continue reading
No Good News Day
I’m not a marketing, PR or CorpComm guy, but I can say with all the BS news for April Fools, no company in their right mind would release good news today. However, this would be the best time to release … Continue reading
How to Handle Negativity in Social Media
Quite often I am asked if a company should engage a person who is disparaging their brand or products. The answer is, “Absolutely, yes!” My response comes in two flavors: If someone wrote something that was not based on factual … Continue reading
I’m on Friendfeed
Actually, I’ve been on for a while, but have not gotten around to using it. Feel free to subscribe: http://friendfeed.com/dshimy Thanks!
