Zam Hands on with FFXIV
Looks like those lucky guys over at Zam got to try out FFXIV. Check out the link for a quick read up and a bit of new information.
More FFXIV Info – JP Translation
http://bit.ly/dwiy53 is a translation of http://ffxiv-fan.rulez.jp/20100408.php via google translate. It is a little bit difficult to understand, but worth checking out. Also be sure to check out the related posts below if you missed the leaks from these last two days.
FFXIV Alpha Manual Leaked
More details on FFXIV today, including the "manual" sent to the alpha/beta testers. Read more for all the link goodness you are looking for.
A Sad Day for the Internet – US Appeals Court: FCC can’t force net neutrality
It seems a US appeals court just sided with Comcast and claims the FCC doesn't have the authority to force net neutrality. Check out the slashdot article and discussion, or RTFA here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36193558/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Much FFXIV info leaked
It seems a lot of FFXIV info was leaked today. My twitter account has links: http://twitter.com/scottswezey. Check out the links before they are pulled down.
How to create a ruby gem
Yehuda Katz (@wycats) just did a fantastic write up on making gems and how to use .gemspec properly. Be sure to check it out on his blog: http://yehudakatz.com/2010/04/02/using-gemspecs-as-intended/
Today on Twitter: Top 25 most dangerous programming mistakes
I saw this great read in my twitter feed today. It's a good read up for anyone just getting into programing, and even more season programmers may get something from it. Check it out.
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2009/01/top-25-most-dangerous-programming-mistakes.html
Problems Upgrading Magento Commerce to 1.4.0.1?
Protip for anyone trying to upgrade to the latest Magento. I had all kinds of issues with packages conflicting with one another and basically stopping me from upgrading anything. A short bit of googling later I learned that the issue could be with custom themes that require old versions of specific packages. So I looked and saw that I had a default_blue and default_iphone theme that weren't included with the regular magento install. So I removed those, refreshed and was able to upgrade Magento in no time.
It was definitely much easier than xcart!