ec2-snapshot-filesystem for taking backups of EBS volumes
I just released ec2-snapshot-filesystem over there at code.webfactory.de. read more
Urchin not processing logfiles
Now this one was hard to figure out... Apparently all of a sudden, our previously working Urchin installation stopped processing logfiles for all but one profile. read more
The underscore affair - No cookies for IE!
Let me tell you yet another story about IE as the perfect weekend companion: I was deploying a web application to a customer's test environment for some finishing touches. I soon noticed that I could not login with IE, while everything worked fine with the "normal guys" (FF, Opera, Chrome, Safari...). Some frustrating hours of curl/telnet/tcpdump, crawling forums and reading blogs followed, but the only thing I could say is that IE was constantly ignoring the session cookie. read more
Behind the curtain: preparing an interface for themes with rgba goodness
This is a peak under the hood of an ongoing project. read more
Inspiration break at ADC Summit 2010 and a sneak peek of things to come
From time to time, it's good to raise your head over the rim of your cubicle and take a look around. In a daring attempt to fulfill my desire for an overdue escape from day-to-day work, I ventured to Frankfurt and this year's ADC Summit Expo with projekt-pr's Rüdiger Hahn and Anke Schöneweiß, a freelance graphic designer. 11.000 square metres worth of design samples were waiting for us on this sunny Saturday. read more
CVS2Mercurial — Or how to escape from servitude
For a long time now, we have been suffering from the limitations and errors of CVS. For almost as long we have been dreaming of a fast, stable and simple version control system (VCS) to replace it. read more
Templating with PHPTAL: Don't make your designer think (about the wrong things)
In former times, when some of us started to generate dynamic websites using PHP, we tended to generate XHTML output for, let's say, a blog post like this: read more
8 Golden Rules for Apprentices
Last week, we finally found a second apprentice and completed our team lineup for 2010. Simon Mönch will be joining us from May 1st to learn the craft of software development and Jessica Lazarus starts her apprenticeship for digital media design on August 1st. read more
Bafana, Bafana!
So I was the webfactory's intern "march 2010". Since I'm planning to study Communication Design this fall, I don't only need application-folders filled with endless sketches and samples, but also internships to show my further interest in the field and gain first experiences. read more
Fixing Fluid for Basecamp, Campfire and other 37signals products
Ever since 37signals introduced the launchpad and unified account management for all of their products, I couldn't login to Basecamp or Campfire with Fluid. I didn't have much success finding help via Google, but I finally stumbled upon Steve Sanderson's fix today: simply add *launchpad.37signals.com* including the asterisks to your whitelist of URLs in Fluid (it's in Preferences > Advanced), restart Fluid and you're up and running. read more