Author Archives: Robert

About Robert

Freelance Web Designer Sydney FX Pty Ltd

Is Linux Really Ready for the Desktop? Ubuntu 8.04

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Robert

Ubuntu has just released the latest version and according to founder Mark Shuttleworth, the best release of Ubuntu yet. My BenQ laptop has been running Ubuntu 7.04 and I’ve always done a fresh install with each release. This time I … Continue reading →

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How to remove link from the_category in WordPress

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Robert

Recently I’ve been delving into customising both WordPress and Drupal and although I’d consider myself still a beginner, I still think it’s worth writing about problems I’ve encountered so others learning WordPress & Drupal customisation, can do it without the … Continue reading →

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Let usr/local Save Your Rails Environment

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Robert

If your looking at doing a ruby on rails installation on your Mac, make sure you understand where all these new applications are being installed on your system and how to make your rails installation unbreakable. Many developers from beginners … Continue reading →

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Download Your FREE Ruby on Rails Book

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Robert

Wow, I have to say that this is a pretty cool deal. Sitepoint is giving away for the next 60 days a FREE, that’s right absolutely free copy of Patrick Lenz Ruby on Rails Web Applications book. Patrick has been … Continue reading →

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CSS for Heading Text Drop Shadows

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Robert

Did you know that you can use CSS to create text shadows? Well I think it’s a pretty cool thing that CSS allows you to do if you just want to give your page headings a subtle lift instead of … Continue reading →

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