Archive for May, 2007

Dynamic setup of caches_page in Rails

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Hot off the press! :) This blog entry will show you how to dynamically setup page caching in Rails, when you have a constantly growing list of actions you want to cache, but don't want to update caches_page's actions listing every time you add a new action which requires caching.. This is especially handy if you use FlexImage plugin for Rails. Read on if you're interested. (more…)

Rails fragment caching (and Rails caching in general)

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Well I finally had some time to spare in order to implement a decent and easy to use caching system into my first, and therefore most loved, Rails project.

There is a plenty of information on the net regarding Rails caching, but somehow, too much info turned out into having no info I could readily use at all :) I was even writing about caching in Rails myself in this post: "Simple and fast caching in Rails". But I definitely can't say I'm a Rails caching expert in any way though.

For those in the same boat as myself, here's a simple intro into Rails caching (mostly in form of external links), and possible approaches. (more…)

New printer, and Canon Pixus MP600 vs 475PD speed comparison video

Friday, May 4th, 2007

I have finally got a new printer today! The new and shiny Canon Pixus MP600. The box which can print on paper (with automatic duplex), print directly on CD/DVD disks, scan A4 pages in color or b/w, copy, print over Bluetooth connection or from memory cards (CF, SD and hm.. some others :), and be used as a card reader.

Read on to find out more about the printer and more interestingly, video speed comparison of MP600 and 475PD (more…)