Indierockmedia

New widgets posted

Jerrod — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:51:57 +0000

Indierockmedia has created dynamic widgets for RCA’s Anti Flag and Science Record’s Beat Union and Greeley Estates. Check them out, more stuff to come soon.

Also in the mix, we are currently re-vamping the image for Roadrunner Records.

Fix for MacBook Pro Keyboard Freezes

Jerrod — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:08:17 +0000

Apple has posted a fix for an issue that is not necessarily relevant to Rails or Ruby, but is certainly something that has affected Rails developers who are using Leopard. (Most of them i’m guessing.) This issue, which has plagued me since installing OS X 10.5, caused the keyboard to become unresponsive and was quite possibly the most frustrating issue i have encountered since the days of Mac OS 7 and all the unexpected crashes that inevitably led to the old standbys. “Reset the PRAM.” (wtf is pram?) “Rebuild the Desktop” (wtf do i look like? a carpenter?).

Get the fix here Apple MacBook Pro Software Update

Rails 2.0.2 Released: Sqlite3 now default database

Jerrod — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:18:15 +0000

In a move that makes setting up your first rails application so much simpler, Rails 2.0.2 now uses sqlite3 as the default database. Developing rapid prototypes can now be developed much more rapidly as sqlite3 is included in OSX 10.5 Leopard. This basically amounts to a zero configuration setup to get your app up and running. For more information see DHH’s post.

validates_as_phone Ruby on Rails Plugin

Jerrod — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:19:05 +0000

I have collected and released validates_as_phone, a plugin to validate US formatted Phone Numbers.you can install the plugin as such:

script/plugin install http://validates-as-phone.googlecode.com/svn/trunk

The plugin includes tests. Feedback is welcome.

Usage:

class Model < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates_as_phone :telephone, :message => "is not a valid US phone number"

end

Extract Binary File & Images from MySQL to Filesystem with Ruby

Jerrod — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:09:35 +0000

Today i needed to extract some images that had (unwisely) been stored as BLOB in a mysql (imported from MS-SQL) database. Here is how i extracted the files to my filesystem using the console & ActiveRecord. You ARE using the console aren’t you?Assuming the column holding the binary data is called picture_bin and your Model is called Picture:

Picture.find(:all).each do |f|
  File.open(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, "photos", "#{f.id}.jpg"), "w") do |file|
    file.write(f.picture_bin)
  end
end

And if you’re using file_column, assigning the image back to the record is as easy as:

Picture.find(:all).each do |f|
  f.filename = File.open(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, "photos", "#{f.id}.jpg"), "r")
  f.save
end

Welcome to the Blog

Jerrod — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:29:16 +0000

Indierockmedia was started by Mikey and I in 2003 to meet a growing need from independent labels & bands to manage their online presence without the need for in house “HTML nerds”. What started out as a weekend project quickly became sole employment for our small but passionate duo. Since those early days, holed up in an apartment editing Rainer Maria and Mates of State footage, we have grown into a diverse collective which represents the best talent we have encountered over the years. We each bring a unique perspective on the music industry as well as design and development to the table, but the one passion we all share is for the music.