I’ve been studying CSS Grid Frameworks for the past couple weeks. Here are some links to several CSS Frameworks that I found interesting, elegant, and useful:
960 Grid System – A mature and stable CSS Framework, that uses a fixed width page layout of 960 pixels, along with the flexibility of 12 or 16 columns. (Created by Nathan Smith of SonSpring)
Blueprint – An elegant and complete CSS Framework that includes a CSS reset (similar to Eric Meyer’s Reset) that eliminates deals with the discrepancies across browsers, a solid grid that can support most complex layouts (without reverting to crazy HTML table-based design patterns), expert typographical principles, CSS form styles for great looking user interfaces, and CSS print styles for making any webpage ready for printing out on paper. (Created and maintained by Christian Montoya and the Blueprint community.)
The Golden Grid – A simple CSS Framework for HTML web page design, by Vladimir Carrer from Italy
I loaded the latest Bitnami Ruby Stack (RubyStack 1.5-2) on my personal Windows-XP development machine this morning. I say loaded, because there is very little configuration that needs to be done. The bonus (for me) is that I get Ruby 1.8.7 and Ruby 1.9.1 plus a complete Ruby on Rails environment and upgrades for many other packages in the full stack. This is my first time running Ruby 1.9, so I look forward to trying that out. It’s a hefty package to download and install (225MB), but the Bitnami/Bitrock installer makes configuring your Ruby on Rails development (or test) environment as easy as riding a bike, or falling off a log. Just hop on and ride — or fall off and roll (depending on your favorite metaphor).
Here’s a listing of the major components that are included in this FOSS (Free Open Source Software) stack.
Ruby 1.8.7
Ruby 1.9.1
RubyGems 1.3.4
Rails 2.3.2
ImageMagick 6.5.2-9
Subversion 1.6.2
SQLite 3.5.1
MySQL 5.1.30
Apache 2.2.11
PHP 5.2.8
phpMyAdmin 2.11.9.4
Git 1.6.3.1
Nginx 0.7.59
Lot’s of great choices and options make this “a very powerfull stack.” Bitnami’s latest RubyStack (RubyStack 1.5-2) goes above and beyond to give you a full Ruby environment (for the two latest stable releases of Ruby), a PHP environment, two SQL database servers, two web servers, and two version control services. Wow! All that, and it only takes a few minutes to configure and install.
Wicked Cool Ruby Scripts (Useful Scripts That Solve Difficult Problems) by Steve Pugh, published by No Starch Press (the Finest in Geek Entertainment). You can download a PDF of chapter 1, “General Purpose Utilities”.
Enterprise Recipes with Ruby and Rails by Maik Schmidt, published by Pragmatic Programmers
Programming Ruby 1.9 (The newly updated Pragmatic Programmers Guide, aka the Pick-Axe book), by Dave Thomas with Chad Fowler and Andy Hunt, published by The Pragmatic Programmers
Agile Web Development With Rails (Third Edition) by Sam Ruby, Dave Thomas, David Heinemeier Hansson with Leon Breedt, Mike Clark, Justin Gehtland, James Duncan Davidson, and Andreas Schwarz
I hope you are enjoying your summer reading as much as I am. What new books are you reading?
This video is my official entry in the Ford ‘Fiesta Movement’ contest. Ford is looking for 100 agents to test drive the new Fiesta for 6 months. The 100 winners will get FREE use of the Fiesta, plus gas and insurance for 6 months.
I filmed the video in Dearborn, Michigan on location at Henry Ford’s home, my home, Ford world headquarters and the Henry Ford Centenial Library (also in Dearborn). Various members of my family show up in the video.
Please repost this link ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOkDx7NLaNo ) on your blog or Twitter it to all your friends. I need your help to create a lot of excitement with this video by March 23rd, 2009.
When I reach my goal (driving the Fiesta for 6 months and making more cool videos), I’ll be posting more fun, fun, fun, fun Fiesta videos on another new website I’ve created: FiestaFreedomRide.com
Question: Who is VOS? and is VOS related to the Vos Virtual Network?
Answer: V.O.S, “Voice of Soul” is a Korean R&B group that is made up of members Choi Hyun-joon, Park Ji-hun, and Kim Kyung-rok. The group debuted in 2004 under record company, Star Empire Entertainment. In year 2007, V.O.S released a special single album and the title track called ” Everyday” has become very popular to most of the Korean public, leading to an increasing number of fans.
The Vos Virtual Network is a fast growing online magazine (blog) published by Douglas Vos from the Detroit (Michigan) area. The Vos Virtual Network covers a variety of topics… including anthropology, biology, musicology, theology and technology.
March 12, 2009
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What is Vos?
FAQ – Frequently Asked Question:
Question: What is the Vos Virtual Network, and is it related to the Korean pop singing group called VOS?
Answer: V.O.S, “Voice of Soul” is a Korean R&B group that is made up of members Choi Hyun-joon, Park Ji-hun, and Kim Kyung-rok. The group debuted in 2004 under record company, Star Empire Entertainment. In year 2007, V.O.S released a special single album and the title track called ” Everyday” has become very popular to many Asians, leading to an increasing number of fans world-wide.
