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Introducing Asymetrix

Published: on 3/6/08 | Comments (0)

Well, you know how it is, you start speaking to someone, they ask you what you do, and you reply 'I'm a software developer', and the first thing they say is, 'oh, actually I've been having a few problems with my computer'.

I'm sure you've all been there, and I often wonder whether Racing car drivers are forever being asked to touch up a bit of body work on there mates cars! Or whether films producers constantly get request to fiddle with faulty video recorders!

I suppose it's just...

CakePHP Auth Component - Users, Groups & Permissions - Part II

Published: on 2/6/08 | Comments (0)

In my first article in this series, I outlined a flexible and powerfull way of implementing a complete User Authentication and Authorization system, which:

• Is Permission based.
• Allows Users to HABTM Groups
• Allows Groups to HABTM Permissions
• Steers well clear of the complexities of the ACL component
• Makes full use of the built in AUTH component

In this article I am going to expand on the system and show how you can use the code to get a basic but flexible Admin menu with minimum...

Web Resources Depot

Published: on 31/5/08 | Comments (1)

Yesterday, I began introducing you to a few of my favourite sites with the excellent WebAppers.com, well, I couldn't not mention WebAppers without mentioning the equally fantastic WebResourcesDepot.

WebResourcesDepot.com offers another huge selection of open source development resources, tools, scripts, images, and all kinds of development goodness in much the same way as WebAppers.

Personally I subscribe to the RSS Feeds of both these sites, and between them, they keep me up to date...

WebAppers.com

Published: on 30/5/08 | Comments (0)

In the first of an occasional series of blogs, I would like to introduce you to some of my favourite web development resources.

WebAppers.com offers a huge selection of open source development resources encompasing everything from stock photographs through to sample legal documents

The site is an absolute goldmine and highly recomended for any web developers list of favourites.

You can even subscribe to the site by RSS Feed for instant noticication of any new resources added.

The...

Introducing Demogan Business Listings

Published: on 21/5/08 | Comments (0)

About six years ago, Lynne and I came up with a plan that would achieve two of our biggest goals in life in one go, firstly, Lynne had always wanted her own cafe, secondly, we had both decided that once the kids were old enough, we would sell up and move to the Canary Islands and start a new life.

Well, we bought an empty shop, converted it to a cafe and for 5 years both worked our butts off, Lynne running the cafe and myself working freelance developing software, web sites and web...