Trying out CakePHP
When I was evaluating PHP web frameworks that I would focus on and use on a regular basis, I didn’t go with CakePHP. Instead, I went with CodeIgniter for reason that I was able make and run a sample app with CodeIgniter a few minutes after install while I was pulling hairs with CakePHP.
But not anymore. I had a pleasant experience experimenting with CakePHP over the last couple of days. It might be that I have I already know Rails which made Cake’s approach fits my brain easily as Cake and Rails have lots of similarities.
Deciding which PHP framework to use on the next project will be a very hard decision to make for me. Cake’s ActiveRecord implementation is better than that of CI. On the other hand, CI gives me full control of almost everything.
Microtek ScanMaker 3630 Unsupported in Linux
It’s only now that I have a use for our aging flatbed Microtek ScanMaker 3630 scanner to scan some documents only to find out it’s not supported in linux. It’s been with me for more than 4 years but was not utilized due to the advent of digital cameras. Our sole purpose of buying it was to scan images to be stored in hard drives.
Like I said, we don’t use the scanner all that much so buying a new one is out of the question. Besides, I like the scanmaker 3630 model. It’s not beautiful but it looks durable and with no front panel interface there’s no risk of mechanical failure other than the motor inside to drive the lamp.
I fear it’ll never see the light on linux. Being an old model, there’s no drive to fix the driver. What for? There are more pressing matters to be deal with in Linux land than supporting archaic piece of equipment.
Oh well, there’s still use for Windows after all.
Sideblog and Twitter
Twitter is huge nowadays. Sideblog was my twitter. And yeah, I was contemplating creating a hosted version of Sideblog since last year. Now, twitter is almost exactly what I had in mind - one line blogging facility using widgets. Alas, work got in the way.
Note to self: next time, ask if an idea is viable.