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I needed to implement a PoC really quickly to integrate a Symfony project with Salesforce Apex REST API. For it, I needed the Guzzle PHP HTTP client to make the requests to this API. The easiest way to add this package as a dependency of a Symfony project is using Composer dependency manager: $ php composer.phar … Continued
Tagged: Composer, php
As developers, we spent most of our time on the Terminal, and some of us prefer to run everything from it instead of access cPanels or Administration screens to handle our sites (MySQL client to manage the MySQL server, WP-CLI for WP, Drush for Drupal, you name it!) The problem with those of us who like to … Continued
Tagged: git, macos, oh-my-zsh, zsh
In the CMS world, it often happens that all of the sudden a module or plugin update doesn’t go as expected, but the issue is identified after you have already performed some other changes. Let’s see the following Git commits as an example: 36d24dc (HEAD -> master) Define useful variables 3bdc82e Update module1 d755d00 Add … Continued
Tagged: git, git commands, revert a commit in git
If you read my previous post on how to install multiple versions of Ruby on your machine, you might have realized some things that I like on my development machine: Have programming languages isolated from the system directories. Manage several version of a programming language. Although, with tools like Vagrant and Docker you can have … Continued
Tagged: JavaScript, Linux, NodeJS, NVM, OS X
As a curious Ruby developer, you might have to deal with scenarios where: you have several projects and each of them works with a different Ruby version, you have several projects that each support different versions of the same Gem, you want to test how your Rails project behaves with the latest update to the … Continued
Tagged: Gems, Linux, OS X, Productivity, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, RVM
As a developer, we always are in the need to install libraries to compile our code, or as dependencies of some other software that we use. Take as example a PHP extension (if you use the version shipped with OS X): you will have to download the source code for it, phpize it, and then … Continued
Tagged: OS X, Package manager, Productivity
As businesses pursue a more mobile approach to productivity, powerful collaboration tools are increasingly necessary. While cloud collaboration can, and does, cut costs dramatically for many companies, the necessity of collaboration moves beyond simplistic budgetary aspects of running a company and managing collaborative data. For businesses of all sizes, SharePoint is the de facto platform … Continued
Tagged: cloud computing, facebook, internet marketing, mobile, mobile marketing, online marketing, search engine optimization
First impressions are important in almost any setting – in person, and online. Businesses are well aware that their website’s home page is integral to drawing the interest of potential customers and representing that company to the world of online consumers, but in a relatively young and fast-changing industry, the perceived best approach takes several … Continued
Tagged: guest blogger, internet marketing, marketing, online marketing, powered by wordpress, Web DesignSolid state storage eliminates the efficiency problems associated with traditional multi-unit magnetic file management systems. Adding more hard drives to a growing business environment or hosting service has never been an adequate solution for data storage needs. The traditional disk is out of date and soon to become a new reference point in discussions concerning … Continued
Tagged: business storage of data, hardware, new systems of back-up, small business, solid state storage…and Facebook is getting nervous. Just over a year ago, we took note of the incredible overnight popularity of online pinboard, Pinterest. Well, according to the most recent statistics, Pinterest’s explosive growth hasn’t let up yet. In December, Nielsen released its 2012 Social Media Report, which revealed that Pinterest saw an increase of over 1000% in … Continued
Tagged: facebook, Pinterest, social mediaShould you automate your social media posts? If you’ve ever managed a social media account, you are probably familiar with this dilemma. With countless social media management programs available (HootSuite being my favorite) and Facebook releasing scheduled posts for pages, it is easier than ever to schedule your updates. But does that mean you should? … Continued
Tagged: facebook, internet marketing, Twitter, twitterfeed
If you are starting a small business in the New Year or feel like your current company’s Internet capabilities are leaving you stuck in a web of going nowhere fast, there are options out there for you. For the business owner who is not entirely up to speed on their Internet needs at the workplace, … Continued
Tagged: business ethernet, customer service, infrastructure, small business, workplace
As a small business owner, do you ever stop and think about if you are getting all the necessary time out of your employees each and every day? If you feel like you are not getting all of their attention on the job,not always compensating them the proper amount or could in fact be risking … Continued
Tagged: employees, small business owners, time tracking software
Is it just me or does this holiday season seem a bit quiet? Too quiet. It seems shoppers opted for a safer, digital shopping experience instead of the potentially lethal task of braving the riotous frenzy of Black Friday in America. It shouldn’t come as much of a shock that people are doing a lot more … Continued
Tagged: cyber monday, cyber monday sales, facebook, inqbation, mobile, mobile marketing, search engine optimization
As consumers and business owners hit the holiday shopping season in earnest, many of the former are no doubt looking for those businesses that offer the plastic option. Despite reports that show fewer Americans have been using credit cards to pay for products and services in the last few years, meaning more consumers are trying … Continued
Tagged: consumers, credit cards, deals, money, sopping
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