I just got a parking ticket from the City of Oakland, but the ticket didn’t have any indication of how much the parking fine was!
In the past, the tickets were accompanied by a sheet of paper that listed violations and their associated fines. Now, that list is not included, and the only ways to determine the fine amount would be to:
Luckily I did manage to discover a listing of the City of Oakland’s Parking Violations and Fines.
[read more]Oct 15, 01:16 PM Comment
This analysis of how to best write a Tweet is a fantastic example of how old school usability principles can be applied to “new” media.
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The most common initial question people have when learning about the CakePHP ACL component is: “how do I let a user edit her own profile BUT only that one profile”?
The short story is that the CakePHP ACL component does not, nor is meant to, automatically provide this kind of record level protection.
Examples of how to do this are contained in this post.
[read more]Mar 1, 10:38 PM Comment [5]
To successfully play Hearts with two players a few modifications must be made to the game.
The key modifications that allow you to play the game with only two players are:
The result is a game that captures the spirit of hearts, but with a lot more of an element of chance added. Some of the strategy that a 3-6 person game of hearts has will obviously not work as well. However, the added dose of luck that the rules below provide helps level the playing field for players of unequal skill, so that this game can be a way to introduce hearts to someone without them always losing.
[read more]Feb 14, 08:49 AM Comment [1]
I'm Aran Johnson and I make websites.
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Oakland Parking Violations and Fines
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How To Play Hearts With Only Two Players
CakePHP ACL and Auth: Record Level Protection
CakePHP ACL and Auth: Sample Website
CakePHP ACL and Auth Tutorial: Database Setup
CakePHP ACL Tutorial: Introduction
CakePHP ACL Tutorial: Usage With Auth Component
CakePHP ACL Tutorial: Initial Setup
CakePHP ACL Tutorial: Auth Component Example
CakePHP ACL Tutorial: How To Check Access
Cake PHP ACL Tutorial: The Database Tables