According to git-checkout: “You can make changes and create a new commit on top of a detached HEAD”. Git is your Friend, not a Foe explains how this is possible.

I love AB testing. I think it is either related to the fact I did a year of Maths at university before switching to Computer Science or because human psychology fascinates me. Either way when I launched 5ft Shelf I was keen to test lots. First on the agenda was the default shelf view. For those not familiar with the site you can view a shelf of books in one of two ways – cover view or spine view as we call it on the site (see screenshots – click to enlarge).

I’ve been using Google Chrome as my default browser ever since 1Password came out with an extension for Chrome. The state of web browsing on the Mac still, unfortunately, leaves something to be desired. However, after using this full time for a little while I can say that I’m really liking it. As a web developer I have a need for good developer tools in a browser. For that, Firefox and Firebug will always be king of the hill. Daily browsing and light development in Chrome has been suiting my needs just fine.

Day 3 of my database exploration mission brings me to MonetDB. Binary downloads are available for Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu and (strangely!) Windows! If we still had any Windows users left here at HQ then it'd be a rare treat, but instead (as usual) our platform of choice (Centos 5) isn't directly available in binary form.

If you aren’t aware already, HTML5 has Websockets API – enabling bidirectional communication between client and server. You should check Ilya’s post Ruby & WebSockets: TCP for the Browser for a better explanation.