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How to: Git stash

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:43:00 +1000

You are busy programming away in the middle of a task and suddenly something urgent comes up. If you are awesome enough to be a Git user then you needn't fret, just use git stash.

How to: Cherry-pick changes with Git

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:26:00 +1000

Here's the scenario: You're working in a feature branch that isn't quite ready for a full merge but you do have a few commits in there that you want to push to master (for a release or whatever reason). This is just one of possibly many situations where making use of Git's cherry-pick command might prove useful.

Git: Amend your last commit

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:32:00 +1000

Git has a number of awesome features; Not least of all is the ability to amend the previous commit. If you ever find that you accidentally left something out of your last commit, be it a file or an extra change to a file that you just committed, don't worry. It can easily be fixed

Deploy from a Git tag with Capistrano

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:42:00 +1000

Are you using Capistrano and Git and want to easily deploy from Git tags? It couldn't be simpler

Width and height of Flash content in Moredown

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:12:00 +1000

Just a quick note to mention some previously unmentioned syntax for Moredown. It was already possible to specify a width and height for Flash embeds, I had just neglected to say how .

Moredown: Now with SwfObject support!

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:31:00 +1000

After adding generic Flash movie support to Moredown I recieved a comment on Twitter from @simultech suggesting that I use SwfObject. At first I wasn't sure how to include SwfObject support because it appeared to mean adding a dependency on external Javascript as well as duplicating a small amount of existing functionality.

Moredown: Flash movies

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:31:00 +1000

Moredown now lets you embed Flash movies into your documents.

Game: Click the Colour

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:43:00 +1000

Click the Colour is a game based on the Stroop Effect that I made back in college. I was taking a subject in Psychology at the time and, after hearing about the Stroop Effect, thought that it would make a great game concept.

Google Prettify now in Genki

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:34:00 +1000

Nothing overly exciting in this update; just writing to say that Genki now uses Google Prettify to syntax highlight code.

Genki now gives you a Sitemap

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:44:00 +1000

Genki now supports sitemaps out of the metaphorical box! The sitemap that Genki generates is in the standard format that is supported by Google and includes all of your posts and pages. You don't have to do anything to set it up; it just works.