Watch this in-depth screencast to learn how to create a stunning ruby text effect with Photoshop. This 12 minute Photoshop tutorial will teach you various blending mode options, layer masks, curves, brush techniques, creating custom shimmer effects and more.

So you're just about to crack on and dive into that code, but wait, you don't even need to do that! Rails comes with generators for basic functionality so you can get going as quickly as possible...

When starting a project Rails automatically creates a large tree structure of folders and files, so what are they all for? Find out in this screencast...

I'd like to introduce my new series of screencasts called "Rails 101", I realised that while Rails is really taking off, many people are put off by the lack of comprehensive beginner screencasts and the need to shell out masses of money on expensive books...

A run through of 21 tricks and tips (some arcane, some not) you can use in the Ruby programming language.

I've got a useful, quick tip for you this week. Loading in a configuration file can be really handy when you have a few settings that might change in the future of your application, such as contact email addresses or the strength of a spam filter...

If you're on a Mac you're lucky enough to already have Apache setup for you, and even better, on Leopard they even set you up with Rails too. So how about setting up mod_rails? It only takes a few minutes.

A discussion on custom key commands and custom behavior.

Tutorial on the basics of the Scintilla component in WxRuby, it's used to create syntax coloring and more to create great programming editors.

In this article, I’ll help prepare you for your first foray into Rails by explaining what it is, how it works, and where it fits into the spectrum of web development and design.