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Git Conflict Compiled Sass Files

Last updated on March 19, 2014 by Sal Ferrarello

I’ve been using both Git and Sass for some time now. These two tools have had a huge positive impact on my development. The issue that arises when combining Git and Sass is when checking in compiled CSS, it is common to get conflicts with other contributors on the Git repository. Don’t Check in Your […]

Filed Under: Computing, Dev Tips, Programming Tagged With: Git, Sass, website

Create Offline Copy of a Website

Last updated on March 12, 2014 by Sal Ferrarello

Sometimes you need to make a copy of a website for offline use.  There are a number of offline website downloader tools I’ve found helpful for this task. Offline Website Downloaders Unix Command line wget -p -k http://www.example.com/ Mac Application SiteSucker Windows Application HTTrack Why Would You Do This? Using these tools has allowed me […]

Filed Under: Computing, Dev Tips Tagged With: offline, website

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How to Name a File

Last updated on July 5, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello

Naming a file, while seemingly an easy task has a number of nuances to it.  Here are some tips to improve your file naming. A rose by any other name, would smell just as sweet but would be more difficult to locate. Use all lowercase letters A combination of upper and lowercase letters in a […]

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How to Disable JavaScript in Chrome

Last updated on August 29, 2014 by Sal Ferrarello

2014-08-29 UPDATE: Current version of Chrome has issue I’m seeing an issue where the Disable JavaScript checkbox is becoming unchecked on refresh (thus undoing the point of this post). More info at https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=369844 Current fix seems to be “click Disable JavaScript a bunch of times” (yes, I realize this is a ridiculous fix) How to […]

Filed Under: Computing, Dev Tips, Programming Tagged With: JavaScript

Testing Redirects

Last updated on January 28, 2014 by Sal Ferrarello

Testing redirects can be a nightmare since the web browsers aggressively cache redirects. Use incognito mode in Chrome to make it easy to clear cached redirects by closing the Incognito window. Even Better Update Testing redirects from the command line works even better. curl -I http://www.example.com/ will return the headers for the request including the […]

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