May want to fix this - http://i51.tinypic.com/2a00yyv.png - this is in FF4 on Windows XP. (edit) I meant the text overflow, not the lack of the background image (which appears to be a problem on my side).
Thanks, we'll take a look!
Showoff
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Re: Showoff
#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sorry, I don't quite get this. Why can't I just grab my public IP address from Whatismyip.com, and check the Web Sharing option under System Preferences on my Mac? (For Linux, simply fire up Apache; my guess is that most Linux users know how to do that).
"Simply fire up Apache" is a bit of an oxymoron.
python -m 'SimpleHTTPServer' 8080
Re: Showoff
#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a bit like saying: if you have a private server you can use: git push blah instead of using DropBox. (This doesn not invalidate your point; far from it, I'm just saying that because it's somewhat trivial for us geek doesn't mean it's not something that other folks would pay for.
What non-technical person runs a server on their laptop?
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Re: Showoff
#154When I see new projects and ideas that take off, my response is usually a curmudgeonly observation about how stupid and pointless it is or how it's so obvious and trivial that I can't believe anyone would waste their time making it. This is not one of those. This is one of those cases where I'm not a bit jealous because something so obvious or inane or dumb took off and became Twitter, but because it's just so damn f…
Err... what? If you're even a half-serious developer, you're going to have a static IP or something like dyndns. You're also going to have your own domain, VPN, and port forwarding. Setting this up on your own network is trivial. You can use it no matter where you are, so long as you have internet. Just buy a cheapo router that supports DD-WRT, set up dyndns, and you're good to go. Seriously. I get it that some peopl…
DynDNS is a bitch, but I usually just setup an SSH tunnel between my box and one of my cloud servers to show off my localhost over any kind of shitty connection.
Even works at Starbucks, which I don't think DynDNS does.
This app is really neat, though. Creating an SSH tunnel is trivial once you learn how it works, but before, it seems insurmountably complicated. This service makes it super easy.
Oh, and using the same trick in reverse, I get to use Netflix, Hulu, Pandora etc. when I'm out of the country. Or just protect my privacy from Coffee shops.
Re: Showoff
#155When I see new projects and ideas that take off, my response is usually a curmudgeonly observation about how stupid and pointless it is or how it's so obvious and trivial that I can't believe anyone would waste their time making it. This is not one of those. This is one of those cases where I'm not a bit jealous because something so obvious or inane or dumb took off and became Twitter, but because it's just so damn f…
Absolutley. This is a non-obvious but simple idea executed well and the creator deserves to make buckets of money.
let's not get carried away - a great idea, but not exactly defensible technology, so "a small pile of money" may be more appropriate.
Re: Showoff
#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh but I detect that you care. Well, the difference between this and an obscure open source project buried on git hub is for a starter to at least have a web-site at localtunnel.com!
I care about my work and it being used and contributed to if people are interested in it. I don't care about money, which is why it's open source and run as a free service. My code is MIT and I would love it if people took my code and made a pay-for service like this with it... but instead, they (to be fair, probably unknowingly) duplicate effort and obscure my work. If a fancy website is all I need, I guess that's w…
Don't be some negative about it.
On a positive note, this is the first time I thought about doing something like this, and it's also the first time I heard about your project.
I'll try it out, thanks!
Re: Showoff
#157Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep, that's definitely possible. And yet, again, you have to "setup" something. It's totally okay to do things that way. Two thoughts: You have to have Apache setup (which, when developing a new project, you may likely not have even reached that point). You can also save your current file by going to File > Save. But Ctrl/Cmd+S is easier (and probably what you use every day).
> You have to have Apache setup (which, when developing a new project, you may likely not have even reached that point). Showoff project is definitely cool, but instead of apache, nginx installs in one command and can easily proxy like this with about 10 lines of easily googled config using 1/10 of the resources on a simple prgmr account or the like.
Absolutely. The win here is that you get to stop at "installs in one command". No googling. No configuration. Job is done; share your URL.
Re: Showoff
#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
I work remotely 100% of the time (and not always in the same location). The use case for me is to quickly show a feature to coworkers without having to commit/push to a remote server. Especially if the feature needs immediate feedback and is not completely baked/finished.
You can still just use an SSH tunnel on your VPS... no committing/pushing required.
Can you explain how? I am a newbie to web development. I have been making sites locally on my machine and using heroku to deploy online. I am thinking of getting VPS hosting.
Re: Showoff
#159When I see new projects and ideas that take off, my response is usually a curmudgeonly observation about how stupid and pointless it is or how it's so obvious and trivial that I can't believe anyone would waste their time making it. This is not one of those. This is one of those cases where I'm not a bit jealous because something so obvious or inane or dumb took off and became Twitter, but because it's just so damn f…
Err... what? If you're even a half-serious developer, you're going to have a static IP or something like dyndns. You're also going to have your own domain, VPN, and port forwarding. Setting this up on your own network is trivial. You can use it no matter where you are, so long as you have internet. Just buy a cheapo router that supports DD-WRT, set up dyndns, and you're good to go. Seriously. I get it that some peopl…
>If you're even a half-serious developer, you're going to have a static IP or something like dyndns. You're also going to have your own domain, VPN, and port forwarding. Setting this up on your own network is trivial. You can use it no matter where you are, so long as you have internet. Just buy a cheapo router that supports DD-WRT, set up dyndns, and you're good to go.
Um,
Assume none of the above - and instead assume that I am a designer with a local copy of the new t-shirt site im making for my hipster clients - and I am working from the local Java Jungle, not behind my 'cheapo dd-wrt + dyndns +blah blah blah'
I want to show them a latest rev and get feed back.
Use this, and its no problem. Yours is doable, non-trivial and zero elegance.
Re: Showoff
#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
Err... what? If you're even a half-serious developer, you're going to have a static IP or something like dyndns. You're also going to have your own domain, VPN, and port forwarding. Setting this up on your own network is trivial. You can use it no matter where you are, so long as you have internet. Just buy a cheapo router that supports DD-WRT, set up dyndns, and you're good to go. Seriously. I get it that some peopl…
>If you're even a half-serious developer, you're going to have a static IP or something like dyndns. You're also going to have your own domain, VPN, and port forwarding. Setting this up on your own network is trivial. You can use it no matter where you are, so long as you have internet. Just buy a cheapo router that supports DD-WRT, set up dyndns, and you're good to go. Um, Assume none of the above - and instead assu…
email it to them?
call me oldschool, I know...