MarkdownView for Android
The theme music for this post is Minor Threat - Seeing Red.Cool! Gun.io user Falnatsheh has claimed the bounty to make MarkdownView for Android.MarkdownMarkdown is a popular modern markup syntax which...
View ArticlePost to Google Tasks Using Siri on Your iPhone
The theme music for this post is Percy Sledge - The Dark End of the Street.Cool! Gun.io user MatthewBauer has claimed the bounty to make a way to post to Google Tasks using Siri.Siri to Google Tasks...
View ArticleI Got Ol' Dirty Bastard's FBI File
The theme music to this post is Blackroc - Coochie [feat ODB].One of my hobbies is liberating government documents using Freedom of Information Act requests. To do this, I use the service MuckRock,...
View ArticleTutorial: How to Deploy Node JS Applications, With Examples
Note: This is a living document! To get the most recent information (and the example files), look here, on GitHub. To clone the example:git clone git://github.com/Miserlou/NodeDeploy.gitIntro I've...
View ArticleDirtyShare - Pure JavaScript Peer to Peer Filesharing
Try DirtyShare Here!I've made a purely browser-based file sharing system. Try it out with the link above or watch the video below.MotivationFor a long time, I've felt that there has been a void for...
View ArticlePolitical JavaScript: progress.js
The theme music to this post is Omodaka - Hietsuki Bushi.As you surely noticed, there was a coordinated black-out of various websites on January 18th in protest of SOPA/PIPA (if you don't know why...
View ArticleBig Changes Come to Gun.io: Non-Competitive Gigs, International Payments,...
The theme music for this post is: Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue [Live].Greetings, friends!We're pleased to announce some big new features have come to Gun.io. These changes are in response to your most...
View ArticleDo These Documents Show That The CIA Was Involved in the Assassination of an...
aka, 'A Peek Inside the Insane Philosophy of the Central Intelligence Agency.'The theme music to this post is: Zach De La Rocha, KRS-One and the Last Emperor - Criminals in Action.If you read this blog...
View ArticleGet Freelance Jobs Based on Your GitHub Profile
The theme music for this post is: Archie Bell and the Drells - Tighten Up.Good news, everybody! Gun.io now has tighter integration with GitHub!For those who haven't been to the site before - welcome!...
View ArticleHow to Hire a Programmer
This short guide will explain some of the best strategies for hiring a quality freelance programmer, and show you some common pitfalls to avoid.IntroSo you've got an idea for a new software project,...
View ArticleHow to List Items In A Dictionary in A Django Template
Here's a quick to tutorial on how to iterate over a dictionary in a Django template. I get asked this quite a lot so I figured I'd put it online in case anybody is Googling it.Dictionary ItemsFirst, in...
View ArticleSetting up Google Webmaster Tools with Python / Django
This a short guide on how to set up Google Webmaster tools for your python django website.Getting StartedTo start, go to Google Webmaster Tools and click 'Add A Site.' It's a red button that looks like...
View ArticleGet Paid to Work on FreeNet!
This is awesome!FreeNet!The FreeNet Project, the pioneering anti-censorship and anonymity system developed by the legendary Ian Clarke has put up a bunch of open source job opportunities on Gun.io!Get...
View ArticleWhy Isn't Amazon Dominating Online Payments?
Many people don't even know this, but Amazon.com, the 10th most popular website, also serve as a payment gateway that allows web developers to accept credit cards on their websites. There are just...
View ArticleThe End Is Nigh - GChat Spam
I've always known this day would come.Disappointing.There are now spam bots for porn sites running around on Google Chat.Google Chat SucksI've always hated Google Chat. It's distracting when I'm trying...
View ArticleLucid Dream Twitter Bot
tl;dr: I made a twitter bot to remind you to question reality in an effort to promote lucid dreaming skills.Howdy folks! It's #onehourproject Sunday!Lucid dreaming is the single greatest human...
View ArticleGun.io Profiled in Tech.li
Check it out! Gun.io has been profiled by Tech.li. Thanks to Jon Christian for reaching out to do this profile!Into the GrinderThe interview was conducted over email. I thought it might be interesting...
View Article6 Tips For Hiring a NodeJS Developer
So, you're looking to hire a Node.js developer or hire a Node.js freelancer. What should you be looking for? What makes a good candidate?This short guide will give you a few tips for things to look out...
View ArticleGrooveMac: GrooveDown Packaged For OSX (aka, How To Package Java Programs...
tl;dr: Download GrooveMac for OSX here!Download it here!I recently discovered an awesome, awesome program called GrooveDown, which lets you download songs on GrooveShark to your hard drive.GrooveDown...
View ArticleHow to Hire DevOps
DevOps is the latest big trend in hiring. Everybody is talking about DevOps, and everybody wants them.So, what the hell are DevOps, why do you need them, where can you find and hire DevOps and what...
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