Midwire Technologies

building exceptional software since 1990

Welcome

My name is Chris Blackburn, also known as "Midwire". I manage a remote-only, Ruby consulting company, Midwire Technologies. I've been writing software since 1990. I use this space to occasionally write about programming computers and other techie things.

Hire Us

We typically stay busy with contract work. I may or may not personally be available for hire, but it is likely we have at least one exceptionally talented engineer that will be eager to help with a new project.

Please send us an email and we can discuss.

Latest Posts

Mask Your IP Address For Fun And Profit

Why would anyone want to mask or change their IP address? There are many possible reasons, but here are a few:

Update ActiveRecord Instance With Validation Context

Validation contexts are really useful, however only the methods valid? and save allow you to pass a custom validation context. What about update?

Why Not Google Chrome?

Why you should not use the Google Chrome browser