Modernizr

Again, not backend, but check this out:

Modernizr

HTML5 Boilerplate - A rock-solid default template for HTML5 awesome.

Not Yii or even backend coding, but way cool.

HTML5 Boilerplate - A rock-solid default template for HTML5 awesome.

Applying Mathematics To Web Design - Smashing Magazine

It's not Yii. Heck, it's not even PHP, but it's dang cool:

Applying Mathematics To Web Design - Smashing Magazine

Firefox4 on OSX 10.5 (leopard) failing to open from command line : bang_head_on_wall

I needed to launch Firefox from the command line in OS X 10.5.8, and it just wouldn't work. This blog post saved me:

Firefox4 on OSX 10.5 (leopard) failing to open from command line : bang_head_on_wall

So very easy to fix!