This is based off of a Summer of Code application I made in 2007, titled “Intelligent Desktop.” Recent discussions have reminded me to at least blog about it. And given my current employment status, I have the time. 🙂 Note: You may also be interested in File List Applet . Messy Desk The desktop –… Continue reading GNOME 3.0 Ideas (Intelligent Desktop)
Category: Geek
Netbooks
“Netbooks” are a fairly recent thing; smaller and more affordable than a regular notebook PC… What’s not to like about that?! 🙂 Asus first tapped into this market with their Eee PC and it has since gone through its second (I think) generation. Eee PC’s generally get great reviews with the one complaint being their… Continue reading Netbooks
WordPress Upgrade Script
Even though the WordPress upgrade is easy, it’s troublesome. So I wrote a script to do it for me. Yep. There’s lots of these out there. And a lot of hosts (including mine) have a one-click install/update thing. But for some reason, I decided to write my own script. In python. Got to use a… Continue reading WordPress Upgrade Script
python treeview toggle
Had this post sitting around. Seems finished. May be helpful to someone. /me waves Wand of Publish +1 I was confused when I was playing around with this basic concept: adding a toggle widget to the treeview in pygtk. The reason for this is an inconsistency in the api model – or at least how… Continue reading python treeview toggle
Creating a DVD Slideshow in Linux
For my brother’s wedding, about a week ago, my sister wanted to do a slideshow for them. She’s done this before and she’s known for spending lots of time making very nice, emotional slideshows with carefully chosen pictures and music. Previously, she would count in her head while manually switch the slides with a traditional… Continue reading Creating a DVD Slideshow in Linux
Playing Video from your Linux PC on your Wii
Maybe you’ve watched youtube videos on your Wii using the Internet Channel or the promo videos on the Nintendo Channel and you thought it would be cool to watch other videos from your (Linux) PC. I know I did. But I wasn’t sure if it would be possible in a reasonable quality. Since then, I’ve… Continue reading Playing Video from your Linux PC on your Wii
AttrDict Python Module
I’ve been doing quite a bit of Python hacking in my recent free time. A couple days ago, I had the desire for a dictionary that I could access key values just like object attribute names. For example, in the dictionary d={‘key’:’value’}, I wanted to be able to use d.key to return ‘value’. I thought… Continue reading AttrDict Python Module
Recent Geekiness
Hmmm… I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog front. Better write something. Show some sign of life. Well, officially 2 weeks of not being gainfully employed and I’ve been making pretty good use of the time, I think! (I know, you’d expect more blog posts from someone who has more time – I’m weird). Even… Continue reading Recent Geekiness
Upgrading
Ubuntu Hardy Heron is out! [ Features | Download ] If I disappear for a while, something probably didn’t go smoothly. I almost expect a problem with my wireless drivers… :/ *click* Update: As I anticipated, my desktop had (and is still having) some troubles with the wireless. I’m currently able to connect to the… Continue reading Upgrading
Watching and Reading
(Online) Comics I’ve been reading Butternut Squash – Start at the beginning. Polished style. Crude humour. Hilarious. (Thanks for pointing this out, Jon!) Kukuburi – Start at the beginning. Elaborate style. Adventure. Bit of a slow start. Actually the plot’s still unravelling, but the art is pretty and the story is getting interesting. (By the… Continue reading Watching and Reading