Ubuntu 10.04, Django and GAE - Part 1

Published on June 12, 2010

I've started to get into Google's App Engine again, and have started developing a simple product that I had a use for. The initial first draft was a quick 200 lines in webapp, and it worked great. However, I'm starting to find certain things quite cumbersome. I'm a huge fan ... Read more.

Ubuntu 10.04, Django and GAE - Part 2

Published on June 12, 2010

All my Django sites are running 1.2, which poses a conflict with writing apps for Google's App Engine, as use_library currently only supports I've already detailed. This document will hopefully show you ... Read more.

Lenny on Ebox 3310A

Published on Nov. 3, 2009

As a preface, I take absolutely no credit for the below instructions. Stefan L kindly sent these through these instructions on installing Debian on the 3310A. I need to send a special thanks to Stefan, as I receive a lot of emails about the 3310 - but I don't have ... Read more.

New Atheros Module and Ubuntu

Published on Sept. 22, 2009

I've been using Atheros for quite some time, and I've always liked the madwifi drivers. They allowed really easy switching into monitor mode, and decent levels of packet injection. However, since I'm mostly in an office now, instead of writing web apps in cafes and trying to score free internet, ... Read more.

ISO Code Error

Published on June 17, 2009

I've received this error a few times when working with pytz: Error reading file '/usr/share/xml/iso-codes/iso_3166.xml' In short, install the 'iso-codes' package in Ubuntu/Debian. I'm sure this is covered in the manual that I didn't read, but I'm sure others didn't read it too. ... Read more.

Fixing mysql warning message

Published on May 3, 2009

After restoring databases from one server to another I sometimes get this error on Ubuntu or Debian: error: 'Access denied for user 'debian-sys-maint'@'localhost' (using password: YES)' This makes a lot of sense, and the solution is pretty simple. If you look in: <pre ... Read more.

Fixing locale errors in Ubuntu 8.04

Published on May 3, 2009

I've hit this problem a few times, and figured I'd leave a note for myself how to fix it. Ubuntu 8.04 seems to hiccup sometimes (on a VPS) for generating the correct locales. In particular, I get this error, a lot: perl: warning: Setting ... Read more.

Configure Timevault to Remote Server

Published on Nov. 2, 2008

Using TimeVault with a shared drive as a backend is actually quite easy, but it does require a few special things setup. Note: this is gonna be a brief summary. Install samba-tools, smbfs... sudo apt-get install samba-tools smbfs A lot more other stuff ... Read more.

Ubuntu 8.04 64-Bit and VMware Server 2

Published on Aug. 1, 2008

I now have successful installation of VMware Server 2 (Beta RC1) on top of Ubuntu 8.04 64-bit. I have been using various virtualization technologies for years, and VMware is usually the easiest to install and configure. So far, VMware Server 2 RC1, has proven to be the exception to the ... Read more.