Archives for June 2008

Frustrated by Python module management

I don’t really do any Python development myself, but at work I do support some automated testing infrastructure (in this particular case, I’m talking about a CruiseControl.rb installation), and some of the projects that use that infrastructure use Python. The setup is so that the tests are actually executed in the CC.rb server, so I [...]

CHDK – Canon Hacker’s Development Kit

Some days ago, Arve posted a very interesting link in Twitter: Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera. It was about something called CHDK (Canon Hacker’s Development Kit), which is a non-official firmware enhancement for many Canon cameras.
It sounds pretty scary, but actually it’s really safe and easy to use: you just copy some files into [...]

Retarded keyboard

So, today I was working normally, and suddenly I mispress something… and I can’t switch to other desktops anymore.
First thing I think: maybe some KDE global shortcut manager or whatever went nuts, and redefined my “Switch to Desktop” keys. So I go and check the preferences, and I find that everything is alright.
So I try [...]