Tuesday 14 July 2009
Writing Python with PSPad
PSPad is a great editor for programmers. Instead of using a dedicated Python IDE, PSPad can be tweaked to compile and run scripts directly. Here's how...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
Updating twitter from python
Just looking into posting twitter updates from python. I've found three methods so far: -
- Python Twitter Tools
- python-twitter
- Command-line via Curl (can possible do with urllib)
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Upgrading Memory in Acer Revo
Here are some quick instructions on upgrading the memory in an Acer Aspire Revo PC.
Pimp my Revo!
I've added some extra RAM and a new larger hard drive to my Acer Aspire Revo so here are the final specs: -
Sunday 5 July 2009
Swapping Hard Drive in Acer Revo
The Acer Aspire Revo has a lot of potential for a home media player but the 160gb hard drive won't be large enough for everybody.
I spotted a special offer on a Iomega Prestige 500gb Portable Hard Drive which contains (in my case) a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 drive, model ST9500325AS .
I already had a working installation of Windows 7 RC, so here's how I swapped the hard drives: -
I spotted a special offer on a Iomega Prestige 500gb Portable Hard Drive which contains (in my case) a Seagate Momentus 5400.6 drive, model ST9500325AS .
I already had a working installation of Windows 7 RC, so here's how I swapped the hard drives: -
Saturday 4 July 2009
XBMC With VDPAU and iPlayer
There's an interesting article on the How to do something differently... blog about getting VDPAU working with iPlayer under Linux with the SVN build of XBMC. I'll be sure to look into it some more when I install Ubuntu onto my Revo.
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