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Hello and welcome to my dev blog!
So this blog is to track what I am up to in my developing...

I am a python convert - when ever I can I now use python.
At this very moment I am working as an engineering intern for Tait Electronics. My research project here is "Using Python as a replacement to Matlab in the field of signal processing".
To this end I am using scipy and matplotlib daily. I have a iBook G4 (ppc) and run linux - precompiled binaries for closed source apps like skype and adobe flash simply don't get realeased for the powerpc. This makes life far more interesting!

Work environment
  • Windows 2000 - eek

  • Eclipse (Version: 3.4.1)
    • Pydev (1.4)
    • Pydev Extensions
    • svn
    • mylyn

  • Enthought Python Distribution (Py 2.5 + scipy + numpy + matplotlib)
  • Python 2.3 -> 3.0 (and svn trunk)

Home environment

  • Ubuntu 8.10 (ppc)
  • Eclipse
    • Pydev
    • svn
    • mylyn
  • django (svn)
  • django-command-extensions (svn)
  • Python 2.5, 2.6, 3.0
  • scipy, numpy and matplotlib, pil...
  • gammu, python-gammu (No wammu - due to Segfault on startup)
  • Sony Ericson 880i + usb cable
  • MythTV/ftp/trac/svn/ssh server
Projects

txt-watch

Not open source (at this stage) This project involves making a sms server for interacting with an alarm via txt messages or web interface. Making heavy use of python-gammu for the phone side of it, and django for the web side.

eptidy

What does it do? Tidy up all your tv episodes. Rename and move your files in the way and location of your choice. Downloads episode names from imdb and renames them in the format you specify all from a cross platform native looking gui. Easily extended and editable to support other tv shows. Eptidy supports proxy setting
Project Page: http://eptidy.googlecode.com

mailite

Someone emails some_name@yourdomain.com This program reads the "to" address of the incoming email and searches through your sites members for anyone matching "some name", then looks up the email address of that user. It resends the email, from the original sender to the actual email address looked up. If the user wasn't found it optionally looks through a jobs database then at groups. If still not found the mail is returned to sender with a user not found error.
Project Page: http://mailite.googlecode.com


University of Canterbury Canoe Club Webpage
Site: http://uccc.org.nz
Custom php framework driven site... currently getting redesigned and one day I will redo in a real language...
Old version of the Code is online at my misc repo for all my shared uni code.


Bev's Tramping Gear Hire and Ana's Place Websites
Ditto uccc.org.nz - same framework...
Tramping Information and Gear Hire: http://bevs-hire.com
Ana's Bed and Breakfast Te Anau: http://anasplace.co.nz

Misc
Usually have a few small projects for the flat server as well

Getting a multi project trac install was the last thing I did. We have ordered new parts and are probably going to do a fresh server install of ubuntu tho, so not entirely sure about going through that again! Although it is very nice to have when its up!

Voipstunt - One of the more recent ones was making a script that logs into voipstunts free calling homeline to homeline. So we could go to the flat website and enter in a phone number and then our phone would ring as voipstunt connects us to the number we dialed...

Future Things
A future project will be going from ubuntu to gentoo on my ppc because to many things are broken in the repository at the moment. Ekiga didn't work untill I compiled from source. Wx programs in general seem to fail. Filezilla flashes onto the screen before dieing a miserable death...
Want to have a good play with ompc.
A media manager for keeping track of what episodes you are up to in a series... in the very early stages of development for that...
I want to get django going on my current webhost: http://x10hosting.com

That should just about do it for now!
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