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Bespin Gotchas

In case of trouble connecting to Bespin from an external machine, try setting the IP address to 0.0.0.0 Either change the file pavement.py: 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 server=Bunch( # set to true to … Continue reading

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Get email updates when your IP changes/ Python DynDns update client

I use DynDns to map my ISP provided dynamic IP to a static hostname. For some reason, the DynDns provided update clients don’t always work for me and often leave my hostname pointing to a dead or (worse) someone else’s … Continue reading

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Ayrton, Diego get new stripes

This week I finally moved Ayrton (the iMac) to Snow Leopard and also managed to find the time to move up Diego (my 5+ years and still going strong Powerbook) to Leopard. Here’s a quick primer for someone looking to … Continue reading

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Join Google Groups without Google id

If, like me, you don’t have a Gmail id (shock horror!) it can be a pain trying to figure out how to join a Google Group1 . Some groups (like the Django ones) do have web pages with a sign-up … Continue reading

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I now know how to land a 747

I am taking a printout of this with me when I board a 747 next. (via kottke.org)

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