A couple of days ago, my parents bought their first HDTV. Since it has a USB port that can be used to show pictures stored on a flash drive, I found myself in the position of finally using an old 512 MB stick I had lying around. I scouted my iPhoto Libraries for pictures, and…
Month: April 2010
Installing the MySQLdb Python module on Snow Leopard
Needing to access a MySQL database through Python, I was faced by the inability to easily install the MySQLdb module. I do use MacPorts, but after running the obvious sudo port install py26-mysql I realized that I would be downloading, compiling and installing a new instance of Python, a new instance of MySQL (I prefer…
iPad, iTunes, iPhone OS; or: how you are not forced to use them
One day after the release of the iPad in the United States, reviews are pouring onto American and foreign websites alike. For every person who is amazed by the device, there is someone who is bothered by the Apple buzz. To these I say: what’s the big deal? I happen to live in the Province…