Many of you have experienced issues where the xmlrpc module was not installed with PHP, since the documentation lists it as experimental.
My SQL server stopped working, so I did very little testing, but here is a new version that uses plain XML and Curl to get the message across. I also found the point where the warnings are generated. It seems feeds are not saved properly. When my server is running again I’ll fix that as well. It’s a pain to work over FTP…
Hey there!
Some great stuff has happened to PyMouse since 0.2
So that means you should download the latest version and I should notify Softpedia that they’re lagging behind.
Today I spend my day trying to improve PyMouse.
Please let me know if and how it works. Especially if you know something about PyObjc…
Remember the post a few weeks ago about my Python mouse control library? If not, this is the link: http://metapep.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/control-the-mouse-on-mac-with-python/ and this the Google project: http://code.google.com/p/pymouse/
It has been added to Softpedia! I just received a mail about it. It’s listed under Mac products, but it’s cool anyway and it encourages me to continue to work on it.(just as much as it encourages me to see reactions and patches from people!)
This is just a short notice that I’ve started up another blog about WordPress and PHP in Dutch. I’ll continue to post my Python stuff in English here. so that means:
It happens to everyone on Twitter: spam/fake followers. Do you want to get rid of them?
Inspired on this post I started working on a anti-spam app to block these spammers. My app checks your followers list on the 3 points explained in that post, being:
The app is currently in the testing phase, and I need your help! I tested it on my own little followers list, but who knows what happens when you try it on your followers!
Currently the app only checks your followers and gives some output. I need you to run the app and report false positives/negatives. I’ll explain you how you can try this in a moment. The output looks like this:
Username (-- SPAM) <-- name and if it's spam or not
63 <-- percentage of spaminess
{'individual': 23, 'test: 0, 'results': 40} <-- results per test
Instructions for testing my anti-spam app:
If you get stuck somewhere, just leave a comment. If you found a false positive/negative, also leave a comment including a part of the output.
If you’re realy confident of the workings of the app you can remove the # sign before user.tag_as_spam and user.block_user at the bottom of the file, now my app is realy going to block and report people!
If enough people tested this version I’ll make an easy to use exe with a graphical user interface(which would eliminate the four toughest steps). The Python version will still be available for Mac and Linux users.
Back in 1979 Apple introduced the first computer mouse. It was a great breakthrough. So why get back to the old way of dong things? The point is, you’re not doing that. The mouse is a great invention for manipulating visual data.
But if you want to speed up your work, think twice before moving your hand away from the keyboard. It’s faster to use the keyboard for most things while you have your hands at it for typing.
But there is a problem… This is your mission: Close all your applications and hide the mouse. Try how far you can get without it! (wipe the dust of that tab key and use it!)
Here is what happens when I try this on my Mac: tab tab tab… cmd+o (HD) tab tab tab tab cmd+o (Applications) s tab tab cmd+o (I’m in Safari now) tab tab(search box) enter shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab shift+tab enter(finally reached the site I wanted to)
Can we speed up this process? Yes we can!(don’t say a word about this president person) The first part can be solved using applications like Quicksilver or Google Quick Search Box. These are applications for quickly opening files and applications and much more(moving files, play iTunes, etc.). But how about the second part(Safari, or any other browser)?
The second part is up to people like me(who make websites) For examples, look here(tab index) and here(keyboard shortcuts)(login with demo/demo).
The previous version of my bookmarklet, only works when you’re on the Twitter website due to AJAX domain restrictions….
javascript:req=new XMLHttpRequest();req.open("POST","http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml",true);req.setRequestHeader("Content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded");req.setRequestHeader("Authorization","Basic <base64 encode username:password here>");req.send("status="+window.getSelection());
But don’t be afraid, here is the new version!
javascript:req=document.createElement("form");req.method="POST";req.action="http://twitter.com/statuses/update.rss";tweet=document.createElement("input");tweet.name="status";tweet.value=window.getSelection();req.appendChild(tweet);document.body.appendChild(req);req.submit();
It’s less beautiful, but it works better and the configuration is easier. First go to the Twitter API page. Your browser will prompt you for your username and password, and likely an option to remember it. Click this option as my bookmarklet is unable to provide authentication. Next add this code to you bookmarks(WordPress won’t let me place it in a link for you). The only downside to this version is that it submits a form to the API page. This might also work on Internet Explorer!
/dev/null for everything on my mind
I changed the title of my blog. Since my CMS is on a side track now, I’m going to use this blog for a lot of other stuff. For example; I’m thinking about 4D, how it would look and how to visualize that.
Lately I’ve also been busy with Toverveer – Magic Quill, when it gets international – which is an Adobe AIR application for writing in 10 magic languages. I can show you the gadget, a lite version we’re planning to release as a gadget on Hyves, MySpace and Facebook, for sending each other secret messages.
Toverveer gadget The full version costs something around €5
