Why is the Ubuntu One port to Windows so heavy?
Why is the Ubuntu One port to Windows so heavy?: On the process on porting Ubuntu One to windows we took a number of decisions that we expect to make peoples live better when installing it. Python One...
View ArticleSet up your devel env to work on U1 on Windows
Set up your devel env to work on U1 on Windows: In one of my previous posts about the port of U1 to Windows I mentioned that setting up the enviroment to build the solution and work on it was a PITA....
View ArticleHow to modify your WCF services base address dynamically
How to modify your WCF services base address dynamically: It is not a secret that I love Spring.Net, it just makes the development of big application a pleasure. During the port of Ubuntu One to...
View ArticleIron teatrero
lemongirl: Ya me lo habían avisado, estos perros son muy teatreros, con esas caritas que ponen es muy difícil negarles algo. Subir al sofá Jugar con él Dejarle jugar solo Darle premios Si quereis más...
View ArticleIron photo-shoot
Iron photo-shoot: We got a puppy a few weeks ago and we finally got to take some pictures of hime, he’s been with us 2 weeks so far and he is adapting pretty well. Who are you? Please give me chicken!
View Articlethedailywhat: BAMF of the Day: Bill Murray accepts the Scream...
thedailywhat: BAMF of the Day: Bill Murray accepts the Scream Award for best horror movie on behalf of Zombieland while decked out in full Ghostbusters gear. Good thing it was caught on camera or no...
View ArticleIPC between python and c# with no DBus
IPC between python and c# with no DBus: Sometimes on Linux we take for granted DBus. On the Ubntu One Windows port we have had to deal with the fact that DBus on Windows is not that great and therefore...
View ArticleWhat is wrong/right here?
What is wrong/right here?: As most of you know, the Windows files system does not support a number of special characters. To be precise does characters are :”/\|?*. As you can imaging this is a problem...
View ArticleNetwork status changes on Windows with python
Network status changes on Windows with python: At the moment I am sprinting in Argentina trying to make the Ubuntu One port to Windows better by adding support to the sync daemon used on Linux. While...
View ArticleUS Subpoenas Twitter Over Wikileaks Supporters
US Subpoenas Twitter Over Wikileaks Supporters: Shared by mandel Ouch, I hope I don’t get in trouble ;) Ouch, I hope I don’t get in trouble ;)
View ArticleFinding open files on Windows
Finding open files on Windows: Yet again Windows has presented me a challenge when trying to work with its file system, this time in the form of lock files. The Ubuntu One client on linux uses...
View Articlemoviesinframes: The Big Lebowski, 1998 (dir. Joel and Ethan...
moviesinframes: The Big Lebowski, 1998 (dir. Joel and Ethan Coen) By area39
View ArticleYour Startup Sucks: How to (Fucking) Hire Developers
Your Startup Sucks: How to (Fucking) Hire Developers: startupsucks: This is a fairly coarse article. There’s a gentler version posted here. This is a topic that has really gotten out of hand. There are...
View ArticleTxnamedpipes: using Windows namedpipes with twisted
Txnamedpipes: using Windows namedpipes with twisted: At Ubuntu One we required to be able to use named pipes on windows for IPC. This is a ver normal process in multi-process applications like the one...
View ArticleTxnamedpipes: using Windows namedpipes with twisted
Txnamedpipes: using Windows namedpipes with twisted: At Ubuntu One we required to be able to use named pipes on windows for IPC. This is a ver normal process in multi-process applications like the one...
View ArticleChristopher Denter: Python on iPhone & iPad
Christopher Denter: Python on iPhone & iPad: I recently had the opportunity to do some research with the goal of being able to run Python on any iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch). The idea is...
View ArticlePerforming autoupdates with Bitrock
Performing autoupdates with Bitrock: On Ubuntu One we use BtiRock to create the packages for Windows. One of the new features I’m working on is to check if there are updates every so often so that the...
View ArticlePython os.path.expanduser on Windows with Japanese users bug
Python os.path.expanduser on Windows with Japanese users bug: Two really good developers, Alecu and Diego, have discovered a very interestning bug in the os.path.expanduser function in Python. If you...
View ArticleWeird Network Setup
Weird Network Setup: At the moment we are working on providing support for proxy on Ubuntu One. In order to test this correctly I have been setting up a LAN in my office so that I can test as many...
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