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Mac’s are just different enough it is hard to make this work. Sphinx generate documentation, but as usual, even with the vanilla Python 2.7 on every Mac, you have to install a lot of scaffolding, the easy way is to just type “sudo easy_install -U sphinx” but this uses non-SSL,…

YouTube rocks. What a video series!

Been looking for a easy to use camera that works on an IP network. This is far harder than it looks. What I’d like is a system that works in Wifi, ow light, is reliable enough for 24/7 monitoring and can monitor remotely (eg outside the house) and can record…

We’ve been debating which is the right next generation camera. With Bob opting for Fuji, Rennie for Olympus and John for Samsung. But maybe this is the tiebreaker? It does seem to have every feature under the sun: Sony NEX-6 Review: Digital Photography Review Sony NEX-6 specification highlights 16.1MP APS-C…

It is always so hard to keep up with the Joneses. First it’s hard to spell, second, you have to acquire a lot of loot (or debt!) to do it: The average American household owns 2.3 vehicles The average number of children in families is 1.86 The average number of…

Hey these sites are our sisters with specific purposes. Will see about making cross posting easier, but they are: The Marketing Playbook. With my buddy John Zagula about broader marketing and business strategy. Durian PC. Well the joke is that we smell (figuring out technology) so you don’t have to.…

I’m getting back into WordPress and there are so many different plugins and things that it is so confusing for someone who is not a complete noob (where the defaults work well) and not a major hacker (eg a professional developer). So here are some things that I’ve learned: You…

In the new world, so often software has to get integrated into hardware. It’s one of toughest things to do. As soon as you get to a single physical piece you have inventory risk and also almost everything is contract manufacturing and that means a trip to China. Finding a…

Well, trying to find a decent webcam with good picture quality (1080p), low light capability (F/1.8 and fast enough), connection via Wifi, and also easy access (so it dumps the videos somewhere reasonable, like a file server and you can view it with a mobile app or through any browser).…