CodeMirror. If you want editors on websites that color the syntax of programs. Looks quite nice and could perhaps be interesting for a few things, e.g. where I allow restructured text to be entered, or where Python code is stored in the database. It is a JavaScript library that is simply plugged into the browser in the textareas.
Archive 27. July 2011
Harbour Project. Someone mentioned dBase. Then I ended up at dbase.com - and then the question about Clipper arose. And then I searched for it. Why do I do such things? Why can't I control myself? And where is dBase for the cloud?
Orange - Data Mining Fruitful & Fun. Wow, just stumbled upon this, I didn't know it, I think. A GUI interface with a node interface for defining data analyses and visualizations, where these nodes are programmed in Python. The entire interface is built with QT, so there is also an OSX version of it. If you need to sift through larger amounts of data, this is definitely worth a look, especially since it is open source and you don't lose anything there.
Sage: Open Source Mathematics Software. Simply because I've been thinking about worksheet interfaces lately and considering what options there are - Sage is not just a math package, but primarily a huge collection of Python modules and a worksheet interface for Python as well. Okay, you use a web browser against a locally running web server, but still, it's actually a nice thing. And meanwhile, version 4.7 with many changes is out. And you can repeat good things. It's definitely cheaper than mathematics and I also like Python much better as a programming language. Since I will probably eventually install my own server to access notebooks from anywhere, here's a blogmark on a guide on how to build your own Sage server with Ubuntu.
The Xavisys WordPress Plugin Framework - Xavisys. Interesting if you want to build your own plugins for WordPress, as it takes care of some of the standard tasks and makes the code simpler.
BuddyPress.org. Just stumbled upon it again when it came to self-hosted social networks. BuddyPress somehow always flies under the radar, but it's quite an interesting development with all the features of WordPress - including, for example, all login integrations and similar. And there are also separate plugins for BuddyPress, such as the BuddyPress Media Plugin, with which you can create your own Flickr from a BuddyPress installation. And there are countless more things, up to commercial plugins for various purposes. And additionally, you can use all WordPress themes and build on them.
On Safari. Interesting article by someone who once did a safari differently than usual - instead of the bulky 35mm DSLR, he took a Panasonic GH2 (for the large zoom range) and a Leica S2. Very interesting observations in the article and also a few nice photos.
EL34 - The home of Eddie - About. Hmm, I should check that out too - the MPW-inherited Worksheets sound interesting, the ones from BBEdit are unfortunately always more clunky than really smooth. Maybe Eddie is better equipped there. But "SVN Integration" as the only version control? Ouch. Come into the current millennium, people! (found on the shockwave, the link)
Ultimatum: Paypal will enforce the Cuba embargo in Germany. Nice, how the nonsense from the USA is to be pushed through in Europe, right? It's about time for viable alternatives to PayPal. And it's about time that they finally fall under banking regulation - because their blocking actions often block money that is already there - as was the case recently with WikiLeaks.