archive for February 2007

Bluetooth and Computer Locking

Occasionally, I'll think of something so good I have to rush and implement it on the spot. Last week I had one of those moments; Martin had mentioned to me that he'd bought a Wireless PC Lock, which is a little thing you plug into the USB port, and which locks your computer when you walk away with its 'key' transmitter.

Posted 27th February 2007 in General, and Python, with 6 comments

Thumbnails

I've literally just finished implementing thumbnail support in ByteHoard/e. Unlike previous versions, they're not generated on the fly, but rather whenever the file changes - the same goes for all the file metadata ByteHoard uses, like mimetypes (which now work, too) and file sizes.

Posted 9th February 2007 in ByteHoard, with 8 comments

The Aftermath

Well, the ByteHoard/e first alpha seems to have gone quite well. There were, as I expected, a few bugs - thanks to the people who found them, and I encourage anyone who finds anything slightly off to go and make full use of the new bugtracker at bugs.bytehoard.org.

Posted 8th February 2007 in ByteHoard, with 0 comments