Category Archives: Software

Interactively trying gae code

import sys sys.path.append(‘c:/program files (x86)/google/google_appengine’) sys.path.append(‘c:/Program Files (x86)/Google/google_appengine/lib/yaml/lib’) from google.appengine.ext import db import datetime class A(db.Model): date = db.DateProperty() class B(): date = datetime.date.today() a = A(date=datetime.date.today()) print a.date.month b = B() print b.date.month prints: >>10 >>10 the db.Model class … Continue reading

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CSS Primer

No one hates CSS more than I do. Some essential tips: if you are floating an element, make sure to set its width if you set the width of a div in html, it has no effect. the width must … Continue reading

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Announcing launch of essayworld.net – a website for budding writers and enthusiasts

Dear Writer, I would like to introduce you to http://www.essayworld.net – a website I have developed where you can participate in a monthly essay writing competition and win cash prizes. You can use this website to express your views on current topics, … Continue reading

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GAE setup

1. install python 2.5 2. install GAE SDK 3. download gdata, atom, webapp2 and copy to your application directory (no need to install them, since the production machines won’t have them installed and they will need to pick them up … Continue reading

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Changing cmd font

open regedit. goto HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\Console\TrueTypeFont. add key as needed  

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Announcing the launch of bookmine.net

Recently, I had a lot of books to sell. I found that craigslist – while a great resource, is not very well suited to buying and selling of books. If you list your books on amazon, they will sell fast … Continue reading

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