Category Archives: short

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Highlights

Posted on Monday 22 November 2010 by J. D. Bartlett

I haven’t planned anything to write about this week.  So here’s the highlights of the last few days: “Going Postal” (Terry Pratchett) performed live at the Brisbane Arts Theatre – a thoroughly enjoyable performance.  Great acting and true to the … Continue reading →

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TODO Lists

Posted on Monday 8 November 2010 by J. D. Bartlett

Like most people, I have lots of things to get done. One piece of software which I’ve found useful recently has been GTD-Free, a task-list tool which helps you follow the process explained in the “Getting Things Done” book. I’ve … Continue reading →

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That Test Framework

Posted on Monday 25 October 2010 by J. D. Bartlett

A few weeks ago I dreamt about a unit testing framework for Python.  Well, I’ve put together a proof-of-concept prototype.  What you can do with it: Set up tests and nested test suites Provide per-suite or per-test setup and teardown … Continue reading →

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Behold, My Long Silence is Now Broken

Posted on Thursday 7 October 2010 by J. D. Bartlett

Due to the extended Blogetery.com outage my blogging was interrupted and now it’s taken me a while to get back into it.  A few things to note: Now that my blog’s been restored, the formatting of old articles is terrible.  … Continue reading →

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Android: Send SMS from Your Desktop

Posted on Monday 5 July 2010 by J. D. Bartlett

Annoyed by the fact that you have to use your Android’s tiny (on-screen) keyboard to type your text messages? I was. Until I found SmartDog’s Android Desktop app. I think it was called “A Web Desktop” or similar in the … Continue reading →

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