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Let's say that you would rather not root your android device simply so that you can test websites on your local network. Turns out it is super easy to do if you have an ubuntu box around.

Part 1 - Setup your ubuntu box as a local proxy

1) Run this command to install squid

sudo apt-get install squid

2) Begin editing the /etc/squid/squid.conf file

3) At the very top of the http_access section, add the following

http_access allow localnet

4) Save the squid.conf file

5) Make sure squid is running

sudo start squid

Create stunning interactive maps with this dataset that allows you to create overlays for each country in the world. Download includes:
 

• WorldBorders.xml - A simple xml file that defines shapes for each country in the world.
• 2 demo files that show how to use the data to create various interactive maps.
• border_tool.html - An application for customizing the xml to your specific needs.

Click here for demos
See attachment for download

The following tool helped me a great deal in migrating inboxes to a new server : http://perfectmaildir.home-dn.net/
 
What I did was setup the user accounts on the new server, and then copied the users' mailbox files from /var/spool/mail on the old box to a temp folder on the new box.
 
After using

sudo perl -MCPAN - e shell
> install Date::Parse

to setup some pre-reqs for the script, it ran perfectly!
 
 

Q: What's the best way to stay sane as a work from home computer programmer?

A: Shred some powder man!

It has been another fantastic season up at Monarch this winter.  I found this cool video of some guys hitting the back country at Monarch.  So now everyone can know what I am up to when I am not camped out in front of the computer working on a project.

No, this entry has nothing to do with strange food.  I am doing some experimenting today with the Dogtail GUI test tool in order to evaluate its capablities for testing apps on Linux.  First off, documentation on dogtail is very hard to come by.  The API docs on the dogtail site are very old so avoid using them if you can.  I recommend the following series of articles instead: