Archive for the “General” category
How buildings learn
by iampeterbanjo on August 15, 2010
I was listening to a podcast a few weeks ago (I think it’s this one) when someone gave a shout-out to this BBC series now on Google video. Apart from being interesting in it’s own right, the reason I was (…)
Using python IRB generates this error "ImportError settings cannot be imported because environment variable %s is undefined"
by iampeterbanjo on July 2, 2010
This is being caused because "Unfortunately, the tagging module’s __init__.py file globally imports some models which rely on the rest of Django’s infrastructure to be up and running (hence the need for settings)." Option 1: launch the python IRB by (…)
How to run multiple versions of Firefox simultaneously
by iampeterbanjo on July 2, 2010
Install two versions of Firefox. Version A and B in separate folders. Launch Firefox profile managment by running "firefox -P" in Run window (Window + R). Create a new profile. It’s sensible to name the profile the version of Firefox (…)
Brave New World of HTML5: The "No, I’m not Bruce Lawson" Edition by Patrick Lauke
by iampeterbanjo on July 2, 2010
@WebDirections London 2010 What it is: HTML5 is anything but Opera started it in reaction to XHTML 2.0 via Web Application 1.0 with WHAT-WG. Joined forces with Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft and Google. HTML5 supports existing standards with additional features Features: (…)
Register a nick name on IRC
by iampeterbanjo on June 1, 2010
Maybe you want to get involved on an open-source project and want to open up some lines of communication via IRC. It wasn’t as straight forward as I hoped so here’s the 411 (how-to). Install Pidgin Add account. Select server (…)
Book review: Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
by iampeterbanjo on October 25, 2009
Oops, I did it again. This is not a book review in the purest sense of the written word. It is more of an audiobook review to be more exact. I had to read, I mean listen, to this book. (…)
Book review: Made in Japan by Akio Morita
by iampeterbanjo on October 25, 2009
You know, after reading this book I fell in love with Sony. It’s so hard to resist the human element of Sony’s history. From the humble beginnings in a devastated city after the second world war and the ambition Morita (…)
Book review: Samsung vs. Sony
by iampeterbanjo on October 25, 2009
The book begins with an open question, in 2002 the market capitalization of Samsung surpassed that of Sony, how did this happen? The author thoroughly explores the differences between these two companies – one a well respected icon in electronics (…)
Book review: Blown to Bits by by Philip Evans and Thomas S Wurster
by iampeterbanjo on October 25, 2009
My goodness I loved this book! I got this book from the library because it had such an intriguing opening and was so densely written: the authors didn’t waste time getting to the main points and they had a whole (…)
Book review: The Toyota Way by Jeffrey Liker
by iampeterbanjo on October 25, 2009
Full disclosure – I didn’t read this book, I listened to it via an audiobook that I bought on iTunes. Actually I haven’t listened to ALL of it because it can get really dry in some places (after about an (…)