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Continue reading →: PDF Merge – With GUI (Python)Yesterday I looked at using the tkinter module of Python to create a file browser GUI , and it has inspired me to relook at the PDF Merge program I did a while back. My first attempt (worked on over a lunch break) at a GUI driven PDF merge program…
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Continue reading →: File Browser V1 (Python)Currently looking through some of my older projects and seeing if any of my recent Python learning could be used to make them better. Possibly make the PDF merge idea better with some GUI driven fun rather than command line, and building on my previous GUI attempt. To do this…
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Continue reading →: Sending SMS (Text) Messages (Python)
Following on from my Pollen Count project I wondered if it would be possible to send the same information via SMS (Short Message Service / text message) to a mobile phone. Being a test idea I didn’t want to pay for sending test SMS messages and didn’t want to sign…
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Continue reading →: Pollen Check V2 (Python) – Or How To Send E-Mail Via PythonYesterday I got V1 on my Pollen Check program running, and in all honesty I managed to complete part 2 last night but didn’t get chance to write a blog post as it was getting late. V2 of the Pollen Check program doesn’t display onscreen the pollen data, instead it…
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Continue reading →: Pollen Check V1 (Python)My beautiful and amazing wife has challenged me with creating a Python program which checks the pollen count each morning and e-mails it to her. I’ve broken this task up into three parts: 1st part of Python program that gets the pollen count 2nd part of Python program handles the…
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Continue reading →: Installing Citrix Receiver (Raspberry Pi)Back in May I wrote an entry about installing Citrix Receiver on Mac OS. With my recent (re)interest in the Raspberry Pi I thought about using Citrix Receiver on it. Citrix Receiver allows a device to remote connect to another device (e.g. a Windows server) and offer solutions such as…
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Continue reading →: Tweeting Automatically, POC (Python and Pi)Following on from my various Twitter auto reply blog posts and my purchase of a Raspberry Pi Zero W, it was time to all proof of concept (PoC) and put my Python program into a live environment. Up first was transferring my Python program (with associated files) from my MacBook…
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Continue reading →: Raspberry Pi Zero W SetupOver the weekend I purchased a Raspberry Pi Zero W from Pimoroni. The Zero W is a very small computer that has wi-fi and I hope to use it to run some automated scripts. I already have a Raspberry Pi 2 and a Raspberry Pi 3 but wanted a Zero W…
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Continue reading →: Twitter Auto Reply To Tweets V3 (Python)Did a little bit of a rework on this compared to V1 and V2 . I’ve scrapped the “date” format and instead utilised the Tweet ID and writing/reading from a text (txt) file. Every tweet on Twitter is stamped with an ID, I’ve altered my program so that once it…
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Continue reading →: Removing Direct Access (Powershell)
Microsoft introduced Direct Access with Windows Server 2008 (R2) for use with Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 8 Enterprise edition clients, it can also be used on Windows 10. Direct Access is a VPN-like technology that allows clients to connect intranet services (including applications and file shares) via a secure…
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