Category Archives: tech

Microsoft Software Assurance Employee Purchase Program

Posted on July 8, 2009 by brousch

An acquaintance recently received an email at work which offered access to the Microsoft Software Assurance Employee Purchase Program. I don’t really see a problem with this program, other than it is less convenient than just going to the store … Continue reading →

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Pidgin + Yahoo Problem

Posted on June 19, 2009 by brousch

Yesterday Pidgin 2.5.6 stopped connecting to Yahoo Instant Messenger. It looks like a problem with DNS, because changing the Page Server from scs.msg.yahoo.com to 66.163.181.167 fixes the problem.

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GRPUG Meeting Summary

Posted on June 16, 2009 by brousch

Before the GRPUG meeting on Monday I went to the Calvin College North Hall to meet Joel Adams, the Chair of the Computer Science Department there. When I arrived, an astronomer was in his office with a strange IPython bug. … Continue reading →

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GRPUG MoinMoin Wiki

Posted on June 4, 2009 by brousch

I muddled my way through installing MoinMoin on my Slicehost server to create the GRPUG Wiki. I had to bounce around between three or four different install pages and tweak settings for about and hour on the MoinMoin site to … Continue reading →

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GRPUG: Grand Rapids Python Users Group

Posted on June 3, 2009 by brousch

I recently settled on Python as the programming language I will be investing my time towards. To help me learn and network with knowledgeable folks, I have started the Grand Rapids Python Users Group. The idea is to meet to … Continue reading →

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