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PyOhio 2012 Presentation – Python and Android

Posted on September 4, 2012 by brousch

About a month ago I gave a talk titled “Python and Android: A descent into madness with Ben Rousch” at the PyOhio conference. I think the talk went really well, much better than the one I gave last year. There … Continue reading →

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How to Create an Android App and APK on Android with Python

Posted on July 31, 2012 by brousch

I’m a developer (among other things). I love Android, but I think Java is cumbersome and annoying. I want to create Android apps using Python. With the Scripting Layer for Android (SL4A) I can create little scripts on the Android … Continue reading →

Posted in android, grlug, grpug, python, tech, wmlug | 15 Comments

Running Stardock’s “Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion” on Linux

Posted on July 17, 2012 by brousch

My sister works at Stardock, a company in the Detroit area, and she has been pestering me to try one of their games. It took a while for me to get motivated enough to do so since Stardock’s games are … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 12.04 Splash Screen Lockup with LiveCD

Posted on May 9, 2012 by brousch

I just setup Kubuntu Linux 12.04 on a HP Pavilion zv6000 and ran into a pesky bug. This bug is on all of the Ubuntu and Kubuntu 12.04 final release CDs and ISOs, so this is going to be a … Continue reading →

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Video Editing on Linux at The Open Source Futures

Posted on May 4, 2012 by brousch

I gave an hour and a half demo of video editing on Linux at the May Open Source Futures meeting in Lansing. I covered a little bit of FFMPEG and a lot of the OpenShot non-linear video editor. There were … Continue reading →

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