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ImportError: No module named pysqlite2

Jamie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:35:49 +0000

Currently my favorite web app environment includes: CentOS 5.5 Python 2.6 (built from source) Pylons 1.0 (w/ SQLAlchemy 0.5.8) nginx Whenever I setup a new environment, and execute “paster serve –reload development.ini” for the first time, I always get a stack trace from SQLAlchemy that ends with the following error message: ImportError: No module named [...]

Use Asterisk to give your cell phone a break while travelling.

Jamie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:11:18 +0000

If you travel frequently, you’ll often find yourself in an airport, hotel, or eatery that offers wi-fi access. Combined a few other technologies, you’ll be able to use that wi-fi to make and receive phone calls using your company’s phone system rather than your cell. You’ll save cell minutes and your battery, plus have access to the power and flexibility of the company PBX. Here’s what you’ll need:

Is your computer guy making $13/hr?

Jamie — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:59:38 +0000

In terms of professionalism, network support companies run the gamut. Most any person with moderate computer experience can hang out their own shingle and claim to be a professional–and many do. While you’ll find a lot of “professionals” who charge as little as $35/hr, most full-time, experienced service companies in the Michigan area bill in [...]

Your high IQ will kill your startup

Jamie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:28:40 +0000

I don't normally like to write "drive-by postings" that merely link to someone else's blog with minor commentary. However, I believe that "Your high IQ will kill your startup" is one of the most insightful blog postings that I've ever read. It's an excellent reminder that "pride goeth before destruction" and that sometimes we can be too smart for our own good.

Rounding datetimes and timestamps in PostgreSQL

Jamie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:33:28 +0000

A simple PL/pgSQL function to round either a datetime or timestamp value to the nearest N seconds.

Base36 Conversion in PostgreSQL

Jamie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:55:27 +0000

Using PostgreSQL to base36 encode (and decode) large integers for better human readability. Base36 encoding intermixes letters and digits and is most frequently encountered with URL shortening services and on Dell service tags.

Deploying a Pylons App to Production, Step-by-Step (Part 2 of 2)

Jamie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:14:32 +0000

In Part 1 of this tutorial, I described how to prepare Nginx (along with Apache) to serve a production Pylons app. In this article, I walk you through packaging and installing your application. Packaging Your Pylons App The official Pylons book offers a lengthy section on how to package your application. However, I feel that [...]

Deploying a Pylons App to Production, Step-by-Step (Part 1 of 2)

Jamie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:16:33 +0000

I think there’s a very good reason why the “Deployment” chapter in the official Pylons book is listed in section entitled “Expert Pylons.” Deploying a Pylons app into a production environment can be a real hair-puller for the folks coming from the PHP or ASP/ASP.Net worlds. Like most everything else about Pylons, you have a [...]

Adding a “disable” feature to the script.aculo.us Ajax.Autocompleter

Jamie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:55:22 +0000

Scriptalicious’s Ajax.Autocompleter control is pretty cool. It allows a developer to add a drop-down auto-completion feature to an input box with one line of Javascript and a single div tag in the HTML. However (surprisingly), it doesn’t provide a means to turn off the autocompletion feature once it’s attached it to the target text box. [...]

Rebooted… again.

Jamie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:47:49 +0000

I’ve been half-heartily blogging for a few years now. Every so often I’ll get the urge, write something, and then leave it untouched for months. I’d be loath to come back to the blog because it felt that I somehow let the Internet down by not writing more frequently. As silly as that sounds, it [...]