Category Archives: Web

Testing with Python 2.4 on Ubuntu 10.10

Recently I needed to test a Django app under Python 2.4. I’m using Ubuntu 10.10 and the lowest packaged version of Python in the repositories is 2.6. I decided to compile Python 2.4 myself and use it in a virtualenv … Continue reading

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Using Django FormWizard in a view

I recently needed to use a Django form wizard from a view. I needed it in a view as I had some permissions that I needed to check and also wanted to supply some initial data as the form would … Continue reading

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Moving from Slicehost to Linode

Spent the weekend moving HairCrazy from Slicehost to Linode. A few times over the past year and a bit, we’ve had issues with high steal times on Slicehost, with the only cure being to move to another host server (and … Continue reading

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Of Fonts and Typography

Recently, I wanted to use some nice @font-face on a website. When I was looking around I stumbled on Font Squirrel’s generator that packages up the fonts for you nicely, and auto-generates the proper CSS for their use. Nice. I … Continue reading

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