Category Archives: Code

Python script to rename all tracknames in a gpx file with the first trackpoint date

Posted on 2011-01-18 by Daniel Belasco Rogers

[LATER EDIT: please don’t use this script – see here for an improved version] At last, I’m posting here what I think to be a useful script. It is, however, more of a hack since for brevities sake and lack … Continue reading →

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Install an Android APK file

Posted on 2011-01-09 by Daniel Belasco Rogers

I asked Peter to write us an Android application for reporting our mood at periodic intervals to go with recording everywhere we go with a GPS and saving all our text messages. Eventually, we could geo-locate these moods and match … Continue reading →

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Emacs heaven

Posted on 2011-01-06 by Daniel Belasco Rogers

Peter Vasil just revolutionised my life (again) when he took me through the Emacs starter kit and showed me his copy of the PeepCode Meet Emacs screencast. So much works out of the box, I don’t now remember what the … Continue reading →

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List of programmes I re-install after a linux OS new install

Posted on 2010-11-02 by Daniel Belasco Rogers

Mercurial – repositories (install through Synaptic) glc – see this post vlc – repositories Audacity – repositories Gnome do – repositories pyRenamer – repositories Unison – repositories BUT make sure you install the same version on both computers you’re syncing … Continue reading →

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glc is not the greater london council any more

Posted on 2010-11-02 by Daniel Belasco Rogers

Aah those were the days, the height of Thatcherism and Red Ken still ruling a socialist London (she put a stop to that of course) Story here Anyway, I digress, glc (https://github.com/nullkey/glc/ [Updated 2012 because of move]) is actually a … Continue reading →

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