mike watkins dot caXML Feed for mike watkins dot caQP and Durus on Nokia N800- November 27, 2007 The attached image is a screen shot of a web browser running on a Nokia N800, a Linux-based internet tablet. Weighing only ounces, the wireless device is a great platform for Python developers as the language has more or less become the default dynamic language for the device and, it would seem, for Nokia. GUI developers commonly employ pygtkglade for Maemo applications; I'm not aware of much web development being done on the N series tablets as yet. Pictured is the output of a highly...http://mikewatkins.ca/2007/11/27/nokia-n800-runs-qp/ Wajid Khan Faces Charges- November 26, 2007 Floor-crosser charged under Elections Act Over at ElectWajidKhan.ca you'll find a few links pointing to the latest dirt on former Liberal turned Harper's special advisor on the Middle East turned Conservative MP, who is now charged with violating Canada's Elections Act: Tory MP charged with violating elections act (CBC): The charges against Wajid Khan stem from the 2004 election campaign, when Khan ran as a Liberal. His former riding president and his car dealership, Dufferin Mazda, are also..http://mikewatkins.ca/2007/11/26/wajid-khan-faces-charges/ Run, Emerson, Run- November 16, 2007 At the start of the month I mused whether Emerson would be too chicken to run. Last week The Province ran a short piece quoting Emerson as saying that if he ran, he would run in Vancouver-Kingsway. My letter to the editor in response was published in Sunday's paper and reads as follows: Re "Emerson won't switch riding" (Thursday November 8), you quote party-switching MP David Emerson as saying "I will either run in Kingsway or I won't run". Its long past time for Mr....http://mikewatkins.ca/2007/11/16/run-emerson-run/ |