Pat’s Blog

I wrote a simple little python script to convert comma delimited .txt files to Excel spreadsheets:
import csv,sys
filein = raw_input(”Enter the input file name: “)
fileout = raw_input(”Enter the output file name: “)
fin = open(filein, ‘rb’)
fout = open(fileout, ‘wb’)
reader = csv.reader(fin)
writer = csv.writer(fout, dialect=’excel-tab’)
for row in reader:
writer.writerow(row)
fin.close()
fout.close()
Not including the blank lines it’s […]

To beat the mad rush that will surely ensue after the imminent release of Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex I installed the recent Release Candidate. For all intents and purposes this is the final release. After the initial mad rush they’ll probably be some updates that trickle down the pipe. I upgraded my server in about 10 […]

I took a ride over to the T-mobile store by my office to check out their G1 Android phone. The phone is much nicer in person than the photos I’ve seen on the internet. While I really liked the Android OS I wasn’t all that crazy about the phone itself. It is a good first […]

I found this guide for upgrading to Open Office 3.0 under Hardy Heron. It worked like a charm. So far I’m really liking the improvements. Definitely worth to upgrade to.

I called AT&T this morning to shut off my mobile broadband card. They were very nice and the whole process took a total of 5 minutes. I told them that I would probably re-activate the modem again in the future( 6-9 months). They give you a 60 day grace period to re-activate the modem without […]

Wow, what a weekend! My trip to this year’s OLF started in the wee hours Friday morning. Allan, Linc and myself were on the road by 4:15 AM and arrived in Columbus by 12:00 PM. We were one of the first people there. We ran into Russ Wenner and his dad in the lobby of […]

Ohio Linux Fest is THIS weekend and I have say I’m extremely psyched to be going again this year. This is a great community oriented Linux conference. Awesome talks, awesome people, awesome time. Me and my TLLTS cohorts will be in attendance and manning a booth in the community projects area. We will be doing […]