http://code.activestate.com/recipes/tags/ubuntu/top/2013-10-22T01:30:42-07:00ActiveState Code Recipes2009-01-25T13:51:58-08:00nigel spinneyhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4113342/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576627-bluemon/

<p style="color: grey"> Python recipe 576627 by <a href="/recipes/users/4113342/">nigel spinney</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/automate/">automate</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/bluetooth/">bluetooth</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/parallel_port/">parallel_port</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/speech/">speech</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/ubuntu/">ubuntu</a>). </p> <p>Scans for discoverable bluetooth devices every 35 seconds, and announces (with espeak in Ubuntu) and logs, devices which come into or out of range. Idea for automated processes like turning on exterior lighting and heating by the parallel port</p>

2013-10-22T01:30:42-07:00Patrick Riendeauhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4175653/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578693-zenity-chunk-editor-creating-an-hashing-to-preserv/

<p style="color: grey"> Bash recipe 578693 by <a href="/recipes/users/4175653/">Patrick Riendeau</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/bash/">bash</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/debian/">debian</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/development/">development</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/library/">library</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/mint/">mint</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/shell/">shell</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/ubuntu/">ubuntu</a>). </p> <p>It Open by default a uuid-like temporary file. There is no actual was to modify the name, but assuming the implementation of ZenityShellEval imply a limited acces to shell, you might recuperate information from shell or futur adding to transfer a name or simple renaming the uuid-like file-name... This is to prevent auto-execution of a script from canned-design by playing with without having all clearly create your shell script and/or having fully pseudo-code explained and having confirmation of your design work...</p> <p>Initially, the shell Editor look like this : is: <img src="https://github.com/priendeau/Fnct.d#ZenityShellEval" alt="Image of Zenity Shell In action" /></p> <p>The dependency are simple, it require My GitHub Fnct.D project, available here: <code>[link](https://github.com/priendeau/Fnct.d)</code> to be installed inside /etc/init.d/Fnct.D like this </p> <p>git clone <a href="https://github.com/priendeau/Fnct.d" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/priendeau/Fnct.d</a> /etc/init.d/Fnct.D</p> <p>and loading the Lib first:</p> <p>. /etc/init.d/Fnct.D/fnct_lib </p>

2010-12-28T07:27:25-08:00Ryhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4176376/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577522-wiki-recent-changes-checker/

<p style="color: grey"> Python recipe 577522 by <a href="/recipes/users/4176376/">Ry</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/beautifulsoup/">beautifulsoup</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/python/">python</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/ubuntu/">ubuntu</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/wiki/">wiki</a>). </p> <p>Basic script that will check and see if there have been any recent changes to a Wikimedia. Used for low use Wikimedia sites to keep an eye on them. I run this whenever my box starts and it will open the browser along with a few other windows that open.</p>

2009-01-25T13:47:33-08:00nigel spinneyhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4113342/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576626-skype-chat-to-speech/

<p style="color: grey"> Python recipe 576626 by <a href="/recipes/users/4113342/">nigel spinney</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/chat/">chat</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/espeak/">espeak</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/skype/">skype</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/text_to_speech/">text_to_speech</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/ubuntu/">ubuntu</a>). </p> <p>Using espeak text to speech in Ubuntu, and the skype4py module, this will read out the contents of chat messages recieved-created to help me when away from my PC so if i have my hands full with the younger members of my family I can decide how urgent the chat is without having to go near the computer.</p>