Tom Friedhof

I use bash script that I found on GotDrupal for adding and removing files from svn using a regular expression. I normally use the command for simple tasks, like the ones shown in the video on GotDrupal, but today I used a regular expression that took me a few minutes to get working.

I wanted to add everything in my local development environment to the svn repository except for the files directory. The first thing I did was add my Drupal install non recursively, then with my handy svngrep command added the rest of the directories, except for the files directory.


svn add -N drupal
cd drupal
svngrep '^\?.*[^( files$)].*$' add


It's been a while since I've actually used this site, so I'm deciding to break the cycle by posting something. It's been a crazy 8 months. I've learned and used some pretty cool stuff the past 8 months including jQuery, AppleScript, XML, SOAP, Web Services, and of course Drupal.  I even went back to school at VVC at night to finish up some general studies so that I might one day get a Bachelors Degree.  I just need to complete two more classes at VVC to transfer to CSUSB as Junior.  Not sure when I'm going to finish those classes, but hey, I'm closer to getting a degree, hooray.

I've been keeping my eye on embedded computers lately, particularly the Soekris 4801.  Well, I finally bought one.  These little computers are really cool.  You can install Linux or BSD on these little devices and pretty much have them do whatever you want.  I didn't get a hard drive with mine, I'm going to use an old 512 MB Compact Flash card to hold the OS, which will be more than enough room for what I'll be using it for.

You can use these embedded systems for a variety of things, but I am going to install m0n0wall on this device. As it says on the m0n0wall web site:

Well I just arrived here in Berkeley after about 7 hours in the car with my wife and two toddlers. We bought portable DVD screens that mount on the back of the front passenger head restraints before we started our journey. The screens worked great for the first six hours of the trip, but the last hour on the road was a little crazy with my son. Luckily he fell asleep about 10 minutes after I turned off the screens.

I'll be attending BADCAMP at the UC Berkeley campus this weekend. It's an “un-conference” based on community knowledge, sharing and collaboration.  I look forward to meeting a lot of people and learning a lot while I'm here.

I recently heard about a really cool open source software program on Leo Laporte's radio show "The Tech Guy". It's called Synergy. The software allows you to share the keyboard and mouse of one computer with other computers, and it does this all through software, no hardware needed. The typical way of doing this in the past was by installing a hardware KVM switch that you physically hooked your keyboard and mouse up to (and video, if you want), and then had to either physically press a button on the switch, or press a hot-key on the keyboard to have your keyboard and mouse switch to the other computer.