Synesthesia

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2007-09-07

• Google Library:Keywords: googleapps, googlelibrary, books
• 10 Micro-Blogging Tools Compared:Keywords: blogging/technology, socialsoftware
• SlySoft AnyDVD:
  AnyDVD works in the background to automatically remove the copy protection of a DVD movie as soon as it’s inserted into the drive, allowing you then to backup the movie using a DVD backup tool such as CloneDVD and CloneDVD mobile. You can also remove t
  Keywords: DVD
• You’re invited to the Delicious Preview:Keywords: del.icio.us
• Jericho Forum “Commandments” (pdf):
  The Jericho Forum commandments define both the areas and the principles that must be<br>observed when planning for a de-perimeterized future. Whilst building on “good security”, the commandments specifically address those areas of security that are ne
  Keywords: jerichoforum, deperimeterisation
• The Long Tail: The Black Wire and the White Wire:
  Chris Anderson (”The Long tail”) on a symbolic pair of network cables in his office, and some thoughts from me on why it isn’t the right way forward.
  Keywords: mycomments, deperimeterisation, JerichoForum
• CoScripter:
  CoScripter is a system for recording, automating, and sharing processes performed in a web browser such as printing photos online, requesting a vacation hold for postal mail, or checking bank account information. Instructions for processes are recorded an
  Keywords: firefox/extensions, scripting, coscripter, via:jonudell

Technorati Tags: coscripter, del.icio.us, deperimeterisation, FireFox, googleapps, InformationSecurity, jerichoforum, Scripting

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2007-02-08

• London Pedestrian Routemap:
  The first aim of the London Pedestrian Routemap is to encourage walking in London. It does this by providing a simple, memorable picture of key walking routes in the Capital. At present there is no such map. The Routemap shows how key places connect by st
  Keywords: London, Maps
• How to extract paragraphs from a Word document based on styles:

  Keywords: MS_Office, Scripting

• In The Time Of “Me-First”: Stikkit:
  Stowe Boyd uses Stikkit as an example of an approach to permissions on social tools, where the permissions start with a user, and are erlated to an item of information, not a group or workspace.
  Keywords: Collaboration, Social_Software, DataCentredSecurity, Stikkit
• How to Post to Two Separate Del.icio.us Accounts Easily:

  Keywords: del.icio.us, Personal_Productivity, PKM, Blogging

• Stikkit: Magic words, functional emails, and a handy cheat sheet:
  Merlin Mann @ 43 folders on Stikkit - a new Web2.0, social notes and organising thingy
  Keywords: GTD, WEB_2.0, Social_Software, Stikkit
• JNC, Barton-Wright, Self Defence with a cane part 1:
  From Pearson’s Magazine, 11 (January 1901), 35-44
  Keywords: MartialArts, History

Technorati Tags: blogging, Collaboration, del.icio.us, History, London, maps, martial-arts, PKM, Productivity, Scripting, Stikkit

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2006-10-22

• How to Create a MindManager 6 Add-in:
  Using a sample C# project
  Keywords: MindManager/Scripting, C#
• OpenDocument4all:
  Info and tools about OpenDocument including C# library
  Keywords: OpenOffice, C#, Scripting

Technorati Tags: C#, MindManager, OpenOffice, Scripting

I’ve been trying to automate OpenOffice from Ruby to carry out a batch format conversion of approximately 100 documents. I’ve researched a fair amount on the web, especially here, here and here, but I’m still having problems.

Specifically all works until I try and save a document using parameters (to tell OpenOffice to use an output filter), at which point the OLE Bridge is giving an error.

If anyone reading this has found and cured a similar problem I’d be interested in your thoughts. Code snip follows:
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Technorati Tags: OpenOffice, Ruby, Scripting, Software_Development