• Downloading printer drivers on demand

    The first steps for using the OpenPrinting.org API which I’ve mentioned before have now been checked into the trunk of system-config-printer.  Today’s release, 0.7.79, doesn’t enable any of it yet, but the openprinting.py module contains the code.

  • New svn URLs for printing bits

    The Fedora Project subversion URLs have changed for pycups, hal-cups-utils and system-config-printer. They are now at: http://svn.fedorahosted.org/svn/pycups http://svn.fedorahosted.org/svn/hal-cups-utils http://svn.fedorahosted.org/svn/system-config-printer

  • Perfect Storm for Phishing

    The Government’s cavalier handling of our personal data is now well publicised. What mystifies me is what’s keeping the phishing scammers from taking advantage of it. I haven’t yet seen any emails purporting to be from the Government trying to get people to register to protect their details. It’s just a matter of time before…

  • Printer status feedback

    I’ve been asked about this, so here is a brief summary of the current abilities and limitations of Fedora 8 regarding printer status feedback i.e. getting errors and warnings (paper out, low ink, that sort of thing) to the person who needs to know.

  • Milk bottle tops

    Looks like the birds in this area are wise to the old “peck the milk bottle tops” trick. But do birds like milk? I’m not sure I really see what’s in it for them except to annoy people. Of course, I’m assuming it was done by a bird and that the milkman didn’t put his…