Strav's blog

Occasionally, I need to perform some sort of automation task on a website that is beyond the capability of mechanize.  In these cases, I generally end up using Selenium to do the automation.  Selenium actually remote controls a browser so the browser… more »

Jim Hoskins posted a tutorial on CherryPy Digest and Basic Authentication and since, his site is no longer available.  The Wayback Machine has a capture of it but just in case it disappears from there, here is a copy for my own reference. CherryPy… more »

When we moved into the house on Appaloosa Drive, there was an existing deck which had some areas that obviously were going to need to be repaired.  The coloring (dark brown) was not particularly appealing to us either.  I had planned on removing the… more »

I've had a number of situations where I would like to set up a python web application.  I've used CherryPy for this once before and just used it again.  Here are a number of CherryPy related links that I expect I'll need to use again if I use CherryPy… more »

The refrigerator we picked up from Craigslist has some issues.  They weren't noticeable (to me) from the start but apparently this refrigerator had been repaired at some point and those repairs should never have been done.  The copper piping for the… more »

Rob from the channel The Hook Up on Youtube went into detail on his video surveillance setup and it is so good, I had to switch to it.  My cameras were compatible so it was just a matter of building a system to replace my current NVR and get it all set… more »

The Fireball Tool Welding Square is designed to quickly and easily ensure square tube steel is completely aligned.  Fireball Tool more »

As I start to do more square tube welding, I may end up needing a 3 Axis Weld Clamp: 3 Axis Weld Clamp - Great Vise for Welding & Fabrication at Eastwood 3-Axis Welders Angle Clamps - Setup a 3-Axis workpiece before welding more »

EUROSTILE FONT I don't even remember what movie I was watching but I noticed that I really liked the font used and tracked it down so I could have the option to use it in the future.  Turns out it was Eurostile Extended.  I found a free ttf  This page… more »

Since I'm now maintaining my playlists in Ampache, I thought it would be great to be able to export them from Ampache and import them to Plex.  Sonos has a Plex adapter but Ampache does not so it would be helpful to be able to have the option to use the… more »

As I started working with Docker, I ended up installing it on my main Windows system.  Some time later, I needed to access a VM on that system and found that I was unable to do so at the same time Hyper-V was installed (a requirement for Docker).  While… more »