Notes on ScopePort

I just pushed a first ScopePort sample client to our repositories. It is written in Ruby, connects to a ScopePort server, logs in and sends a sample sensor data package.

See the source code here: http://github.com/lennartkoopmann/scopeport-client-ruby/blob/665e4d69a93c73fd8055511aae55e88afcfb42c2/scopeport-client.rb

The ScopePort protocol for logging in and sending sensor data is described here: http://scopeport.org/docs/host_communications

Hey, by the way: ScopePort is now on Twitter!

I have been looking for a really clean and easy to use Twitter client for a long time. I recently tried out Gwibber and it seems like I found what I wanted: Gwibber is easy to use, fast and focuses on the important things.

You can tweet by using the little input box at the bottom. You get a little bubble notification at the bottom left of your screen if somebody you follow tweets. (This can be disabled.) Gwibber stays in your tray if close it.

How to install Gwibber on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid

1. Create a file “/etc/apt/sources.list.d/gwibber.list” and add the Gwibber repository:

# File: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gwibber.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gwibber-team/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gwibber-team/ubuntu intrepid main

2. Update your local repository information cache and install Gwibber: (aptitude update, aptitude install gwibber)

3. Start Gwibber from your applications menu (Section “Internet”)

4. Add Gwibber to your GNOME autostart. This can be done in the GNOME session manager:

Gwibber also supports some other services that I did not try out:

• Digg
• Facebook
• Jaiku
• Pownce
• Flickr
• Identica

You can find out more on the Gwibber Launchpad site.