PalmHeads hacking exploits

Over the last couple of years while using Linux, I've slowly become better at what could loosely be described as "hacking".

Now DON'T PANIC! - don't get me wrong - I'm not some Linux guru who can cut perl code with my toes blindfolded...just somebody who sometimes at a very low level likes taking someone else's code & modifying it for my own needs. Sometimes I might even improve on the original! *cough*.

I mainly focus on stuff that is Palm related, mainly trying to integrate some of the command line tools available for Linux->Palm connectivity with some well known Linux applications.

Here are my (meagre) hacks:

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and the famous

HHGTTG & Douglas Adams at his best! Very sage advice!

gtd - desktop companion to mobileGTD

With PalmOS being rendered more and more obsolute, I've started looking at alternative devices. Palm's new webOS looks intriguing, but until thats released I've been using a Nokia N95. Its fantastic! I love the thing!

With a new device, there comes a need todo some tinkering! So oneday while using the excellent mobileGTD app, I thought I could do a perl command line script that basically mimics the functionality. Sure enough, I could!

You can download the latest version of gtd.pl from here. The idea of gtd.pl came from looking at the equally cool todo.txt. Basically by using a script you can manage lists (projects with actions) using the command line. The cool thing about gtd.pl is you can then transfer the mobileGTD compatible file/folder structure to your symbian s60 device (like a Nokia N95) to also see how you are progressing on your mobile!

Download the above file, put gtd.pl in your ~/bin directory & make sure you make it executable (chmod +x). You shouldn't need any fancy perl modules installed. By running:

    gtd.pl help

You will get most of the information you'll need to make it useful. Basically there are 5 parameters you can pass. They are:

p:n - project number
a:n - action number
f: - name of flider/directory
s:+/-/! - status of action - either +, - or !
options - an optional extra where needed, like a name of action, file path etc

Here are some examples:

list projects

    gtd.pl list

list actions within projects - n being project number

    gtd.pl listpa p:n

add action to project - n being project number

    gtd.pl add p:n s:- f:Dev 'this is a test action'

At the moment I have only tested this on ubuntu linux, but it may work on other un*x based systems or even windows with cygwin! If it works then let me know.

Thats about it really! Any questions feel free to ask.

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Thats all folks at the moment! If I come up with anything else I'II post it here.