Traceback (most recent call last):

File “/usr/lib/albumart/process.py”, line 130, in run
for cover in albumart.getAvailableCovers(artist, album, requireExactMatch = self.requireExactMatch):

File “/usr/lib/albumart/albumart.py”, line 115, in getAvailableCovers
results += s.findAlbum(”%s %s” % (artist, album))

File “/usr/lib/albumart/albumart_source_amazon.py”, line 49, in findAlbum
return amazon.searchByKeyword(name,type=”lite”,product_line=”music”)

File “/usr/lib/albumart/amazon.py”, line 315, in searchByKeyword
return search(”KeywordSearch”, keyword, product_line, type, page, license_key, http_proxy, locale, associate)

File “/usr/lib/albumart/amazon.py”, line 293, in search
xmldoc = minidom.parse(usock)

File “/usr/lib/python2.5/xml/dom/minidom.py”, line 1913, in parse
return expatbuilder.parse(file)

File “/usr/lib/python2.5/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py”, line 928, in parse
result = builder.parseFile(file)

File “/usr/lib/python2.5/xml/dom/expatbuilder.py”, line 207, in parseFile
parser.Parse(buffer, 0)

ExpatError: not well-formed (invalid token): line 24, column 19

Googling lines from the error led me to this blog written by Rich Burridge: http://blogs.sun.com/richb/entry/updated_be_informed_when_used. Seems Amazon changed their system around slightly which was causing errors in a python library. Since the error was so similar, I asked him for help and he kindly told me how to fix it.

In the file “albumart_source_amazon.py” add a “time.sleep(2)” right before line 48 so it reads:

time.sleep(2)
return amazon.searchByKeyword(name,type=”lite”,product_line=”music”)

That is actually only two lines, sorry for the column width wrap-around. Please note its very important for the tab spaces to line up evenly. The script will run slower, but with no errors. Thank you Rich for this temporary fix until someone releases a new version of Album Cover Art Downloader.

Step 1) Set properties to low res mode
Right click on “Palm Desktop” icon –> Select “Compatibility” tab
Select “Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution” flag
*This allows Palm Desktop to open. Wow!

Step 2) Open Palm Desktop (The Ironic part)
Open “Palm Desktop”
*Yes, I actually opened the program, in order to fix the problem
of the program not opening. Ironic, but hey, it works.
*If you are not able open the program, then find another way to
find and fix corrupt files.

Step 3) Repair the files
Select “Tools” menu –> “Options…” menu item
Select “Tools” tab –> “Check Now” Command button
*This should find and correct any corrupted files.

Step 4) Restore screen resolution for program
Right click on “Palm Desktop” icon –> Select “Compatibility” tab
De-select “Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution” flag
*This should let you view the program in your native resolution.

Credit goes to rocketman002, whoever you are: http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=109727

The supplies:

1. SD card with a broken read-only lock
2. Cutting plier or wire cutter
3. Medium size paper clip
4. Krazyglue

All the medium size paper clips around the office that day were the same exact height as the plastic lock that broke off, lucky me. I cut it to length using a cutting plier for a clean edge and put a dab (a DAB!!) of superglue on there. I let it dry and gave it a test run. Yay, it works. Permanently set to read/write and works flawlessly.

1. Start at Firefox’s address bar and type this in:
   about:config
2. Right click anywhere in the list and select New then Boolean
3. Enter extensions.checkCompatibility when it prompts you for a preference name.
4. Select False for the boolean value.

You have just told Firefox not to check extension compatibility. Now cross your fingers, restart Firefox, and hope for the best!

$ sudo update-flashplugin
$ sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree

This package of flashplugin-nonfree was made before the Firefox3 pre-releases, so we have to add it to the libraries manually. This method will “link” it from the default install location (not just copy it) so in case you upgrade flashplugin-nonfree in the future, it will be updated for Firefox3 as well.

$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so /usr/lib/firefox-3.0b3/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so

If you are using a different version of Firefox3 than I am (firefox3.0b3) you’ll need to modify that line. To test if it worked go to a flash site such as YouTube.com.

The prices I gave as examples are already out-of-date. Here is a link to the spreadsheet so you can put your own prices in and make your own determination on what size is your best option.

By the way, these enterprise class hard drives are perfect for RAID arrays:
Western Digital RE2 or Seagate Barracuda ES

Spreadsheet available here: link

Nice shots of a ship ran aground. Courtesy of chromasia.com