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griffbrad · 10-14-2006, 10:41 AM

Earlier this week, I hacked up a tool that lets me download RSS feeds and the related articles, tweak various aspects of them (header, footer, logo, cover page, etc.), and uses HTMLDoc to convert the result HTML to a PDF sized for the sony reader.
I did this in Python with the goal of being able to manage news on my Linux box.
I'm considering extending these tools further and writing a PyGTK frontend to this tool and perhaps adding in Music/Photo management and a Project Gutenberg/Creative Commons book browser as well. Essentially, a cross-platform, open source Connect alternative.
The biggest problem, however, is the actual USB syncing to the Reader. I don't have much experience with USB hacking, so I'd need help on that part of the project.
Currently, I have to pop an SD card into my reader, sync up and then put it back in the reader.
Anyway, in short, I'm very interested in working on any project aimed at making cross platform use of these devices more practical, and while I don't work in Java uch, I'll certainly keep an eye on any project that pops up and hopefully will be contributing some Python-based projects in the near future.

10-14-2006, 10:41 AM	#2
griffbrad Member Posts: 21 Karma: 14 Join Date: Sep 2006	Alternative OS Hacking Earlier this week, I hacked up a tool that lets me download RSS feeds and the related articles, tweak various aspects of them (header, footer, logo, cover page, etc.), and uses HTMLDoc to convert the result HTML to a PDF sized for the sony reader. I did this in Python with the goal of being able to manage news on my Linux box. I'm considering extending these tools further and writing a PyGTK frontend to this tool and perhaps adding in Music/Photo management and a Project Gutenberg/Creative Commons book browser as well. Essentially, a cross-platform, open source Connect alternative. The biggest problem, however, is the actual USB syncing to the Reader. I don't have much experience with USB hacking, so I'd need help on that part of the project. Currently, I have to pop an SD card into my reader, sync up and then put it back in the reader. Anyway, in short, I'm very interested in working on any project aimed at making cross platform use of these devices more practical, and while I don't work in Java uch, I'll certainly keep an eye on any project that pops up and hopefully will be contributing some Python-based projects in the near future.