Installing Google App Engine SDK on Windows

Posted by Troy on April 12, 2008 under Google, IT, Microsoft | Read the First Comment

Installing the Google App Engine SDK for Windows is fairly straightforward.  You can download the SDK here.   Before installing it on Windows make sure you have python 2.5 installed:

http://www.activestate.com/solutions/python/

It is a free download from ActiveState.  The Google App Engine SDK install will fail if python is not installed first.

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By default the installer will install python in C:\Python2.5\ .  Once the install is complete double click on the Windows Installer application for the SDK (GoogleAppEngine.msi).

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By default  it installs the SDK in :

C:\Program Files\Google\google_appengine\

But I prefer to have it installed at:

C:\google_appengine

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After you set the directory for the SDK the installer should complete.  Now you can go to the command line and go to the google_appengine directory.

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The SDK comes with a simple application called guestbook.  To see if your installation succeeded type the following from the google_appengine directory:

> dev_appserver demos/guestbook

You will then be prompted to check for updates on startup.  Respond “n” for the test.   If you have a firewall like Windows OneCare you may be prompted to allow python.exe to access the Internet.  Click “Allow this program”.

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You can now access the guestbook application by going to your browser and entering:

http://localhost:8080

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Type something in the text box and click the button to try out the guest book application.

Troy

Using Subversion (SVN) with Eclipse

Posted by Troy on April 5, 2008 under IT | Be the First to Comment

Usually I use CVS for version control but in the last few months I have started using SVN.   In windows most user’s use SVN Tortoise because it works well with OS but I prefer to have it integrated with my IDE.    Below is a link to an IBM article which explains in detail how to setup SVN:

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-ecl-subversion/

Here is a more recent update link for SVN:

http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.2.x

Troy

Download Microsoft Evaluation Software

Posted by Troy on April 3, 2008 under Microsoft | Be the First to Comment

The Microsoft TechNet Evaluation Center is a great place to download and try new beta software or evaluate existing software.  It also has a Virtual Lab area where you can get some hands on experience with new products.  If you don’t like the time limits on the evaluation software you can sign up for TechNet Plus subscription.  Of course there is a fee for the plus service .

Troy

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