I started using and testing Amahi '''What to talk? Meet me in SeptIRC or leave a note on my [[User_talk:Spatialguru | discussion page]]'''. 09 You can also read my personal (non- starting with helping to test Fedora 9Amahi) blog at [http://spatialguru. Enough about thatcom spatialguru.com]. ------== My Apps ==I'm using this ve packaged these applications for easy use within Amahi:* [[Maps]] - for demonstration purposes only - embedding a free mapping tool ([http://openlayers.org OpenLayers]) that uses free map data in a simple page .* [[Blog]] - for running a [http://WordPress.org WordPress] blogging environment.* [[Mediawiki]] - for running an alternative to keep bookmarks the built-in Amahi MoinMoin wiki. You can use the popular Mediawiki platform instead through this package.* [[WebVNC]] - a Java-based web client for related technology VNC server access across platforms. Using TightVNC package.I'm looking ve looked at trying to use with Amahiseveral others as well and will add more when my needs arise. Or just fun looking stuff Since many require databases, I focus on using ones that can handle SQLite so that would be cool you don't need to do with itconfigure the Amahi MySQL db at all.

--------I started using and testing Amahi in Sept. 09 - starting with helping to test Fedora 9. Enough about that... I'm using the rest of this page to keep bookmarks for related technology I'm looking at trying to use with Amahi. Or just fun looking stuff that would be cool to do with it. == Branding ==* <s>Setting '''Firefox''' default home page URL to amahi.org.</s>** Would be cool to set the live bookmarks and other defaults as well** See [[FirefoxDefaults]] for my progress.* <a>Set desktop icon for '''Amahi Setup''' to point to app launcher Firefox -> HDA address.</s> == Applications == Networking * [[ImapServer]] - based on [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=715689 these instructions] and [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=373D708A23ED400C9237DB347033149C%40buddylaptop& forum_name=amahi-devel this email]* What will be done for installing new web apps? Will there be a common online repository location? Any sort of validation/certification of the app? This could be where HDA really takes off, so I'm thrilled to see the web-app setup tab working well.** A '''gallery''' is already underway at: [http://amahi.org/apps amahi.org/apps] which provides overviews and links to web-apps.* '''Remote applications''' - in some cases it may be worth investigating an easy solution for running X Window apps from the HDA remotely on client machines. The best cross-platform solution I can think of is having HDA host a pre-configured copy of [http://bellard.org/qemu/ QEMU] that has a mini distribution of Linux, like [http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/index.html DSL] with an X server included. Then it would connect to HDA automatically and do ''something''. Thereby reducing the complexity of having to use X or VNC manually. Of course, the VNC approach may be okay too.* '''IRC Support Chat''' - include a basic IRC proxy server that automatically connects to the #amahi channel for real time web-based chatting with project support team! '''Currently testing [http://cgiirc.org/ CGI IRC Perl approach]'''* '''RSS Feed Reader''' - e.g. FOSS [http://gregarius.net/ Gregarius]. Need simple way to run Python apps without installing to primary system Python libs.* '''Email reader''' - e.g. [http://posterity.edgewall.org/ Posterity]. Need simple way to run Python apps without installing to primary system Python libs.* Surveying and polling* [http://egroupware.org eGroupware] - group ware document management, email and more.* [http://webmin.com webmin] - unix configuration web interface* [[Mediawiki]] - the default wik platform on Amahi is the MoinMoin wiki. It's easy to install [http://mediawiki.org Mediawiki] as well, using the new web-apps functionality of Amahi. There is still a bit of manual configuration - a couple command line steps, but this will be improved in the near future. See the [[Mediawiki | Amahi Mediawiki]] app page.* Email gateway for receiving transfers from you@yourhda.com** with imap and pop support* IRC proxy server for maintaining persistent connections to IRC channels and logs.** Preconfigure kopete (or whatever a default IRC app is) to use this proxy* Invoicing tool - e.g. [http://www.bambooinvoice.org Bamboo Invoice] == Backups ==* '''PBA backups''' don't seem possible with default Mac OS X 10.x BIOS, so maybe running Netboot server on HDA would help somehow. Probably not helpful with backups, but at least letting, say, a Macbook network boot would be really cool.** [https://www.math.ohio-state.edu/wiki/administration/macosx/netboot/bsdp_with_isc_dhcp Mac OS X BSDP Service using a GNU/Linux Server]** [http://etherboot.org/wiki/howtos Etherboot howtos]**[http://www.sysresccd.org/ system rescue cd] might be able to boot it, then let PBA take over. '''tried but didn't get too far'''

Some * I put together this simple clients appsweb-mapping application demo:HDA [[Maps]]* * Using [http://openlayers.org OpenLayers]and a few simple web mapping services for data. All open source and open data.* Allow Future ideas, allow data upload to home folder, then run my custom indexing scripts, add them to the map* Set up a basic WFS (and WMS) that allows users to edit vectors on the map and save them to the HDA. === Wireless ===* Boy, what could be done if HDA supports wireless??

* Some systems don't support OpenVPN but rather want '''IPSec'''-based VPN. ** It might be worth investigating the use of [http://www.freeswan.org/freeswan_trees/CURRENT-TREE/doc/quickstart.html FreeS/WAN] VPN architecture. Wouldn't it be cool to support '''BOTH with Amahi'''! Then I assume a large swath of potential enterprise software would connect to it (including my phone!). == Built-Ins ==* '''Contacts''' / Address book would be very useful, especially for home networks. Icing on the cake: I've seen some really neat integration with PDF output too, to print address labels. (that was through [http://civicrm.org CivicRM] stuff)* Alarms - perhaps in combination with the calendar app, there is some way to "inject" calendar alarms into web pages! E.g. maybe adding a frame or something to a page your request, or throwing out a pop-up, etc. I have no clue if this is possible but it would be similar to captive portal wifi node idea used (annoyingly) in hotels.* Web bookmark system for sharing with other in your network.

== Databases & Code ==* Sometime people like to have their own little databases - e.g. for a small workgroup. So, like the file sharing capabilities I would like to see some phpMysql sort of apps that allow simple creation of tables and GUIs for running basic reports. I haven't done this in a long time, so I'm unaware of what is available, but keeping it listed here for a rainy day. I think it would be a cool app for small biz examples.** preferably using '''sqlite''' so that the app & db could be portable or ''shared''* '''SVN server''' - I think the server is already installed just needs configurating?