Psycopg on Mac OS 10.8 with Python 2.7 and Postgresql 9.2

I don't have time for a full tutorial, but here is how I managed, after weeks of trying without luck, to get Psycopg2 to work with Python 2.7.3 and PostgreSQL 9.2 on Mac OS 10.8, Mountain Lion.

The problem I was having, after installing Psycopg using python setup.py install was related to this error when running import psycopg2 from a Python shell. Symbol not found: _PQbackendPID.

This fixed it:

Millos transparente. Respuesta a las seis principales críticas a la propuesta

Ayer surgió una gran polémica por la idea del presidente de Millonarios, Felipe Gaitán, de "devolver" los títulos ganados en 1987 y 1988, época en que el narcotráfico se tomó el fútbol colombiano. Me enteré por medio de El Espectador, pero luego vi la noticia en otros medios como El Tiempo y W Radio, (donde fue tema del día).

Synchronous meeting with Martin Weller in #change 11 (Notes)

These are unedited notes taken during the synchronous meeting via Fuze on Sept. 28th, 2011 (11:00 am GMT-5).


When we look at what is being done in educational technology, many of the ideas are the same as what we talked about 5 years ago: Youtube, blogs, etc. Even though technology advances fast, this does not mean the field of ed. tech. has moved as fast.


Defining digital scholarship. Not come up with a definition. Is shorthand for three things come together: Open, Networked,

Starting my first MOOC experience

I have to confess I started off a few weeks back with some curiosity and not very much motivation. I found out about a new Massive Open Online Course called Change: Education, Learning, and Technology and thought it was worth checking out. I'd heard quite a bit about other MOOCs and well... it's my area, I have to understand the idea less superficially.

Reviví mi PS3

My PS3 died, the dreaded YLoD. I found a couple good guides online to fix it, got the tools and materials and did the whole reflow thing... and it worked! (See full post for links to the guides).


My PS3 murió el fin de semana. El temido YLoD (Yellow Lead of Death). Encontré buenas guías en línea, conseguí las herramientas y materiales (pistola de calor y pasta térmica), seguí las instrucciones y... ¡funcionó! (Ver la entrada completa para la lista de recursos online).

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