[Tutor] Project Idea

[Wayne Werner]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Ben Ganzfried <ben.ganzfried at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> Would it be feasible for a beginner to write a script that could connect
> with:
> https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/laankejkbhbdhmipfmgcngdelahlfoji
> ?  More specifically, I am interested in writing a script such that the user
> would have to enter a short password (say 6 random letters) and only then
> could they access the Internet.  (Also, it looks like stayfocusd only works
> for google chrome...i'd love for my script to apply to all other internet
> browsers that may be installed on a computer as well).
>
> If so, I would love to hear any tips or advice for getting started that you
> could suggest.
>

Well, it would be fairly trivial to write program launchers that work in a
similar fashion. If you are using linux it would also be fairly trivial to
write wrappers around shell commands that actually *do* connect to the 'net,
at least if you're familiar with those commands.

Depending on how much of a beginner you consider yourself to be, and what
level of sophistication you want, this may or may not be the ideal beginner
project. But luckily you have the tutor list where we're more than happy to
give you pointers in the right direction if you get stuck or explain things
you may not understand yet, especially once you've shown some initiative!

Good luck!
-Wayne
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