My Python library: command-line backup tools mainly

Through my daytime work, I use online tools a lot ( e.g. Gliffy, MindMeister )  so one could say I am confident about conducting work online.  Sometimes though I feel I need a safety net and this is why I like to use my moonlight time to calm my qualms about the possibility of loosing my work.

To this effect, I have created a python library with several command-line tools ( cross-platform i.e. Windows and Linux, tested on Ubuntu ) to perform, amongst other tasks, backup of my online documents.  The library documentation page is available here.

MindMeister map export

I use MindMeister almost daily. I wanted an easy way to backup my numerous mindmaps so I crafted a Python command-line tool for this purpose. It is available through this link and works under both Windows and Linux environments.  The tool performs logging in Windows registry or Linux /var/log/mm.log . For easier usage, the installer copies the command-line file to the  designated python script directory.

In summary, to use the tool (assuming one as a working Python installation,  3.0 <>=2.5 ):

Step 1) Register for an API key with MindMeister

Step 2) Install the tool through the command line:  easy_install jld

Step 3) Perform authorization: mm -s SECRET -k API_KEY auth

This step will open-up a browser window

Step 4) For regular backup, use a scheduler (such as Linux cron).

Suggestions are welcome!

MindMeister: export to PNG bookmarklet

I use MindMeister mindmapping online application quite a lot. Very often, I need to embed an exported PNG image version of a mindmap in an other document.  This operation is cumbersome with the MindMeister currently so I decided to craft one solution available here.