I wanted to get the Cairo 2-D graphics library to work within wxPython. I spent a few hours trying to figure out how to get the pyCairo package properly installed in Python on my Windows XP machine, so I figured I would post a detailed procedure for everyone's enjoyment.


This robot is this year's entry into the Skills Ontario robotics competition from St. David CSS, Waterloo, Ontario. The robots had to play a giant game of Connect-4 by picking up tennis balls from a court and dropping them into a 21" tall wooden Connect-4 rack. Our robot featured:

I delivered the speech below on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Kitchener-Waterloo Toastmasters (a public speaking club with chapters all over the world).
The bread making recipe and instructional videos are also available.
The video:
Alex Matan's Quick and Easy No-Kneading Bread Recipe

