Saturday, December 31, 2005
Pollstr.ca
Pollstr.ca - one of the most interesting google map mashups out there, this one predicts who will be the next PM of Canada.
Friday, December 30, 2005
How to: Improve Performance
How to: Improve Performance: "How to: Improve Performance
The following programming practices can save memory and improve the performance for device applications."
The following programming practices can save memory and improve the performance for device applications."
VB Helper: Karen Watterson's Weekly Destinations and Diversions (D & D)
VB Helper: Karen Watterson's Weekly Destinations and Diversions (D & D)
Lots of helpful articles here on VB.NET & Microsoft technology.
Lots of helpful articles here on VB.NET & Microsoft technology.
eat more bananas - the elixer of everlasting life
banana milshakes, here I come!
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine", eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%"
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine", eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%"
Thursday, December 29, 2005
HOWTO: Be more productive (Aaron Swartz: The Weblog)
Spending time efficiently probably does not include making blog entries... but let's pretend we're writing a novel here instead of watching tv and posting to a blog.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Biggest list of intellivision games
I have a few of these... my favourite video game system of all time...
Monday, December 26, 2005
The 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years - Yahoo! News
My fav's
7. Atari Video Computer System (1977)
16. Texas Instruments Speak & Spell (1978)
26. Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
27. Commodore 64 (1982)
38. Milton Bradley Simon (1978)
7. Atari Video Computer System (1977)
16. Texas Instruments Speak & Spell (1978)
26. Nintendo Game Boy (1989)
27. Commodore 64 (1982)
38. Milton Bradley Simon (1978)
Friday, December 23, 2005
2005 Finalists - Porting games has never been easier
2005 Finalists: "Unique technology and a highly effective production process enables Beenox to help publishers bring more games to more markets, at a lower cost and without the usual hassles associated with cross-platform game development. Beenox's port of The Incredibles, for example, only required an average of four people to produce the 25 versions of the game in 13 different languages.
'Where the biggest publishers saw a problem, we saw an opportunity - and seized it', exclaims Gadbois."
'Where the biggest publishers saw a problem, we saw an opportunity - and seized it', exclaims Gadbois."
The largest Oracle application in the country
2004 Finalists: "Even though the Oracle Financials application is well-proven, the magnitude of its implementation in Ontario made IFIS the largest Oracle application project in North America. Replacing all the financial systems across the province with one integrated system, and dealing with the number and complexity of interfaces required to enable compatibility with existing sub-systems, required considerable expertise and innovation. To accomplish this, government and private-sector staff worked side by side. IBM was engaged as the prime contractor of a consortium that also included Oracle, Sierra, and RFH Associates to provide the project management, business solution and technical expertise in enterprise- wide systems; and the government?s own corporate Information & Information Technology (I&IT) organization played a key role in ensuring IFIS consistency with Ontario?s e-government strategy."
Welcome to the official download page for Bullfighter version 1.2. Download it here, for free.*
Thomas Pagel BI Blog : Deliver Reporting Services Reports to SharePoint
Interesting article on how to publish directly to the file system (or Sharepoint) from Reporting Services, using a DTS package.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger
Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger: "Jeff calls it the ?frag-ile? development methodology. "
Another validation of my theory that pretty soon Xbox will be the #1 tech tool for business.
Another validation of my theory that pretty soon Xbox will be the #1 tech tool for business.
Kevin Kelly -- A wife admits her husband is right
Kevin Kelly -- Cool Tools: "'I don't want those things on my shoes!' said my wife. But she relented once I promised to put her old laces back if she wasn't won over. Now, she admits I was right. (I was careful to match the color of Speed Laces to her shoes.)"
After hundreds of years, why are we still using laces anyway? There's gotta be a better way than velcro.
After hundreds of years, why are we still using laces anyway? There's gotta be a better way than velcro.
I'll Break Your &)(*@#$ Neck!
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: Abusive New York Camera Store Threatens to Break Customer's Neck: "Then, my jaw literally drops, as I scramble to help him record the phone call.
?Don?t you even dare. You do that, and I?ll break your neck. You hear me? I?ll come there and break your f-----g neck. I?ll ??
?Goodbye.?, and he hangs up."
Sales tactics gone wild. There's some good mashups of his answering machine messages on the link above.
?Don?t you even dare. You do that, and I?ll break your neck. You hear me? I?ll come there and break your f-----g neck. I?ll ??
?Goodbye.?, and he hangs up."
Sales tactics gone wild. There's some good mashups of his answering machine messages on the link above.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Why Google's Management doesn't really matter
"But, in terms of the power of the business model, look at, for example, Messrs Page and Brin, who created the ubiquitous product Google. This is a great product, but I believe there are at least 100,000 executive managers in the world qualified to run the company. There are probably at least 10,000 who could sit in the CEO chair, and management?s performance wouldn?t change a whit.
I disagree with Bill Cara on this. The CEO (or figurehead) of a company provides a layering of personality and influence on its executives, who gets hired, and who invests in the company. It also provides the brain (or at least the head) of the company.
If a CEO or a management team doesn't have qualities that influence people, the people following them won't be influenced.
If Sergei & Larry weren't the search engine gurus that they're cracked out to be, they wouldn't have taken Google off the ground. Sorry Mark Cuban, but IceRocket ain't no Google, and I'm pretty sure you didn't do your PHD in search engine algorithms. However, you'd make a good sports team owner, superfan.
If Bill Gates wasn't a cutthroat businessman, technology prophet, and also the stereotypical geek, his business wouldn't be doing so well. I don't think he would work as the head of McDonalds, though he could fit in with the Simpsons pimply-faced teen image. (from the way the Pirates of Silicon Valley movie portrayed him anyway)
If Warren Buffett didn't have the respect of his peers & the qualities of being frugal, straightforward, honest, and trustworthy, he would not be the head of the cult of value-investing followers.
But back to Bill.
So I ask, why are some of these persons paid multi tens of millions per year to run shareholder-owned corporations? I?ll tell you: boardroom politics. Nothing more.
And if these individuals were not complicitly linked to and supported by the sell-side, many of them wouldn?t even have a job.
Agree with you on this one. Connections make sense. Hello again Mark Cuban. Hi Bill & Warren, bridge-playing friends.
Once securities traders can see the business model for a company (and its relationship with interest rates, the economy, and commodity prices), they can pretty much tell how the company?s metrics are going to play out for the time they will actually hold an unhedged stock in their portfolio, which in the case of the average professional investor is less than one year."
Interesting to note that the average professional investor trades companies like baseball cards. It seems that baseball cards are like stocks. Every year there is a new superstar, but only a few who stand the test of time.
Aren't baseball cards way down in value lately?
I disagree with Bill Cara on this. The CEO (or figurehead) of a company provides a layering of personality and influence on its executives, who gets hired, and who invests in the company. It also provides the brain (or at least the head) of the company.
If a CEO or a management team doesn't have qualities that influence people, the people following them won't be influenced.
If Sergei & Larry weren't the search engine gurus that they're cracked out to be, they wouldn't have taken Google off the ground. Sorry Mark Cuban, but IceRocket ain't no Google, and I'm pretty sure you didn't do your PHD in search engine algorithms. However, you'd make a good sports team owner, superfan.
If Bill Gates wasn't a cutthroat businessman, technology prophet, and also the stereotypical geek, his business wouldn't be doing so well. I don't think he would work as the head of McDonalds, though he could fit in with the Simpsons pimply-faced teen image. (from the way the Pirates of Silicon Valley movie portrayed him anyway)
If Warren Buffett didn't have the respect of his peers & the qualities of being frugal, straightforward, honest, and trustworthy, he would not be the head of the cult of value-investing followers.
But back to Bill.
So I ask, why are some of these persons paid multi tens of millions per year to run shareholder-owned corporations? I?ll tell you: boardroom politics. Nothing more.
And if these individuals were not complicitly linked to and supported by the sell-side, many of them wouldn?t even have a job.
Agree with you on this one. Connections make sense. Hello again Mark Cuban. Hi Bill & Warren, bridge-playing friends.
Once securities traders can see the business model for a company (and its relationship with interest rates, the economy, and commodity prices), they can pretty much tell how the company?s metrics are going to play out for the time they will actually hold an unhedged stock in their portfolio, which in the case of the average professional investor is less than one year."
Interesting to note that the average professional investor trades companies like baseball cards. It seems that baseball cards are like stocks. Every year there is a new superstar, but only a few who stand the test of time.
Aren't baseball cards way down in value lately?
Bill Gates buys Berkshire
Losch Management - Client Letters - September 2005: "Bill Gates
During the week of September 5 to September 9, Bill Gates purchased 260 shares of Berkshire Class A stock. This brings his total holdings to 3,540 shares, with a total value of $296 Million."
He must have read the article about Berkshire's intrinsic value being way higher than current stock price. Either that or he lost a bet with Warren.
During the week of September 5 to September 9, Bill Gates purchased 260 shares of Berkshire Class A stock. This brings his total holdings to 3,540 shares, with a total value of $296 Million."
He must have read the article about Berkshire's intrinsic value being way higher than current stock price. Either that or he lost a bet with Warren.
Monday, December 19, 2005
House Opens Way for Oil Drilling in Artic - Yahoo! News
"House lawmakers opened the way for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as one of their last acts of an all-night session Monday bringing their legislative year to a close. "
It is a sad day for the environment.
It is a sad day for the environment.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Filtering Noise with Digg, Slashdot, Alexia, IceRocket, Technorati, Bloglines, RSS, Google, Web 2.0 Technology, Ajax, Blogs, hmm... too much noise...
Arpit Ranka: "Responding to Noise
'There is lots of noise that comes with information and one needs to train himself to separate noise from information' -- Naseem Taleb (in substance)"
I have a problem in that once I look at a subject, I end up going in all directions to try and find information around that subject, related subjects, and non-related subjects. Talk about stressful!
Then comes blogs. The blogsphere is a very noisy place. Picture Beijing or Calcutta on the busiest day of the week. Most of the conversation is frivolous but still interesting. All of it is worth reading, except for the splogs (blog spam).
I spent most of tonight researching how to buy value stocks. Or it started out that way. Then the market looked overbought, so I pursued gold. Then gold looked overvalued and hard to sell, so I looked at bonds. Then I saw they were worth 4% and figured I'll keep my limited cash for awhile until I can dig through this.
Anyway, this article is a great summary on Value Investment Decision Making, and how people make decisions in general.
Decision Making - "One can evade reality but he cannot evade the consequences of evading reality."
Psychological tendencies (or) Noises Some of the most common are Availability Bias, Doubt avoidance tendency, Inconsistency avoidance tendency & Psychological denial
Tversky & Kahneman's Experiment: (K or xxK?)
Charlie Munger on Human misjudgment
"The brain of man conserves programming space by being reluctant to change, which is a form of inconsistency avoidance." (Inconsistency Avoidance Tendency)
I have long looked for insight by inversion in the intense manner counseled by the great Jacobi: 'Invert, always invert.' I sought good judgment mostly by collecting instances of bad judgment, then pondering ways to avoid such outcomes."
Interpretation of Financial Information
"If you want to stand out of the pack, you have to think out of the pack"--Ralph Wanger.
Buy & Sell Decision
Taking a loss should not make us feel like a stupid, if our process is right & taking a profit as genius, if our process if wrong.
Conclusion:
"You don?t need 99 percent of the information out there for investments?-Warren Buffett.
What is the 1% then, Warren?
'There is lots of noise that comes with information and one needs to train himself to separate noise from information' -- Naseem Taleb (in substance)"
I have a problem in that once I look at a subject, I end up going in all directions to try and find information around that subject, related subjects, and non-related subjects. Talk about stressful!
Then comes blogs. The blogsphere is a very noisy place. Picture Beijing or Calcutta on the busiest day of the week. Most of the conversation is frivolous but still interesting. All of it is worth reading, except for the splogs (blog spam).
I spent most of tonight researching how to buy value stocks. Or it started out that way. Then the market looked overbought, so I pursued gold. Then gold looked overvalued and hard to sell, so I looked at bonds. Then I saw they were worth 4% and figured I'll keep my limited cash for awhile until I can dig through this.
Anyway, this article is a great summary on Value Investment Decision Making, and how people make decisions in general.
Decision Making - "One can evade reality but he cannot evade the consequences of evading reality."
Psychological tendencies (or) Noises Some of the most common are Availability Bias, Doubt avoidance tendency, Inconsistency avoidance tendency & Psychological denial
Tversky & Kahneman's Experiment: (K or xxK?)
Charlie Munger on Human misjudgment
"The brain of man conserves programming space by being reluctant to change, which is a form of inconsistency avoidance." (Inconsistency Avoidance Tendency)
I have long looked for insight by inversion in the intense manner counseled by the great Jacobi: 'Invert, always invert.' I sought good judgment mostly by collecting instances of bad judgment, then pondering ways to avoid such outcomes."
Interpretation of Financial Information
"If you want to stand out of the pack, you have to think out of the pack"--Ralph Wanger.
Buy & Sell Decision
Taking a loss should not make us feel like a stupid, if our process is right & taking a profit as genius, if our process if wrong.
Conclusion:
"You don?t need 99 percent of the information out there for investments?-Warren Buffett.
What is the 1% then, Warren?
Stocks or Bonds?
Stocks or Bonds?: "that will flow downhill, the digital book age is coming. In the WSJ (subscription required), it is reported that HarperCollins will host its own books. Google, Yahoo and others will be allowed to index. "
And colour e-ink won't be readily available until the end of 2006... I can't wait that long!
And colour e-ink won't be readily available until the end of 2006... I can't wait that long!
DeepWealth
DeepWealth: "The important thing to see how a normal person (layman) and thoughtful person like Buffett thinks about the same issues. This DeepThought is what helps in accumulating DeepWealth..!!"
DeepWealth, For the Lovers of Long Term Investment & Trading Analysis.
Some great posts on value investing. Study, study, study!
DeepWealth, For the Lovers of Long Term Investment & Trading Analysis.
Some great posts on value investing. Study, study, study!
And id got sued...
Trials and Tribulations from 1UP.com: "As long as there is money to make, personal morals to uphold (however noble or whacked) and profits to defend, courts will never lack for activity. Gamers and non-gamers alike have reason to shake their heads as the strong foundation of Democracy is smothered by frivilous and petty lawsuits launched by weasels looking to get rich quick. But it's undeniably important--as well as interesting--to review those historic copyright lawsuits that formed the prosperous industry of today. "
Talk Digger: find, follow and join discussions evolving on the Internet.
The bestest, bestest blog search tool.
Time Persons of 2005: Bill and Melinda Gates, Bono - Yahoo! News
Time Persons of 2005: Bill and Melinda Gates, Bono - Yahoo! News: "'For being shrewd about doing good, for rewiring politics and re-engineering justice, for making mercy smarter and hope strategic and then daring the rest of us to follow, Bill and Melinda Gates and Bono are Time's Persons of the Year,' the magazine said in its December 19 issue, made public on Sunday."
I thought Doing Good was Google's motto.
I thought Doing Good was Google's motto.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The Daily Show Online | The Unofficial Daily Show Web Site
The Daily Show Online | The Unofficial Daily Show Web Site
I've been to Canada, and I've always gotten the impression that I could take the country over in about two days.
-- Jon Stewart"
I've been to Canada, and I've always gotten the impression that I could take the country over in about two days.
-- Jon Stewart"
Friday, December 16, 2005
American McGee�s Personal Weblog
Maybe I'll get all of these together to have an id family reunion.
American McGee, other than having a name almost as cool as Zig Ziglar, worked on Doom & other id projects.
To start, I?ll be the first to admit that I know little about making games. Yeah, I?ve been doing it for 13 years, and have worked for the likes of id and EA, but hey, what do I know? Maybe I?ve faked my way through it all to this point! Actually, I just don?t think that anyone really knows anything about making games. The medium is too new. Sure, I know how to make a title that fits into an established genre; anyone working in the industry long enough knows how to do that. But to truly make a game, to build something from scratch, now that?s a scary thing, a tough thing.
American McGee, other than having a name almost as cool as Zig Ziglar, worked on Doom & other id projects.
To start, I?ll be the first to admit that I know little about making games. Yeah, I?ve been doing it for 13 years, and have worked for the likes of id and EA, but hey, what do I know? Maybe I?ve faked my way through it all to this point! Actually, I just don?t think that anyone really knows anything about making games. The medium is too new. Sure, I know how to make a title that fits into an established genre; anyone working in the industry long enough knows how to do that. But to truly make a game, to build something from scratch, now that?s a scary thing, a tough thing.
Engine John Carmack
Armadillo Aerospace
This is what the other John, John Carmack is up to.
It would be interesting to note that there is a possibility that John invented the concept of blogging. By using the Finger protocol, people were able to view a unix .plan file of progress made with Doom, Quake, and other id software projects. Apparently people are still trying to pick his brain.
I get a pretty steady trickle of emails from people hoping for .plan file updates. There were two main factors involved in my not doing updates for a long time ? a good chunk of my time and interest was sucked into Armadillo Aerospace, and the fact that the work I had been doing at Id for the last half of Doom 3 development was basically pretty damn boring.
His blog hasn't been updated here in awhile, but hopefully he has other areas where he is posting.
I keep running across topics that are interesting to talk about, and the Armadillo updates have been a pretty good way for me to organize my thoughts, so I?m going to give it a more general try here. .plan files were appropriate ten years ago, and sort of retro-cute several years ago, but I?ll be sensible and use the web.
A little bit of background on Armadillo Aerospace.
"Armadillo Aerospace is a small research and development team working on computer-controlled LOX/ethanol rocket vehicles, with an eye towards manned suborbital vehicle development in the coming years. The team currently consists of a bunch of guys, a girl, and an armadillo named Widget. Our fearless leader, John Carmack, will lead us to space and, well, outer space. Please feel free to make yourselves at home and check out our journey."
I wonder if the other John is still working with Will, the frontman from the band Information Society. That VH1 Reuniting the Band show they did, and Will's comments afterwards on the internet were hilarious.
Whatever happened to Daikatana anyway? Should have stuck with a simpler name, like Sloth, or Destro, or Doomed'er.
This is what the other John, John Carmack is up to.
It would be interesting to note that there is a possibility that John invented the concept of blogging. By using the Finger protocol, people were able to view a unix .plan file of progress made with Doom, Quake, and other id software projects. Apparently people are still trying to pick his brain.
I get a pretty steady trickle of emails from people hoping for .plan file updates. There were two main factors involved in my not doing updates for a long time ? a good chunk of my time and interest was sucked into Armadillo Aerospace, and the fact that the work I had been doing at Id for the last half of Doom 3 development was basically pretty damn boring.
His blog hasn't been updated here in awhile, but hopefully he has other areas where he is posting.
I keep running across topics that are interesting to talk about, and the Armadillo updates have been a pretty good way for me to organize my thoughts, so I?m going to give it a more general try here. .plan files were appropriate ten years ago, and sort of retro-cute several years ago, but I?ll be sensible and use the web.
A little bit of background on Armadillo Aerospace.
"Armadillo Aerospace is a small research and development team working on computer-controlled LOX/ethanol rocket vehicles, with an eye towards manned suborbital vehicle development in the coming years. The team currently consists of a bunch of guys, a girl, and an armadillo named Widget. Our fearless leader, John Carmack, will lead us to space and, well, outer space. Please feel free to make yourselves at home and check out our journey."
I wonder if the other John is still working with Will, the frontman from the band Information Society. That VH1 Reuniting the Band show they did, and Will's comments afterwards on the internet were hilarious.
Whatever happened to Daikatana anyway? Should have stuck with a simpler name, like Sloth, or Destro, or Doomed'er.
John Romero's blog
I'm reading a really good book on the Doom creators from id software, John Romero & John Carmack called Masters of Doom. Other than the cheesy title, this gives some great insight into how two opposites create a company, an image, and a legacy that changed the landscape of gaming.
And brought us an even cheesier movie with The Rock.
I'm going to check out some of Romero's game recommendations... CLOUD looks interesting.
And brought us an even cheesier movie with The Rock.
I'm going to check out some of Romero's game recommendations... CLOUD looks interesting.
Ballmer can't get an Xbox
Digit LIVE news - Xbox 360 shortages 'to continue': "'He's right, he's a section 16 officer that operates under Sarbanes-Oxley,' said Moore. 'I can't give him one, even if I had one, because he can't accept it and I don't think he pre-ordered it from our local BestBuy, which he lives pretty close to, so Steve is [out of luck] right now.' "
I find it hard to believe that one of the richest guys in the world can't have someone call around to get him an Xbox 360. Sounds like PR-babble to me. Does anyone really believe these shortages are not manufactured? My friend just walked into a Zellers the other day and picked one up.
I find it hard to believe that one of the richest guys in the world can't have someone call around to get him an Xbox 360. Sounds like PR-babble to me. Does anyone really believe these shortages are not manufactured? My friend just walked into a Zellers the other day and picked one up.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Trogdor!
Trogdor was a man... then he was a dragon man... then he was.... TROG-DOR!!!
http://ytmnd.com/ is hours of funny.
http://ytmnd.com/ is hours of funny.
Wired News: The Hydrogen Gold Rush Is On
Wired News: The Hydrogen Gold Rush Is On: "Livingstone isn't the only person with a scheme to save the world through hydrogen. The last two years has seen a boom in hydrogen investment. In 2003, President Bush announced that the federal government would invest $1.2 billion into hydrogen over the next five years. General Motors has said it is spending at least a billion dollars on hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies, and companies like BP, Chevron and Shell are also making significant investments.
All that money has spawned a gold rush of inventors, all seeking the mother lode of cheap hydrogen. There's plenty of fool's gold in the dash for the moolah, and marvelous hydrogen inventions are shaping up as the perpetual-motion machines of a new age."
All that money has spawned a gold rush of inventors, all seeking the mother lode of cheap hydrogen. There's plenty of fool's gold in the dash for the moolah, and marvelous hydrogen inventions are shaping up as the perpetual-motion machines of a new age."
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
liveplasma music, movies, search engine and discovery engine
liveplasma music, movies, search engine and discovery engine
Incredible mapping of relationships in music and movies.
Incredible mapping of relationships in music and movies.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Monday, December 12, 2005
BBC NEWS | Technology | Data disasters dog computer users
But the data disaster at the top of the list, for its yuck factor if nothing else, is the story of the company that unearthed a laptop that had lain unused in a warehouse for almost a decade.
The laptop was needed because it was thought to hold valuable company information. When it was opened to get at the hard drive, it was found to be heaving with the husks of dead and decaying cockroaches.
My friend was wondering why his computer kept blue-screening. It wasn't a bug - it was a dead mouse in his computer case. Apparently it had made a mess on his video card. He Windex'ed it to death but it was never the same....
The best solution for data loss is prevention.... always back up your files.. but if you're just plain lazy and can't be bothered, keep some cash sacked away as OnTrack recovery insurance.
The laptop was needed because it was thought to hold valuable company information. When it was opened to get at the hard drive, it was found to be heaving with the husks of dead and decaying cockroaches.
My friend was wondering why his computer kept blue-screening. It wasn't a bug - it was a dead mouse in his computer case. Apparently it had made a mess on his video card. He Windex'ed it to death but it was never the same....
The best solution for data loss is prevention.... always back up your files.. but if you're just plain lazy and can't be bothered, keep some cash sacked away as OnTrack recovery insurance.
Freeware that Recovers Deleted Files in NTFS and FAT12/16/32 Partitions
Freeware that Recovers Deleted Files in NTFS and FAT12/16/32 Partitions: "Freeware that Recovers Deleted Files in NTFS and FAT12/16/32 Partitions
submitted by artbarizo 1 day 2 hours ago (via http://freeware.art-app.com/20...)
'Magically' unerase files that were emptied from the recycle bin."
submitted by artbarizo 1 day 2 hours ago (via http://freeware.art-app.com/20...)
'Magically' unerase files that were emptied from the recycle bin."
RCA toCAT5conversion - ElephantStaircase
RCA toCAT5conversion - ElephantStaircase: "CAT5 cable is alot cheaper then RCA, i can't imagine buying 25 or 50 feet of RCA cable. The best part is, the converter is about 5 or 10 bucks to make, tops. "
The sad thing is my friends and I have bought 25 or 50 feet of RCA cable on more than one occasion...
The sad thing is my friends and I have bought 25 or 50 feet of RCA cable on more than one occasion...
The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005 (web2.wsj2.com)
The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005 (web2.wsj2.com)
Digg is the best of the best in Web 2.0 for it's category.
Digg is the best of the best in Web 2.0 for it's category.
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Free Equivalents of Commercial Software :: Farley Family .Net
Good list of freeware utilities and software downloads
Friday, December 09, 2005
Solution Showcase for the Microsoft Office System
Solution Showcase for the Microsoft Office System: "Solution Showcase for the Microsoft Office System
The Solution Showcase highlights how leading companies are solving critical business problems using solutions built with the Microsoft Office System. These solutions are a small sample of the many ways organizations are transforming their businesses by taking advantage of the Microsoft Office products they already own and their employees use every day."
There are some great resources here that MS provides for free, in order to package additional software.
The Solution Showcase highlights how leading companies are solving critical business problems using solutions built with the Microsoft Office System. These solutions are a small sample of the many ways organizations are transforming their businesses by taking advantage of the Microsoft Office products they already own and their employees use every day."
There are some great resources here that MS provides for free, in order to package additional software.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Skyline Software System
Skyline Software System
TerraExplorer allows users to freely fly through 3D Terrain and Urban environments. TerraExplorer provides PC users with interactive, photo-realistic terrains in a simple but powerful application. The TerraExplorer viewer gives users the ability to view terrains that are created by Skyline's TerraBuilder? and TerraExplorer? Pro, and then streamed over the Internet by TerraGate?. Learn More...
TerraExplorer allows users to freely fly through 3D Terrain and Urban environments. TerraExplorer provides PC users with interactive, photo-realistic terrains in a simple but powerful application. The TerraExplorer viewer gives users the ability to view terrains that are created by Skyline's TerraBuilder? and TerraExplorer? Pro, and then streamed over the Internet by TerraGate?. Learn More...
Wow. Microsoft Windows Live Local
Pretty incredible. MS Local Live one-up's Google's Keyhole technology by providing "bird's eye" arial views of major cities. New York. Las Vegas. Los Angeles. Philadelphia. Boston. more... Will be interesting to see what Google comes up with next. Watch for flashbulbs going off in your bedroom.
My $0.02.
My $0.02.
Interface should scroll like Google, smooth, with none of this clicking a compass crap.- What's with the 10-line URL? MS needs to buy TinyURL to solve these URL-wrap problems.
- Add a 'blog it' button in the permalink section.
- Provide an address lookup feature.
- How about a reverse-address phone lookup?
- Heh, scroll around the above URL and see ads for Calvin Klein, The Gap, Yahoo! Is that really legal?
- Get some international cities going. How about the moon?
- What happened to the 'smart-client' download idea instead of using the browser?
- Allow users to tag areas with keywords for searching... graffiti-style
- Here's an aircraft carrier in New York with what looks to be a nuclear submarine with a plane sticking out of it...or is that a missile.
- Never mind about the blog it button.... it's in the scratch pad.
- I can't wait until Flight Sim 2008.
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Atari 7800 Commercial - Google Video
Atari 7800 Commercial - Google Video
I was the kid with the Atari 5200.
No mention that the 7800 played 5200 games? Why is that? 'Cause the 5200 was crap.
My favourite game was Joust if I can remember correctly.
I was the kid with the Atari 5200.
No mention that the 7800 played 5200 games? Why is that? 'Cause the 5200 was crap.
My favourite game was Joust if I can remember correctly.
Lillian Taublib shows up on Yahoo! and I don't win Rock'em Sock'em #17
Ola from Wavesmash! You are still looking for more information on Lillian Taublib and the award-winning Brazillian movie Crime Delicado?
Yahoo Brazil and others come through.
Be sure to Resenhas de usuarios!
Others..
I'm still amazed that I'm the only one talking about this movie & actress even though I got a bunch of visits this week because of it... must be a language barrier thing. (me not understanding any of the sites that are talking about the movie.)
Apparently Babelfish translates Portugese Portugese, not Brazillian Portugese, so for those of you who speak english, you're stuck with me and Portuenglish for awhile.
If anyone has any other links, please post in the comments.
If anyone wants to look at something besides Lillian Taublib, please see my friend's web site at http://www.poppolar.com, who, by coincidence, is also from Brazil, though he's a Canadian now. Maybe you can convince him to carry the soundtrack to the movie. Mention you like Brazillian movies to get a 5% discount! (on orders of 5 or more!) That is a savings of like 1% a CD!
Ok.. so I made up the discount... or did I...
If anyone from Canada was listening, I was on The Edge around 4:45 today. My 30 seconds of fame consisted of flubbing the words to a Green Day song and not winning Rock'em Sock'em #17. Pretty exciting stuff. I don't feel too bad, 2 other people lost too, the girl who got mad at the DJ because he gave me two tries and her only one, and the guy who was offered two choices and screwed it up.
FYI, the song was Holiday, by Green Day.
Lyric was "Hear the dogs howling out of key "
Zieg heil to the president gasman
Bombs away is your punishment,
Pulverize the Eiffel towers
Who criticize your government
Bang, Bang goes the broken glass, lads
Kill all the fags that don't agree
Trials by fire setin fires
Is not a way that's meant for me
Just cause, just cause, because we're outlaws, yeah!
Software for Your Head
Software for Your Head: "Ship one Version with one Message at a time."
Jim and Michelle McCarthy have some great ideas to share with everyone.
Jim and Michelle McCarthy have some great ideas to share with everyone.
.NET Undocumented
I took actionable steps to focus on my long-term goals. I burned bridges when I left Microsoft and purchased a home in Seattle prior to attending my MBA program to prevent myself from being seduced by investment banking and consulting firms. I developed lofty goals and fought back criticism from family and friends. When I started my entrepreneurial development, I had pieces in place?the finances, the software background, and the business education. I was set to go, and I will give it the time it takes.
Burning bridges is probably not the best way to go, but there are some good ideas in this blog.
Burning bridges is probably not the best way to go, but there are some good ideas in this blog.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
{ Revista TRIP } - Lillian Taublib
{ Revista TRIP }
Well then... Lillian Taublib everyone...
Now I see why everyone is searching for her.. though there appears to be something missing... wait a minute!
But seriously, it sounds like she undertook an amazing fight to overcome cancer, and she is one woman to be inspired by.
Full English translation here..well portuenglish anyway.
Well then... Lillian Taublib everyone...
Now I see why everyone is searching for her.. though there appears to be something missing... wait a minute!
But seriously, it sounds like she undertook an amazing fight to overcome cancer, and she is one woman to be inspired by.
Full English translation here..well portuenglish anyway.
Monday, December 05, 2005
ABC News: Sound of Dog's 'Laugh' Calms Other Pooches
ABC News: Sound of Dog's 'Laugh' Calms Other Pooches: "Patricia Simonet's 'dog laughing'"
THE BASTARD OPERATOR FROM HELL OFFICIAL ARCHIVE
Kids, back in the day there was a thing called a BBS, kind of like a web site, but you dialed into it with a telephone and a modem. People would post stuff on it, and then other people would read it.
This was the funniest group of articles anyone ever posted.
This was the funniest group of articles anyone ever posted.
Saturday, December 03, 2005
Back to killing trees again...
*michael parekh on IT*: ON IMPLICATIONS OF WIKIPEDIA GOING TO PRINT: "But it is a liberating experience to read blogs in a book...one that will increasingly be enjoyed by mainstream audiences, as blogs keep getting better and better."
Why doesn't somebody put out the internet, in print form. I wonder how many volumes that one would be? Soon enough, Google will be able to do it.
Wikipedia would be a great read though. I'm pretty sure the Encyclopedia Britannica doesn't have Homestar Runner or Strong Bad in it.
In 5-10 years, everything will be e-ink anyway.
Hopefully sooner, so we can figure out how to replant some of that Amazon rainforest and Canadian timber that has mysteriously disappeared over the years.
Why doesn't somebody put out the internet, in print form. I wonder how many volumes that one would be? Soon enough, Google will be able to do it.
Wikipedia would be a great read though. I'm pretty sure the Encyclopedia Britannica doesn't have Homestar Runner or Strong Bad in it.
In 5-10 years, everything will be e-ink anyway.
Hopefully sooner, so we can figure out how to replant some of that Amazon rainforest and Canadian timber that has mysteriously disappeared over the years.
Friday, December 02, 2005
USPS - The 2005 Commemorative Stamp Program
USPS - The 2005 Commemorative Stamp Program
American Scientists - McClintock, von Neumann, Feynman, Gibbs (4)
This issuance honors four American scientists: geneticist Barbara McClintock, mathematician John von Neumann, physicist Richard Feynman, and thermodynamicist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
For each stamp in this block of four, artist Victor Stabin created a collage featuring a portrait of the scientist and drawings that are associated with major contributions made by the scientist.
Text on the back of the stamps highlights their achievements.
Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) conducted maize plant research that led to her discovery of genetic transposition-the movement of genetic material within and between chromosomes. In 1983, this pioneering geneticist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
John von Neumann (1903-1957) made significant contributions in both pure and applied mathematics, especially in the areas of quantum mechanics, game theory, computer theory and design. In 1956, the U.S. government presented the Enrico Fermi Award to this eminent mathematician.
Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) developed a new formulation of quantum theory based, in part, on diagrams he invented to help him visualize the dynamics of atomic particles. In 1965, this noted theoretical physicist, enthusiastic educator and amateur artist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) formulated the modern system of thermodynamic analysis. For this and other extraordinary achievements, Gibbs received some of the most prestigious awards of his era, including the Rumford Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
American Scientists - McClintock, von Neumann, Feynman, Gibbs (4)
This issuance honors four American scientists: geneticist Barbara McClintock, mathematician John von Neumann, physicist Richard Feynman, and thermodynamicist Josiah Willard Gibbs.
For each stamp in this block of four, artist Victor Stabin created a collage featuring a portrait of the scientist and drawings that are associated with major contributions made by the scientist.
Text on the back of the stamps highlights their achievements.
Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) conducted maize plant research that led to her discovery of genetic transposition-the movement of genetic material within and between chromosomes. In 1983, this pioneering geneticist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
John von Neumann (1903-1957) made significant contributions in both pure and applied mathematics, especially in the areas of quantum mechanics, game theory, computer theory and design. In 1956, the U.S. government presented the Enrico Fermi Award to this eminent mathematician.
Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) developed a new formulation of quantum theory based, in part, on diagrams he invented to help him visualize the dynamics of atomic particles. In 1965, this noted theoretical physicist, enthusiastic educator and amateur artist was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903) formulated the modern system of thermodynamic analysis. For this and other extraordinary achievements, Gibbs received some of the most prestigious awards of his era, including the Rumford Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Doctor Says: Video Games Will Destroy your Child
Doctor Says: Video Games Will Destroy your Child: "In this article published by AskDrSears.com, a site popular with parents, Medical Professionals go over step by detailed step why Video games are so Terrible for a Child's Health. This Article is sure to add fuel to an already raging debate. Some of the facts stated here are Astonishing. Beware: Video games will physiologically disturb you"
Getting Started Playing Multiplayer Doom Online
This little tutorial will help you to start playing multiplayer Doom online. All you need is a copy of the original game!
Doom 2 is mostly played online and is also mostly used as a base for modifications and extra maps. If you don't have Doom 2, you can buy all classic Doom games in a box called Doom Collectors Edition.
This will be replacing my MSN for chatting...
Doom 2 is mostly played online and is also mostly used as a base for modifications and extra maps. If you don't have Doom 2, you can buy all classic Doom games in a box called Doom Collectors Edition.
This will be replacing my MSN for chatting...
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Turn left in 500 feet... fool! - Dec. 1, 2005
Turn left in 500 feet... fool! - Dec. 1, 2005: "California company NavTones has contracted with Mr. T and the actors Burt Reynolds and Dennis Hopper to record voices that can be loaded into navigation systems, giving your driving directions a little extra personality. More voices are coming, the company said. "
The Standalone Programmer: Tips from the trenches - The Code Project - Work Issues
The Standalone Programmer: Tips from the trenches - The Code Project - Work Issues: "Preview
As stated before, I have divided this article into two sections. Before I get into the details I am going to list the various bullet points here.
NON TECHNICAL
1Set personal goals
2Read, Read, Read
3Come out of the closet
4Meetings are not all bad, just mostly bad
5After hours is off limits
6Set reasonable expectations
7I'm not a programmer, I'm an architect
TECHNICAL
1Plan, then code
2The right tool for the right job
3Fix bugs early
4Develop good coding habits
5Know thy enemy
6Documentation is your friend
7Form over function"
As stated before, I have divided this article into two sections. Before I get into the details I am going to list the various bullet points here.
NON TECHNICAL
1Set personal goals
2Read, Read, Read
3Come out of the closet
4Meetings are not all bad, just mostly bad
5After hours is off limits
6Set reasonable expectations
7I'm not a programmer, I'm an architect
TECHNICAL
1Plan, then code
2The right tool for the right job
3Fix bugs early
4Develop good coding habits
5Know thy enemy
6Documentation is your friend
7Form over function"
Prototype JavaScript Framework: Class-style OO, Ajax, and more
Prototype is a JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications. Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for Web 2.0 developers everywhere.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
LearnOutLoud.com Free Audio
I Have a Dream
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Available on: Digital Download
Average Rating: (5.0 Stars)
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
A Conversation with Jack Welch
by Jack Welch
Available on: Online Video
Average Rating: (5.0 Stars)
When Jack Welch was a young manager, he blew the roof off one of General Electric?s factories in a chemical accident.
Bunch of Warren Buffet stuff on here too.
by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Available on: Digital Download
Average Rating: (5.0 Stars)
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
A Conversation with Jack Welch
by Jack Welch
Available on: Online Video
Average Rating: (5.0 Stars)
When Jack Welch was a young manager, he blew the roof off one of General Electric?s factories in a chemical accident.
Bunch of Warren Buffet stuff on here too.
Fun With C & My HP
Feels like I'm back in high school.
This is supposed to display messages on your hp led status.
namespace hphack
{
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
public class PrnHack
{
public static int Main(string[] args)
{
if(!ParseArgs(args))
{
return -1;
}
Console.WriteLine("\nHP Display Hack");
Console.WriteLine("Host: {0}", args[0]);
Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}\n", message);
IPEndPoint ipEndPoint;
ipEndPoint = new IPEndPoint( Dns.Resolve(args[0]).AddressList[0], PJL_PORT);
Console.WriteLine("Host is {0}", ipEndPoint.ToString());
Socket socket;
socket = new Socket(
AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream,
ProtocolType.Tcp
);
socket.Connect(ipEndPoint);
byte [] sendData;
string sendString;
sendString = String.Format(
"\x1B%-12345X@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = \"{0}\"\r\n\x1B%-12345X\r\n",
message
);
sendData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(sendString);
int result;
result = socket.Send(sendData, sendData.Length, 0);
if(result == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Could not send on socket");
}
socket.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Finished\n\n");
return 0;
}
protected static bool ParseArgs(string[] args)
{
if(args.Length != 2)
{
Console.WriteLine(
"HP Display Hack: " +
"hphack printername \"message\" "
);
return false;
}
if(args[1].Length > 16)
{
Console.WriteLine("Message must be <= 16 characters");
return false;
}
if(args[1].CompareTo("random") == 0)
{
message = GetRandomMessage();
}
else
{
message = args[1];
}
return true;
}
public static string GetRandomMessage()
{
string [] Messages = {
"BUZZ OFF",
"TOUCH ME",
"STEP AWAY",
"SET TO STUN",
"SCORE = 3413",
"PAT EATS MICE",
"FEED ME",
"GO AWAY",
"NEED MORE SPACE",
"POUR ME A DRINK",
"IN DISTRESS",
"NICE SHIRT",
"GO AWAY",
"NO PRINT FOR YOU",
"RADIATION LEAK",
"HANDS UP",
"PRESS MY BUTTON",
"TAKE ME HOME",
"LOOKS LIKE RAIN",
"HELLO WORLD",
"NICE HAIR",
"NEED A MINT?",
"BE GENTLE",
"BE KIND",
"INSERT DISK",
"BUY ME LUNCH",
"DONT STOP",
"COME CLOSER",
"TAKE A BREAK",
"INSERT QUARTER",
"BLACK SABBATH"
};
Random r = new Random();
return Messages[r.Next() % Messages.Length];
}
protected const int PJL_PORT = 9100;
protected static string message = "NO MESSAGE";
}
}
This is supposed to display messages on your hp led status.
namespace hphack
{
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
public class PrnHack
{
public static int Main(string[] args)
{
if(!ParseArgs(args))
{
return -1;
}
Console.WriteLine("\nHP Display Hack");
Console.WriteLine("Host: {0}", args[0]);
Console.WriteLine("Message: {0}\n", message);
IPEndPoint ipEndPoint;
ipEndPoint = new IPEndPoint( Dns.Resolve(args[0]).AddressList[0], PJL_PORT);
Console.WriteLine("Host is {0}", ipEndPoint.ToString());
Socket socket;
socket = new Socket(
AddressFamily.InterNetwork,
SocketType.Stream,
ProtocolType.Tcp
);
socket.Connect(ipEndPoint);
byte [] sendData;
string sendString;
sendString = String.Format(
"\x1B%-12345X@PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY = \"{0}\"\r\n\x1B%-12345X\r\n",
message
);
sendData = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(sendString);
int result;
result = socket.Send(sendData, sendData.Length, 0);
if(result == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Could not send on socket");
}
socket.Close();
Console.WriteLine("Finished\n\n");
return 0;
}
protected static bool ParseArgs(string[] args)
{
if(args.Length != 2)
{
Console.WriteLine(
"HP Display Hack: " +
"hphack printername \"message\" "
);
return false;
}
if(args[1].Length > 16)
{
Console.WriteLine("Message must be <= 16 characters");
return false;
}
if(args[1].CompareTo("random") == 0)
{
message = GetRandomMessage();
}
else
{
message = args[1];
}
return true;
}
public static string GetRandomMessage()
{
string [] Messages = {
"BUZZ OFF",
"TOUCH ME",
"STEP AWAY",
"SET TO STUN",
"SCORE = 3413",
"PAT EATS MICE",
"FEED ME",
"GO AWAY",
"NEED MORE SPACE",
"POUR ME A DRINK",
"IN DISTRESS",
"NICE SHIRT",
"GO AWAY",
"NO PRINT FOR YOU",
"RADIATION LEAK",
"HANDS UP",
"PRESS MY BUTTON",
"TAKE ME HOME",
"LOOKS LIKE RAIN",
"HELLO WORLD",
"NICE HAIR",
"NEED A MINT?",
"BE GENTLE",
"BE KIND",
"INSERT DISK",
"BUY ME LUNCH",
"DONT STOP",
"COME CLOSER",
"TAKE A BREAK",
"INSERT QUARTER",
"BLACK SABBATH"
};
Random r = new Random();
return Messages[r.Next() % Messages.Length];
}
protected const int PJL_PORT = 9100;
protected static string message = "NO MESSAGE";
}
}
Monday, November 28, 2005
The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats: "That's my goal. I want everyone who sees our movie, 'The Aristocrats' to enjoy it. I really do. So far we've done a really good job. We've had only a few people walk out, and most everyone else seemed to have a great time. Certainly a higher percentage of people who've seen our movie liked it than the percentage of people who liked 'Lord of the Rings.' One reason is that 'Lord of the Rings' sucks and our movie is good. But more importantly, everyone is supposed to like 'Lord of the Rings.' They made it for everyone, because everyone has all the money. We didn't make 'The Aristocrats' for everyone; we made it for our friends."
The Official Gilbert Gottfried Website
The Official Gilbert Gottfried Website: "Because I don't really have anything to tell you right now, and i just felt like a I owed you another BLOG, I will tell you a stupid joke that I heard a few years ago. It's not dirty and it's not on my DVD, but here it goes...
A man is walking home late one night. He decides to take a short cut through the cemetary, when all of a sudden he hears 'MARK!' He becomes very frightened and starts running. He hears again 'MARK!' His heart is pounding and he starts screaming. He hears again 'MARK, MARK, MARK!!!!' The man continues running and screaming. He continues to hear 'MARK, MARK, MARK!!!' A night watchman hears him and runs over to him.
The man starts screaming to him 'Thank god you're here. In the cemetary, a ghost keeps calling me. He keeps yelling 'Mark, Mark, Mark!' The night watchman says 'That's no ghost. That's just a dog with a hairlip.' "
Just finished watching The Aristocrats, one of the funniest, most repugnant, disgusting, and hilarious movies I have ever seen. Gilbert is one of my favourite comedians in there, though Jon Stewart & Bob Saget (!) are hilarious. Actually almost everyone is hilarious in this film. I guess that's why most of them get paid to crack jokes.
The Aristocrats is like cracking a joke about what you find on the internet with the Google safe-search filter turned off.
Disney, this ain't.
A man is walking home late one night. He decides to take a short cut through the cemetary, when all of a sudden he hears 'MARK!' He becomes very frightened and starts running. He hears again 'MARK!' His heart is pounding and he starts screaming. He hears again 'MARK, MARK, MARK!!!!' The man continues running and screaming. He continues to hear 'MARK, MARK, MARK!!!' A night watchman hears him and runs over to him.
The man starts screaming to him 'Thank god you're here. In the cemetary, a ghost keeps calling me. He keeps yelling 'Mark, Mark, Mark!' The night watchman says 'That's no ghost. That's just a dog with a hairlip.' "
Just finished watching The Aristocrats, one of the funniest, most repugnant, disgusting, and hilarious movies I have ever seen. Gilbert is one of my favourite comedians in there, though Jon Stewart & Bob Saget (!) are hilarious. Actually almost everyone is hilarious in this film. I guess that's why most of them get paid to crack jokes.
The Aristocrats is like cracking a joke about what you find on the internet with the Google safe-search filter turned off.
Disney, this ain't.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Your Next Car May Jump
Bose Tries to Shake Up Auto Industry - Yahoo! News: "A childlike grin spreads across 76-year-old Amar Bose's face as the vehicle does something most can't: jump over the board, like a cat bounding over a fallen log."
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Ask Engadget: Best flash-based MP3 player? - Engadget - www.engadget.com
Ask Engadget: Best flash-based MP3 player? - Engadget - www.engadget.com
Check out the comments for tons of hints for the holidays.
Check out the comments for tons of hints for the holidays.
Buy the LG HD-Conversion DVD Player (LDA511) and other DVD Players at circuitcity.com
My Christmas Wish-list
LG HD-Conversion DVD Player (LDA511)
LG LDA511
Upconverts to 1080i
Multi-format playback
7-in-2 memory card slot ? Progressive scan
HDMI interface
DivX?/MPEG4 playback ">Buy the LG HD-Conversion DVD Player LDA511) and other DVD Players at circuitcity.com: "LG HD-Conversion DVD Player (LDA511)
LG LDA511
Upconverts to 1080i
Multi-format playback
7-in-2 memory card slot ? Progressive scan
HDMI interface
DivX?/MPEG4 playback "
LG HD-Conversion DVD Player (LDA511)
LG LDA511
Upconverts to 1080i
Multi-format playback
7-in-2 memory card slot ? Progressive scan
HDMI interface
DivX?/MPEG4 playback ">Buy the LG HD-Conversion DVD Player LDA511) and other DVD Players at circuitcity.com: "LG HD-Conversion DVD Player (LDA511)
LG LDA511
Upconverts to 1080i
Multi-format playback
7-in-2 memory card slot ? Progressive scan
HDMI interface
DivX?/MPEG4 playback "
Friday, November 25, 2005
The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla's Weblog :: Google Booze Map (or: "When API means 'Ale Procurement Interface'")
The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla's Weblog :: Google Booze Map (or: "When API means 'Ale Procurement Interface'"): "Google Booze Map (or: 'When API means 'Ale Procurement Interface'')
by Joey deVilla at 11:46AM (EST) on November 15, 2005 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
Let me take a moment to say that the readers of this blog are great people. One particular example: Janis, who's taken the Google Maps API (that's short for Application Programming Interface, a set of 'hooks' that lets one computer program be controlled by another) and used it to create a lovely and useful web application called The Beer Hunter:"
by Joey deVilla at 11:46AM (EST) on November 15, 2005 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
Let me take a moment to say that the readers of this blog are great people. One particular example: Janis, who's taken the Google Maps API (that's short for Application Programming Interface, a set of 'hooks' that lets one computer program be controlled by another) and used it to create a lovely and useful web application called The Beer Hunter:"
Winerytohome - Ontario Wines to Your Doorstep
Winerytohome - Ontario Wines to Your Doorstep: "The WINE of the MONTH CLUB is where great wines are discovered...and delivered!
Experience extra-ordinary wines including limited availability, non-LCBO and the best new releases - each recommended by the top wine reviewers in Canada - Tony Aspler and David Lawrason. And also now taste the best in artisan cheeses from Ontario ? matched with a good bottle of red wine. "
Experience extra-ordinary wines including limited availability, non-LCBO and the best new releases - each recommended by the top wine reviewers in Canada - Tony Aspler and David Lawrason. And also now taste the best in artisan cheeses from Ontario ? matched with a good bottle of red wine. "
UNLOCKER 1.7.5 BY CEDRICK 'NITCH' COLLOMB
I really like this page. Everything is a scroll away. The home button stays put. The google ads kind of stick out but other than that... clean and to the point.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
The #1 Tool Windows Needs
Ever tried to delete a file, and got that stupid error, "Cannot Delete Folder: It is being used by another person or program?" And you're wondering who else is using your computer, and you get paranoid & get out your tinfoil hat... gah.
Unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/), a free (donationware) utility solves that problem. Most of the time it is really just Windows Explorer that likes to keep hold of certain files for no particular reason.
My question is - Why doesn't Microsoft just add this to Windows Explorer & buy this guy out? I think the tool is worth at least 10 million of the 20 million Microsoft seems to use to buy a business. Hey, they could buy 2.
Unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/), a free (donationware) utility solves that problem. Most of the time it is really just Windows Explorer that likes to keep hold of certain files for no particular reason.
My question is - Why doesn't Microsoft just add this to Windows Explorer & buy this guy out? I think the tool is worth at least 10 million of the 20 million Microsoft seems to use to buy a business. Hey, they could buy 2.
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
GAGGED TRUTH: THE TRUE STORY
link: "Free Music, Video Downloads for Ipod and etc
It seems that everywhere you look someone is talking about music downloads being shut down, but at the same time, new sites keep popping up all over the place and new ways to download music come in play. The truth of the matter is that free music is a force that won't be stopped. Here is a neat little method of getting free music and movies from google. Put the text below inside google and try it for yourself. There is a google search box at the bottom of this page that you can use for your convenience."
It seems that everywhere you look someone is talking about music downloads being shut down, but at the same time, new sites keep popping up all over the place and new ways to download music come in play. The truth of the matter is that free music is a force that won't be stopped. Here is a neat little method of getting free music and movies from google. Put the text below inside google and try it for yourself. There is a google search box at the bottom of this page that you can use for your convenience."
TheOpenCD.org
TheOpenCD.org
The following applications are included on TheOpenCD 3.1.
Productivity
* AbiWord 2.4.1
* MoinMoin 1.3.4
* OpenOffice 2.0
* PDFCreator 0.8.1 RC9
Design
* Blender 2.37a
* GIMP 2.2.9
* NVU 1.0
Internet/Networking
* FireFox 1.5 RC2
* Thunderbird 1.5 RC1
* Gaim 1.5
Multimedia
* Audacity 1.2.3
* Celestia 1.3.2
* Really Slick Screensavers
Utilities
* 7-zip 4.23
* Notepad2 1.0.12
Games
* Sokoban 1.253
* Battle for Wesnoth 1.0.1
The following applications are included on TheOpenCD 3.1.
Productivity
* AbiWord 2.4.1
* MoinMoin 1.3.4
* OpenOffice 2.0
* PDFCreator 0.8.1 RC9
Design
* Blender 2.37a
* GIMP 2.2.9
* NVU 1.0
Internet/Networking
* FireFox 1.5 RC2
* Thunderbird 1.5 RC1
* Gaim 1.5
Multimedia
* Audacity 1.2.3
* Celestia 1.3.2
* Really Slick Screensavers
Utilities
* 7-zip 4.23
* Notepad2 1.0.12
Games
* Sokoban 1.253
* Battle for Wesnoth 1.0.1
Photo album - Bill Gates Gets an Xbox
Bill, I had a 15% off coupon you could have used.
Now I see why they're white. Other than copying the iPod, you can have the autograph of your favourite CEO signed on it.
Who else signed that thing...
Update: And whatever Bill Gates title is too. (he's no longer the CEO)
Since the following page seems to have disappeared, I thought I would grab it from Google's cache & repost. (not my post)
What's in a Name?
And why does gazillionaire Bill Gates want a silly title? ... by Joe Mullich
When I read the news report that Bill Gates was stepping down as chief executive officer of Microsoft, I thought, "This guy is an idiot."
It didn't bother me that Gates was quitting his nine-to-five job. I wouldn't punch a time clock either, if I were one of the world's richest men. Gates probably loses more money under his couch cushions than I make in a year. That is, if people like Bill Gates carry cash. It didn't bother me that Gates was giving up responsibilities for day-to-day operations so he can return, as he said, "to what I love most -- focusing on technology for the future."
What I thought was stupid was that Gates created a silly new job title for himself. He is now Microsoft's "Chief Software Architect."
I hate the title. I guess that is why I'm an idiot. But still. . .
"Chief software architect" sounds like someone who dreams up new video games. Why on earth does a person as rich and famous as Gates even need a job title? Everyone agrees that Gates won't be giving up any power and can pretty much do whatever he wants. If he really does want a title, shouldn't it be a title that means something?
So why did he feel the need to change titles? It has to do with fashion. Style. And ultimately, feeling that you are really cool.
Let me explain. These days, offbeat job titles are in vogue, especially in the high technology world. I think Gates just wanted to prove he was "with it." Want to know the state of things? A business magazine called Fast Company ran a column called "Job Titles of the Future," profiling oddly titled executives at technology companies. There were "ministers of progress" at Aspen Tree Software. Pixar Animation Studio has "animation skeptics." Gateway 2000 uses "imagination officers."
Nobody, it seems, has "managers" or "vice presidents" anymore. I think Gates felt "chief executive officer" was way too blah for someone of his imagination.
Personally, I'd be scared to death if I were summoned to see an "imagination officer." It sounds too Big Brother-ish to me.
A New "Prestige" Perk
Weird titles, some people believe, actually have a purpose. This wasn't always the case. Several years ago, I called the PR guy at Accountemps, which recruits executives and scours countless resumes. I asked what PR guy recruiters would think of resumes with such (real) titles as "vice president, people" or "deputy director of anything."
His answer: Recruiters would think those job-seekers should pray that unemployment benefits are extended for a long, long time.
Now, however, recruitment specialists say "creative titling" has become a way to lure hard-to-find techno-geeks.
A good geek is hard to find these days. Companies are going to all sorts of lengths to lure them. For instance, some Silicon Valley companies have a massage therapist for the troops. Evolving Systems Inc., a Denver software firm, gives all its workers free rabies shots. Don't ask! Arcnet, a wireless communications firm, is giving every employee who's been with the company at least a year a free leased BMW, plus fully paid insurance. "It is going to be better than a raise because very time employees turn the ignition key, they will think of me," said the company's president.
I just heard a story about a programmer in Minneapolis who didn't want to leave his town. So a software firm in Los Angeles started up a branch office for him. Meanwhile, a Minneapolis firm was having so much trouble finding nerds that it hired seven engineers who had been laid off in Los Angeles and let them set up a remote officer there. Being a lowly writer, every place I've ever worked has made me buy my own coffee. So you'll understand if I feel a small throb of homicidal envy. Techno-geeks are in such demand, though, that weird titles are the latest incentive. Motley Fool, an online financial publication, found it's easier to recruit workers by giving them business cards with titles such as -- and these are all real -- "chief techie geek," "LAN/Database God," and "FoolWare techie programmer."
As I said, in days past, recruitment people said having an unusual title was a hindrance when you went to look for a new job. After all, would you even read the resume of someone who spent the last year as a "senior completion specialist" if you needed a project manager?
In reality, both titles are for the same job. But "project manager" sounds so old-fashioned, you wouldn't have a chance to get a job at an Internet startup and cash in when it went public.
Too Sexy for My Title
Today, technology workers bristle at standard titles, believing them demeaning. The world changes so fast that if a job title is understandable, many think it must mean the person holding it is behind the times.
Chief executive officer? You're right, Bill -- sounds like your dad's job title.
Some firms go so far as to do away with titles altogether, to keep the natives from getting restless. One computer training firm instead placed a recruitment ad seeking "talented 'you-betchya's' with a positive, whole-hearted attitude who would love teaching computers." Imagine going to a party and telling people that you make your living as a "you-betchya." When I first entered the corporate world, everyone knew exactly whose boot they were expected to lick. The organizational chart came straight from a management textbook. From chairman to supervisor to runt, roles and status were clearly defined.
Now, I have no idea what most people do anymore. You certainly can't judge by job titles.
Bad 70s Fashion Trend
The first seeds of title turmoil began in the sensitive '70s. During the Alan Alda Era, you didn't want to make anyone feel bad about his or her job. So kids who slung hamburgers became "customer service representatives." Janitors changed into "custodians." Trash men turned into "sanitation engineers." Then janitors demanded to be known as "custodial engineers."
For a while, you knew that anyone who called himself an engineer but didn't use a slide rule had a job that required him to clean up after someone else. Editor's note -- I mean, note from the Chief Arbiter of Taste and Goddess of All She Surveys: A slide rule was a quaint computational device, a relative of the abacus and precursor to the pocket calculator. Geeks carried them in the olden days when it was not cool to be a geek.
Title turmoil began moving up the corporate ladder. At first, an employee who dealt with the media was called "a press relations officer." Of course, speaking to reporters is a distasteful job. So titles changed to disguise what PR people did. They became Public Relations Officers. But even that wasn't enough.
So they turned into "Information Officers."
And then "Media Outreach Coordinators."
And finally, "Deputy Directors for External Affairs."
I have a theory about title turmoil. If a person can't say his title before an answering machine beeps and stops recording the message, he has a job no one else wants. Cutbacks during the '90s spurred more title turmoil. As companies got smaller, titles became bigger. Perhaps this gave workers a sense of security. A corporation has countless vice presidents. One is as good as another. But what company can afford to be without its "director of creativity and motivation"?
That is an actual job title. It was discovered in a poll of executives by Accountemps, a California recruiting firm. The title may seem silly. But I bet the person who holds it feels darn secure. What company would fire her? That's like admitting you don't value creativity and motivation.
Putting a Spin on Things
Most weird titles are euphemisms. One title in the survey was "senior special executive assistant to CEO." (I'm guessing this is a secretary.) Many titles are just baffling. The survey discovered a "semi-senior auditor." Well, is or isn't he? This isn't a Memorex commercial. Another person was an "associate assistant to senior VP." (Is that above or below an "assistant associate to senior VP" in the corporate pecking order?)
One person was called -- and remember this is real -- the "deputy director of anything." There was no "deputy director of nothing." Maybe that's the job you hold right before you see "the vice president of retirement" -- another real job title.
A Magnificent Obsession
People become obsessed with titles. A few years ago, IBM Chairman Louis Gerstner stripped the word "IBM" from the titles of 25 executives. Before those people were called "IBM senior vice presidents." After Gernster's move, these people were mere "senior vice presidents."
Pay and duties didn't change. The executives didn't even lose their parking spots. Still, the executives became incensed. So if Bill Gates wants to call himself "chief software architect," I now say go ahead. He can afford to print up the business cards.
However, I wish he'd consulted his chief imagination and creativity officer and come up with something a little more exotic. His old rival, former Apple CEO John Scully, for instance, used to call himself "chief listener."
I wish Gates had declared he was Microsoft's "sultan of software." Now there's a job title for the 2000s!
Now I see why they're white. Other than copying the iPod, you can have the autograph of your favourite CEO signed on it.
Who else signed that thing...
Update: And whatever Bill Gates title is too. (he's no longer the CEO)
Since the following page seems to have disappeared, I thought I would grab it from Google's cache & repost. (not my post)
What's in a Name?
And why does gazillionaire Bill Gates want a silly title? ... by Joe Mullich
When I read the news report that Bill Gates was stepping down as chief executive officer of Microsoft, I thought, "This guy is an idiot."
It didn't bother me that Gates was quitting his nine-to-five job. I wouldn't punch a time clock either, if I were one of the world's richest men. Gates probably loses more money under his couch cushions than I make in a year. That is, if people like Bill Gates carry cash. It didn't bother me that Gates was giving up responsibilities for day-to-day operations so he can return, as he said, "to what I love most -- focusing on technology for the future."
What I thought was stupid was that Gates created a silly new job title for himself. He is now Microsoft's "Chief Software Architect."
I hate the title. I guess that is why I'm an idiot. But still. . .
"Chief software architect" sounds like someone who dreams up new video games. Why on earth does a person as rich and famous as Gates even need a job title? Everyone agrees that Gates won't be giving up any power and can pretty much do whatever he wants. If he really does want a title, shouldn't it be a title that means something?
So why did he feel the need to change titles? It has to do with fashion. Style. And ultimately, feeling that you are really cool.
Let me explain. These days, offbeat job titles are in vogue, especially in the high technology world. I think Gates just wanted to prove he was "with it." Want to know the state of things? A business magazine called Fast Company ran a column called "Job Titles of the Future," profiling oddly titled executives at technology companies. There were "ministers of progress" at Aspen Tree Software. Pixar Animation Studio has "animation skeptics." Gateway 2000 uses "imagination officers."
Nobody, it seems, has "managers" or "vice presidents" anymore. I think Gates felt "chief executive officer" was way too blah for someone of his imagination.
Personally, I'd be scared to death if I were summoned to see an "imagination officer." It sounds too Big Brother-ish to me.
A New "Prestige" Perk
Weird titles, some people believe, actually have a purpose. This wasn't always the case. Several years ago, I called the PR guy at Accountemps, which recruits executives and scours countless resumes. I asked what PR guy recruiters would think of resumes with such (real) titles as "vice president, people" or "deputy director of anything."
His answer: Recruiters would think those job-seekers should pray that unemployment benefits are extended for a long, long time.
Now, however, recruitment specialists say "creative titling" has become a way to lure hard-to-find techno-geeks.
A good geek is hard to find these days. Companies are going to all sorts of lengths to lure them. For instance, some Silicon Valley companies have a massage therapist for the troops. Evolving Systems Inc., a Denver software firm, gives all its workers free rabies shots. Don't ask! Arcnet, a wireless communications firm, is giving every employee who's been with the company at least a year a free leased BMW, plus fully paid insurance. "It is going to be better than a raise because very time employees turn the ignition key, they will think of me," said the company's president.
I just heard a story about a programmer in Minneapolis who didn't want to leave his town. So a software firm in Los Angeles started up a branch office for him. Meanwhile, a Minneapolis firm was having so much trouble finding nerds that it hired seven engineers who had been laid off in Los Angeles and let them set up a remote officer there. Being a lowly writer, every place I've ever worked has made me buy my own coffee. So you'll understand if I feel a small throb of homicidal envy. Techno-geeks are in such demand, though, that weird titles are the latest incentive. Motley Fool, an online financial publication, found it's easier to recruit workers by giving them business cards with titles such as -- and these are all real -- "chief techie geek," "LAN/Database God," and "FoolWare techie programmer."
As I said, in days past, recruitment people said having an unusual title was a hindrance when you went to look for a new job. After all, would you even read the resume of someone who spent the last year as a "senior completion specialist" if you needed a project manager?
In reality, both titles are for the same job. But "project manager" sounds so old-fashioned, you wouldn't have a chance to get a job at an Internet startup and cash in when it went public.
Too Sexy for My Title
Today, technology workers bristle at standard titles, believing them demeaning. The world changes so fast that if a job title is understandable, many think it must mean the person holding it is behind the times.
Chief executive officer? You're right, Bill -- sounds like your dad's job title.
Some firms go so far as to do away with titles altogether, to keep the natives from getting restless. One computer training firm instead placed a recruitment ad seeking "talented 'you-betchya's' with a positive, whole-hearted attitude who would love teaching computers." Imagine going to a party and telling people that you make your living as a "you-betchya." When I first entered the corporate world, everyone knew exactly whose boot they were expected to lick. The organizational chart came straight from a management textbook. From chairman to supervisor to runt, roles and status were clearly defined.
Now, I have no idea what most people do anymore. You certainly can't judge by job titles.
Bad 70s Fashion Trend
The first seeds of title turmoil began in the sensitive '70s. During the Alan Alda Era, you didn't want to make anyone feel bad about his or her job. So kids who slung hamburgers became "customer service representatives." Janitors changed into "custodians." Trash men turned into "sanitation engineers." Then janitors demanded to be known as "custodial engineers."
For a while, you knew that anyone who called himself an engineer but didn't use a slide rule had a job that required him to clean up after someone else. Editor's note -- I mean, note from the Chief Arbiter of Taste and Goddess of All She Surveys: A slide rule was a quaint computational device, a relative of the abacus and precursor to the pocket calculator. Geeks carried them in the olden days when it was not cool to be a geek.
Title turmoil began moving up the corporate ladder. At first, an employee who dealt with the media was called "a press relations officer." Of course, speaking to reporters is a distasteful job. So titles changed to disguise what PR people did. They became Public Relations Officers. But even that wasn't enough.
So they turned into "Information Officers."
And then "Media Outreach Coordinators."
And finally, "Deputy Directors for External Affairs."
I have a theory about title turmoil. If a person can't say his title before an answering machine beeps and stops recording the message, he has a job no one else wants. Cutbacks during the '90s spurred more title turmoil. As companies got smaller, titles became bigger. Perhaps this gave workers a sense of security. A corporation has countless vice presidents. One is as good as another. But what company can afford to be without its "director of creativity and motivation"?
That is an actual job title. It was discovered in a poll of executives by Accountemps, a California recruiting firm. The title may seem silly. But I bet the person who holds it feels darn secure. What company would fire her? That's like admitting you don't value creativity and motivation.
Putting a Spin on Things
Most weird titles are euphemisms. One title in the survey was "senior special executive assistant to CEO." (I'm guessing this is a secretary.) Many titles are just baffling. The survey discovered a "semi-senior auditor." Well, is or isn't he? This isn't a Memorex commercial. Another person was an "associate assistant to senior VP." (Is that above or below an "assistant associate to senior VP" in the corporate pecking order?)
One person was called -- and remember this is real -- the "deputy director of anything." There was no "deputy director of nothing." Maybe that's the job you hold right before you see "the vice president of retirement" -- another real job title.
A Magnificent Obsession
People become obsessed with titles. A few years ago, IBM Chairman Louis Gerstner stripped the word "IBM" from the titles of 25 executives. Before those people were called "IBM senior vice presidents." After Gernster's move, these people were mere "senior vice presidents."
Pay and duties didn't change. The executives didn't even lose their parking spots. Still, the executives became incensed. So if Bill Gates wants to call himself "chief software architect," I now say go ahead. He can afford to print up the business cards.
However, I wish he'd consulted his chief imagination and creativity officer and come up with something a little more exotic. His old rival, former Apple CEO John Scully, for instance, used to call himself "chief listener."
I wish Gates had declared he was Microsoft's "sultan of software." Now there's a job title for the 2000s!
Monday, November 21, 2005
ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog
ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog: "Top 31 weblogs.asp.net blogs to subsrcibe to
In the early days of weblogs.asp.net (when it was still called 'DotNetWeblogs') the main page had a list of all the bloggers sorted by number of posts and last date. That made for a good way to find out which blogs are most active/have the most content/are worth subscribing to (true, some blogs are unique - small amount of posts with big value, like Chris Brumme's blog).
That's gone, I have no idea why, but if you wanted a list of top blogs to subscribe to independently of the main weblogs.asp.net feed, Jon Galloway posted the output of a little .NET code he wrote to calculate the blog worth of every feed on the weblogs.asp.net site.
He then sorted the list by order of 'worth'. What you get back is is good way to get the 'essential' list of bloggers which have content/links/track backs which may suggest they are worth subscribing to.
Here's the final results, with the full result set posted in Jon's post, along with links (I'm glad to be among it).
Blog Worth
ScottGu's Blog 239,929.50
Rob Howard's Blog 154,119.42
Christian Weyer: Smells like service spirit 102,746.28
ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog 88,068.24
Carl Franklin 73,954.74
Robert McLaws: FunWithCoding.NET 73,390.20
Jan Tielens' Bloggings [MVP] 72,825.66
Paul Wilson's .NET Blog 62,663.94
Dino Esposito's WebLog 59,841.24
Wallace B. McClure 49,679.52
Frans Bouma's blog 47,985.90
JonGalloway.ToString() 46,856.82
Fear and Loathing (Bil Simser) 45,727.74
Jeff Key 45,727.74
eXtensible Mind Lounge (Daniel Cazzulino) 41,775.96
Datagrid Girl 40,646.88
help.net 40,082.34
Fabrice's weblog 38,953.26
Ajax.NET Professional 37,824.18
Erik Porter's Blog 35,001.48
Robert Hurlbut's .NET Blog 32,743.32
Christian Nagel's OneNotes 31,049.70
Serge van den Oever [Macaw] 29,356.08
Eli Robillard's World of Blog. 28,227.00
#region /* mads's thoughts */ 27,662.46
Ralf's Sudelb�cher 26,533.38
DonXML Blog 25,968.84
Test Driven .NET 23,146.14
Dev Notes 23,146.14
Nauman Leghari's Blog 22,017.06
eWorld.UI - Matt Hawley 20,887.98
In the early days of weblogs.asp.net (when it was still called 'DotNetWeblogs') the main page had a list of all the bloggers sorted by number of posts and last date. That made for a good way to find out which blogs are most active/have the most content/are worth subscribing to (true, some blogs are unique - small amount of posts with big value, like Chris Brumme's blog).
That's gone, I have no idea why, but if you wanted a list of top blogs to subscribe to independently of the main weblogs.asp.net feed, Jon Galloway posted the output of a little .NET code he wrote to calculate the blog worth of every feed on the weblogs.asp.net site.
He then sorted the list by order of 'worth'. What you get back is is good way to get the 'essential' list of bloggers which have content/links/track backs which may suggest they are worth subscribing to.
Here's the final results, with the full result set posted in Jon's post, along with links (I'm glad to be among it).
Blog Worth
ScottGu's Blog 239,929.50
Rob Howard's Blog 154,119.42
Christian Weyer: Smells like service spirit 102,746.28
ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog 88,068.24
Carl Franklin 73,954.74
Robert McLaws: FunWithCoding.NET 73,390.20
Jan Tielens' Bloggings [MVP] 72,825.66
Paul Wilson's .NET Blog 62,663.94
Dino Esposito's WebLog 59,841.24
Wallace B. McClure 49,679.52
Frans Bouma's blog 47,985.90
JonGalloway.ToString() 46,856.82
Fear and Loathing (Bil Simser) 45,727.74
Jeff Key 45,727.74
eXtensible Mind Lounge (Daniel Cazzulino) 41,775.96
Datagrid Girl 40,646.88
help.net 40,082.34
Fabrice's weblog 38,953.26
Ajax.NET Professional 37,824.18
Erik Porter's Blog 35,001.48
Robert Hurlbut's .NET Blog 32,743.32
Christian Nagel's OneNotes 31,049.70
Serge van den Oever [Macaw] 29,356.08
Eli Robillard's World of Blog. 28,227.00
#region /* mads's thoughts */ 27,662.46
Ralf's Sudelb�cher 26,533.38
DonXML Blog 25,968.84
Test Driven .NET 23,146.14
Dev Notes 23,146.14
Nauman Leghari's Blog 22,017.06
eWorld.UI - Matt Hawley 20,887.98
Internet Public Library: Telephone and Address
Internet Public Library: Telephone and Address: "Directories on the Web listing telephone, fax numbers, street addresses and e-mail addresses for people and businesses."
Domains - Recommended: Domain Name Research Tools
Domains - Recommended: Domain Name Research Tools: "Recommended: Domain Name Research Tools
Posted by Bill Sweetman on November 09, 2005.
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As someone with more than a fleeting interest in domain names, I thought I?d share a few of my favourite domain name research tools with you."
Posted by Bill Sweetman on November 09, 2005.
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As someone with more than a fleeting interest in domain names, I thought I?d share a few of my favourite domain name research tools with you."
TipMonkies ? Blog Archive ? The Ultimate Guide to Google Services
The Ultimate Guide to Google Services
Submitted on November 17th, 2005 by Jay Koby
Filed under Services and Software and Tips, Tricks & Hacks and Audio and Resources and Graphics and Browsers and Video and Productivity and Email and Books and Shopping and Storage
Submitted on November 17th, 2005 by Jay Koby
Filed under Services and Software and Tips, Tricks & Hacks and Audio and Resources and Graphics and Browsers and Video and Productivity and Email and Books and Shopping and Storage
The Search Engine Experiment | SEO Experiments | SEO Tools | WebmasterBrain
The Search Engine Experiment
Which engine really offers you the most relevance? Take the test and find ou
Which engine really offers you the most relevance? Take the test and find ou
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Lillian Taublib
So I'm getting a ton of search results coming to me for Lillian Taublib. Who is she and why is she so popular all of a sudden? Someone please let me know.
The only thing I can find is a few references to her new movie, Crime Delicado, which was shown at TIFF and the Sao Paulo Film Fest.
Here's the Variety Review.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Mutant Peas Take Over Australian Outback
Australian researchers scrap GM peas after mice fall ill - Yahoo! News
The peas, which were almost 100 percent resistant against pea weevil attacks, caused inflammation of lung tissue in mice and other adverse affects, researchers said.
What is a weevil and where can I get one? How come Australia gets all the cool animals and we are stuck with squirrels & Canada geese.
The peas, which were almost 100 percent resistant against pea weevil attacks, caused inflammation of lung tissue in mice and other adverse affects, researchers said.
What is a weevil and where can I get one? How come Australia gets all the cool animals and we are stuck with squirrels & Canada geese.
Self Publishing Services - Lulu.com
Self Publishing Services - Lulu.com
Yes I'm ripping off Scoble here.. but he's got some good links off the Microsoft-beaten path.
Yes I'm ripping off Scoble here.. but he's got some good links off the Microsoft-beaten path.
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Google Earth Community: Microsoft Canada CEO's House
Google Earth Community: Canada's most prestigious home
For sale with the Invidiata Team Re/Max of Oakville Ontario. Ballymena Estate is officially the largest house in Canada. Owned by the CEO of Microsoft Canada. The historic house is on the market for 45 million CND. The Coachhouse Front gates, and fence are designated historical areas orignial from the early 1800s when the estate was built as a summer home by a wealthy Toronto family. The main house has been complety renovated. It includes 7 fire places, 8 BDRM, 9 Bath rooms, an indoor pool, A workout room, screening room, A huge kitchen with italian marble countertops. The Invidiata team is the leading re-sale real estate agency in the GTA. Invidiata team has also won many awards for there Estate lots in the Oakville area. Windermere Gates is there most expensive off the lakefront with homes listed from 5 -10 million CND.
For sale with the Invidiata Team Re/Max of Oakville Ontario. Ballymena Estate is officially the largest house in Canada. Owned by the CEO of Microsoft Canada. The historic house is on the market for 45 million CND. The Coachhouse Front gates, and fence are designated historical areas orignial from the early 1800s when the estate was built as a summer home by a wealthy Toronto family. The main house has been complety renovated. It includes 7 fire places, 8 BDRM, 9 Bath rooms, an indoor pool, A workout room, screening room, A huge kitchen with italian marble countertops. The Invidiata team is the leading re-sale real estate agency in the GTA. Invidiata team has also won many awards for there Estate lots in the Oakville area. Windermere Gates is there most expensive off the lakefront with homes listed from 5 -10 million CND.
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Meet the IT Gigolo
"WILL FIX COMPUTERS FOR SEXUAL FAVORS"
Craigslist rocks. Is anything not funny on that site?
Somebody needs to do a TV show just on Craigslist classifieds & interviews. I read somewhere it was the most traffic'd site on the internet.
Craigslist rocks. Is anything not funny on that site?
Somebody needs to do a TV show just on Craigslist classifieds & interviews. I read somewhere it was the most traffic'd site on the internet.
Biography: Oudi Antebi
Oudi's first posting is a great into to the world of BI at Microsoft, and how their BSM product has evolved over the last few years.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Getting one of these every day now
Please give Dr. Tata a call and ask for his mom, or shout some Nigerian curse words for me.
CITI TRUST BANK PLC NIGERIA
ADDRESS HEADQUARTERS ANNEX
IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA.
NUMBER, 234-803-4946656
E-MAIL,danetata60@yahoo.co.uk
Dear ,
I AM, (Dr) DANETATA.of citi trust bank .Your contact was given to me by a very good, school mate of mine, that works with the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce here in Nigeria.
I am personel chief account manager of Mr.Patrick (Snr.) a nationale of your country, who used to work with shell development
company here in Nigeria. On the 21st April 2003,our customer, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended tives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank where he deposited sum off US$10 million dollars in our bank the CITI TRUST BANK the banking guidelines of CITI TRUST BANK stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed for over a period of time 2 years and few months, with the account nservicable the money will be onfisicated and this will happen after the next ten days if nobody comes for the money Since we have not seen any body for the money and his property for the last two years and our bank has been notifying the Rotary club for the past one year,now I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Thanks
Please, kindly get in touch with me.with this E-mail,
danetata60@yahoo.co.uk
Dr, Dane Tata.
CITI TRUST BANK PLC NIGERIA
ADDRESS HEADQUARTERS ANNEX
IKEJA LAGOS NIGERIA.
NUMBER, 234-803-4946656
E-MAIL,danetata60@yahoo.co.uk
Dear ,
I AM, (Dr) DANETATA.of citi trust bank .Your contact was given to me by a very good, school mate of mine, that works with the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce here in Nigeria.
I am personel chief account manager of Mr.Patrick (Snr.) a nationale of your country, who used to work with shell development
company here in Nigeria. On the 21st April 2003,our customer, his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of his extended tives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money
and property left behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by our bank where he deposited sum off US$10 million dollars in our bank the CITI TRUST BANK the banking guidelines of CITI TRUST BANK stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed for over a period of time 2 years and few months, with the account nservicable the money will be onfisicated and this will happen after the next ten days if nobody comes for the money Since we have not seen any body for the money and his property for the last two years and our bank has been notifying the Rotary club for the past one year,now I seek your consent to present yourself as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the money. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Thanks
Please, kindly get in touch with me.with this E-mail,
danetata60@yahoo.co.uk
Dr, Dane Tata.
Globeinvestor.com: RIM runs into China security syndrome
Don't short your RIM stock just yet.. China has millions of potential crackberry customers.
Of course, as soon as they release it there will be knock-offs created, so maybe it's still worth shorting.
In an effort to help the Waterloo, Ont., company, Mr. McGuinty arranged to show off a BlackBerry to a Chinese cabinet minister yesterday. His Economic Development Minister, Joe Cordiano, pulled out the gadget during their meeting with Wang Xudong, China's Minister of Information Industry.
3.65 billion: Number of subscribers worldwide at the end of RIM's Q2
Ummm.. that doesn't sound right to me.
Of course, as soon as they release it there will be knock-offs created, so maybe it's still worth shorting.
In an effort to help the Waterloo, Ont., company, Mr. McGuinty arranged to show off a BlackBerry to a Chinese cabinet minister yesterday. His Economic Development Minister, Joe Cordiano, pulled out the gadget during their meeting with Wang Xudong, China's Minister of Information Industry.
3.65 billion: Number of subscribers worldwide at the end of RIM's Q2
Ummm.. that doesn't sound right to me.
Friday, November 11, 2005
Watching all six Star Wars movies simultaneously
This guy decodes the formula for a successful star-wars-style movie.
The answer? Change some scenery & characters, but keep the frames & timelines the same.
The answer? Change some scenery & characters, but keep the frames & timelines the same.
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Virtual PC Guy's WebLog : Creating your own virtual machine client application for Virtual Server
Virtual PC Guy's WebLog : Creating your own virtual machine client application for Virtual Server: "Creating your own virtual machine client application for Virtual Server"
Did you know you can embed this into Powerpoint, so you don't have to 'tab out' during a demo?
You can just insert a new object, and select the Microsoft Virtual Server VMRC Control, then set the appropriate properties.
Did you know you can embed this into Powerpoint, so you don't have to 'tab out' during a demo?
You can just insert a new object, and select the Microsoft Virtual Server VMRC Control, then set the appropriate properties.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Foul Play - How a Slate scientist changed the NBA forever?or at least a week. By Daniel Engber
Disruption in basketball, with Mark Cuban & a crafty scientist's idea.
Trade up from one paperclip to a house
A paperclip buys a house
I will trade this generator with anyone who will offer me something bigger OR better in exchange. Do you want the power? drop me a line:
I will trade this generator with anyone who will offer me something bigger OR better in exchange. Do you want the power? drop me a line:
What is REST?
: "What is REST?
REST is a term coined by Roy Fielding in his Ph.D. dissertation [1] to describe an architecture style of networked systems. REST is an acronym standing for Representational State Transfer.
Why is it called Representational State Transfer?
The Web is comprised of resources. A resource is any item of interest. For example, the Boeing Aircraft Corp may define a 747 resource. Clients may access that resource with this URL:
http://www.boeing.com/aircraft/747
A representation of the resource is returned (e.g., Boeing747.html). The representation places the client application in a state. The result of the client traversing a hyperlink in Boeing747.html is another resource is accessed. The new representation places the client application into yet another state. Thus, the client application changes (transfers) state with each resource representation --> Representational State Transfer!
Here is Roy Fielding's explanation of the meaning of Representational State Transfer:
'Representational State Transfer is intended to evoke an image of how a well-designed Web application behaves: a network of web pages (a virtual state-machine), where the user progresses through an application by selecting links (state transitions), resulting in the next page (representing the next state of the application) being transferred to the user and rendered for their use.'
Motivation for REST
The motivation for REST"
REST is a term coined by Roy Fielding in his Ph.D. dissertation [1] to describe an architecture style of networked systems. REST is an acronym standing for Representational State Transfer.
Why is it called Representational State Transfer?
The Web is comprised of resources. A resource is any item of interest. For example, the Boeing Aircraft Corp may define a 747 resource. Clients may access that resource with this URL:
http://www.boeing.com/aircraft/747
A representation of the resource is returned (e.g., Boeing747.html). The representation places the client application in a state. The result of the client traversing a hyperlink in Boeing747.html is another resource is accessed. The new representation places the client application into yet another state. Thus, the client application changes (transfers) state with each resource representation --> Representational State Transfer!
Here is Roy Fielding's explanation of the meaning of Representational State Transfer:
'Representational State Transfer is intended to evoke an image of how a well-designed Web application behaves: a network of web pages (a virtual state-machine), where the user progresses through an application by selecting links (state transitions), resulting in the next page (representing the next state of the application) being transferred to the user and rendered for their use.'
Motivation for REST
The motivation for REST"
Internet Software Services
Internet Software Services
Bill Gates' memo.
Ten years ago this December, I wrote a memo entitled The Internet Tidal Wave which described how the internet was going to forever change the landscape of computing. Our products could either prepare for the magnitude of what was to come or risk being swept away. We dedicated ourselves to innovating rapidly and lead the way much to the surprise of many industry pundits who questioned our ability to reinvent our approach of delivering software breakthroughs.
Bill Gates' memo.
Ten years ago this December, I wrote a memo entitled The Internet Tidal Wave which described how the internet was going to forever change the landscape of computing. Our products could either prepare for the magnitude of what was to come or risk being swept away. We dedicated ourselves to innovating rapidly and lead the way much to the surprise of many industry pundits who questioned our ability to reinvent our approach of delivering software breakthroughs.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Things You Never Knew Existed : Gag gifts, novelties and toys : Welcome!
Things You Never Knew Existed : Gag gifts, novelties and toys : Welcome!
The 'Shop in Canadian Dollars' button is great!
The 'Shop in Canadian Dollars' button is great!
Hong Gao 's Web Log - Shipped SQL 2005
Hong Gao 's Web Log :: "SQL 2005
We know it is almost 6 years cycle for Yukon. I sometimes wonder ?Does Microsoft still know how to build product after not shipping this baby for 5 years?? This doubt was just instantly removed when I saw the session about SQL 2005. Well, I always reserve a special spot in my heart for Yukon after myself worked on this for 3 years. Normally, each session?s slides are about 15-30 pages. Yukon slides are 123 pages. This gives an idea how many cool features we added for Yukon. A couple of them are my favorite.
* Partitioning solves resource contention issue. It made SQL database scalable. I anticipate this will be used by Office sharepoint if WSS wants to scale out.
* SQL CLR
* Database mirroring
* XML indexes
* Bunch of T-SQL improvements
o Row_number, RANK, PIVOT, CROSS APPLY, error handling(TRY/CATCH), Event notification, Parameterized TOP
* Index tuning advisor automatically suggests index creation for query perf optimization based on the workload
* Snapshot isolation
I have no doubt Yukon is not only my number one database product, but also will be the favorite for our customers."
We know it is almost 6 years cycle for Yukon. I sometimes wonder ?Does Microsoft still know how to build product after not shipping this baby for 5 years?? This doubt was just instantly removed when I saw the session about SQL 2005. Well, I always reserve a special spot in my heart for Yukon after myself worked on this for 3 years. Normally, each session?s slides are about 15-30 pages. Yukon slides are 123 pages. This gives an idea how many cool features we added for Yukon. A couple of them are my favorite.
* Partitioning solves resource contention issue. It made SQL database scalable. I anticipate this will be used by Office sharepoint if WSS wants to scale out.
* SQL CLR
* Database mirroring
* XML indexes
* Bunch of T-SQL improvements
o Row_number, RANK, PIVOT, CROSS APPLY, error handling(TRY/CATCH), Event notification, Parameterized TOP
* Index tuning advisor automatically suggests index creation for query perf optimization based on the workload
* Snapshot isolation
I have no doubt Yukon is not only my number one database product, but also will be the favorite for our customers."
Quan To's Visual Studio 2005 Setup blog
Seems to be quite a few IDE issues with new VS 2005. Here's a fix for one (or more) of them.
Can't move cursor in VS 2005 text editor
A customer ran into this issue where they can't move the cursor in the text editor and other things didn't work such as control-Z and import/export settings.
The workaround is:
* Shutdown Visual Studio
* Click Start -> Run
* Type in "devenv.exe /resetuserdata"
* Open Task Manager and wait for devenv.exe to finish running
* Restart VS
Thanks goes to James Lau for providing the workaround for this.
-Q
Quan To's Visual Studio 2005 Setup blog: "Can't move cursor in VS 2005 text editor
A customer ran into this issue where they can't move the cursor in the text editor and other things didn't work such as control-Z and import/export settings.
The workaround is:
* Shutdown Visual Studio
* Click Start -> Run
* Type in 'devenv.exe /resetuserdata'
* Open Task Manager and wait for devenv.exe to finish running
* Restart VS
Thanks goes to James Lau for providing the workaround for this.
-Q"
Can't move cursor in VS 2005 text editor
A customer ran into this issue where they can't move the cursor in the text editor and other things didn't work such as control-Z and import/export settings.
The workaround is:
* Shutdown Visual Studio
* Click Start -> Run
* Type in "devenv.exe /resetuserdata"
* Open Task Manager and wait for devenv.exe to finish running
* Restart VS
Thanks goes to James Lau for providing the workaround for this.
-Q
Quan To's Visual Studio 2005 Setup blog: "Can't move cursor in VS 2005 text editor
A customer ran into this issue where they can't move the cursor in the text editor and other things didn't work such as control-Z and import/export settings.
The workaround is:
* Shutdown Visual Studio
* Click Start -> Run
* Type in 'devenv.exe /resetuserdata'
* Open Task Manager and wait for devenv.exe to finish running
* Restart VS
Thanks goes to James Lau for providing the workaround for this.
-Q"
Wired News: History's Worst Software Bugs
Wired News: History's Worst Software Bugs
With that recall, the Pruis joined the ranks of the buggy computer -- a club that began in 1947 when engineers found a moth in Panel F, Relay #70 of the Harvard Mark 1 system. The computer was running a test of its multiplier and adder when the engineers noticed something was wrong. The moth was trapped, removed and taped into the computer's logbook with the words: "first actual case of a bug being found."
With that recall, the Pruis joined the ranks of the buggy computer -- a club that began in 1947 when engineers found a moth in Panel F, Relay #70 of the Harvard Mark 1 system. The computer was running a test of its multiplier and adder when the engineers noticed something was wrong. The moth was trapped, removed and taped into the computer's logbook with the words: "first actual case of a bug being found."
Tech-Recipes.com - Digg Effect: The Top 10 Things Webmasters Should Know
Conclusion:
I am a huge digg and slashdot fan--always have been and always will be. Receiving the honor of being placed on digg's front page suggests that a large group of people have decided that something on your site is very valuable. Isn't that why most of us have websites in the first place? However, for those webmasters that try to abuse the digg system, you are wasting your time trying to make a fast buck.
I am a huge digg and slashdot fan--always have been and always will be. Receiving the honor of being placed on digg's front page suggests that a large group of people have decided that something on your site is very valuable. Isn't that why most of us have websites in the first place? However, for those webmasters that try to abuse the digg system, you are wasting your time trying to make a fast buck.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Naughty Girls Need Love Too by Samantha Fox - Google Video
Naughty Girls Need Love Too by Samantha Fox - Google Video: "Naughty Girls Need Love Too by Samantha Fox
CamKaraoke.com
4 min 18 sec - Sep 29, 2005
www.CamKaraoke.com "
So when did Samantha Fox turn into an off-key black man?
My eyes! My eyes!
CamKaraoke.com
4 min 18 sec - Sep 29, 2005
www.CamKaraoke.com "
So when did Samantha Fox turn into an off-key black man?
My eyes! My eyes!
Friday, November 04, 2005
Nigerians....attack!
Number 51 phishing email...
Good day to you,
I have a proposal for you, This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am 50 of age with family, and a senior advocate running my own private law firm here in Nigeria.
There is an account which belongs to my late client Smith Maltese who was then the President and Chief Officer of Doyon Limited Regional Corporation. the account has been dormant for the past five years.and When the bank in London discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, they contacted me as the personal lawyer to provide my late client next of kin so i decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account.
This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a itch-free operation.
The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at over $12.5 Million USD
Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer Consider this and get back to me as possible.
Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.
I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.send a mail for confirmation of your intrest, and respond to these mail can be sent to officeofb_pd@yahoo.com.
Thanks and God bless.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Best Regards,
Barrister Peter Dada
Sounds pretty itchy to me Mr. Data.
I think my response is.... Get bent.
Good day to you,
I have a proposal for you, This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am 50 of age with family, and a senior advocate running my own private law firm here in Nigeria.
There is an account which belongs to my late client Smith Maltese who was then the President and Chief Officer of Doyon Limited Regional Corporation. the account has been dormant for the past five years.and When the bank in London discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, they contacted me as the personal lawyer to provide my late client next of kin so i decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account.
This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a itch-free operation.
The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands at over $12.5 Million USD
Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer Consider this and get back to me as possible.
Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.
I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.send a mail for confirmation of your intrest, and respond to these mail can be sent to officeofb_pd@yahoo.com.
Thanks and God bless.
I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.
Best Regards,
Barrister Peter Dada
Sounds pretty itchy to me Mr. Data.
I think my response is.... Get bent.
kennis database | weblog: Gyricon launches a new generation of wireless eSignage
kennis database | weblog: Gyricon launches a new generation of wireless eSignage
Seriously considering this as a way to read ebooks.
Seriously considering this as a way to read ebooks.
FelipeCN » Download Google Videos
FelipeCN � Download Google Videos: "2) Open the page source code and search for start (of the “play from start” link) and, in the link code, copy a code (anything likte this:
/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D4934ffdcc8397bfd%26begin%3D0%26len%3D75099%26itag%3D5%26docid%3D6439445308081246931%26urlcreated%3D1129218017%26sigh%3Dx6LJ-XyTjD32xqxZV2YLNSZ3HR0&autoPlay=true )
3) In your browser, execute this code: Javascript:unescape(”VideoURL”) (change URL by the code copied in the step 2)
Take the result of the script (the real file URL) and download it (If you use MSIE or FireFox you can create a html file with a link to the file and “Save as…” it, if you use Opera use the Quick Download Feature)
4) To play it use a FLV player like the one on http://www.snapfiles.com/get/flvplayer.html"
/googleplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D4934ffdcc8397bfd%26begin%3D0%26len%3D75099%26itag%3D5%26docid%3D6439445308081246931%26urlcreated%3D1129218017%26sigh%3Dx6LJ-XyTjD32xqxZV2YLNSZ3HR0&autoPlay=true )
3) In your browser, execute this code: Javascript:unescape(”VideoURL”) (change URL by the code copied in the step 2)
Take the result of the script (the real file URL) and download it (If you use MSIE or FireFox you can create a html file with a link to the file and “Save as…” it, if you use Opera use the Quick Download Feature)
4) To play it use a FLV player like the one on http://www.snapfiles.com/get/flvplayer.html"
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Google Pos
Google Pos
GooglePos is a small python script that uses the google api to find out what position your website has for a certain keyword (or set of). You'll need python and a google api key.
GooglePos is a small python script that uses the google api to find out what position your website has for a certain keyword (or set of). You'll need python and a google api key.
Flight Patterns
Air traffic as seen by the FAA.
The following flight pattern visualizations are the result of experiments leading to the project Celestial Mechanics by Scott Hessels and Gabriel Dunne. FAA data was parsed and plotted using the Processing programming environment. The frames were composited with Adobe After Effects and/or Maya and the final piece was highlighted at SIGGRAPH 2005 in the NVIDIA Immersive Dome Experience.
The following flight pattern visualizations are the result of experiments leading to the project Celestial Mechanics by Scott Hessels and Gabriel Dunne. FAA data was parsed and plotted using the Processing programming environment. The frames were composited with Adobe After Effects and/or Maya and the final piece was highlighted at SIGGRAPH 2005 in the NVIDIA Immersive Dome Experience.
Recent Keyword Activity (Wavesmash Blog)
I use Stat Counter to track visits to my blog. Tracking visits is one of those obsessive things that many people like to analyze and over-analyze. Since I don't have a privacy policy, anyone who comes to my site can expect to be thoroughly tracked and all their personal information will be downloaded from their hard drives. Just kidding! Nobody really cares about you or your personal info, except for those guys from Nigeria who keep sending me emails offering me money. I find it funny when people have web sites who are trying to sell something but don't divulge things like their first & last name to you. How can you expect to have a customer buy something if you don't trust them enough with your basic contact information? No matter what you do, if you have an address, a phone number, or an email, I can find out all the information I need from you, so why not just put up that satellite image of your house from Google and be done with it?
I really just like reading the keywords for how people got to my blogs.
herb cohen play dumb
Herb's book was great and he is an awesome speaker. For only $10-15K, why not? Too bad his claim to fame and key tactic for negotiations is to act dumb. Huh? Wha? Hey, whatever frees the hostages Herb.
lotto claims office2010 I'm the only one on the results! Cool! If you searched for this, yes, this is another Nigerian 419 scam, and no, you did not win the lottery. Invest in Nigerian scams for better returns. I get about 1-2 emails a day now. Apparently the biggest export of Nigeria is spam email scams. Maybe we could make them the biggest importer of DOS attacks, trojans and viruses.
ways to get my wife to shallow after head
Not sure what shallowing is... anyone care to describe?
Update: Forgot one... 2005 email contact of all farmers in ( 5) @yahoo.com or ,co.uk or ,.ca or .net ( 5) Hopefully that is for some farmers who use micro-lending to improve their life rather than Nigerians harvesting emails.
I really just like reading the keywords for how people got to my blogs.
herb cohen play dumb
Herb's book was great and he is an awesome speaker. For only $10-15K, why not? Too bad his claim to fame and key tactic for negotiations is to act dumb. Huh? Wha? Hey, whatever frees the hostages Herb.
lotto claims office2010 I'm the only one on the results! Cool! If you searched for this, yes, this is another Nigerian 419 scam, and no, you did not win the lottery. Invest in Nigerian scams for better returns. I get about 1-2 emails a day now. Apparently the biggest export of Nigeria is spam email scams. Maybe we could make them the biggest importer of DOS attacks, trojans and viruses.
ways to get my wife to shallow after head
Not sure what shallowing is... anyone care to describe?
Update: Forgot one... 2005 email contact of all farmers in ( 5) @yahoo.com or ,co.uk or ,.ca or .net ( 5) Hopefully that is for some farmers who use micro-lending to improve their life rather than Nigerians harvesting emails.
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Coding4Fun: DIY Tech with Tony Northrup
Coding4Fun: DIY Tech with Tony Northrup
Latest Articles
Controlling Your Computer with X10
See how to hook your computer up to the real world! Tony builds an application that enables your computer to respond to a light switch by getting the latest headlines and reading them to you using text-to-speech.
Controlling Lights with .NET
Tony continues his look at X10 by creating a stock market tracker with a couple of lights.
Using X10 Hardware
In his first installment of "DIY Tech with Tony Northrup", Tony shows you how you can install X10 devices to control your lights.
Latest Articles
Controlling Your Computer with X10
See how to hook your computer up to the real world! Tony builds an application that enables your computer to respond to a light switch by getting the latest headlines and reading them to you using text-to-speech.
Controlling Lights with .NET
Tony continues his look at X10 by creating a stock market tracker with a couple of lights.
Using X10 Hardware
In his first installment of "DIY Tech with Tony Northrup", Tony shows you how you can install X10 devices to control your lights.
Inside Windows Live Messenger:
Why the butterfly died, and what's up with Windows Live Messenger (WLM)
WLM me instead of MSN me? Don't think that will go over well.
WLM me instead of MSN me? Don't think that will go over well.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Free Excel Spreadsheets .xls
Free Excel Spreadsheets .xls
A whack of Excel Spreadsheets focused around valuations of a company, among other things.
A whack of Excel Spreadsheets focused around valuations of a company, among other things.
MillionDollarHelpPage.com: Help Raise $1 Million For Katrina Victims
MillionDollarHelpPage.com: Help Raise $1 Million For Katrina Victims
Globat took my idea of using the Million Dollar Home Page concept for fundraising activities.
Not quite as successful yet as the real thing.
Globat took my idea of using the Million Dollar Home Page concept for fundraising activities.
Not quite as successful yet as the real thing.
Archive of American Television Interview with George Takei Part 3 of 6 - Google Video
Archive of American Television Interview with George Takei Part 3 of 6 - Google Video
George talks about how they came about with the name Sulu.
"The waters of the sea touch all shores."
Sulu made sure he wasn't wearing a red shirt at all times.
George talks about how they came about with the name Sulu.
"The waters of the sea touch all shores."
Sulu made sure he wasn't wearing a red shirt at all times.
The New York Review of Books: Wise Man
Are you a fox or a hedgehog?
This article goes on to discuss Richard Feynman's new book (well, it's really his daughter's compilations of her father's letters), Perfectly Resonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman.
Great scientists come in two varieties, which Isaiah Berlin, quoting the seventh-century-BC poet Archilochus, called foxes and hedgehogs. Foxes know many tricks, hedgehogs only one. Foxes are interested in everything, and move easily from one problem to another. Hedgehogs are interested only in a few problems which they consider fundamental, and stick with the same problems for years or decades. Most of the great discoveries are made by hedgehogs, most of the little discoveries by foxes. Science needs both hedgehogs and foxes for its healthy growth, hedgehogs to dig deep into the nature of things, foxes to explore the complicated details of our marvelous universe. Albert Einstein was a hedgehog; Richard Feynman was a fox.
I think I'm a fox.
Nobel Prize-winning Feynman is considered to be one of the great minds of the 20th century. He worked on the atom bomb, investigated the Challenger disaster, and defined many other groundbreaking ideas. He is a personal favourite of mine, since he didn't seem to take too many things seriously, yet his life and teachings were of the most serious topics.
The development of shock waves in explosions. The design of a neutron counter.... General theory of how to fold paper to make a certain kind of child's toy (called flexagons). The energy levels in the light nuclei. The theory of turbulence (I have spent several years on it without success). Plus all the "grander" problems of quantum theory.
He was also a pretty good artist.
Great book. Buy it.
I just bought the Bill Bryson book, A Short History of Nearly Everything. He went from being one of the funniest and informative travel writers to one of the funniest science teachers. He's definately fits the mindset of a fox.
This article goes on to discuss Richard Feynman's new book (well, it's really his daughter's compilations of her father's letters), Perfectly Resonable Deviations from the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman.
Great scientists come in two varieties, which Isaiah Berlin, quoting the seventh-century-BC poet Archilochus, called foxes and hedgehogs. Foxes know many tricks, hedgehogs only one. Foxes are interested in everything, and move easily from one problem to another. Hedgehogs are interested only in a few problems which they consider fundamental, and stick with the same problems for years or decades. Most of the great discoveries are made by hedgehogs, most of the little discoveries by foxes. Science needs both hedgehogs and foxes for its healthy growth, hedgehogs to dig deep into the nature of things, foxes to explore the complicated details of our marvelous universe. Albert Einstein was a hedgehog; Richard Feynman was a fox.
I think I'm a fox.
Nobel Prize-winning Feynman is considered to be one of the great minds of the 20th century. He worked on the atom bomb, investigated the Challenger disaster, and defined many other groundbreaking ideas. He is a personal favourite of mine, since he didn't seem to take too many things seriously, yet his life and teachings were of the most serious topics.
The development of shock waves in explosions. The design of a neutron counter.... General theory of how to fold paper to make a certain kind of child's toy (called flexagons). The energy levels in the light nuclei. The theory of turbulence (I have spent several years on it without success). Plus all the "grander" problems of quantum theory.
He was also a pretty good artist.
Great book. Buy it.
I just bought the Bill Bryson book, A Short History of Nearly Everything. He went from being one of the funniest and informative travel writers to one of the funniest science teachers. He's definately fits the mindset of a fox.
"Academy of Television" playable:true - Google Video
This is really cool. A bunch of uncut interviews from TV celebrities. TV legends, really.
My favourite is Ricardo Montalban. He's got some good hand language going there. I have no idea what the questions are though... or what he's talking about....
Da plane boss, da plane!
My favourite is Ricardo Montalban. He's got some good hand language going there. I have no idea what the questions are though... or what he's talking about....
Da plane boss, da plane!
Saturday, October 29, 2005
mamamusings: microsoft research talk: why business people speak like idiots
mamamusings: microsoft research talk: why business people speak like idiots
Comments by JBSurveyer regarding Microsoft's bi-polar personality are powerful and appear near truth.
But then there is Jekyll and Hyde - this is the personality problem at Microsoft. There is a schizophrenic disconnect between the rank and file and the people at the top.
A 80%++ share of the market is zero-sum. It means for Microsoft to win just about everybody else has to lose. This is a very tough row to hoe. But the top brass from Bill and Steve on down are prepared to play hardball to achieve this Schumpeterian impossibility -"monopolies are the seeds of their own destruction".
Every company that I know of wants to be best in market. I thought that this was the goal of a company, and an individual, to succeed spectacularly. Not sure what he's getting at here...
Yet in stark contrast to the ethos of passionate commitment to others success of the rank and file, top executives are committed to other ISVs, VARs, and software vendors success only as means to an ulterior end - their ultimate demise.
So therefore we have seen such actions as cutting off the oxygen by bundling for free. This tactic induced Netscape's demise by giving away Netscape's two major revenues sources for free- the browser and Web server. And the current complete BI Stack nearly free giveaway is done knowing full well former partners such as Crystal/Business Objects, Hyperion, Cognos, SAS, etc cannot respond becuase they do not have a database as a source of revenues.
True, with the release of VS 2005 & SQL 2005 we will see more and more partners fighting for market share and having to reinvent themselves. The philosophy seems to be "get bought or get gone."
But that is just the tip of the iceberg of "hardball" tactics. There is the deliberate slowdown of key technologies when dominant market position allows Microsoft to do so and hardball tactics dictate doing so. Example, no updates to IE browser for 5-6 years thwarting such key Web technologiew as SVG, XForms, JavaScript 2.0 and E4X, XPath2 , JPEG2000, and even Microsoft pioneered AJAX methods. Part of this depended on the fact that Microsoft commitments in 1998 made to support a complete suite of Web stanadrds for JavaScript, CSS, DOM, and XML just never got swept under the table - and never done even in IE7 today.
Not sure I believe this one... slowdown of technology would be the last thing MS should do to retain market share. It would be more of a question of the focus moving from IE to other areas of the company that did not provide a 'free' solution mired in antitrust laws.
This latter case is key to polluting markets where rival technologies could endanger market share. Another example, why does Microsoft insist on distributing a hoplessly obsolete JVM with Windows and offer non-standard J++ and J# - to pollute the Java market.
Because it's focus is C# & VB.
And so these are the incontravertible and uncomfortable facts of Microsoft's corporate personality. It is schizophrenic and disturbingly bi-polar. For many in the rank and file of the company, their ethos and puposes are a direct impedance mismatch with their top executives. Not a pretty site - pun intended.
Micro$oft is there to make money, which it has done spectacularly well. Microsoft is there to grow its company and its employees... How many M$ millionaires out there? I know a few...
Microsoft, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is there to help communities around the globe.
Scoble seems to have to helped MS immensely in creating a transparent organization and adding to its success. Apparently Bad publicity is the best publicity.
To leave you with a quote from PT Barnum..
A banker, politician, journalist, and land developer, at one time he was the second richest man in America. His autobiography was one of the most widely read books in the 19th century.
"We cannot all see alike," he said, "but we can all do good."
Comments by JBSurveyer regarding Microsoft's bi-polar personality are powerful and appear near truth.
But then there is Jekyll and Hyde - this is the personality problem at Microsoft. There is a schizophrenic disconnect between the rank and file and the people at the top.
A 80%++ share of the market is zero-sum. It means for Microsoft to win just about everybody else has to lose. This is a very tough row to hoe. But the top brass from Bill and Steve on down are prepared to play hardball to achieve this Schumpeterian impossibility -"monopolies are the seeds of their own destruction".
Every company that I know of wants to be best in market. I thought that this was the goal of a company, and an individual, to succeed spectacularly. Not sure what he's getting at here...
Yet in stark contrast to the ethos of passionate commitment to others success of the rank and file, top executives are committed to other ISVs, VARs, and software vendors success only as means to an ulterior end - their ultimate demise.
So therefore we have seen such actions as cutting off the oxygen by bundling for free. This tactic induced Netscape's demise by giving away Netscape's two major revenues sources for free- the browser and Web server. And the current complete BI Stack nearly free giveaway is done knowing full well former partners such as Crystal/Business Objects, Hyperion, Cognos, SAS, etc cannot respond becuase they do not have a database as a source of revenues.
True, with the release of VS 2005 & SQL 2005 we will see more and more partners fighting for market share and having to reinvent themselves. The philosophy seems to be "get bought or get gone."
But that is just the tip of the iceberg of "hardball" tactics. There is the deliberate slowdown of key technologies when dominant market position allows Microsoft to do so and hardball tactics dictate doing so. Example, no updates to IE browser for 5-6 years thwarting such key Web technologiew as SVG, XForms, JavaScript 2.0 and E4X, XPath2 , JPEG2000, and even Microsoft pioneered AJAX methods. Part of this depended on the fact that Microsoft commitments in 1998 made to support a complete suite of Web stanadrds for JavaScript, CSS, DOM, and XML just never got swept under the table - and never done even in IE7 today.
Not sure I believe this one... slowdown of technology would be the last thing MS should do to retain market share. It would be more of a question of the focus moving from IE to other areas of the company that did not provide a 'free' solution mired in antitrust laws.
This latter case is key to polluting markets where rival technologies could endanger market share. Another example, why does Microsoft insist on distributing a hoplessly obsolete JVM with Windows and offer non-standard J++ and J# - to pollute the Java market.
Because it's focus is C# & VB.
And so these are the incontravertible and uncomfortable facts of Microsoft's corporate personality. It is schizophrenic and disturbingly bi-polar. For many in the rank and file of the company, their ethos and puposes are a direct impedance mismatch with their top executives. Not a pretty site - pun intended.
Micro$oft is there to make money, which it has done spectacularly well. Microsoft is there to grow its company and its employees... How many M$ millionaires out there? I know a few...
Microsoft, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is there to help communities around the globe.
Scoble seems to have to helped MS immensely in creating a transparent organization and adding to its success. Apparently Bad publicity is the best publicity.
To leave you with a quote from PT Barnum..
A banker, politician, journalist, and land developer, at one time he was the second richest man in America. His autobiography was one of the most widely read books in the 19th century.
"We cannot all see alike," he said, "but we can all do good."
Friday, October 28, 2005
Gamasutra - Feature - "How to Prototype a Game in Under 7 Days"
1. Setup: Rapid is a State of Mind
Embrace the Possibility of Failure - it Encourages Creative Risk Taking
Enforce Short Development Cycles (More Time != More Quality)
Constrain Creativity to Make You Want it Even More
Gather a Kickass Team and an Objective Advisor – Mindset is as Important as Talent
Develop in Parallel for Maximum Splatter
2. Design: Creativity and the Myth of Brainstorming
Formal Brainstorming Has a 0% Success Rate
Gather Concept Art and Music to Create an Emotional Target
Simulate in Your Head – Pre-Prototype the Prototype
3. Development: Nobody Knows How You Made it, and Nobody Cares
Build the Toy First
If You Can Get Away With it, Fake it
Cut Your Losses and "Learn When to Shoot Your Baby in the Crib"
Heavy Theming Will Not Salvage Bad Design (or "You Can't Polish a Turd")
But Overall Aesthetic Matters! Apply a Healthy Spread of Art, Sound, and Music
Nobody Cares About Your Great Engineering
4. General Gameplay: Sensual Lessons in Juicy Fun
Complexity is Not Necessary for Fun
Create a Sense of Ownership to Keep 'em Crawling Back for More
"Experimental" Does Not Mean "Complex"
Build Toward a Well Defined Goal
Make it Juicy!
Final Thoughts
Of course I cut and pasted the headings from all of the pages until I realized that they had already done this for me at the bottom of the article with a Handy Cut-Out List! Next time put it at the beginning of the article! :)
Embrace the Possibility of Failure - it Encourages Creative Risk Taking
Enforce Short Development Cycles (More Time != More Quality)
Constrain Creativity to Make You Want it Even More
Gather a Kickass Team and an Objective Advisor – Mindset is as Important as Talent
Develop in Parallel for Maximum Splatter
2. Design: Creativity and the Myth of Brainstorming
Formal Brainstorming Has a 0% Success Rate
Gather Concept Art and Music to Create an Emotional Target
Simulate in Your Head – Pre-Prototype the Prototype
3. Development: Nobody Knows How You Made it, and Nobody Cares
Build the Toy First
If You Can Get Away With it, Fake it
Cut Your Losses and "Learn When to Shoot Your Baby in the Crib"
Heavy Theming Will Not Salvage Bad Design (or "You Can't Polish a Turd")
But Overall Aesthetic Matters! Apply a Healthy Spread of Art, Sound, and Music
Nobody Cares About Your Great Engineering
4. General Gameplay: Sensual Lessons in Juicy Fun
Complexity is Not Necessary for Fun
Create a Sense of Ownership to Keep 'em Crawling Back for More
"Experimental" Does Not Mean "Complex"
Build Toward a Well Defined Goal
Make it Juicy!
Final Thoughts
Of course I cut and pasted the headings from all of the pages until I realized that they had already done this for me at the bottom of the article with a Handy Cut-Out List! Next time put it at the beginning of the article! :)
Unclaimed Balances
There are many bank accounts and other assets out there that have been lost and are waiting to be found.
Search the web for foundmoney, or if you are in Canada try out the Bank of Canada's Unclaimed Balances section.
I think I may have found $18,000 for a friend of mine.
Search the web for foundmoney, or if you are in Canada try out the Bank of Canada's Unclaimed Balances section.
I think I may have found $18,000 for a friend of mine.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Scoble inadvertently gives 1st Amendment to China, with some help from Google
China Herald
A week of being told "you're wrong"
Why doesn't Mr. Scoble use MSN Spaces exclusively? Just curious. I am not a big fan of Blogger, but I use it because it is convenient and integrates well with the Google Toolbar. My MSN Spaces site has many more features but is getting really stale.
Maybe a Blogger - MSN Spaces migration wizard would help things move along? Hurry up VS 2005.
In another issue relating to China, a blanket prohibition on the import of all Chinese objects of art into America is forthcoming.
Bill Gates' stepmom writes her response to this.
I hope this does not go through. The world needs to share and learn about other cultures, and that cannot happen when one country silos all of it's cultural artifacts.
A week of being told "you're wrong"
Why doesn't Mr. Scoble use MSN Spaces exclusively? Just curious. I am not a big fan of Blogger, but I use it because it is convenient and integrates well with the Google Toolbar. My MSN Spaces site has many more features but is getting really stale.
Maybe a Blogger - MSN Spaces migration wizard would help things move along? Hurry up VS 2005.
In another issue relating to China, a blanket prohibition on the import of all Chinese objects of art into America is forthcoming.
Bill Gates' stepmom writes her response to this.
I hope this does not go through. The world needs to share and learn about other cultures, and that cannot happen when one country silos all of it's cultural artifacts.
Scoble inadvertently gives 1st Amendment to China, with some help from Google
China Herald
A week of being told "you're wrong"
Why doesn't Mr. Scoble use MSN Spaces exclusively? Just curious. I am not a big fan of Blogger, but I use it because it is convenient and integrates well with the Google Toolbar. My MSN Spaces site has many more features but is getting really stale.
Maybe a Blogger - MSN Spaces migration wizard would help things move along? Hurry up VS 2005.
In another issue relating to China, a blanket prohibition on the import of all Chinese objects of art into America is forthcoming.
Bill Gates' stepmom writes her response to this.
I hope this does not go through. The world needs to share and learn about other cultures, and that cannot happen when one country silos all of it's cultural artifacts.
A week of being told "you're wrong"
Why doesn't Mr. Scoble use MSN Spaces exclusively? Just curious. I am not a big fan of Blogger, but I use it because it is convenient and integrates well with the Google Toolbar. My MSN Spaces site has many more features but is getting really stale.
Maybe a Blogger - MSN Spaces migration wizard would help things move along? Hurry up VS 2005.
In another issue relating to China, a blanket prohibition on the import of all Chinese objects of art into America is forthcoming.
Bill Gates' stepmom writes her response to this.
I hope this does not go through. The world needs to share and learn about other cultures, and that cannot happen when one country silos all of it's cultural artifacts.
Amazon.com: Books: Tao Te Ching
Amazon.com: Books: Tao Te Ching: "So the Tao is a fundamentally mystical thing that can only be revealed inside our being. Another critical feature of Lao-tzu's teachings is 'doing by not doing.' In other words, if you try to be wise then you'll never be wise; if you try to know the Tao then you'll never know it, etc. So in order to follow The Way, we must empty ourselves of judgments and desires, rid ourselves of our ego, stop trying to accomplish things, and just let the Tao come. The wise master possesses nothing (which is not the same as having nothing; possession means psychological attachment), asserts no judgments, relinquishes all attachment, attains happiness by helping others instead of himself, and becomes wealthy by giving to others. "
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