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September 19, 2005
Meebo as an active desktop
Josh writes "After scoping out the new AJAX multi-platform IM client meebo. I decided to put it on my desktop using Windows' Active Desktop feature. It'd work better on a Mac - since you don't minimize windows and can thus see the desktop more often - but it's still pretty neat". Link.
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Sep 19, 2005 12:55 AM
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September 18, 2005
Andy's Plywood Case Mod
Josh writes "This is my friend's weblog, he made this computer for his friend out of spare parts he had lying around, and lacking a case, he mounted it on a piece of plywood and added some led lights. Not really an innovative project, but pretty pro nonetheless"... Link.
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Sep 18, 2005 01:21 AM
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HOW TO - Portable CE 2.0
The idea is simple: Using the Windows CE emulator, I could have my entire "internet communications system" on a virtual machine that I carried around with my on my USB keychain. I could essentally plug it into the USB port of any machine running Windows, and bring up the emulator and use Internet Explorer, Messenger, Inbox, etc. Version 2.0 is now based off the new ARM based Device Emulator which can run native Pocket PC binaries. Yes, you read that correctly - with this version, you will be able to run most Pocket PC apps from emulation. Link.
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Sep 18, 2005 01:21 AM
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HOW TO install SLAX on an iPod nano
Great HOW TO from Jake "I was intrigued by the idea of having all my own bookmarks, my own desktop/icon artwork and themes and preferences, all my own programs and data instantly available to me on any computer on campus. The computer essentially becomes a temporary host for my personal operating system -- which I carry in my pocket. SLAX seemed to be the best balance of customization, function, and ease of use...This is a howto on installing SLAX on an iPod nano. It may seem long, but I tried not to gloss over or leave out any details". Link.
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Sep 18, 2005 01:20 AM
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September 17, 2005
Metal milk jug and waste paper can PC mods...
This Russian forum has some really neat photos of a couple interesting PC case mods - the first is a metal milk tin. The mod adds a clear window, cow print fur and stuffed cow which looks out. The second is a metal waste paper basket. Thanks Karel! Link.
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Sep 17, 2005 01:12 AM
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HOW TO SLAX webconfig
Wow, I need to try this - Everything you modify, create or download during a Live-CD session is kept in memory until the computer is rebooted; then it's all lost. More precisely, it WAS lost until SLAX came out and the new era of portability began... Don't carry your settings along with you anymore, just remember a secret pass phrase! Link.
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Sep 17, 2005 12:56 AM
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del.icio.us + Gmail
Handy...script which runs once a day to get the links for my link blog. It now crawls each link and sends an email to a Gmail account with the From field being the page URI, the Subject being the tags, and the body being a copy of the page. In addition to searching the page text, I can filter by tags by using an advanced search (e.g., subject:python). Now I love del.icio.us and Gmail more than before. Link. Also, check out our list.
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Sep 17, 2005 12:54 AM
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September 16, 2005
Radioshack Shoebox Sized DC Powered Web surfing computer?
Looks like it might be running something other than Windows too - Radio shack is getting in a shoebox sized computer for surfing the web. It appears to be DC powered, has built in Ethernet, modem, VGA, and USB ports. This might make a good car computer if it is truly DC powered! [via] Link.
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Sep 16, 2005 03:01 AM
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September 13, 2005
Microsoft Gadgets
Apple has Widgets, Yahoo has Konfabulator, now Microsoft will have gadgets - What are Gadgets? Gadgets are a new category of mini-application designed to provide information, useful lookup, or enhance an application or service on your Windows PC or the Web. [via] Link.
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Sep 13, 2005 12:29 PM
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Make a cross platform portable Firefox
Handy, I put mind on an iPod...Cross-platform Portable Firefox works by using John Haller's excellent Portable Firefox 1.0.6 on the Windows side of things, and a little script I made on the Mac side of things. The script basically keeps two versions of all user profile files. The reason why is simple: as I am sure some of you have figured out, Windows Firefox profiles are not completely compatible with Mac Firefox, only certian files. Link.
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Sep 13, 2005 03:02 AM
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Preview Release of Ubuntu 5.10
I always carry a live CD of Ubuntu, works great - The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Preview Release of Ubuntu 5.10 - codenamed "Breezy Badger". The Preview Release includes both Install CDs and bootable Live CDs for three architectures. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available from the network, a commitment to security updates for 18 months after each release and professional technical support from many companies around the world. Link.
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Sep 13, 2005 02:55 AM
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September 5, 2005
Running Linux on Windows Like Normal Programs
Using a small Linux distro like Puppy Linux and open source emulator like QEMU,it is possible to run and stop Linux like normal windows programs. By creating virtual hard disks and using software like WinImage you can actually transfer data between Linux and Window. You can also create a virtual network between Windows and the guest OS for sharing and transferring files. And not to forget SAMBA in this context. Link.
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Sep 5, 2005 02:20 AM
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Free Linspire - Desktop Linux
Get a free copy of Linspire until the 6th: I downloaded it, burned the ISO, and it worked just fine off a Sony VAIO and lots of other old PCs around here. You do need to join their software service if you want to do more it seems, but overall it's a great Linux distro to play with. So far, my favorite "live" CD to carry around is WHAX - post your favs in the comments. [via] Link.
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Sep 5, 2005 01:27 AM
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September 4, 2005
AppleCrate: An Apple II-Based Parallel Computer
Cool project from Michael J. Mahon - At the outset, when designing NadaNet, I envisioned that it could be used to support parallel computing on Apple II machines. To add more processors and save space, I decided that I would package several Apple //e main boards together, without keyboards or peripheral slot cards. (I didn’t disassemble the Apples myself, but found a box of Apple //e main boards being sold as an auction lot for about a dollar each!) I settled on a wooden cube about one foot on a side which I slotted to hold up to 8 main boards. For whimsical reasons, I called it an "AppleCrate". [via] Link.
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Sep 4, 2005 12:56 AM
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September 1, 2005
The Inside Out Computer
From Etsy - a place to buy and sell all things handmade...an inside-out computer. The motherboard, instead of being hidden away, faces outward for all to see. The entire case was made by hand using oak hardwood and 1/4" amber-tinted plexiglass. [via] Link.
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Sep 1, 2005 02:38 AM
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August 29, 2005
A time-lapse series of the PVR assembly
A time-lapse series of the PVR assembly. Nothing fancy or great. Just a quest for a DRM free PVR. Photos here and a bit more about the PVR project and specs here.
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Aug 29, 2005 01:40 AM
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Boot loader showdown: Getting to know LILO and GRUB
Most Linux users, from the casual desktop user to the Linux system administrator, have used a utility known as a boot loader. Different variations of this utility provide varying levels of support and functionality. In many cases, the default boot loader installed with a Linux distribution is not always the best for your needs; the same can be said for the default settings of each boot loader. In this article, Laurence Bonney discusses the pros and cons of two of the more popular boot loaders -- LILO and GRUB -- and suggests a number of configurations to get the most from your machine. Link.
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Aug 29, 2005 01:36 AM
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August 28, 2005
San Diego Computer Museum...
Steve writes "Among the many unique exhibits on display at the San Diego Computer Museum, is the think-a-tron by Hasbro. I visited the Museum for a last chance to see the exhibits before it closed its doors. I spoke with the curator, David Weil. He is currently seeking sources of financial support to help pay for a new location in the San Diego area. The San Diego Computer Museum is actively looking for a new site to house its exhibits, as the current location has been sold for redevelopment". Link.
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Aug 28, 2005 06:48 PM
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Windows Application With Wine + X11 Works
By adapting the Wine compatibility layer for Windows, some enterprising developers have developed a method to run Windows programs under OS X for Intel. While porting Wine to OSx86 requires some serious tweaking (which still results in some unstable programs), work such as this opens a wide range of possibilities for the future. Since future versions of OS X will be built on the same Intel processors that Windows programs use, will we one day be able to use Windows apps as if they were native to OS X? [via] Link.
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Aug 28, 2005 01:51 AM
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HOW TO run Darwin on Xbox
Darwin is the base of Mac OS X, comprising the kernel "xnu", the system libraries and the UNIX tools. Darwin does not include the Mac OS X GUI, and the future x86 version of Mac OS X will only run on Apple branded hardware. ...at least the current builds of Mac OS X for x86 need SSE2 and SSE3 support of the CPU - the Xbox CPU has neither. And of course, OS X wouldn't run with only 64 MB of RAM, and very slowly with only 128 MB. But here's how to run Darwin on an Xbox... Link.
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Aug 28, 2005 01:44 AM
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