RSSVolume 02: Home Entertainment
Here are the links which appear in this volume:
Webolodeon
Once installed, you will be pestered every 5 minutes to make a case for your further web browsing. If your work is done, just cancel the dialog box and quit the app; if you’re not finished (and you really need to keep zipping around the Interweb a bit longer), insert a virtual nickel by typing a summary of what you’re working on.(From Focus)
Greasemonkey script reminds you not to get stuck on the Web
Danny O'Brien has written a wonderful Greasemonkey script, as mentioned in our Issue #02 column. It pings you every few minutes to see if you still really need to be surfing the web, and it's wonderful.(From Focus)
"Kick Start," by Joshua Bryce Newman
Am inverse model of procrastination.(From Focus)
"Structured Procrastination," by John Perry
An essay on how to beat procrastination at its own game.(From Focus)
IM Smarter
An AIM proxy that lets you build your own electronic reminder system.(From Focus)
Korean roboticist Kim Jong-Hwan has developed "artificial chromosomes" he says will allow robots to feel lust.
(From News from the Future)
UK researchers have developed a computer that was able to learn "rock, paper, scissors" by watching humans play the game.
(From News from the Future)
At the University of Bath, a tiny sensor drone powers itself by feeding on dead flies.
(From News from the Future)
A University of Minnesota team has constructed synthetic DNA that could be used to direct the assembly of computer circuits.
(From News from the Future)
Some Lexus cars may be vulnerable to infection by a virus transmitted via Bluetooth from mobile phones.
(From News from the Future)
New Orleans is experimenting with IP-based surveillance cameras on a wireless mesh network in high-crime areas.
(From News from the Future)
A new service uses cellphone location to track how fast teens are driving, and sends alerts to parents.
(From News from the Future)
California is entertaining proposals to require GPS in all cars so that it can tax miles driven rather than gasoline used.
(From News from the Future)
China plans to launch 100 surveillance satellites by 2020.
(From News from the Future)
HP just received a patent on a system that would broadcast an "image inhibitor" that would fuzz facial images captured by a digital camera.
(From News from the Future)
The spread of GPS navigation systems is leading to the closure of lighthouses along the German coast.
(From News from the Future)
Traffic near LA was snarled as thousands tried to get to a new-release event with the creators of World of Warcraft MMORPG.
(From News from the Future)
Maria Schneider won a Grammy for an album financed by her fans and distributed only on the web.
(From News from the Future)
A Seattle supermarket introduced "pay by fingerprint."
(From News from the Future)
Alaskan researchers create an artificial aurora they say might be useful for advertising messages on the night sky.
(From News from the Future)
University of Manchester scientists have developed an inkjet printer that prints human cells.
(From News from the Future)
A Chicago chef prints out flavored-paper sushi.
(From News from the Future)
Ophthamologists implanted articficial silicon retina microchips in the eyes of five patients.
(From News from the Future)
Researchers plan to hold an arm-wrestlying match between a human being and an artificial one made from electroactive polymers.
(From News from the Future)
A Utah State University Professor plans RFID-equipped robots to guide blind people to products in the supermarket.
(From News from the Future)
A company in Los Angeles is taking orders for hypo-allergenic cats.
(From News from the Future)
Freeman Dyson wonders if we're ending the "Darwinian Interlude."
(From News from the Future)
At MIT, a space elevator prototype successfully climbed a 260-foot building.
(From News from the Future)
A group of amateur astronomers processed the raw images of Titan from the Huygens probe faster than the official space agencies.
(From News from the Future)
A new solar-sail design could theoretically reach Mars in a month.
(From News from the Future)
NASA looks at commercial alternatives for resupplying space stations.
(From News from the Future)
Private Spaceflight Bill signed into law.
(From News from the Future)
O'Reilly Radar
(From News from the Future)
Insect Inside
Garnet Herz's cockroach-controlled robot.(From Made on Earth)
15-Mile-High Club
Art Vanden Berg's computer-controlled model glider has a good chance at pulling images from 89,000 feet.(From Made on Earth)
Smashing Success
Thanks to Tim Koeth, building a cyclotron is now part of the curriculum at Rutgers University. (From Made on Earth)
SunVee
Plans and parts lists are available online for building your own Vee 9 solar vehicle.(From Made on Earth)
Batching It
Matthias Wandel's cd-burning robot.(From Made on Earth)
AlternaJets
Larry Cottrill's coffee-mug ramjet.(From Made on Earth)
Lego Type
Mark Simonson's description of the Lego mechanism he built to help digitize film fonts.(From Made on Earth)
Eunicycle
A complete list of parts, the source code, and mechanical fabrication drawings of this one-wheeled motorized scooter are offered for free download.(From Made on Earth)
Jukebox Hero
Patrick Webb's custom PC jukebox.(From Made on Earth)
The Next Whole Earth Catalog
The catalog is a great way to get a sense of the scope of traditional and "alternative" technologies. It's 25 years old now, but the good things about traditional techniques is they never go out-of-date.(From Nicaraguan Know-How)
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Find out how to make a non-Mac HDTV viewer/recorder.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
Copperbox.com
More info on making a non-Mac HDTV viewer/recorder(From HDTV on Your Mac)
Find a Broadcast
Point your browser to Antenna Web to find digital broadcasts in your area.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
Find a DVICO Fusion HDTV 3 Gold ATSC Card
The DVICO website lists several vendors.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
Download the Software
John Dalgliesh's website has most of the software you'll need.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
MMInputFamily Device Drivers
In order to view HDTV, you'll need to install these device drivers.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
iTele
iTele is a viewing application that lets you watch your HDTV programs.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
MPlayer
Mplayer is a port of the Linux movie-viewing application.(From HDTV on Your Mac)
Already produced homebrew titles
pick Homebrew from the Rarity drop-down menu, and hit the Search button!(From Tools for Atari 2600 Homebrew Games)
Kirk Israel's superlative 2600 101 basic tutorial
(From Tools for Atari 2600 Homebrew Games)
Atari Age's coding page
(From Tools for Atari 2600 Homebrew Games)
Combat Redux Playfield Design Tool
(From Tools for Atari 2600 Homebrew Games)
Indy 500 XE Track Designer
(From Tools for Atari 2600 Homebrew Games)
Sofamecca Music
Listen to selected mp3 tracks from Australian band Sofamecca. New album'Commuters' out now!(From Podcasting 101)
German Podcasts
Podcast.de lists all German language based Podcasts. There are tutorials and definitions for Podcasters.(From Podcasting 101)
Nikonians Podcast
Nikonians (www.nikonians.org) is the worldwide home for Nikon photographers. Our podcasts are for the ambitious photographer and imaging professional.
(From Podcasting 101)
Podcasting Tutorial
Tutorial for creating a podcast feed with easy to use software.(From Podcasting 101)
Podcasting Tools
Resource for podcasters, including a directory of podcast directories, podcasting forums, podcast wikis, a podcast blog and more.(From Podcasting 101)
Podcasting Station
Categorized searchable directory of podcasts.(From Podcasting 101)
"5 Minutes with Wichita"
Hilarious interviews with Bluegrass stars.(From Podcasting 101)
The Roadhouse
The Roadhouse features the finest blues you've never heard - the best independent blues artists from garageband.com. A fifty-minute weekly show, The Roadhouse features ten independent blues artists and provides listener comments, contact information, podcasting news, and blues news.(From Podcasting 101)
Cooler Podcasts
Two great podcasts for musicians. One featuring advice on running your band, and the other featuring the music of artists at the site. (From Podcasting 101)
Podcast Charts
Podcast listing shows by categories, votes, and popularity.(From Podcasting 101)
PodcastPickle.com
This is a great new podcast directory, with some great feature. They offer a podcast rating system. It rates podcasts from G for genral to X for x rated. They also have a great My Favorites feature. You can also edit your podcast info at anytime with their podcast directory.(From Podcasting 101)
Podcasting News
Popular portal for podcasting info - features user-built hierarchical podcast directory, news and articles about podcasting, and a podcasting forum. (From Podcasting 101)
Geek News Central
Todd Cochrane's weekly podcasts cover DRM crackery and other topics that fascinate geeks and are indecipherable to others.(From Podcasting 101)
Doug Kaye's IT Conversations
This podcast visits top conferences and talks to leading minds about RSS, the impact of technology on social networks, and other issues.(From Podcasting 101)
The Dawn and Drew Show
This podcast is a hysterical, unscripted quasi-weekly from a married couple who live in a Wisconsin farmhouse.(From Podcasting 101)
Choose a CC license
A Creative Commons license is a more flexible copyright ("copyleft") that lets you retain some rights to your works but also encourages sharing.(From Podcasting 101)
Publish to the Web!
audio.weblogs.com(From Podcasting 101)
Another web publisher for your podcasts
podcastalley.com(From Podcasting 101)
Yet another web publishing option
odeo.com(From Podcasting 101)
Create OPML show notes
Outline Processor Markup Language is an HTML/XML relative that's used to create outlines.(From Podcasting 101)
Learn more RSS capabilities
It's important to keep these up-to-date so pod-catcher applications know when you've published something new.(From Podcasting 101)
Share the load with BitTorrent
BitTorrent is free but not easy to install. (From Podcasting 101)
iPodlinux installer
Before you download this, consider that what you're doing could damage your iPod. It's unlikely, but read the documentation and decide for yourself.(From Mod Your Pod)
Current iPodlinux projects
Check out the applications listing to see what's brewing. Some current projects in process include web servers and text editors.(From Mod Your Pod)
iPod Wizard
(From Mod Your Pod)
iPod Updater firmware
Download the iPod Updater firmware file if you don't already have it.(From Mod Your Pod)
alterPod
You can extract, edit, and restore the iPod with the new graphics you create. (From Mod Your Pod)
iPodicons
Another site for editing graphics.(From Mod Your Pod)
iPod Wizard forums
Learn about mod ideas and get new versions of iPodWizard Essentials. (From Mod Your Pod)
Download Orb for free.
(From All-Seeing Orb)
Videos for rent about clocks
Videos about making and repairing clocks, available for rent from technicalvideorental.com
(From Mechanical Wristwatch Modding)
Poor Man's Watch Forum
Great for project ideas.(From Mechanical Wristwatch Modding)
Mark II Watches
Custom parts and watches.(From Mechanical Wristwatch Modding)
Timezone
Discussion, used watches, and courses.(From Mechanical Wristwatch Modding)
Game Boy Advance UNIX Project
(From Game Boy Hacks)
Game Emulators
(From Game Boy Hacks)
Flash Linker and Card Set
(From Game Boy Hacks)
altShiiva
(From Get an iLIFE! for Your Playstation Portable)
Internet Archive
(From Get an iLIFE! for Your Playstation Portable)
IPSP
(From Get an iLIFE! for Your Playstation Portable)
HobbyLink Japan - Emile Berliner Gramophone
(From Toolbox)
Berliner Gramophone Model Kit
(From Toolbox)
Gaffer's Tape
(From Toolbox)
Cork Pop III
(From Toolbox)
Spyderco Endura
(From Toolbox)
18watt.com
Community site for the beloved 18 watt guitar amp.(From Toolbox)
Berliner Gramphone Kit and Edison Cylinder Kit
(From Toolbox)
Desktop Manager for OS X
(From Toolbox)
Servo Magazine
(From Toolbox)
McMaster-Carr Online Catalog
(From Toolbox)
AvantGo.com
(From Toolbox)
iPod Shuffle
(From Toolbox)
Solder Tip Cleaning Genie
(From Toolbox)
"Cold Heat" Soldering Iron
(From Toolbox)
RadioSHARK
(From Toolbox)
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— Rolling Stone
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