Friday, December 31, 2004

Hanzi Smatter 一知半解

Hanzi Smatter 一知半解: "Dedicated to the misuse of Chinese characters (Hanzi or Kanji) in Western culture."

Uniden ELBT595


Uniden ELBT595
Originally uploaded by seafoam.

New Bluetooth enabled cordless phone, available April 2005 according to the website. Saw an ad for it in the feb 2005 CE Lifestyles magazine. Supposedly allows you to use your cell phone with a regular landline phone like a couple other devices: Doc-N-Talk (Review) and the Merge. The Uniden uses bluetooth to make the connection and I'm guessing the Hands Free Profile which is also used by some of the newer cars.

Features from the website:

  • 5.8 Digital Expandable System
  • Bluetooth® Capable - Compatible with Bluetooth® Enabled Mobile Handsets and Wireless Bluetooth® Headsets
  • USB Connector w/Downloadable Software Included
  • 10 Handset Expandability per System
  • Full Color Handset LCD Screen
  • Digital Answering System - The product utilizes microchip technology (no more tapes or moving parts.) This ensures clearer recordings and longer life.
  • Caller ID with Call Waiting Deluxe Options - To activate the Caller ID and/or VoiceMail features, you must subscribe through your local telephone company.
  • 100 Caller ID / 100 Phonebook Names / 400 Numbers
  • Base Keypad with Backlit Display Screen
  • Hands Free Speakerphone at Handset & Base
  • Message LED Indicator* - Handset & Base
  • Transfer/Intercom from Handset-to-Handset* - Plus Handset to Base
  • Advanced Phonebook Options--
  • Store 4 Numbers per Name
  • Alphabetical Sort
  • Group Sort - 10 Programmable Groups
  • Distinctive Caller ID Indicators--
  • Recordable/Preset Ringer Tones
  • Downloadable/Preset Picture Displays
  • 5 Different LCD Backlight Options
  • Call Screening/Call Recording from Handset
  • Access Answering System Using Handset
  • Soft-Key Menus w/ Joystick Navigation
  • Battery Level / Clock / Date / Animation Displays
  • Calendar w/ Programmable Reminders
  • Backward/Forward Compatibility - Your phone may be compatible with other Uniden phones using 2.4GHz Digital Expandable Systems. Look for the technology icon on our product boxes.
  • 20 Preset Ringer Options - 10 Melodies & 10 Tones
  • Conference Calling*** - 5-Way
  • Mute & Hold Features
  • Banner Display - Name Each Handset
  • Transfer Memory Settings from Handset to Handset
  • Trilingual Menu Displays - English / French / Spanish
  • Do Not Disturb Setting
  • DirectLink™ Mode - 2-Way Radio Communication
  • Room / Baby Monitoring
  • Last 20 Number Redial
  • Ringer and Speaker Volume Controls
  • Find Lost Handset Key
  • Headset Compatible with Belt Clip Included
  • Desk or Wall Mountable - Saves space and charges in two positions - horizontally on a desk or in the hanging position.
  • Software and Hardware Included: - CD-ROM, USB Cable, Ringer Record Cable

Thursday, December 30, 2004

Developing Scalable Series 40 Applications: A Guide for Java Developers

"Who do you partner with? Nokia developer platforms offer the highest volume opportunity for mobile developers, with an installed base measured in the hundreds of millions. Series 40 Developer Platform offers the highest volume opportunity in the family, and offers a robust technical platform including secure communications, mobile media, messaging, graphics, and Bluetooth. (MIDP 2.0, JSR 120, JSR 135, JSR 82).

How do you build it? Developing Scalable Series 40 Applications is an end-to-end solutions guide for Java programmers focusing on Nokia's Series 40 Developer Platform. It brings together two of the largest segments of the mobile marketplace, Nokia Series 40 handsets and the worldwide mobile Java developer community, and provides thorough and specific information on how to create scalable mobile applications. These applications will work on the newest Series 40 handsets (based on MIDP 2.0), serve the large installed base of MIDP 1.0 handsets, and scale up to serve owners of smartphones based on Series 60 Developer Platform, enterprise communicators based on Series 80 Developer Platform, and rich media devices based on Series 90 Developer Platform.

Developing Scalable Series 40 Applications details the technical underpinnings of the Series 40 Developer Platform. It includes not only the available APIs but also coding best practices, architectural considerations, and fully tested sample applications ready for download. The book includes plenty of specific tips; for example, pointing out the choices Nokia made when implementing optional APIs.

The book goes beyond presentation of methods and classes. Mobile devices serve a variety of highly specialized customer segments, and some differentiation among devices is necessary to create the high-volume opportunity developers can now tap. Additional differentiation occurs as new devices add features on top of existing feature sets. To serve the mobile mass market at a profit, the right technical approach is critical to avoid fragmenting an application's code base. This book addresses development approaches that allow applications to scale across devices and time. The authors devote a full chapter to code management, sharing tips on how to optimize the mobile experience for a variety of users without fragmenting the code base."

Monday, December 27, 2004

The Nokia Series 40 book

The Nokia Series 40 book

"The first official end-to-end solutions guide for every Nokia Series 40 developer

NokiaÕs Series 40 platform gives Java developers access to the worldÕs highest-volume, fastest-growing, and most exciting mobile markets. With close to 100 million units sold every year, the Series 40 devices are crucial for the commercial success for any mobile application. However, due to the physical constraints of the mass-market devices, it requires deep knowledge of the platform and advanced programming skills to develop effective Series 40 applications. Knowledge of the Series 40 platform can be applied to the Java environment on all Nokia devices including the Series 60 smartphones, Series 80 enterprise communicators and Series 90 rich media devices. To reduce duplicated development costs, it is also important to write scalable applications so that we can easily optimize them across different devices within and beyond the Series 40 platform. Now, there's an official developer's guide that can help you build high-performance and scalable Series 40 applications for both MIDP 1.0 and 2.0 devices.

Fully reviewed by NokiaÕs subject matter experts, this book covers the entire development processÑfrom design and coding through testing and deployment. The authors walk you through 11 complete example applications, presenting downloadable client and server source code you can use to jumpstart virtually any project. Along the way, they illuminate Series 40Õs technical underpinnings, review crucial architectural issues, introduce key mobile design patterns, discuss scalability and device optimization strategies and offer dozens of best practices and tipsÑmany never before published. Coverage includes "

Thursday, December 23, 2004

Samsung i730 To Include Wi-Fi (Phone Scoop)

Samsung i730 To Include Wi-Fi (Phone Scoop): "Documents made public today on the FCC web site show that Samsung's upcoming SCH-i730 PDA phone will include both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, in addition to CDMA EV-DO high-speed data. The i730, first revealed six weeks ago, is a CDMA Windows-Mobile Pocket PC device with a sliding QWERTY keyboard design. Samsung has publicly shown a version with a 1.3 megapixel camera, while FCC documents also show a camera-less version. Other specs include Windows Mobile 2003 2nd Edition, a 65,000-color QVGA display, stereo speakers, and an SD I/O card slot. Carriers, release date, and pricing have not yet been announced."

More pictures of the i730

Can't believe it, a CDMA phone with:

  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • CDMA EV-DO
  • sliding QWERTY keyboard
  • 1.3 megapixel camera
  • Windows Mobile 2003 2nd Edition
  • 65,000-color QVGA display
  • stereo speakers
  • SD I/O slot
  • ...and it's supposed to be about the size of a Treo 650

External TV Tuners / PVR Devices: 3-way shootout @ TechSpot

External TV Tuners / PVR Devices: 3-way shootout @ TechSpot: "We took on three different products for this shootout, all of them external devices which should offer extra versatility versus its internal counterparts. The first is a unit from Transcend, which is called the TV-Box. Next on the docket will be a unit from Digistor. And finally, the largest of the bunch is the RTV VEG-N Video Entertainment Generator."

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

mozdev.org - twanno: Duplicate Tab

mozdev.org - twanno: index"

Duplicate Tab allows you to duplicate a tab to a new tab or to a new window, and it allows you to merge different windows in one window. All three actions can be invoked through the tab's context menu or through shortcut-key's:
   • Accel+Shift+T to duplicate a tab to a new tab
   • Accel+Shift+N to duplicate a tab in a new window
   • Accel+Shift+M to merge windows
The Accel key is the Ctrl key on PC's and Cmd on Mac.
For merging you can also select tabs by ctrl-clicking on them. When you merge windows only the selected tabs will be merged with the previous focussed window.

Features

Some key features of this extension

  • Duplicate a tab with it's history and scrollposition to a new tab
  • Duplicate a tab with it's history and scrollposition to a new window
  • Merge all tabs in all windows into one single window
  • Merge only the tabs of the current focussed window and the previous focussed window, in one window
  • Select certain tabs, and merge only those tabs with the tabs in the previous focussed window
"

mozdev.org - twanno: Tab Clicking Options

mozdev.org - twanno: index: "

With the Tab Clicking Options extension it is possible to set various actions to different clicking events on the tabbar or a tab in the firefox browser. To the following mouse click events can be assigned an action to:

  • Double clicking
  • Clicking with middle mouse button
  • Left clicking with control-key (or meta-key on Mac) pressed
  • Left clicking with alt-key pressed
  • Left clicking with shift-key pressed

And the following actions can be assigned to the any of the previous events performed on a tab or the tabbar:

  • Open a new tab
  • Reload the tab
  • Reload all tabs
  • Close tab
  • Close other tabs
  • Close all tabs
  • Duplicate Tab
  • Duplicate Tab in New Window
  • No Action
"

Friday, December 17, 2004

Review: Firewheel rubber band gun

Review: Firewheel rubber band gun You can get it from here: Firewheel rubber band gun

  • 10-SHOT FULLY AUTOMATIC RBG
  • FIRES STANDARD SIZE 16 RUBBER BANDS
  • VARIABLE RATE OF FIRE
  • SHOTGUN CAPABILITY
  • SINGLE-SHOT CAPABILITY
  • FOLDING SHOULDER REST
  • ACCURATE RIFLE SIGHTS
  • VERY SOLIDLY BUILT FROM QUALITY MATERIALS Mouldings are 3 mm (1/8") thick
Definitely not a toy for the kids.

mozdev.org - twanno: index

mozdev.org - twanno: index"Duplicate Tab allows you to duplicate a tab to a new tab or to a new window, and it allows you to merge different windows in one window. All three actions can be invoked through the tab's context menu or through shortcut-key's:
   • Accel+Shift+T to duplicate a tab to a new tab
   • Accel+Shift+N to duplicate a tab in a new window
   • Accel+Shift+M to merge windows
The Accel key is the Ctrl key on PC's and Cmd on Mac.
For merging you can also select tabs by ctrl-clicking on them. When you merge windows only the selected tabs will be merged with the previous focussed window."

JibJab's Grumpy Santa on Yahoo!

JibJab's Grumpy Santa on Yahoo!: "Watch the world premiere of JibJab's 'Grumpy Santa,' the latest animated short from the makers of the satirical 'This Land.' Getting stressed about the upcoming holidays? Poor Santa's got it much worse."

Yahoo! Video Search

Yahoo! Video SearchSearch video content, for example type in subwoofer and it comes back with scenes from videos that contained a subwoofer.

DriverHeaven.net - DH Mod tool V2.1

DriverHeaven.net: "This page will tell you all about the DH Mod tool V2.1

This program modifies certain files from the catalyst set so you can install the latest catalyst set on your laptop.
Ati changed a few lines in their inf's and the previous modtool's could not handle that. Today that is fixed.

Supported cards:

- Mobility Radeon 9600
- Mobility Radeon 9700
- Mobility Radeon 9800
- Mobility Fire GL 9000
- Mobility Radeon 9000
- Mobility Radeon
9200
- Radeon Mobility
- Radeon Mobility 7500
- Radeon Mobility 7800 GL
- IGP 340M /345M
- IGP 320M
- ATI MOBILITY FIRE GL T2

If your card is not in the list, contact me trough mail and i'll try to add it.
"

Thursday, December 16, 2004

ChangeNotes.com - Monitor web site changes

ChangeNotes.com - Monitor web site changes: "This free service watches the web pages that interest you and notifies you by email when they change. You might like to watch the web pages of your work or former work, clients, customers, industry groups, competitors, friends and family, hobby sites, school, clubs, and community sites, etc."

MMC vs. SD

MMC vs. SD: "A very common question on the message boards concerns the difference between SD and MMC as formats. Searching on-line at the time of this writing, a 64MB MMC card will cost between $80 and $100, before shipping. Secure Digital (SD) cards cost more, with current prices ranging between $90 and $250 (!). The question is, what do you get for the extra money when you purchase SD?"

eCOST.com: Kinyo KY-100 $34.32

eCOST.com - Thousands of Products at Great Prices!: "5.1 SURROUND SOUND HEADPHONES 5.1 SURROUND SOUND HEADPHONES"
Ecost Part #   :   2473851
Mfr Part #   :   KY100
Manufacturer   :   Kinyo

The Firmware Page :: Index

The Firmware Page :: Index: "On this page you will find every firmware available for optical drives like DVD-RW/DVD-ROM/CD-RW/CD-ROM. To find firmwares for your drive use the Download firmware or Download search links at the left. To access the forum click the forums link on top of this page. Please use search before you post questions. "

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

LG5450 Customization

LG5450 Customization: "Here's as in-depth of a guide as I could compile! Big thanks to Nokia 6188 from www.howardforums.com for figuring it all out!"

XML for Cross Platform XML Parser in JavaScript

XML for Cross Platform XML Parser in JavaScript: "XML for is a powerful, standards-compliant JavaScript XML parser that is designed to help web application designers implement cross platform applications that take advantage of client-side manipulation of XML data. XML for provides a full suite of tools, including:"

Verbal Kung-Fu Generator

Verbal Kung-Fu Generator: "If you've seen a lot of kung-fu movies, you know what this is about. Use it for a silly game of Feng Shui, Hong Kong Action Theater, Dragonfist, or Exalted. Or consider it review material for playing Jared Sorenson's Happy-Lucky Chinese Restaurant Game. Whatever! Enjoy."

IHT: Adding spice to spam? Phony names pique interest

IHT: Adding spice to spam? Phony names pique interest"Purposes L. Xylophonist sounds like my kind of man. Unique. Creative. Focused, with a hint of formality.

But there is no way to be certain that Mr. Xylophonist is, in fact, a mister. Actually, it is a pretty safe bet he is not a person at all. The fact that his name appeared in the return line of a piece of unsolicited e-mail almost ensures that he is not. "

Random Name Generator

Random Name Generator: "The random name generator uses data from the US Census to randomly generate male and female names. Use it for screenplays, fake id's, car rentals, pick-up lines, books, prank calls, movies. Give a random name to that special someone you meet at the bar."

Java Pro - Turn Out the Lights Remotely

Java Pro - Turn Out the Lights Remotely: "Wireless automation of electrical devices is no longer a futuristic notion. Learn how to use Java to interface with low cost, home-automation X10 equipment"

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

gizmag Article: Boyfriend Arm Pillow a sales success

gizmag Article: Boyfriend Arm Pillow a sales success: "September 3, 2004 The Boyfriend Arm Pillow is a Japanese product aimed at Japanese who like sleeping with their head on their partner's chest but don't have a partner to do it with, or have given up on the standard model and are trying to reconstruct a better boyfriend."

IOL: A Step Beyond

IOL: A Step Beyond: "Tokyo - Japanese men who want to rest their weary heads this Christmas season are finding comfort in the lap of a woman - made of foam."

SpOre De-Light Doorbell: surrounding.com

SpOre De-Light Doorbell: surrounding.com: "SPORE | DE-LIGHT DOORBELL FROM THE SPORE COLLECTION DE-LIGHT DOORBELL SPORE | DE-LIGHT DOORBELL De-Light Doorbell De-light Doorbell Details DE-LIGHT DOORBELL Details: Our doorbell buttons will give your guests an inviting welcome! These buttons are made with a soft to the touch polymer resin button and anodized aluminum. The lighting is provided by an LED light source that has an extremely long life. The installation is simple and works with most existing and new systems."

Windows XP Performance Tweaking Guide

Windows XP Performance Tweaking Guide: "This guide has seen MANY revisions since it's original posting more than 3 years ago. Even after all this time I continue to add to this guide and revise it as needed. Please read this title very carefully because this guide is ONLY intended for Performance related tweaks. There's millions of other 'tweaks' that other guides use but have nothing to do with performance. In this guide I'm ONLY including what actually has some kind of affect on performance. I am trying to keep this guide dedicated to tweaks that directly affect your performance. I've also started working on a tweaking guide for the paranoid which can be found here. I'll be creating a customization guide and also a more detailed/serious security tweaking guide whenever I find the time."

Wireless Industry News - Cellphones get broken by tight jeans.

Wireless Industry News - Cellphones get broken by tight jeans.

"Siemens in Sweden asked themselves: "What are the most common cellphone accidents"? 300 Swedish retailers participated in the survey by listing the most common reasons for end-user accidents.

To squeeze the handset in tight jeans, using the cellphone in heavy rain or throwing it on the ground in rage were some of the most common "stories/excuses for accidents". "We notice that people use their cellphones directly after coming out from the shower or a gym session, even out in the rain", says Magnus Svensson at The Phonehouse Sweden.

Ulf Sandberg Marketing Director at the Swedish company Krusell International adds; "Professional retailers around the world are very aware of the "situations" that users seem to run into. Highlighting the money and the trouble users can save themselves by using a case, the retailers will not only benefit from added sales but also customer satisfaction, which will create loyalty to their stores.”

According to the survey, the most common reason for a phone to break is that you simply drop it on the floor.

It might be surprising to hear that people have thrown their unit on the ground in rage, this is of course alarming, but obviously not uncommon says Titti Hagenfeldt, Marketing Manager at Siemens.

The most common reasons for "Mobile accidents" according to 300 Swedish retailers.

1. Dropped the mobile on the ground.

2. Squeezed the cellphone in tight jeans/pockets.

3. Used the handset in the rain.

4. Throw the device on the ground in rage.

5. The dog/child got hold of the mobile.

6. Dropped the cellphone in the toilette.

7. Dropped the handset into the sea.

8. Forgot the cellphone on the roof of the car.

9. Perspiration on the mobile during workout.

10. Dropped the handset in the snow."

Monday, December 13, 2004

Regexp to ignore CVS comment fields ID, Revision, Date, Log and Author

When doing a file version compare the version line will normally always be matched. Add the following line to the ignore section to skip the information.

^[ \t|\s]*(//|--|\*).*\$(Id|Revision|Date|Log|Author):.*\$

: "XMLHttpRequest Object Demo"

MobileRead Networks - the resource for mobile geeks seeking information and advice for keeping their gadgets happy

MobileRead Networks - the resource for mobile geeks seeking information and advice for keeping their gadgets happy

Using the XML HTTP Request object

Using the XML HTTP Request object: "Internet Explorer on Windows, Safari on Mac OS-X and Mozilla on all platforms provide a method for client side javascript to make HTTP requests, Opera 7.6preview 1 also now features the object. This allows you to make HEAD requests to see when a resource was last modified, or to see if it even exists. It makes your scripting options more flexible allowing for POST requests without having the page change, and opens up the possibility of using PUT, DELETE etc. These methods are increasingly used to provide richer Web Applications like G-Mail that use lower bandwidth and offer snappier user response."

The Siemens SX66 Pocket PC Phone: Coming soon from Cingular - Engadget - www.engadget.com

The Siemens SX66 Pocket PC Phone: Coming soon from Cingular - Engadget - www.engadget.com"We thought it was going to be AT&T Wireless (and to be fair, they could still end up offering it as well before the merger happens), but unless someone went way out of their way to hoax us hard, we’re now pretty sure that Cingular is going to carry the Siemens SX66 Pocket PC Phone (the Cingular logo is a dead giveaway). Also known as the Siemens SX66 in certain foreign parts, the Siemens SX66 might just be the Pocket PC Phone you’ve been waiting for: it has a slider-style mini QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5-inch LCD screen, 64MB of flash ROM, 128MB of RAM, a 400MHz processor, quad-band GSM/GPRS (which means you’ll be able to use it overseas), an SDIO expansion card slot, and built-in Bluetooth and 802.11b WiFi (we’re also pretty sure there’s a VGA quality digital camera in there somewhere, but there’s no mention of it on the leaked Cingular brochure we scored)."

Saturday, December 11, 2004

Newegg.com - KINGMAX SDC-001G3 Memory (Flash Memory)

Newegg.com - KINGMAX SDC-001G3 Memory (Flash Memory): "Higher Transfer Rate, Max : 10MB / sec, Low Battery Consumption to Maximize Battery Life in Small Protable Devices, Non-Volatile Solid-State, Data is not Lost When Power is Turned Off, Security Level Complies with Both Current and Future Security Digital Music"

Friday, December 10, 2004

PUBLICIS COPENHAGEN CHRISTMAS CARD 2004

PUBLICIS COPENHAGEN CHRISTMAS CARD 2004

"interactive bunch of people carolling"

Make-a-Flake - A snowflake maker by Lookandfeel new media

Make-a-Flake - A snowflake maker by Lookandfeel new media

Google Suggest

Google Suggest " As you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you're typing and offers suggestions in real time. This is similar to Google's "Did you mean?" feature that offers alternative spellings for your query after you search, except that it works in real time. For example, if you type "bass," Google Suggest might offer a list of refinements that include "bass fishing" or "bass guitar." Similarly, if you type in only part of a word, like "progr," Google Suggest might offer you refinements like "programming," "programming languages," "progesterone," or "progressive." You can choose one by scrolling up or down the list with the arrow keys or mouse."

Wednesday, December 08, 2004

make an ipod case out of a milk jug - hack a day - www.hackaday.com

make an ipod case out of a milk jug - hack a day - www.hackaday.com

Hugeness: PalmSource planning Linux-powered version of Palm OS - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Hugeness: PalmSource planning Linux-powered version of Palm OS - Engadget - www.engadget.com

"PalmSource, the company behind the Palm operating system, just dropped a bombshell on the industry by acquiring China MobileSoft Limited, a Chinese software company that has been working on a version of Linux for cellphones and mobile devices. What’s the dice? Windows Mobile has been putting the hurt on the PalmSource lately (they’ve been losing both licensees and marketshare), so the plan here is to strike back with a new Linux-based version of the Palm OS that would have the robustness and flexibility of Linux and the ease of use of Palm. No word on when this new Palm/Linux OS might become a reality, but PalmSource says that they’re still going to introduce Palm OS Cobalt, the next version of the software, next year."

Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Welcome to the Araxis Corporate Web Site

Welcome to the Araxis Corporate Web Site: " * Free trial: download fully-functional 30-day evaluation * More about Merge * How to Buy / Upgrade Take control of your source code, web pages and other text files with Merge, the visual file and folder comparison and merging application from Araxis. In-place editing and unique visual two and three-way* file/folder comparison and merging make Merge a compelling choice for software developers, product release managers, web designers and other professionals who work with text files, including ASCII, MBCS and Unicode files. Merge is a particularly useful tool for code review, code audit and release management: the tight integration between file and folder comparison makes it easy to identify and review every change in every source file, even when comparing source hierarchies containing thousands of files. * Three-way file/folder comparison available exclusively in the Professional Edition of Araxis Merge"

T-Shirt King: Go Canadian

T-Shirt King: Go Canadian: "For $24.95 you get a complete disguise. A t-shirt with the Canadian flag and the saying 'O Canada! (National Anthem), a patch for your luggage or backpack, a window sticker and a lapel pin. Plus - Free Report - How to Speak Canadian, Eh?! Now when someone asks you about American politics, you can say, 'I'm on vacation, I don't want to talk aboot it.'"

MP3 Surround Set for Launch - Personal Audio News - Designtechnica News

MP3 Surround Set for Launch - Personal Audio News - Designtechnica News: "Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, inventors of mp3, together with Thomson, co-inventors of mp3 and exclusive licensing representative for their mp3 patents and software, and Agere Systems, have joined to launch mp3 SURROUND into the consumer and commercial markets. This technology will enable 5.1 channels surround-quality sound for a broad spectrum of applications including web-based music distribution, broadcasting systems, PC-related audiovisual or gaming applications, consumer electronics and automotive systems."

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 Release Notes

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 Release Notes: "Windows users can sync their address book with a Palm device by installing the Palm Sync extension for Thunderbird. Save the file locally and install it from the extensions dialog in Thunderbird. The extension will not show up in the list of extensions. You will have to restart Thunderbird after installing the extension before it will take effect."

Monday, December 06, 2004

Luxist - www.luxist.com

Luxist - www.luxist.com

"Luxist is a blog — an online magazine — obsessively covering luxury products. We aren’t paid to mention specific products and we don’t get to keep any of the items you see here. All advertising will be clearly labeled as advertising."

Nokia USA: Nokia 6255i Phone Support

Nokia USA: Nokia 6255i Phone Support: "The User's Guide contains basic instructions on using your Nokia 6255i Phone and configuring its settings. You may download a user guide at no charge. "

http://downloads.nokiausa.com/userguides/6255i.PDF

Nokia 6255i Phone

Nokia 6255i Phone

Review: Nokia 6255 (MobileBurn)

Review: Nokia 6255 (MobileBurn)

infoSync World : Nokia shows clamshell CDMA2000 1x 6255

infoSync World : Nokia shows clamshell CDMA2000 1x 6255: "Nokia today introduced the newest and most advanced handset in its growing portfolio of CDMA2000 1X products. Based on Nokia's own CDMA2000 1xRTT chipset, the Nokia 6255 phone integrates an impressive list of features into its compact 4.2-ounce, fold-style design. "

Russell Beattie Notebook - Nokia Design Thoughts: Simplicity

Russell Beattie Notebook - Nokia Design Thoughts: Simplicity

"The new Nokia 6255 - a CDMA flip phone with video functionality running on the "Series 45" platform, will be launched soon and you can see that unlike many of their recent phone launches, Nokia has gone back to basics on the design. Fantastic. That phone is truly lustworthy - and not just because of the functionality, but because of the clean lines and useful design.

I think all of us Nokia fans are pretty sick of the wacky unusable keypads, odd shapes, and questionable usability aren't we? I mean, more power to Nokia for having the kahunas to try something new, but I'm sick of being an apologist. "Look at this great phone! Yeah, yeah, I know it's a bit weird. But it's so cool!" Now that they've been bitchslapped by the market in the last quarter it looks like they're going to get back to basics. Actually the quid-pro-quo may not be direct since the design for the 6255 probably happened years ago, but I think that they'll now make more of an effort go in that direction, starting with this phone.

I expect the 6255 to be huge success because it's both clean and functional. What's the hottest consumer product on the market right now? Right - the iPod Mini. Look at it. It's *ridiculously* simple in design and usability. It's not over-designed, it's not shockingly new, it's elegant and beautiful and clean. This is the future of all mobile products.

Consumers like simplicity, cleanliness and functionality. Apple truly understands this as does Sony - look at the PowerBooks and the SonyEricsson Z700 for examples. Look at TiVo. It should be a mantra for any consumer product development team: simplicity and functionality. The 6255 is a fantastic phone for this reason. It's not boring, it's beautiful. We've got enough clutter in our lives, no? The devices we carry with us during almost all our waking ours should not add to it."

BillDay.com � Motorola and Nokia at CTIA

BillDay.com � Motorola and Nokia at CTIA

Nokia 6255 - Nokia Reviews

Nokia 6255 - Nokia Reviews: "Nokia 6255 User Reviews."

Nokia Platforms for Developers

Nokia Platforms for Developers

Nokia's developer platform approach is designed to help developers build and deliver mobile applications to a global audience in less time, with less effort and at a lower cost. Developers build core functionality on top of Nokia's platform technologies, and then optimize their applications for target devices through the use of well-documented user interfaces and technology extensions.

Thursday, December 02, 2004

SourceForge.net: Project Info - floAt's Mobile Agent

SourceForge.net: Project Info - floAt's Mobile Agent: "FMA is a SMS Manager, Mobile Phone Monitor, Remote Control Agent, Phonebook Manager, Organizer, Fun and much more; whatever you want it to be, it is whatever a mobile phone should have :-) (Currently based on Sony Ericsson T610 features set)."

Coolest feature I've heard of so far is setting it up to popup the caller information on your desktop when you get a call so you don't have to look at the phone.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Ice Brights Ice Cubes

Ice Brights Ice Cubes

"Freezable Ice cubes that come in an assortment of eye catching colors. Long lasting LED lites that are the latest rage for attention getting coctails, wine, soft drinks and your imagination. As low as $2.00 ea. Can be imprinted with your Logo. Like to Bar hop but shy about meeting new people?? Try just one of these in your drink and see how many 'hits' you get with the ladies or guys! (hint, hint!)"

Monitor Rear View Mirror-3/PAK

Monitor Rear View Mirror-3/PAK

Eyes behind your head!

Don't get caught playing those games at work. See who's coming behind you!
We have a new batch of monitor mirrors just in. Sold in sets of 3 / $13.95.

These are great for other home & work purposes as well. Put them on:
- Kitchen cupboards
- Library Shelves
- Warehouse shelves
- School lockers
... or anywhere you want an extra pair of EYES!


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Saturday, October 30, 2004

ACK Marketing - soju

Shrine to Spirits: - Chiew and Soju

Chiew and soju

What goes here?

This is a category for traditional Chinese and Korean (and others) grain spirits, chiew, soju, sul etc. Also included are their modern successors. Most East Asian non-whiskey, non-brandy spirits are here. Soju is often classified as a vodka, but it fits in here as well.

A note on names: If the bottle has a romanised name on it, that is usually the name listed here. Other names are either romanised or translated here, whichever seems like a better idea. Accuracy is unfortunately not guaranteed.

Thursday, October 28, 2004

StrutsTestCase for JUnit

StrutsTestCase for JUnit

"StrutsTestCase for JUnit is an extension of the standard JUnit TestCase class that provides facilities for testing code based on the Struts framework. StrutsTestCase provides both a Mock Object approach and a Cactus approach to actually run the Struts ActionServlet, allowing you to test your Struts code with or without a running servlet engine. Because StrutsTestCase uses the ActionServlet controller to test your code, you can test not only the implementation of your Action objects, but also your mappings, form beans, and forwards declarations. And because StrutsTestCase already provides validation methods, it's quick and easy to write unit test cases."

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

mozdev.org - delicious: index

mozdev.org - delicious: index

"del.icio.us is a social bookmarks manager. It allows you to easily add sites you like to your personal collection of links, to categorize those sites with keywords, and to share your collection not only between your own browsers and machines, but also with others."

Monday, October 25, 2004

SprintUsers.com - lg 535 pics!!!!

SprintUsers.com - lg 535 pics!!!!

  • 1.2 Megapixel Camera with Flash, Zoom and adjustable resolution
  • video camcorder to record video clips
  • built in MP3 player
  • mini SD card slot expandable memory
  • high resolution 262K colour TFT screen

Friday, October 22, 2004

The Code Project - Auto-complete Control - JavaScript

The Code Project - Auto-complete Control - JavaScript

Autocomplete textbox like gmail

Russell Beattie Notebook - Bluetooth Crippled in Verizon's New Motorola V710

Russell Beattie Notebook - Bluetooth Crippled in Verizon's New Motorola V710

"So in case you were thinking about all the cool stuff you were going to be able to do via Bluetooth with your spanky new Moto V710 on Verizon's CDMA 2000 1x network, forget about it. It only supports handsfree use. Arguably, one of the main reasons that people have been so excited about this phone is the potential of using Bluetooth on a CDMA phone for the first time, but nope, the phone's been crippled.

First I tried to send the V710 an image I took with my S60 Nokia phone and it refused - even though I could see the phone while browsing Bluetooth devices. It didn't prompt to pair or anything, it just cancelled the transfer. Then Vineet went into the photos section of the Moto and tried to "send via Bluetooth" as you would normally do, but there was no option of that sort. Since my Moto A845 which has an identical UI has that ability, this phone has obviously been made so that only Bluetooth headsets are supported.

Gotta love carrier paranoia, no?

Update: Alright! I was wrong (and happy about it). Charles gave me the heads up - it looks like the V710 does indeed support dial up networking! I just confirmed and though something went wrong (not exactly sure what) the phone definitely connected and dialed. It's still too bad the other profiles aren't supported - sending photos to other phones and my computer is probably the number one use of Bluetooth for me. Syncing as well - I wonder if the phone can be synced? Doesn't look like it."

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Conair Foot Spa, Surround Spa with 4 Water Jets at sears.com

Conair Foot Spa, Surround Spa with 4 Water Jets at sears.com

Tiny Url Creator extension for Mozilla

Tiny Url Creator extension for Mozilla

"This extension brings the http://tinyurl.com functionality closer to your fingertips. It will convert a long URL into a smaller, more managable one which is easier to share through email and instant messanger. When you access the new 'tiny' URL in your browser it will autmatically send you to the original one."

Windows Process Library

Windows Process Library

"The WinTasks Process Library contains information about all common Windows processes and is continously updated with new information. On this page you can find a subset of the most popular processes listed in WinTasks Process Library. The categories available online are: Security Risks, System Processes, and Applications."

Friday, October 15, 2004

Emaculation.com :: View topic - Windows Networking, It's finally here!

Emaculation.com :: View topic - Windows Networking, It's finally here!

Windows Networking Guide for Pear PC

Windows Networking Guide

PearPC: Mac OS X Emulation Comes To Intel!

PearPC: Mac OS X Emulation Comes To Intel!

" It has literally taken years. Years of broken promises from commercial vendors claiming to have been on the verge of releasing what has proven to be the impossible task of emulating, through software, the PowerPC architecture (Two big offenders are Microcode Solutions’ Fusion PowerPC and Emulators.com’s SoftMac Professional). So what happens when commercial vendors fail? Leave it to the resourceful folks at SourceForge to come up with an open source (and free) PowerPC emulator for both Linux and Windows. What does PearPC do? Here’s some highlights"

gemal.dk - Mozilla - Launchy

gemal.dk - Mozilla - Launchy

"Launchy will enable you to open links and mailto's with external applications. Both browsers, media players, FTP clients and download managers are supported. That's applications like Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Outlook, BSPlayer, Windows Media Player, GetRight and others. Launchy also features an uninstall option."

Staples® One-Touch™ Stapler with Staple Gun Power

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Overclockers Forums - Solution: Mobile Barton 2500 and 13x multiplier and above

Overclockers Forums - Solution: Mobile Barton 2500 and 13x multiplier and above

"Solution: MOBILE (Only) Barton 2500 and 13x multiplier and above

This is for MOBILE CPU ONLY which are already factory unlocked

This will not help with locked desktop CPU's.

I had this issue on a Biostar Ultra motherboard and I know others have this issue where multipliers above 12.5x are not available.

This has been answered before, but it took some digging to find the information and I thought a summary was in order.

I used the "Socket wire trick" which involves taking a thin thread of copper wire (a single stand from a speaker wire I had), creating a tiny "U" and dropping into the socket hole.

The attached diagram shows the two holes that need to be connected. For me, this was the *only* connection I needed to gain access to the higher multipliers. Note that you will need to remove it if for some reason you need the lower multiplers again."

Google Search:

Google Search:

"kt7a and xp-m 2600 "

|MG| Free Download - Central Brain Identifier 7.3.0.3 Build 1010 Beta 3

|MG| Free Download - Central Brain Identifier 7.3.0.3 Build 1010 Beta 3

"Central Brain Identifier is designed to provide detailed recognition and obtaining the most complete extended information for all AMD processors. It recognizes more than 40 various models of the AMD processors. It shows not only the general information about the processor, but also allows to determine its important technical features, such as processor core, core revision, a nominal processor frequency, the date of announce, an OPN number, the components of the PowerNow! Technology and also calculates an XP-Rating for the processors having a Model Number. This version is the most powerful, because it uses the newest Hi-Tech system driver and has important advances in Athlon64 processor identification."

Thursday, October 14, 2004

sector 7g - PDFCreator

sector 7g - PDFCreator

"PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDFs easily from nearly any application. With the PDFCreator Printer driver you turn any program into a PDF-machine"

Saturday, October 09, 2004

Dr. File Finder's Home Page

Dr. File Finder's Home Page

"Welcome! I'm glad you stopped by my review area. This is where you'll find current reviews of great software products as well as the archive of reviews I've done in the past. Please feel free to browse this site. All of the products reviewed are excellent. I've been reviewing software online for a long time -- over 20 years. And I'm a firm believer that software reviews are beneficial to everyone, both software developers and software users. So, if you're a webmaster looking for valuable content and would like to access these reviews for your site, you are encouraged to do so. Please read the agreement section on the 'How-To' tab along with the notes on displaying the reviews on your site. Software developers who have products that are reviewed can feel free to point to their review page. New reviews are posted every Thursday!"

Thursday, October 07, 2004

"This is a step-by-step account of how to develop a web application from scratch using the Spring Framework. It is divided into a number of parts. You can read them in sequence or skip one if you are already familiar with the concepts covered in it."

"This is a step-by-step account of how to develop a web application from scratch using the Spring Framework. It is divided into a number of parts. You can read them in sequence or skip one if you are already familiar with the concepts covered in it."

java.net: AppFuse: Start Your J2EE Web Apps

java.net: AppFuse: Start Your J2EE Web Apps

" One of the hardest parts about J2EE development is getting started. There is an immense amount of open source tools for web app development. Making a decision on which technologies to use can be tough -- actually beginning to use them can be even more difficult. Once you've decided to use Struts and Hibernate, how do you go about implementing them? If you look on the Hibernate site or the Struts site, you'll probably have a hard time finding any information on integrating the two. What if you want to throw Spring into the mix? As a developer, the best way for me to learn is by viewing sample apps and tutorials that explain how to extend those applications. In order for me to learn (and remember) how to integrate open source technologies such as Hibernate, Spring, Struts, and Ant/XDoclet, I created AppFuse. The beauty of AppFuse is you can actually get started with Hibernate, Spring, and Struts without even knowing much about them. Using test-driven development, AppFuse and its tutorials will show you how to develop a J2EE web application quickly and efficiently."

Wednesday, October 06, 2004

RecipeSecrets.net - Home of America's Most Wanted Recipes

RecipeSecrets.net - Home of America's Most Wanted Recipes

The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide

The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Tuna's Red Glare? It Could Be Carbon Monoxide

BUYERS of fresh tuna, whether at the sushi bar or the supermarket, often look for cherry-red flesh to tell them that the fish is top-quality. But it has become increasingly likely that the fish is bright red because it has been sprayed with carbon monoxide.

The global seafood trade has expanded so much over the last decade that tuna, once a seasonal delicacy, is available year-round. But getting it to consumers while it still looks fresh is difficult. Tuna quickly turns an unappetizing brown (or chocolate, as it is called in the industry), whether it is fresh or conventionally frozen and thawed.

Carbon monoxide, a gas that is also a component of wood smoke, prevents the flesh from discoloring. It can even turn chocolate tuna red, according to some who have seen the process.

People in the seafood industry estimate that 25 million pounds of treated tuna, about 30 percent of total tuna imports, were brought into the United States last year, mostly from processors in Southeast Asia. Retailers in the United States buy it already treated.

The Food and Drug Administration says the process is harmless. But Japan, Canada and the countries of the European Union have banned the practice because of fears that it could be used to mask spoiled fish.

Carbon monoxide preserves only the color of the fish, not its quality. Suppliers and retailers who use the treated fish say the process allows them to sell high-quality, flash-frozen fish that still looks good enough to eat. Jerry Bocchino, an owner of Pescatore, a fish store in Grand Central Market in New York, said that his sales of tuna have tripled since he switched to the treated kind two months ago.

"With fresh tuna, you're always racing the clock to keep the color and keep it from spoiling," Mr. Bocchino said. "And once it turns brown, no one wants to buy it. People love the color of this stuff."

Tim Lauer, a seafood dealer in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, said that most sushi bars and supermarkets there have switched to the product since it was introduced in the late 1990's. "I've lost all my sushi customers for tuna, since I won't sell it," he said.

Just because a slice of tuna is brown, it does not mean it is not fresh. And other factors determine the color, including the fat content, species and cut. The finest fresh bluefin, which sells for up to $40 a pound at Tokyo's wholesale fish markets, is not a deep red but a pale pink because of the fine web of white fat that permeates the red flesh. Top-quality toro is often a brownish red.

But for most consumers around the world, vendors say, lollipop-red flesh signals freshness and quality. Tuna treated with carbon monoxide is bright red when first defrosted, and fades within a couple of days to a watermelon pink. But "you could put it in the trunk of your car for a year, and it wouldn't turn brown," said one sales representative at Anova Foods, a distributor in Atlanta, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The use of carbon monoxide in food is hardly new, as any barbecue or smoked salmon fan should know. (Wood smoke contains carbon monoxide.) But the gas used by many overseas producers, although tasteless, is more concentrated; it can be as much as 100 percent carbon monoxide, said Bill Kowalski, an owner of Hawaii International Seafood.

American processors like Hawaii International and Anova Foods are racing to market their own versions of the technology, using wood smoke that is filtered to remove the elements that make food taste smoky. These processors use lower concentrations of the gas and tag their product with trademarked names like Tasteless Smoke, Clearsmoke and Crystal Fresh.

Opinion about carbon-monoxide-treated tuna is sharply divided, and illustrates the complex issues that consumers have to wade through at the fish market.

To supporters like Mr. Bocchino, Mr. Kowalski and Dr. Steve Otwell, a researcher at the University of Florida, carbon monoxide treatment is an important advance in food safety that accommodates the realities of the marketplace. Instead of fresh tuna that is likely to spoil quickly, they reason, consumers get a high-quality frozen product that can be transported safely, thawed when needed, and keep its fresh look. "The industry scrambles to get fresh tuna to market, but the reality is that by the time a long-line Pacific tuna makes it to an American supermarket, it could be as much as 30 days out of the water," Dr. Otwell said. "That's much more of a health risk than treated tuna, as long as the raw material is good and the treatment is controlled."

Roman Choudhury, the manager of two sushi restaurants in Manhattan, buys treated tuna when he cannot get it fresh, particularly for tuna rolls. "At my price point, it's almost impossible to have a steady supply of fresh tuna," he said. "And people always, always want tekka maki."

Detractors call the process risky and dishonest. "There's no reason to do this other than to deceive the consumer," Mr. Lauer said. "There are natural solutions to the problem of browning."

One is ultra-low-temperature freezing, which keeps tuna at about 80 degrees below zero for months or even years without browning. But maintaining such low temperatures during the long trip from boat to plate is a very expensive proposition.

Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nutrition advocacy group, said, "Anything that masks the true age of a piece of fish is a public safety risk."

As tuna ages, it becomes more likely to cause scombrotoxin poisoning, which is rarely severe or fatal. It is the most common form of food poisoning from seafood in the United States, the Center said.

The F.D.A. has put carbon-monoxide-treated tuna on its list of substances generally regarded as safe. The agency permits its use to preserve the color of fresh tuna, not to enhance brown tuna, and requires stores to label treated fish. But they often do not.

What does all this mean at the market? Any tuna that is hot pink has probably been treated with carbon monoxide. Tuna that is bright red may be extremely fresh, and therefore very expensive, or may have been treated with the gas.

"Outside of Hawaii bright red tuna that is selling for less than $12 a pound is probably treated," Mr. Lauer said. "On the other hand, there's nothing to stop people from selling treated tuna for $20 a pound if they can get away with it."

Bylo's contribution to improving Canadian literacy

Bylo's contribution to improving Canadian literacy

Amazon and Chapters coupons

Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Windows 2000 Firewall

Windows 2000 Firewall

"Windows 2000 as well as Windows XP Professional both allow the end user to construct a IPSec Firewall without having to rely on canned or 'for purchase' third-party solutions. I myself am amazed when paging through industry journals that spend most of their time painting most Firewall systems as half-baked because those systems only prevent ingress packets and not egress packets. I must admit that after witnessing Windows XP's sorry excuse for Firewalling (this indeed is half-baked), I was heartened to see that Microsoft left the IPSec functionality alone while upgrading Windows. The only sin Microsoft is guilty of in this regard is burying the IPSec system so very deep in the system, where in Windows 2000 it's nearly at the surface. Windows 9x is completely helpless in this regard and Linux uses a different system altogether so this is primarily going to just concentrate on Windows 2000."

ONLamp.com: How to Misuse SQL's FROM Clause

ONLamp.com: How to Misuse SQL's FROM Clause

"It may seem surprising to state it so, but the FROM clause of SQL statements seems to be one of the most often misused parts of SQL queries. Misused? How is that possible? We put into the FROM clause all the tables to join together in a query, don't we?"

Monday, October 04, 2004

Screenhead

Screenhead

"Screenhead is an online review of, um, funny shit. Gross Photoshop humor, idiotic Flash animations, laughable Japanese commercials—updated twelve times a day."

Kotaku

Kotaku

"As if you don't waste enough of your time in a gamer's haze, here's Kotaku: a gamer's guide that goes beyond the press release. Gossip, cheats, criticism, design, nostalgia, prediction. Don't get a life just yet."

Jalopnik

Jalopnik

Jalopnik loves cars. Secret cars, concept cars, flying cars, vintage cars, tricked-out cars, red cars, black cars, blonde cars – sometimes, cars just because of the curve of a hood.

Download UniqueDisplay - WinXP users are able to have individual desktop resolutions - Softpedia

Download UniqueDisplay - WinXP users are able to have individual desktop resolutions - Softpedia

WinXP does a terrific job of saving individual settings like wallpaper, colors, etc. Unfortunately, if you change your monitor resolution, it gets changed for everyone. Not cool. This program takes care of WinXP’s shortcomings, allowing each user to have their own desktop resolution. Works fine with multi-monitors and fast user switching. There is no interface, the program installs to run atomatically at startup.

Sunday, October 03, 2004

Google Search: Green Goddess Dressing

Green Goddess Dressing:

The original Caesar dressing contained no anchovy. The Green Goddess
dressing, however, always contained anchovies.

                     *  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Green Goddess Dressing

Recipe By     : Todd English,Food and Wine, 8/01   
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Salad Dressing

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     
     1/2  cup           coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
   6                    anchovy fillets -- finely chopped
   2                    garlic cloves -- finely chopped
   2      tablespoons   minced tarragon
     1/2  cup           sour cream
     1/2  cup           mayonnaise
   2      tablespoons   fresh lemon juice
                        Salt and freshly ground pepper

In a mini food processor, combine the parsley, anchovies,
garlic and tarragon and process to a fine paste. Blend in
the sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Scrape the
dressing into a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Refrigerate until serving time. 

Caesar Dressing with a Mayonnaise Base

Caesar Dressing with a Mayonnaise Base

Food Network Canada: Recipes: Cook Like A Chef: Caesar Dressing

Food Network Canada: Recipes: Cook Like A Chef: Caesar Dressing

Italian Caesar Salad

Italian Caesar Salad

Anchovy-Garlic Dressing

Anchovy-Garlic Dressing

307545 - How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting

307545 - How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting:

"This article describes how to recover a Windows XP system that does not start because of corruption in the registry. This procedure does not guarantee full recovery of the system to a previous state; however, you should be able to recover data when you use this procedure. "

Plextor > News > PX-TV402U Press Release

Plextor > News > PX-TV402U Press Release

FREMONT, Calif. – September 13, 2004 – Plextor® Corp., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, today announced the new ConvertX™ PVR model PX-TV402U with built-in TV tuner. The new PX-TV402U captures and records broadcast, cable, or satellite TV onto a computer hard drive using the DivX®, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, or MPEG-1 formats. Users can watch, pause, and record live TV, or use an integrated electronic programming guide (EPG) to schedule recordings with a single mouse click.

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Download Frigate3Lite 3.24 - A new breed of file managers that is more of a command center, rather then a simple file copying and renaming automation

Download Frigate3Lite 3.24 - A new breed of file managers that is more of a command center, rather then a simple file copying and renaming automation utilit - Softpedia

Frigate is a new breed of file managers that is more of a command center, rather then a simple “file copying and renaming automation utility”.

The first important distinction is that it comes with functional modules that can be plugged in or disabled. In particular, the program has built-in file viewers (DBF, RTF, HTML, DOC, Excel, Hex), smart assistant utilities (TreeNotes, StartUp Manager, Calculator, SmartPad, Directory Size Manager), file navigation options (Favorites, Bookmarks, Quick View), mp3 tag editor, image viewer and editor, and internal compression agent (Zip, Arj, Rar, Ace, Jar, Ha, Lha and four other formats).

Second, the program features own text editor with syntax support for most popular programming and scripting languages, like C, C++, Perl, Java, Pascal, VBScript, Bat, HTML, XML and others. Plus, there is a method navigator feature that can instantly find a desired function or procedure.

Other developer-friendly options are HTML support system and export in HTML and RTF with color highlighting.
There also are a built-in FTP client, network support, file/folder synchronization options, task scheduler, image converter, file search engine, offline browser, recent file actions history feature and much more. And yes, there are multiple automation and batch processing options for common file operations (copying, moving, deleting, re-naming), including an option to schedule them.


Best of all, the program features a clean and simple interface, free of any extraneous features. The plug-in module program architecture allows users to have access to a wealth of file managing options, without cluttering their computer screen with countless windows. To access a module, users only have to click an appropriate tab. All windows can be minimized. And while the program targets advanced computer users, the learning curve for it is rather low.

Extension Room :: Magpie

Extension Room :: Magpie

"

Magpie 3.0 (formerly known as Tab Downloader) provides a number of tools to make media collection more efficient. It can save files (images, movies, whatever) that are open in background tabs automatically to a time stamped folder, as well as saving all links on a page of a particular type. This makes it very easy to bulk download images from websites. Also included is a URL Interceptor to strip valid URLs out of CGI redirects, and a numeric digit flipper for the page location.

Note: This extension's shortcut for digit flipper decrement conflicts with the popular Tabbrowser Extensions's shortcut for undo close tab (Ctrl+Shift+Z).

"

Monday, September 27, 2004

Download MoreGoogle 1.0 - free add-on for IE that automatically adds preview images to your Google search results - Softpedia

Download MoreGoogle 1.0 - free add-on for IE that automatically adds preview images to your Google search results - Softpedia

MoreGoogle is a nifty add-on (BHO) for Internet Explorer that automatically adds preview images to your Google search results.

There are no additional toolbars to open - the program inserts the thumbnails directly into the Google search results whenever you perform a Google search.

NOTE: MoreGoogle is not affiliated with Google Inc. Google is a trademark of Google Inc.

Features:

· See page preview thumbnails cool!
· "Open in New Window" Button
· Live Amazon.com product information new!
· Get accurate site access statistics
· Retrieve older versions of a site
· Find more related web sites
· It's free :-) (as in "free beer" and "no spyware")


MoreGoogle...

- does not trick you into installing it
- does inform you about its principal and significant functions
- is easy to remove and uninstall
- does make clear when it changes your user experience
- does not collect or transmit any personally identifiable information
- does not allow application providers to bundle MoreGoogle with their software if they do not meet these guidelines.

Mozilla Update :: Extensions -- More Info: GooglePreview

Mozilla Update :: Extensions -- More Info: GooglePreview

"Inserts a web site preview in google search results."

smashcasi - RemoteAmp

smashcasi - RemoteAmp

"RemoteAmp is a Pocket PC remote control for Apple's iTunes and Nullsoft's Winamp media players. It operates over any network connection and acts as a supercharged remote interface for your entire music library. You can control playback, edit playlists and much more - all from the palm of your hand. "

Friday, September 24, 2004

Panda Software

Panda Software:

"Panda Software is offering IT Professionals a free one-year subscription to our #1 Rated AntiVirus software in order to introduce you to the unique benefits of Platinum 7 with the goal that once you see how well Platinum works at home that you'll want to install it on your office network."

NameSecure : Log into the domain name manager to manage your account at namesecure.com

NameSecure : Log into the domain name manager to manage your account at namesecure.com

|MG| Free Download - RegCleaner 4.3.0.780

|MG| Free Download - RegCleaner 4.3.0.780

"RegCleaner is an easy to use program. With RegCleaner you can easily get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by software that you have destroyed ages ago. And by easily, I mean easily. You don�t have to be any expert to use this program. "

Mike Lin's Home Page

Mike Lin's Home Page

"Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your system. A valuable tool for system administrators! Startup Control Panel is compatible with all modern versions of Windows, including Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP."

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Manually reorder the Library in iTunes

Just started using iTunes and the only thing that really annoys me is not being able to reorder the song library while I'm playing it, like I could do in winamp.

To get around this use Smart Playlists:

  1. Create a new smart playlist.
  2. Check the "Match all of the following conditions:"
  3. Set the first criteria to Time is greater than 0:00
  4. Check Live updating
Go to your new Smart Playlist and make sure you the playlist number column is selected. You won't be able to reorder your songs unless it is selected. You also need to have random turned off..

That's it, now just use your new smart playlist instead of the library.

Hello : Welcome

Hello : Welcome
"When you use Hello, you get to see your photographs together with your friends online. You don’t have to wait for huge email attachments to download or upload your pictures to a public website. Just point at a picture and you can tell the person who sent it exactly what you think. With just one click, you can get the original high-quality, full-sized file to print."

ONJava.com: Building Highly Scalable Servers with Java NIO

ONJava.com: Building Highly Scalable Servers with Java NIO

"About one year ago, a client of the company where I work asked us to develop a router for telephony protocols (i.e., protocols used for communication between a SMS center and external applications). Among the requirements was that a single router should be able to support at least 3,000 simultaneous connections."

ONJava.com: JSP Progress Bars

ONJava.com: JSP Progress Bars

"Many web and enterprise applications must perform CPU-intensive operations, such as complex database queries or heavy XML processing. These tasks are handled by database systems or middleware components, but the results are presented to the user with the help of JSP. This article shows how to implement the front tier in order to improve the user experience and reduce the server load."

Sharp LL-151-3D review by PC Magazine

Sharp LL-151-3D review by PC Magazine
"The Sharp LL-151-3D looks like a typical 15-inch LCD monitor�until you peer more closely at the front-panel controls. Next to the power button, you'll find one marked '3D.' If you have supporting software and a compatible graphics adapter, just press this button and the image on the panel will leap out toward you, even without your wearing any special glasses or goggles."

SourceForge.net: Project Info - Darik's Boot and Nuke

SourceForge.net: Project Info - Darik's Boot and Nuke

"Darik's Boot and Nuke ('DBAN') is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN is appropriate for bulk or emergency data destruction."

Eraser - secure data erase tool to wipe files on your hard drive - FREE

Eraser - secure data erase tool to wipe files on your hard drive - FREE

Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.
Eraser is FREE software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License.

The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive.

Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the US Department of Defence and overwriting with pseudorandom data. You can also define your own overwriting methods.

Top reviews from the most popular software sites and magazines confirm that Eraser is one of the best security tools available for Windows.

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Eclipse-Tools Project - Eclipse Keyboard Shortcuts

Eclipse-Tools Project - Eclipse Keyboard Shortcuts
"Shortcuts are available for both Eclipse 2.1 and Eclipse 3.0."

Migrating to Eclipse: A developer's guide to evaluating Eclipse vs. IntelliJ IDEA

Migrating to Eclipse: A developer's guide to evaluating Eclipse vs. IntelliJ IDEA
New features in the latest release of Eclipse -- the free and increasingly popular Java™ integrated development environment -- make it competitive not only with other free IDEs, but also with proprietary, commercial offerings such as IntelliJ IDEA. This article briefly compares the features, ease of use, and stability of Eclipse and IDEA, and then provides a guide for programmers who are considering switching or who simply want to try out Eclipse to see what all the fuss is about.

::: P I X E L F I X X :::

::: P I X E L F I X X :::
"Free subscription to Computer Games Magazine Data fields for Computer Games Magazine free subscription signup page. USA and Canada residents only. "

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Kryptonite Evolution 2000 U- Lock hacked by a Bic pen - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Kryptonite Evolution 2000 U- Lock hacked by a Bic pen - Engadget - www.engadget.com
Much to our surprise, we were able to hack our Kryptonite Evolution 2000 U- Lock with a ballpoint pen. This $50 lock is supposed to be one of the best for “toughest bicycle security in moderate to high crime areas”—unless the thief happens to have a Bic pen. We used to use these to lock up our bicycles, but we’re switching to something else ASAP. (Oh, and just to be trite, the pen is mightier than the lock.)

Monday, September 20, 2004

Tech Nightmares: Outlook horror stories - CNET reviews

Tech Nightmares: Outlook horror stories - CNET reviews

"Microsoft Outlook is the Jekyll and Hyde of the Microsoft Office suite. When Outlook is good, it's very good. But when it's bad, it's a horror show. Yes, we love Outlook when it's reminding us of appointments, helping us schedule meetings, alerting us of e-mail from the big boss, and keeping us honest with our deadlines. But then with no warning our adorable little pal goes all psycho on us. Searches crash the system. We find ourselves buried alive in an Inbox that's out of room. And then there are those pernicious, pervasive, flesh-eating e-mail viruses. All too soon, our Outlook dream is a nightmare. And we can't wake up. Each weekday this week, we'll tackle a scary Outlook nightmare. Our expert tips and downloads will help you chase away the Outlook gremlins hiding in your closet."

3d Traceroute

3d Traceroute

"Replace all your ugly ping plotters and traceroute programs with a full-blown three dimensional traceroute program."

Missing files with slipstreamed Windows XP and SP2

If you're slipstreaming SP2 into your Windows XP CD you should make sure to set your character set properly, otherwise you may be missing some file when you start the installation. This is because your character set has been set to ISO 9660 instead of DOS.

Some of the files you may be missing and the directory they should be copied to are:

  • cyclad-z.inf → <WINDOWS>\inf\
  • cyclom-y.inf → <WINDOWS>\inf\
  • SV_262e1.png → <WINDOWS>\system32\DirectX\Dinput\
  • SV_262e3.png → <WINDOWS>\system32\DirectX\Dinput\
  • SV_262e4.png → <WINDOWS>\system32\DirectX\Dinput\
If you have already installed Windows XP then you can try copying the files manually from the CD. The two files cyclad-z.inf and cyclom-y.inf will be named CYCLAD_Z.IN_ and CYCLOM_Y.IN_ on the CD, you will need to change the underscore to a dash and rename it to a .inf file when you copy it over.

Shacknews News Story

Shacknews News Story

"This Sunday morning unexpectedly brings us the long awaited DOOM 3 demo. The 461mb download includes the three level Mars City mission from id Software's horror first person shooter which was released last month."

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Gigabyte GA-7DX Revision 4.3 and AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Thorton

Just upgrade my 7DX which used the very old AMD 761 northbridge chipset with the VIA 686B southbridge ( circa 2001 ).

The website say the 2600+ is possible but they haven't tested it and it's pretty hard to find a 266Mhz FSB 2600+. Most of the ones available are Bartons and those won't run since they use a 333Mhz FSB. I'm using the latest F8 bios and it went really smooth.

There isn't much difference between the Thoroughbred and the Thorton, but the chip is bigger on the Thorton (more rectangular) so it offers more surface area to transfer to the heatsink.

I used to have a Duron 1Ghz which would run in the high 40's C range, but with the new 2400+ it's dropped down to the high 30's. So a newer faster chip that runs cooler is awsome.

I was tempted to try one of the AMD Athlon XP-M mobility chips but I had the chip tested in a motherboard ( Asrock )using the VIA KM266 and it didn't work. It posted, but since that motherboard doesn't have any overclocking ability it couldn't be tweaked to work.

If you're in a similar situation you should go out and upgrade now since AMD introduced the Semprons and those won't work for you since they use the 333 Mhz FSB. I expect the older 266Mhz Athlons prices to go up.

The Piemans Star Wars Site

The Piemans Star Wars Site

Friday, September 17, 2004

Deltha - Home

Deltha - Home
You've Got Gmail is a Gmail notifier plugin for Trillian Pro (version >= 2.0).
   You can manage your Gmail accounts, see the list of the accounts (with new emails number) in the My Mail Accounts section of Trillian and get notified when a new e-mails arrive via systray popup windows.
   Also you have e-mail preview and account storage information (activated when you click on a systray popup window, or double click on an account in My Mail Accounts section.
   This plugin was tested on Windows XP Professional (SP2). It should work ok on any Windows >= Windows 2000. If you use this plugin on an Windows 9x sistem you won't have multi-user options.

quiet american

quiet american
Surely you can spare a minute to clean your ears? Take a one-minute vacation from the life you are living.

One-minute vacations are unedited recordings of somewhere, somewhen. Sixty seconds of something else. Sixty seconds to be someone else.

A new one-minute vacation will be added each week on Monday if I can manage it.

|MG| Free Download - X Codec Pack 1.8.0.127

|MG| Free Download - X Codec Pack 1.8.0.127
X Codec Pack is an small/essential codec pack for viewing/encoding movies.

It includes
- DivX Codec
- XviD Codec
- AC3 Filter
- DivX AntiFreeze
- DivXG400
- Video Toolbox

All this codecs, filters, tools are FREE!

Does have uninstall support, you can uninstall components.
Does have an updater module (BETA - in development at this time).
The installer is made in NSIS - free and open source.

|MG| Free Download - CPU Burn-in 1.01

|MG| Free Download - CPU Burn-in 1.01:
"CPU Burn-in v1.01 by Michal Mienik is the ultimate stability testing tool for overclockers. The program heats up any x86 CPU to the maximum possible operating temperature that is achievable by using ordinary software. This allows the user to adjust the CPU speed up to the practical maximum while still being sure that stability is achieved even under the most stressful conditions. The program continuously monitors for erroneous calculations and errors ensuring the CPU does not generate errors during calculations performed under overclocking conditions."

About Toogle

About Toogle

Toogle is a Text version of Googles Image Search. Currently it creates images out of the very term that was used to fetch those images, later we will endeavour to create images out of the search terms entered by users past and present. But for now please, go play.

This website is not necessarily recommended for children, minors, or other people of a sensitive nature, since it will most likely present content that might be upsetting. Still it was never my intention to pussy-foot around, and I don't intend on making the site any safer, the net is a big bad dangerous super-highway and if you get upset by images made from text then you might as well give up now.

Obviously this site borrows heavily from Googles own layout and design, but I hope that they do not feel that this is competition and take it in the lighthearted way it was intended. If you wish to contact us at Toogle, please email toogle@c6.org.

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Integrating Struts, Tiles, and JavaServer Faces

Integrating Struts, Tiles, and JavaServer Faces
"Would you like the front-end power of JavaServer Faces (JSF), the content-formatting strengths of Tiles, and the flexibility of the Struts controller tier all wrapped up in your J2EE Web application? Enterprise Java experts Srikanth Shenoy and Nithin Mallya show you how to integrate the features of all three. This article demonstrates how to customize the classes in the Struts-Faces integration library to make them work with Tiles and JSF, explains the rationale behind doing this, and details how to use the new set of classes with a working example."

Neowin.net -> AutoStreamer Released! (v 1.0.29)

Neowin.net -> AutoStreamer Released! (v 1.0.29)
AutoPatcher's little brother, AutoStreamer, has gone final smile.gif Although still unknown whether it will carry any neowin.net badges, at its current state, AutoStreamer works as a slipstreamer-only. Basically, all it really needs is a source (that being an original Windows CD or a local share) and a Service Pack file.

Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 2000 (All versions)
- Windows XP (All versions)
- Windows 2003 (All versions)

Supported Service Pack files:
- Windows 2000: SP3 onwards (meaning you can't select a SP1/SP2 file as a service pack)
- Windows XP: Any
- Windows 2003: Any

Bapsoft: Games for Palm OS and Pocket PC

Bapsoft: Games for Palm OS and Pocket PC
Puzzle games for the PocketPC

PicoCanada: Fuse Slot Addition Turn One Fuse Slot into Two

Turn One Fuse Slot into Two
Allows easy installation of additional circuits without cutting or splicing.

Turns one fuse slot into two while providing protection for both circuits.

Use with ATO/ATC fuses up to 10 amps."

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Bink.nu: Windows XP Video Decoder

Bink.nu
The Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility helps you determine if an MPEG-2 video decoder (also called a DVD decoder) is installed on your Windows XP computer and whether or not the decoder is compatible with Windows Media Player 10 and Windows XP Media Center Edition.

An MPEG-2 decoder is software that allows you to play DVDs and files that contain video content that was encoded in the MPEG-2 format (such as DVR-MS files, MPG files, and some AVI files).

If you encounter a problem while using Windows Media Player 10 to play a DVD or to synchronize (copy) recorded TV shows to a Portable Media Center or other device, use this utility to verify that you have a compatible MPEG-2 decoder installed on your computer.

This utility:
• Lists all the MPEG-2 video decoders that appear in your Windows registry (a database that contains information about the hardware and software installed in your computer).
• Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as compatible with Windows XP Media Center Edition and whether any decoder listed in the registry is marked as the preferred video decoder.
• Indicates whether each decoder listed in the registry is marked as compatible with the synchronization feature of Windows Media Player 10.
• Lets you designate which installed decoder that you want Windows Media Player 10 to use when synchronizing DVR-MS files to a portable device. This is known as the preferred video decoder.
• Lets you undo any changes the utility makes to your Windows registry
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|MG| Free Download - Safe XP 1.4.9.15

|MG| Free Download - Safe XP 1.4.9.15:
Safe XP is a *FREE* software to allow users to quickly tweak various security and privacy related settings in XP. The options include Media Player settings, Services settings (error reporting, time synch, remote registry etc.), as well as and option to remove items from the Start menu, network security settings and more.
Safe XP improves your system performance and makes Windows to run faster, more secure and reliable! It is suitable for beginners and experts!

- Take control of your PC.
- Make Windows to run faster and more secure.
- Protect your privacy and strength Internet protection.
- Disable Spyware-like activities of Windows XP (also 2000/ME/9 Operating System, Media - Player, Internet Explorer and Outlook.
- Disable unnecessary Windows services like System updates, error reporting and much more...
- Prevent Internet attacks.
- It does not need any DLL or another file(s). It is just a single "EXE" file: SafeXP.exe
- No installation necessary.

Ten Things Everybody Should Try in Eclipse

Ten Things Everybody Should Try in Eclipse

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

George W. Bush Yard Gnomes / Garden Gnomes

George W. Bush Yard Gnomes / Garden Gnomes

Engine Oil Filters - MiniMopar Resources

Engine Oil Filters - MiniMopar Resources:
"This page now contains my *personal* slant on oil filters. It is largely based on the things I discovered in the Oil Filter Study I performed several years ago. Since there was concern about the influence of some of the subjective information on that page, it has been removed and put into this page. Again, these are my personal opinions and I am just a concerned automotive enthusiast that is tired of being toyed with by these manufacturers. In reality, I am an Electrical Engineer with no qualifications in the area of filtration analysis. However, I have eyes and some common sense, which has proven to be enough to accomplish what I set out to do."

Fatwallet Forums - Sephora.com 75% off perfume & makeup event

Fatwallet Forums - Sephora.com 75% off perfume & makeup event

Monday, September 13, 2004

mozdev.org - editcss: index

mozdev.org - editcss: index:
"The Editcss project ought to be an easy way for web developpers to edit and modify currently loaded stylesheets. It's an extension based on a wonderfull bookmarklet created by Jesse Ruderman : Edit styles and displays the code into a sidebar under Mozilla Firefox."

Extension Room :: About

Extension Room :: About:

"Basically Extension Room is to extensions what themes.mozdev.org is to Mozilla/Firefox themes! It is a housing for all XUL based extensions, which serves as a Mirror and Discussion site related to Extensions both hosted on Mozdev, and around the net.

The role of Extension Room is to assist the user in finding extensions (s)he will find useful (or fun!), and to document any incompatibilities arising between them.

Extension Room will continue to list extensions for all XUL based apps that allow them, i.e. Composer and ChatZilla will be added if any extensions for them become available."

Services Guide for Windows XP

Services Guide for Windows XP:
"When I first sketched out the rough draft of what I wanted to include in The Elder Geek I wasn't going to have a section dealing with Services. There are a ton of sites out 'there' that go into excruciating detail on how to extract the last ounce of performance by fiddling with the default XP services. A few hundred e-mails later from readers wanting to know why I didn't have a services section, here it is, ready for you to peruse."

Windows XP Service Pack 1 Services Registry Files and Information

Windows XP Service Pack 1 Services Registry Files and Information:
"Many people have asked for a 'one-click' type of solution to Windows XP Services. This page is my answer. Even though it takes more than just 'one-click,' it will make things faster for you and assist in configuring your system for optimal performance."

Windows XP Service Pack 1 Services Registry Files and Information

Windows XP Service Pack 1 Services Registry Files and Information

Lockergnome's Problem Solvers -> Csi: Clean System Install (catchy, Eh?)

Lockergnome's Problem Solvers -> Csi: Clean System Install (catchy, Eh?)

Steps To-Do for Overhauling the System

Steps To-Do for Overhauling the System

Filehand Home Page

Filehand Home Page
"Filehand Search 2.0: 'It's like Google for your computer' Now it's FREE! And 2.0 now supports Outlook! Simply download and register. No ads, no catches. Not only does Filehand Search 2.0 search your hard drive and network drives instantly, it shows you the information you need. You don't have to poke around at all the search results to find the piece of information you're looking for. Don't be fooled by snappy interfaces of other search tools. Filehand Search displays the search results in order of relevance and displays the relevant extracts so you can find your information fast. Just because the search is fast, that doesn't mean you can find the information you're looking for fast!"

Lockergnome's Windows Fanatics

Lockergnome's Windows Fanatics

BuyingHDTV.com - Latest News

BuyingHDTV.com - Latest News

Wednesday, September 01, 2004

manybooks.net - Free eBooks for your PDA

manybooks.net - Free eBooks for your PDA: "Free eBooks for your PDA. This site contains more than 10,000 eBooks from Project Gutenberg and other sources, formatted for reading on your Palm, PocketPC, Zaurus, Rocketbook, or PDA. When eBooks are added to the site they're listed on the Recent Additions pag"

Tuesday, August 24, 2004

Bink.nu

Calendar Updates announced the release of their TV Listings for Microsoft Outlook. With this release, Microsoft Outlook users will have the ability to browse TV Listings directly from within Outlook. Programs that viewers are interested in can easily be added to their calendar with one click of the mouse. The TV Listings are available to the public free of charge at www.calendar-updates.com.

According to company spokesman, Greg Titamer, "We already provide many popular sport schedules for the Microsoft Outlook calendar. With this new product, fans can check for updated broadcast information without leaving Outlook."

Besides the benefits for sports fans, the TV Listings will allow viewers to browse all television shows in their area. "Whether you want the latest broadcast information for a sporting event or just want to plan your evening entertainment, this new service provides a convenient way to do that," says Mr. Titamer. The service is available in all areas of the United States and Canada.

The most notable feature of the Calendar Updates TV Listings is the ability to add any television show directly to the Outlook calendar. As a user browses the TV Listings, programs can be added to their calendar by clicking a calendar icon in the grid. The program is then added to their calendar with a convenient reminder.

Calendar Updates provides three formats for installing the TV Listings, depending on the version of Outlook used. The TV Listings are available for Outlook 2003, Outlook XP (2002) and Outlook 2000. Non-Outlook users are also welcome to use the service via the Internet. Any calendaring application that supports the vCalendar format can benefit from the Add to Calendar feature.