Saturday, December 24, 2005
Front Page - rBuilder Online
You can use rBuilder Online to create a Linux distribution that meets your specific needs, or to find an existing distribution that is just right for you.Front Page - rBuilder Online
Experiment to see if your mail is being tapped by the gov't
via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/23/experiment_to_see_if.html
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Google free proxy! - O'Reilly Google Hacks
Access restricted web sites using Google language tools service as a proxy. Google free proxy!
Monday, December 19, 2005
myGifts Wishlist Webserver - Lifehacker
myGifts Wishlist Webserver - Lifehacker
via Lifehacker: myGifts enable you, your family and your friends to share your xmas wish-lists, your gift registry for your wedding or a newborn.
It runs on a Web server with PHP and mySQL installed.
via Lifehacker: myGifts enable you, your family and your friends to share your xmas wish-lists, your gift registry for your wedding or a newborn.
It runs on a Web server with PHP and mySQL installed.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Santa Monica Mirror: On Depaving
Santa Monica Mirror: On Depaving
I'm not a "car person" - I admit that I enjoy and rely on their convenience from time to time, but I don't especially enjoy driving and I find an urban environment where it makes sense to walk and use public transport much more "human" and pleasant. This article makes a lot of sense to me, and I wish there were some way to decrease America's dependence on the automobile. My choices about where to live are very very heavily influenced by the pedestrian-friendliness of various locales. I'm not attracted to living in a suburban environment for this exact reason.
I'm not a "car person" - I admit that I enjoy and rely on their convenience from time to time, but I don't especially enjoy driving and I find an urban environment where it makes sense to walk and use public transport much more "human" and pleasant. This article makes a lot of sense to me, and I wish there were some way to decrease America's dependence on the automobile. My choices about where to live are very very heavily influenced by the pedestrian-friendliness of various locales. I'm not attracted to living in a suburban environment for this exact reason.
George Monbiot � The Struggle Against Ourselves
George Monbiot � The Struggle Against Ourselves
It is hard to come to terms with the fact that flying is one of the least environmentally friendly things one can do ... my family is far-flung and I rely on air transport to stay in touch.
I guess I need to start thinking about moving closer to the rest of the clan.
It is hard to come to terms with the fact that flying is one of the least environmentally friendly things one can do ... my family is far-flung and I rely on air transport to stay in touch.
I guess I need to start thinking about moving closer to the rest of the clan.
t r u t h o u t - Mark Morford | Fun Bits About American Torture
I love this country, but I hate it too. Power corrupts ...
MythTV w/PVR-150 Setup on Ubuntu Linux Breezy Badger (5.10)
http://www.quietglow.com/docs/ubuntumythtv.html
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Ricky Gervais podcast - the Guardian
Weekly half hour show from the Grauniad ..."bunkum from Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant ... they trawl the shallow depths of the mind of their co-host Karl Pilkington, a man with the critical faculties of a creationist."
Friday, December 16, 2005
Hamachi : Personal VPN - fast, secure, free
With Hamachi you can organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication.
Belken Tunecast 2 mod
Hack your FM transmitter for greater range - basically, just crack it open, find the small internal antenna, and attach extra wire ... may not be exactly FCC-code compliant ...
Belkin Tunecast 2 mod
Belkin Tunecast 2 mod
Foxmarks - synchronizes firefox bookmarks across multiple machines
Foxmarks - Foxcloud Wiki
Foxmarks is an extension for Firefox that synchronizes bookmarks across multiple machines.
Foxmarks is an extension for Firefox that synchronizes bookmarks across multiple machines.
Use a wiki for your family's holiday lists - Lifehacker
Lifehacker suggests using pbwiki to organize your family's Christmas present lists - or to help organize the whole family christmas including travel, meals, etc.
Scalix: Products: Product Comparison
Scalix: Products: Product Comparison
I'm looking for an Exchange alternative for use in the office, and maybe for our clients. So far the front runners include Scalix, Zimbra and Kerio. I may download the Scalix trial and get it going on my "pet" server.
We need to support blackberries which is the big spanner in the works. There's something about Blackberries that I just don't really get - what's the big deal with this "push" email technology? Seems like Blackberry ties you to the Blackberry Enterprise Server, which in turn ties you to Exchange ... what can a Blackberry do that my Treo can't?
I'm looking for an Exchange alternative for use in the office, and maybe for our clients. So far the front runners include Scalix, Zimbra and Kerio. I may download the Scalix trial and get it going on my "pet" server.
We need to support blackberries which is the big spanner in the works. There's something about Blackberries that I just don't really get - what's the big deal with this "push" email technology? Seems like Blackberry ties you to the Blackberry Enterprise Server, which in turn ties you to Exchange ... what can a Blackberry do that my Treo can't?
nLite - tool for permanent Windows component removal
nLite is a tool for permanent Windows component removal and pre-installation Windows setup. After removal there is an option to make bootable image ready for burning on cd or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install doesn't include, or even contain on cd, unwanted components.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Community Virtual Machines
My family's playing around wtih MythTV - my husband's built a kick-ass system on a Gentoo box at home, and now he's built similar machines for my parents and for his mum & stepdad.
My Dad's a world-class geek - really phenomenal - actually, so's my husband, I'm super lucky ... and he's loving his new Myth box and seeing what it can do. One challenge is to allow my mother to stream video from the Myth box given that she's not quite as geeky as the rest of us and is wedded to her Windows laptop.
Dad mentioned he'd done some experimenting with "VMplayer" - I've just looked into it and it looks fantastic. All kinds of possibilities.
Community Virtual Machines
My Dad's a world-class geek - really phenomenal - actually, so's my husband, I'm super lucky ... and he's loving his new Myth box and seeing what it can do. One challenge is to allow my mother to stream video from the Myth box given that she's not quite as geeky as the rest of us and is wedded to her Windows laptop.
Dad mentioned he'd done some experimenting with "VMplayer" - I've just looked into it and it looks fantastic. All kinds of possibilities.
Community Virtual Machines
My lovely, lovely Firefox browser ...
I love Firefox. Love it love it love it.
I've customized it to bits. I mean, not by programming it or anything that clever but with boatloads of extensions. Here's what I've got installed right now:
Last updated: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:34 GMT
Extensions (enabled: 50, disabled: 0):
Themes (3):
I've customized it to bits. I mean, not by programming it or anything that clever but with boatloads of extensions. Here's what I've got installed right now:
Last updated: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:34 GMT
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8) Gecko/20051111 Firefox/1.5
Extensions (enabled: 50, disabled: 0):
- AJAX Yahoo! Mail [Viamatic WebMail++] 0.4
- Adblock Plus 0.5.11
- Add Bookmark Here 0.5.5
- Amazon Music Helper 0.02
- Autofill 0.2
- BlogThis 0.3
- Blogger Web Comments 1.0
- Context Search 0.2
- Copy Plain Text 0.3.2
- Copy URL + 1.3.2
- CustomizeGoogle 0.40
- Duplicate Tab 0.6.2
- Favicon Picker 0.2.5
- FlashGot 0.5.9.99
- Forecastfox 0.8.2.5
- GDirections 0.9.99
- Gmail Space 0.1
- Google Pagerank Status 0.9.3
- Google Toolbar for Firefox 1.0.20051122
- Greasemonkey 0.6.4
- How'd I Get Here 0.1.1
- IE Tab 1.0.6.4
- InfoLister 0.9c
- Linkification 1.1.6
- ListZilla 0.7
- Magpie 3.1.2
- Nuke Anything Enhanced 0.53
- Open link in... 1.4
- OpenBook 1.3.4
- PDF Download 0.5.1.2
- Paste and Go 0.4.3
- Plain Text Links 0.2
- Print Image 0.2
- Print Preview 0.5.1
- Resize Search Box 0.0.7
- Restart Firefox 0.3
- Sage 1.3.6
- Save Text Area 0.4.4
- SessionSaver .2 0.2.1.030.4
- Single Window 1.4.2
- Statusbar Clock 1.7.1
- Super DragAndGo 0.2.4d1
- Talkback 1.5
- Translate Page 0.1
- Viamatic foXpose 0.2
- WellRounded 0.43
- YMail Notifier 0.1.3
- Zucker Firefox Toolbar 1.0
- deskCut 0.5.0.2
- miniT (drag+indicator) 0.5
- Charamel 1.1.2 [selected]
- Firefox (default) 2.0
- Microfirefox 1.0.21
- Adobe Acrobat
- Free Download Manager Click Catcher Plug-In for Netscape, Opera, Mozilla
- Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 Update 6
- MetaStream 3 Plugin
- Microsoft® DRM
- Mozilla Default Plug-in
- PCMan's IE Tab Plug-in for Mozilla/Firefox
- QuickTime Plug-in 6.5.1
- RealJukebox NS Plugin
- RealPlayer Version Plugin
- RealPlayer(tm) G2 LiveConnect-Enabled Plug-In (32-bit)
- Shockwave Flash
- Shockwave for Director
- Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library
Christmas Wish List
Yaktrax pro to strap on my shoes to stop me slipping on the ice.
1GB SD card for my Treo. Or 2GB, even better. I keep checking fatwallet.com for deals.
Hybrid Headphones (stereo headphones + mic with 2.5mm jack), also for Treo
Pocket Tunes Deluxe - allows shoutcast streams to play to Treo (incl. a couple of NPR stations)
Giant bean bag chair/sofa for snuggling with hubby upstairs, during the winter when it's cold downstairs.
Maximum amount of RAM for the 1 slot in my lovely Dell Inspiron 1200 - 256mb just isn't enough for the way I use it ...
Snuggly slippers - with backs! I don't understand why most of the women's and girl's slippers in the shops seem to be "mule" types. I want my feet to be warm all over - not just on the toes.
1GB SD card for my Treo. Or 2GB, even better. I keep checking fatwallet.com for deals.
Hybrid Headphones (stereo headphones + mic with 2.5mm jack), also for Treo
Pocket Tunes Deluxe - allows shoutcast streams to play to Treo (incl. a couple of NPR stations)
Giant bean bag chair/sofa for snuggling with hubby upstairs, during the winter when it's cold downstairs.
Maximum amount of RAM for the 1 slot in my lovely Dell Inspiron 1200 - 256mb just isn't enough for the way I use it ...
Snuggly slippers - with backs! I don't understand why most of the women's and girl's slippers in the shops seem to be "mule" types. I want my feet to be warm all over - not just on the toes.
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