Monthly Archives: June 2004

Alan’s Open Studio Sale

alan van every Alan is having an open studio with a reception on Friday (June 25th) @ 7PM. Although I am most definitely biased, his recent work is quite exceptional. If you are interested in some contemporary paintings or just … Continue reading

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Running a G4 Laptop with the lid closed

macosxhints – Run newer PowerBooks with the lid closed

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Linux set top box

My Settop Box Very interesting is the Knoppmyth section.. Looks like a Knoppix/MythTV distro. From the site: The purpose of mysettopbox.tv is to provide you the end user with the knowledge needed to assemble your very own settop box using … Continue reading

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Apache, meet BitTorrent, BitTorrent, meet Apache

mod_torrent From the site: Mod_torrent is a drop in solution for Apache servers when deploying the BitTorrent file swarming technology. With mod_torrent your visitors share the bandwidth burden when distributing large files on your web site. The module transparently makes … Continue reading

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Very nice – Truth in labeling

Label Instructions

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The RIAA treats music as important as national security

RIAA wants your fingerprints | The Register

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I used to say “Pop”, now I say “Soda”

I didn’t realize that some many parts of the country were “Pop” drinkers. Buffalo is a definite. NYC is a “Soda” place for sure.

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Open source media handling on Linux

GStreamer From the site: GStreamer is a library that allows the construction of graphs of media-handling components, ranging from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.

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Open source QuickTime initiative

OpenQuicktime – a new Quicktime Library Very interesting project, includes a beta version of a broadcasting app as well. From the site: OpenQuicktime aims to be a portable library for handling Apple‚Äôs QuickTime‚Ñ¢ popular media files on Unix-like environments. It … Continue reading

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Airtexting..!

Joi Ito’s Web: Will airtexting BlackBerry become the mobile hecklebot? From the site: By waving the Nokia 3220 camera phone from side to side, the LED lights of the Nokia Xpress-on FunShell light up to “write” a message that appears … Continue reading

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