My latest little project, GeekChow.
I’m getting tired of the politics and doomsday predictions that have started to dominated the “popular vote” type sites like Digg and Reddit so I’ve come up with what I hope is a good alternative.
Geek Chow is based on the open source Pligg (a Digg clone) and gets it’s news from [...]
Linux.com | Hugin developer launches photographic distortion correction database
The lead developer of the Hugin panorama-stitching application, Pablo d’Angelo, has proposed a new open database for collecting camera lens information that could be used to correct systematic distortion in photographs. The database would be populated by user-submitted calibration data and some data donated from a [...]
Attack of the Pod Penguins: Not Why, Why Not? – Network World
My good friend Tony has started writing what looks to be an excellent series on Linux and podcasting. Head over to LinuxWorld if you’ve got a few minutes to kill and give it a read. While you are at it be sure [...]
How to Make Firefox for Mac More Mac-like · cavemonkey50.com
Who doesn’t love Firefox? I’ll tell you who, Mac users. While Firefox has always been great on Windows and Linux, it seems that the Mac version of the browser has always lagged behind in terms of performance and visual appeal. Since version 1.5, the Firefox development [...]
OpenSource Fest 2006
Anyone going to make it?
The Summer 2006 GNU/Linux/BSD/OpenSource Fest
July 12 – 15
Presented by San Antonio College CIS Department, San Antonio Linux Users Group, and X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio
The Fine Manual
Very good article that makes a lot of good points. This boils down to something my grandmother used to harp on: “If you can’t say anything nice, then don’t say anything at all.”
In other words, if you can’t help the person, then just be quiet. If you really care about free [...]
Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL | CNET News.com
Thankfully the source is open and even if a company like Oracle managed to buy MySQL and much it up somone would branch it and continue developing the free version.
MySQL Chief Executive Marten Mickos confirmed the acquisition attempt in an interview at the Open Source Business Conference [...]
PICAXE
I’ve been looking for a low cost robotics kit for my son, and this might very well be it. Their online store appears to be getting hammered now, but the pdf price list indicates 18.61 pounds for the 28A Starter Pack and 35 pounds ($65) for a nice compact line following robot kit.
PICAXE microcontrollers [...]
RedNova News – Technology – Nokia Unveils Handheld Internet Tablet
It runs Linux and they are supposed to be opening all the source. Cool.
More info here: Nokia 770
Priced at $350, the Internet Tablet is being positioned as an alternative to buying an extra personal computer or laptop for different rooms, providing a cheaper, quicker and [...]
MySQL Cheat Sheet – ILoveJackDaniels.com
PHP Cheat Sheet – ILoveJackDaniels.com
These could be handy, I guess; moreso for the beginner. It’s very similar to the C++ cheat sheet I have on my bookshelf at work here. Gives you a list of functions, regex’s, dates, modifiers, keywords, etc.
