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Living Room / Retro Remakes 2006 Competition: Game Overload of the Day
« on: February 15, 2007, 09:10 AM »
This competition to recreate games will let people play their favorites again or try popular old games for the first time.

Green Beret, Wings of Fury and Ghouls and Ghosts - if those names ring a bell you have come to the right place. Everyone else join us as we delve into a time where some of the greatest games of all time were produced. The motto of the 2006 Retro Remakes competition is “Good remakes of good games that anyone can play, regardless of their ability”. I think this is indeed a great opportunity for old folks like us to enjoy those games we played when we were young once again and for  young folks to play games that we probably never heard about before...


152
General Software Discussion / Stardock DeskScapes Extends the Vista DreamScene
« on: February 15, 2007, 09:03 AM »
Ok, now see if you can say that 3 times as fast as you can.

Yesterday Microsoft released the pre-release of DreamScene as part of the Ultimate Extras that Vista Ultimate users have the capability to use. It’s one of those “wow” factors that a lot of people will probably be impressed with. You could take it and use it for it’s face value, or you could dive in and try out DeskScapes which extends the Windows DreamScene and adds more capability.
DeskScapes was created by Stardock who was contracted by Microsoft to work with them on the animated wallpaper feature. Stardock were actually the ones that created the default wallpapers that you’ll find with the DreamScene. While they were at it, they created the program DreamScapes which is free, and supports the new .DREAM format (which supports dynamic content instead of video, generated dynamically). According to the official news release, the program extends the DreamScene to include dynamic/live content, and triggers...


153
General Software Discussion / DeskSave: Icon Layout Restore Tool
« on: February 14, 2007, 06:53 PM »
Here is a free tool to save and restore icon positions on the desktop

In Windows, when screen resolution changes, the order of the desktop icons very often gets mixed up. With DeskSave it is quite easy to recover a previously saved icon layout either manually or automatically. Software developers are given the opportunity to test their applications in different screen resolutions without disarranging the desktop icons...


from http://shellcity.net/

154
General Software Discussion / Note taking software and Web Services
« on: February 14, 2007, 06:44 PM »
Fantastic listing of text editing for multiple topics such as basic note taking and programming.

...I started thinking about all the services I’ve used for taking notes and thought it would be a good idea to share them with you and while I’m at it, to make a list of any others that I find. Now, when it comes to note taking, I personally look for quick and simple. If I have something on my mind, I don’t want to go through some advanced system and climb a mountain just to save a note for myself. There won’t be all the note taking tools out there on my list, but ones that I feel get the job done well...


from www.stumbleupon.com

155
Developer's Corner / The Importance of Fun as a Motivator for Designing Open-Source Software
« on: February 14, 2007, 06:35 PM »
Here is an article from an online, peer-reviewed journal that discusses motivating factors in open-source software.

The goal of the study on Fun and Software Development (FASD) is to precisely assess the importance that fun has as motivation for software developers to engage in open source projects. A survey carried out both under open source developers and programmers working in Swiss software companies yielded that the fun motive accounts for about 27 percent to 33 percent of open source developers’ motivation.
Fun is a pervasive feature of software development, not only for open source programmers but in the area of commercial software development too: Open source developers that are paid for their work are observed to be very motivated and prepared for future effort, especially if they enjoy their development time. Furthermore, the fun that programmers experience functions as a good proxy for their productivity. Therefore, employers that want to enhance the programmers’ productivity can safely invest in an environment of fun for developers in their company.


156
General Software Discussion / Mind-Mapping Software
« on: February 14, 2007, 12:37 PM »
Here's a page of interesting "mind-mapping" software. Hmm, I wonder where my DC nucleus is :P

Vic's compendium of software that supports knowledge management and information organisation in graphical form. Includes mind mappers, concept mappers, outliners, hierarchical organisers, KM support and knowledge browsers, 2D and 3D. The opinions are Vic's but material in quotes that follows "What they say" is quoted from the vendors' web sites. All prices are as at the most recent check (March 06). "$" means US dollars, other currences use the international currency code (EUR, euros; GBP, Pounds Sterling, etc.) The product names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners...


from www.stumbleupon.com

157
Living Room / Swords and Sandals 2: Flash Game of the Day
« on: February 13, 2007, 06:17 AM »
Here's another game you can play on-line and if you like it, download a more full-featured version to play on your computer. Will Shamouser defeat the Fearful Prisoner or be himself defeated. Only your skill will determine the outcome!


from www.stumbleupon.com

158
General Software Discussion / Wavosaur free audio clip editor
« on: February 12, 2007, 07:28 PM »
Here's a free, cool program for working with audio clips, particularly if you want to "mangle" them.

Wavosaur is a powerful free audio editor for Windows XP, ideal for editing audio clips, sound designing, mastering, audio mangling and recording of your digital audio sounds.
Wavosaur lets you edit all your samples and audio recording. You can cut, copy, paste parts of your digital recording. Wavosaur provides many tools and shortcuts to make the editing very fast and efficient. The program was designed to give a powerful audio editor but very easy and fast to use.
Wavosaur is also a VST host, it means you can use VST effects on your audio recording, listen in real time to the audio processed by effects, and apply the effects of course.


from http://shellcity.net/

159
Living Room / Flea Circus: Flah Game of the Day
« on: February 12, 2007, 06:19 AM »
For those of you who have wanted fleas, this is your big chance.

How to Play Flea Circus
Click on the Start New Game button to begin playing
Once you have started the game you will be confronted with a screen split into 2 sections. The top section is the main playing area. After a short delay you will see the fleas fall out the block marked with an arrow and begin running backwards and forwards. You must guide them to the exit which looks like a doorway - to do this you must place blocks and ramps correctly on the screen. Do this by clicking on which of the 3 shapes at the bottom of the screen you want to place, then click on the screen where you want to put it. You can use as many of each block as you want, but there are a few limitations:
    * Blocks can only be placed on empty squares
    * Blocks cannot be placed where a flea is standing - Wait for it to move away.
    * A block cannot be removed again except when destroyed by bomb blocks
Blocks can be used to bridge gaps, or block ways you don't want the fleas to go...


from www.stumbleupon.com

160
Living Room / Will Wikipedia Run Out of Money and Disappear
« on: February 10, 2007, 04:18 PM »
They need Mouser take over and show em how to do things!  ;)

Florence Devouard, chairwoman of the Wikimedia Foundation, has touched off a tempest with her suggestion in a talk at the Lift07 conference that Wikipedia has funding for only another quarter and "might disappear" if donations don't pick up.
Dire stuff ... if true.
According to this post by media producer Philippe Mottaz, Devouard told the audience: "At this point, Wikipedia has the financial resources to run its servers for about 3 to 4 months...


from www.slashdot.org

161
General Software Discussion / Time Track - See How Much Time You're on the Computer
« on: February 10, 2007, 03:17 PM »
This program helps you determine how much time you spend doing various activities on your computer.

The easiest way to keep track of your computer activities and usage time automatically. If you find that your precious time has been going to waste in front of your computer, and simply have no idea where they have been squandered away, then you need TimeTrack. It an easy-to-use utility that log every single of your computer activities and gives a detail report of which applications, documents or web-sites that have been attracting your attention...


from http://www.all4you.dk/FreewareWorld

162
Developer's Corner / Why AJAX is Preferred for RIAs over Java
« on: February 09, 2007, 09:23 PM »
Here's an informative discussion of why AJAX is preferred for this issue.

Several of Bruce Tate’s books focused on the flaws in Java and the need to let go of some of the ideas that haven’t worked out. And blogs like this and this have been appearing more frequently. And of course there’s Steve Jobs now-famous quote (referring to the iPhone): “Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain.”
This backlash has only been necessary because of Sun’s death grip on the idea of ubiquitous, omniscient Java. It was admirable once, but a language only evolves if its designers and advocates can acknowledge problems. Pretending that a language is successful in places where it’s not is just denial.
Some adaptations have occurred. Finally admitting that EJBs have cost the world enormously, the EJB3 team...


from www.slashdot.org

163
Living Room / Rail of War: Flash Game of the Day
« on: February 09, 2007, 01:24 AM »
Here's an interesting, innovative game for you to try. If you like it, you can also purchase a "bigger" one with more features, etc.

WELCOME COMMANDER
IT'S THE DAWN OF THE IRON WAR.
YOU HAVE TO DESTROY THE ENEMY WHO IS TAKING
HOLD OF OUR PRECIOUS LAND.
THE BEST WAR TRAINS WILL BE AT YOUR DISPOSAL
STARTING WITH THE SADDLE TANK.
ONCE PROVEN THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE, BIGGER
AND STRONGER TRAINS WILL BE YOURS TO
FIGHT WITH.


from http://flash.plasticthinking.org/

164
Living Room / Webswoon - Free Software for Making Images of Websites
« on: February 08, 2007, 02:22 PM »


WebSwoon can load several web sites adresses (alias URLs) and automatically save the displayed web pages as images. It is useful, for example, if you want to provide information about a web site and display a capture of its content.
Fill a list of all the urls you want to grab and launch WebSwoon. You can choose to open the browser window used for captures, if you want to ensure that web site is correctly displayed or if you want to do some action before the capture.
This program is free software...


from http://www.freedownloadaday.com/

165
Living Room / Bigger is Always Better
« on: February 08, 2007, 03:27 AM »
Hmmm, maybe I'll have to rethink this...

Because bigger is better, right?


from www.stumbleupon.com

166
Living Room / A store selling equipment for reducing pc noise
« on: February 07, 2007, 06:12 PM »
Now this is my kind of site. Anything to get rid of computer noise is a good thing!!!

We are your source for silent computer products. We have been specializing in silent computer products since 1999.
We are proud to sell the finest in Quiet PCs and silent computer parts including:
    * quiet power supplies
    * quiet case fans
    * quiet hard drive solutions
    * quiet CPU fans
    * silent PC cooling solutions
All at low, competitive prices. We are dedicated to providing thorough information to our customers and quiet computer enthusiasts, in order to help you make the most effective decisions when it comes to creating a silent computing environment.


from http://www.edbott.com/weblog/

167
General Software Discussion / How to measure anything with a camera and software
« on: February 07, 2007, 01:23 PM »
Here's another application of math and math application. :)

Quick, when I say iPhoto, you think of what. Apple, right? Difficult as it may be, forget Apple for a second and add the word "measure" as in iPhotoMEASURE. What is it? Well, what if I told you that you could use a digital camera, even a cell-phone camera, along with some software to measure any items you can snap a picture of? The solution is the iPhotoMEASURE application that I just heard about...


from http://www.boingboing.net/

168
Living Room / Third Experimental Gameplay Competition Begins with an Attraction Theme
« on: February 06, 2007, 05:29 PM »
Create your experimental game prototype and enter the competition for an internship at Electronic Arts.

3rd Experimental Gameplay Competition BEGINS!

The third Experimental Gameplay Competition begins NOW until Feb 19, 2007. In honor of Valentine's Day, the theme is ... "ATTRACTION".

READY

    Make a great game prototype, get an internship at Electronic Arts. The Experimental Gameplay Competition is a battle to seek out top undiscovered creative talent and give them a chance to rock the game industry.

FIGHT

    * On February 3rd, 2007, we announced the gameplay theme above.
    * You have 2 weeks to design and build a game based on this theme; the deadline is February 19th at 11:59PM PCT. You do not have to use the entire two weeks. In fact, you probably only need a few days. :)
    * All games submitted will be posted for everyone to download and review. The winners will be selected by a panel of industry pros and the experimental gameplay community. See official rules below for more info.

VICTORY

    The top 5 eligible competitors will receive an interview with Electronic Arts for a paid summer internship positions in the highly competitive game industry.

How to Enter...


from http://jayisgames.com/

169
General Software Discussion / Share files with your friends safely
« on: February 06, 2007, 09:43 AM »
Here's a secure, easy way to network and share information with your friends.

GigaTribe is software that allows you to exchange files with your friends on a private network. You create your private network by inviting your friends. No one can join your network unless invited. You can dismiss or banish your guests at any time. Your guests can't see each other on your network.


170
Developer's Corner / Iconize Textlinks with CSS
« on: February 05, 2007, 04:06 PM »
Here's a cool CSS trick to show icons next to each download link.

Iconize Textlinks with CSS
Where will this link take me?

Links are fun, but sometimes we don't know where they take us. With this little CSS technique a user can identify a link by it's icon. This whole thing was inspired by the "Showing Hyperlink Cues with CSS" article of Ask the CSS Guy.

The idea is pretty simple, if a link points to a .pdf file, we show the .pdf icon after the link.
Here are some more examples which i already implemented:


from http://delicious.com/

171
Living Room / Saving Electricity and Power Consumption
« on: February 05, 2007, 02:37 PM »
Here is everything you've always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask about power use.

Later on we'll cover how to measure the exact amount of electricity something uses. But the shortcut is to just look at the label! Nearly everything you can plug into the wall has a label that says how much electricity it uses. (It may be printed directly into the plastic or metal.) You may have to hunt for the label. It's often located on the bottom or side of the device, or possibly where the power cord enters the unit. If the device is powered with an AC/DC adapter, the electrical rating is usually listed on the adapter itself.

If the label only gives the number of amps and not the number of watts, then just multiply the amps by 120 to get the number of watts. (Amps x Volts = Watts, and most U.S. electricity is 120 volts. So a hot plate that uses 6 amps uses 6 x 120 = 720 watts...


from lanux128 and www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=7211

172
General Software Discussion / Yoono: A Firefox extension that suggests related sites
« on: February 05, 2007, 02:15 PM »
Here's an interesting Firefox extension that suggests related sites as you search.

Yoono instantly suggests similar sites, blog notes and people sharing the same interests while you are surfing, for each page you open. Zero effort required - no more tagging, typing keywords or changing interface. Let Yoono bring you the best that others have discovered. Yoono is easy, fun, addictive and designed for everyone.


173
General Software Discussion / Yourmini.com - Fun widgets for your websites
« on: February 05, 2007, 01:29 PM »
Here is an interesting site of flash-based widgets for your own sites.

There is a reason why we call them YOUR minis...

...because you personalize them, silly!

Use the awesome power and flexibility of Flash to display content you gather from all over the web in tabs, then share those tabs with the world by publishing them to the yourminis.com community.

The tabs can represent your favorite sports team or be a way to keep track of the activity on your various social network accounts. You can create fan pages, promotional pages, art pieces, school projects, design mockups, or anything else you can dream up.

Give yourminis a whirl without signing up by adding a tab and dragging content from the left add content bar onto your page.  If you want to publish your tabs and view yourminis on multiple computers, create an account.

Enjoy!


from JGPaiva

174
Developer's Corner / Project Euler: Mathematical Challenges
« on: February 05, 2007, 12:10 PM »
For those not having enough to do, here are some mental challenges for you to work at.

Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems.

The motivation for starting Project Euler, and its continuation, is to provide a platform for the inquiring mind to delve into unfamiliar areas and learn new concepts in a fun and recreational context.


from http://blog.sc.tri-bit.com/

175
General Software Discussion / AV-Compariatives: A site about antivirus programs
« on: February 05, 2007, 12:03 PM »
Here's a great site with reviews and lots of useful information about antivirus programs.

On this site you will find independent comparatives of Anti-Virus software. All products listed in our comparatives are already a selection of some very good anti-virus products. In order to get tested by us, companies must fulfill various conditions and minimum requirements.
To stay informed about current tests and releases, please also have a look to our Weblog.

Comparative results will be available for all officially at those dates:
1st March and 1st September: comparative results of on-demand detection of virus/malware
1stJune and 1st December: retrospective/proactive test results

The following products were used in the last comparative (with best possible settings):
Look into the Comparatives section and scroll down to find out additional tests and reports.

Avast! Professional Edition 4.7
AVG Professional 7.1
AVIRA AntiVir Personal Edition Premium 7.01
BitDefender Professional Plus 9.5
Dr.Web for Windows 95-XP 4.33.2
ESET NOD32 Anti-Virus 2.51.26
F-Prot for Windows 3.16f
F-Secure Anti-Virus 6.12
G DATA AntiVirusKit (AVK) 16.0.7
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
McAfee VirusScan 11.0
Norman Virus Control 5.81
Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 12.2
TrustPort Antivirus Workstation 2.0
VBA32 Workstation 3.11.0    

If you plan to buy an Anti-Virus, please visit the vendor's site and evaluate their software by downloading a trial version, as there are also many other features (e.g. firewall, behaviorblocker, etc.) and important things (e.g. compatibility, graphical user interface, language, price, etc.) for an Anti-Virus that you should evaluate by yourself. Even if quite important, the data provided in the test reports on this site are just some aspects that you should consider when buying Anti-Virus software. The results of our old survey can be found here...


from AdIyhc

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