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Happy New Year!

me

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Christini AWD Mountain Bike

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I’m currently #1 on??http://www.club140.org.??Ok, so it’s simply a roll of the latest twooshes, but hey, number one - even for a brief period in time - is something to screen shot about.

It’ll be gone by the time you read this, so I took a pic as proof.??=)

iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Leaked

http://www.gearlive.com/gallery/category/C51

Check out the photo gallery of the new features. Here’s a quick rundown:

• Send an SMS to multiple contacts
• Google Maps uses triangulation to find your current location
• Google Maps now has a hybrid view
• The Home Screen (Springboard) supports drag-n-drop of icons and pagination
• You can add Safari bookmarks to your home screen??

Via??Gear Live.

End of Support for Netscape Web Browsers

http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers/

Wow. Netscape is dead. Long live Netscape.

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Chumby software development

via Hackszine??

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Holiday Lights @ the Bronx Zoo

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The Holiday Lights show at the Bronx Zoo

CouchDb: A document-based database

http://couchdb.org/CouchDB/CouchDBWeb.nsf/Home?OpenForm

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Watch this 9-year old beat Guitar Hero 3 on expert. I am not worthy; he is.

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Boarduino - Breadboard-compatible Arduino Clone

Railscasts #85: YAML Configuration File

http://railscasts.com/episodes/85

SD Card to IDE Adapter

http://www.redferret.net/?p=9780

Use an SD card as an IDE drive in your PC. Schweet.

Via The Red Ferret Journal

iPhone window.onorientationchange Code

http://devphone.com/iphone-windowonorientationchange-code

via devphone

Microsoft Group Shot: Create perfect group photos

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2007/12/26/create-perfect-group-photos-from-mul...

Your chance of successfully taking a perfect group photo drops in proportion to the number of people participating in the effort. Enter in Group Shot. Micrsoft’s Group Shot is free software that enables you to mashup a frameable image from all of your failed attempts by selecting the best faces from each photo, and creating a new, composited image.

This software is (of course) Windows-only, and having recently switched to Mac (I’m doing my best to avoid Vista), I’m unable to try it, but the folks at Freeware Genius have and they were impressed with the results. Check it out.

via Freeware Genius

Happy (belated) Festivus!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus

Ruby 1.9.0 is released

http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/136553

From an article on InfoQ:

Ruby 1.9 brings lots of changes and new features. Many of these will be well-received, such as the new literal hash syntax which among other things lets you do away with the => in calls to methods which take hash arguments, so a call like:

link_to :controller => 'People', :action => "list"

can now be written as:

link_to controller: fred, action: "list"

A summary of changes can be found on Eigenclass

UPDATE/NOTE: If you are not aware (like I wasn’t), Ruby uses odd numbered releases to indicate experimental/development releases, and even numbered releases to for production-ready release. So, I’d recommend against updating your production servers to 1.9.

??I guess you learn something new every day…if you’re lucky.??

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Even if we accept - for a second - that KITT was a Mustang in the original series - which it wasn’t - it wouldn’t have been designed as poorly as this dreadfully designed Mustang is. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that this Mustang was designed by the same person leading NBC’s digital efforts; clearly NBC is lacking depth, understanding, and vision in their efforts. I’m sure it’s there somewhere, but I’m struggling to find it.

via?? Engadget

8 Reasons Why The TV Studios Will Die

http://dembot.com/post/22117963

Via Dembot

Mozilla Labs: Weave

http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/12/introducing-weave/

Your Mozilla world (and eventually, maybe more), online.

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Get your pimp on (via Make)

R.I.P. ThinkSecret

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/oh-my-god-apple-killed-thinksecret-those...

IE8 Renders the Acid2 Face...correctly

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/12/19/internet-explorer-8-and-acid2-a-m...

Daring Fireball on Fast Company

http://daringfireball.net/2007/12/fastcompany

Apparently, Adam L. Peneberg isn’t the brightest of bulbs…

I'm not dead...

Yet, anyway. The company I work at is closed next week, so there is a mad rush by our clients to get the work in before the end of this week. So, posting will be??sporadic until this weekend.

Hit me up at mschultz (at) byteengine (dot) net if you’d like to ping me.??

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Roehr - Harley Davidson-Engined Sport Bike via AutoBlog

Star Wars Toys That Never Made It

http://www.mcmorran.org/pages.php?page_id=15

I’d include the pictures, but I don’t want to spoil the surprise.

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A continuously variable transmission (CVT) for bicycles. That’s sweet.

Dabble DB - Online Database

http://dabbledb.com/

Forget Excel and hard-coded DBs. Check out DabbleDB, which allows you to slice and dice data on-the-fly. I’ve only viewed the seven minute demo but it looks very interesting. Check it out. Thanks @juliaroy!

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V 0.2

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Supposed to be a big snow storm on the east coast this afternoon. Well, it’s already snowing where I live. You can see the light dusting on my deck. I’ll post the progress of the storm throughout the day.

TryPhone

http://www.tryphone.com/consumer/main.seam?deviceId=554&deviceGraphId=608&tab...

Not exactly a true simulator…but close enough. Check it out:

eeeXubuntu: Ubuntu for the Asus EeePC

http://eeepc.tumblr.com/post/21408625

The eeePC is looking better every day…

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If you have one clock … you are peaceful and have no worries. If you have two clocks … you start asking, ‘What time is it, really?’

Tom Van Baak

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My kind of Xmas tree.

Google Solar Panel Project - Real-time Stats

http://www.google.com/corporate/solarpanels/home

Ok, it’s down at the moment, but Google’s Solar Panel Project collects uses a monitoring system to collect real-time stats and translate them into something meaningful, such as “hours of TV watching.” Check it out.

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Every Nintendo Character ever

Apple Refurbished Products - Deep Discounts

http://urlenco.de/jsolrj

Apple is offering some insane prices on their refurbs, especially the MacBook Pros. Act now, supplies are limited!

QIK - Streaming video right from your phone

http://www.qik.com/

I recently joined Seesmic, but since it is based on Adobe Flash, I can’t use it to create videos from my (i)Phone. Qik allows you to stream videos directly from your phone…if you have a Nokia, that is. Apparently, that’s all they’re supporting at the moment, but expect this to change in the coming weeks.

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I NEED TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW!

Thanks Jim C.!??

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SVNMate: Think TortoiseSVN in Textmate (on a Mac). Woot!

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Rak - A grep replacement in pure Ruby

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Most tech savvy folks understand how to tweak their searches (on Google, Yahoo!, etc.) to include or exclude search terms, but a lot of people don’t even know the feature exists. SortFix provides a drag-and-drop interface, allowing you to visually add or remove terms from your search.

Check it out: SortFix??

Orbitz on Rails

http://updates.orbitz.com/

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iPhoney - iPhone Emulator

iPhone on Rails

http://www.slashdotdash.net/articles/2007/12/04/iphone-on-rails-creating-an-i...

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Flux Capacitors for sale. Via OhGizmo!

Rails 2.0 Final Released! - Feature Summary

http://ryandaigle.com/articles/2007/12/7/rails-2-0-final-released-summary-of-...

Via Ryan’s Scraps

Google Chart API - Google Code

http://code.google.com/apis/chart/

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My life, twice a day

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The view of St. Patrick’s & Rockefeller Center from Steve B.’s office on 51st (off of Madison)

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The collection continues to grow

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It’s starting to get cold…

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Should I just leave it at home?

Google Pre-Launches New iPhone Interface

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/04/google-pre-launches-new-iphone-interface/

Via TechCrunch

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Twitter or Seesmic?

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Christmas Lights Show in Grand Central Station

Xbox 360 Fall 2007 Dashboard update

http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/04/xbox-360-fall-2007-dashboard-update-hands-on/

Via Engadget

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Via Jason Oke

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My first Seesmic post.

Reblog: Jakob Lodwick's take on Tay Zonday

http://jakoblodwick.com/post/20632048

I have to agree with Jakob Lodwick about the Tay Zonday Dr. Pepper commercial. Ok, so the guy likely got some coin, but is he in on the joke…on him?

Activision and Blizzard are merging.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7123582.stm

From the BBC’s site: “Activision and Blizzard have said they will form “the world’s most profitable games business” in a deal worth $18.8bn (??9.15bn).” [via BBC]

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I’ve been wanting to get a Chumby, but I’m working my way toward a MacBook Pro, so it’ll have to wait. One great idea for a Chumby widget: Timesheet entry. It might actually be fun to use, even though I HATE timesheets. Just ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you that it’s true.

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Last year my wife bought me an Ideal “Evel Knievel Deluxe Dare Devil Stunt Set” from eBay. So, in tribute to EK, here it is.

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The new NASA home page.

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In Memory Of Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel is the first person I remember wanting to be when I grew up. Never figured out if he had balls, was just plain stupid, or a sick, twisted mix of both. Whatever he was, it was awesome. An original badass.

RIP Evel

Google Experimental Search

http://www.google.com/experimental/

Have you ever wanted to change the way Google searches for and displays results, such as adding Google Suggest to their home page, a left-hand search navigation, or an alternative view like a timeline? Well, now you can:

Online Favicon Generator

http://www.genfavicon.com/

The number of sites that still do not have a favicon - the icon that appears next to your URI in the brower’s location bar - in 2007, almost 2008. So, here’s some help in generating a favicon for your site.

CrossFrame: Safe Communication Across Documents and Across Domains

http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2007/11/31/

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It’s amazing how enduring Mr. T (or, should I say, the character) is. Like the William Shatner commercial, it’s funny.

LowPro: Unobtrusive Javascript (for Prototype)

http://svn.danwebb.net/external/lowpro/trunk/dist/

Avoid ugly, messy, inline javascript. If you dare.

ImageScience

http://seattlerb.rubyforge.org/ImageScience.html

A small, clean, Ruby library for generating thumbnails in almost any format.

Safari CSS Reference

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariCS...

For all of you iPhone/web coders out there…

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I want one! Ok, it’s waaay expensive, and I probably want it only to put on display for its industrial design, but can you blame me?

Pro-Idee - Alu High-Tech Sled

BitNami: Open Source Application Stacks

http://www.bitnami.com/

BitNami is a project with the goal of making it simple to install open source software. Each “stack” - there are currently 18 - is self-contained, and does not interfere with your existing software. You can even have multiple versions of the same stack. Check it out!

The Human Calendar

http://www.humancalendar.com/

10 Online Storage APIs

http://blog.programmableweb.com/2007/11/26/10-online-storage-apis/

Via ProgrammableWeb

Railscast #81 - Fixtures in Rails 2.0

http://railscasts.com/episodes/81

Rails 2.0 fixutres, which are much improved, and easier to manage. Check it out.

Medicine: Philips's Brilliance CT 3-D X-Ray Scanner

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/medicine/brilliance-ct-256+slice-scanner-from-phil...

Beauty isn’t only skin deep…

[Via Gizmodo via DailyMail]

Back from Vacation

I’m back from vacation, so posts should continue in their regularly scheduled format. =)

HelloTxt

http://www.hellotxt.com/

Like to Tweet, Tumble, or Pownce? HelloTxt let’s you post to all of those sites (and others), all at the same time. As I am fond of saying…”Laziness is the father of invention.” =)

Online Ribbon Generator Tool

http://www.quickribbon.com/index.php

Das Keyboard - The Blank Keyboard

http://www.daskeyboard.com/

I dig this keyboard, and would definitely get one, but I don’t have all of my number row keys memorized yet. Of course, using this keyboard on a daily basis would force you to learn them out of sheer necessity. As an alternative, I guess you could buy the Optimus Maximus keyboard, and just leave the key displays off, but that’s a large wad of cash just to flash some geek chic.

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Dell should’ve hired Shatner - or at least a director that knows how to direct - instead of the B and C players they used for the YoursIsHere.com site. Best TV actor ever.

Geek Love: GHIII gets the Halo theme tomorrow (free)

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/21/ghiii-gets-the-halo-theme-tomorrow-free/

Dell Enlists Stars to Help You Beg for a New Notebook

http://www.yoursishere.com

I agree with Notebooks.com. I mean, yoursihere.com design is clean and tight, and I like the concept, but the execution is, well, lacking. I’m not fond of Dell’s use of shills, and badly-directed ones at that; I’ve seen these actors do good work (c’mon, ‘Boogie Nights’), but this isn’t it. Who hand-picked this star-studded extravaganza? What the hell does Estelle Harris know about computers. Watch her video, and it’ll be instantly apparent…not much.

I know that “social” is a well-worn buzzword, but I would have spun it social-style with UGC, tagging, ranking, etc. and so on. You know…”Web2.0” it. Where’s the viral aspect? Yes, you can leech email addresses from your existing mail accounts in order to send a canned video, but that’s it? Zzzz.

First the Dell Dude is waiting tables, and now this. Dude, I’m _not_ getting a Dell.

Control an Arduino remotely with HTML forms

http://blog.datasingularity.com/?p=50