Sunday, October 31, 2004
The Great 'standalone' ID card Swindle | The Register
The Great 'standalone' ID card Swindle | The Register
Detailed article about current state of cards, passports, ID, etc etc.
Detailed article about current state of cards, passports, ID, etc etc.
Saturday, October 30, 2004
BBC NEWS | Magazine | 101 years in 101 words
Overview of IPS Website
Overview of IPS Website - odd site but does have good links to calendars that cover the various UN Years/Decades and other days of the year set aside for 'events'.
Friday, October 29, 2004
Dale's Web Site at FlavorJ: Stereo/3D Photography
Dale's Web Site at FlavorJ: Stereo/3D Photography - some good pix for use with the 3D glasses.
mp3 downloads of songs played by John Peel
BBC NEWS | Technology | Concerns over Windows cashpoints
BBC NEWS | Technology | Robots learn 'robotiquette' rules
BBC NEWS | Technology | Robots learn 'robotiquette' rules - some useful links to other robot stuff - "Cogniron" being one.
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Analogik Multimedia Archive
Analogik Multimedia Archive
Some neat stuff - especially some flash/shockwave items that are "involving" and set as simple (not so simple in some cases) puzzles.
Found this via J-Walk's post only yesterday about the 101 Best websites (here).
Some neat stuff - especially some flash/shockwave items that are "involving" and set as simple (not so simple in some cases) puzzles.
Found this via J-Walk's post only yesterday about the 101 Best websites (here).
The Ultimate Computer Case Mod Website
The Ultimate Computer Case Mod Website - Doom3 casemod
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
J-Walk Blog:? Top 101 Web Sites
Google Help Central - 'cheat' sheet
Google Help Central - 'cheat' sheet.
Boing Boing: Caseless casemod
Boing Boing: Super Mario Brothers on Ice video
Boing Boing: Mario-playing robot
Boing Boing: Mario-playing robot it's a LEGO robot too.
LCD manufacturers take us all for morons
LCD manufacturers take us all for morons - article against LCD TVs.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain through time - Britain from 1801 to 2001 via maps, census data and other historical records.
It also points to current gov site 'Neighbourhood Statistics' while Vision of Britain is down under the heavy load it suffered when opening - when will the gov sites get it right?
It also points to current gov site 'Neighbourhood Statistics' while Vision of Britain is down under the heavy load it suffered when opening - when will the gov sites get it right?
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Slashdot | Greatest Equations Ever
Slashdot | Greatest Equations Ever
Links to the obvious as shown by the title here.
Also some reference to spelling words on calculators upside down and a Bush joke that is very good in that context.
Links to the obvious as shown by the title here.
Also some reference to spelling words on calculators upside down and a Bush joke that is very good in that context.
Monday, October 25, 2004
Slashdot | Apple Design Award Cube Spills Its Guts
Sunday, October 24, 2004
TV B-Gone controller
J-Walk Blog:? One-Button Remote Control: "One-Button Remote Control
This might be the week's most popular product. The Web site was down for a few days because it couldn't handle the traffic. But now it's back.
The product is called TV B-Gone. It serves one purpose: to turn off TVs."
This might be the week's most popular product. The Web site was down for a few days because it couldn't handle the traffic. But now it's back.
The product is called TV B-Gone. It serves one purpose: to turn off TVs."
Thursday, October 21, 2004
If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers...
If Architects Had To Work Like Web Designers... - nice sideways view of web designers life.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
J-Walk Blog:? Which File Extension?
Slashdot | The Universal Off Button
Wired News: When Robots Rule the World
Web father works on Killer App
Lacing shoes
Techdirt:Performing Random Acts Of TV Shutdowns
Sunday, October 17, 2004
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click Online | Dishes keeping the UK connected
Boing Boing: Plane full of crash-test-dummies crashing, blowing up:video
Slashdot | The Hardware Behind Echelon Revealed
Guardian Unlimited | The Guide | Unhappy as Larry
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Mr. and Mrs. wheatley
A weird Brit site - Mr. and Mrs. wheatley
Along with their I Hate Gnomes alternative.
Try this link with car as it is a LARGE swf - car jumper.
Along with their I Hate Gnomes alternative.
Try this link with car as it is a LARGE swf - car jumper.
Friday, October 15, 2004
Smart Apple users - not really.
How to pick up and carry your iMac G5 - smart apple users indeed.
50 reasons to get OutRun2
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Google Desktop - articles and screenshots
Google Desktop (Google Weblog)
Techdirt:Google Finally Releases Desktop Search
Google launches desktop search for Windows PCs | The Register
Wired News: Lost Files? Google the Hard Drive
Screenshot 1 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Screenshot 2 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Screenshot 3 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Screenshot 4 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Techdirt:Google Finally Releases Desktop Search
Google launches desktop search for Windows PCs | The Register
Wired News: Lost Files? Google the Hard Drive
Screenshot 1 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Screenshot 2 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Screenshot 3 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Screenshot 4 of 4: Google Desktop Search tool | CNET News.com
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
How-To: Podcasting
Monday, October 11, 2004
Virgin space tourists will blast off to Bowie | The Register
Virgin space tourists will blast off to Bowie | The Register - surely not .....
Drunk Men Work Here - ACSII browser and things
Interesting site - lots of odd items to nose through.
Drunk Men Work Here - Archives
ASCII browser - it's a redirector site in essence.
Drunk Men Work Here - Archives
ASCII browser - it's a redirector site in essence.
hack a day - www.hackaday.com
hack a day - www.hackaday.com - various hacks and mods.
Boing Boing: Biomimetic Bots
Boing Boing: Biomimetic Bots - a timely piece for the Y12 work.
Intelliseek's BlogPulse
Intelliseek's BlogPulse - use search words to follow trends in the "blogosphere" (God, I hate that term).
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Boing Boing: Web Zen: Ilustration Zen
BBC NEWS | Technology | Top 20 computer threats unveiled
Friday, October 08, 2004
Slashdot | Fluid Logic Chips
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Boing Boing: Transparent map over satellite photos of London
Boing Boing: Fun stop motion videos
Boing Boing: Fun stop motion videos: "French university students have some fun with inexpensive stop motion. Link"
Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Which (Middle) Class Are You?
Monobrow.com - Celebrating the Unity of Your Eyebrow
Monobrow.com - Celebrating the Unity of Your Eyebrow - brilliant.
A Math/Physics Word Problem | Acts of Volition
A Math/Physics Word Problem | Acts of Volition - a classic problem - seen elsewhere too.
Monday, October 04, 2004
Boing Boing: Boing Boing has a linking policy
Boing Boing: Boing Boing has a linking policy - taking the p155.
Guardian Unlimited Film | News | Get Carter voted best British film
Wal-Mart items
Slashdot | Inside Wal-Mart IT useful link for case study perhaps - 250 billion dollars sales and IT spend only 1% of it.
Wal-Mart to RIAA: We're not gonna take it! - CDs cost too much.
Wal-Mart to RIAA: We're not gonna take it! - CDs cost too much.
Sunday, October 03, 2004
The Incredibly Evil Machine
From 'nevillesgarden' in the yook ... Crazy stupid. Flash animation. Flash stuff - mighty cool.
Saturday, October 02, 2004
Ignoring 'Generation Techs' at your own peril | CNET News.com
Ignoring 'Generation Techs' at your own peril | CNET News.com - interesting article.
Things you wish your computer had
Things you wish your computer had - small set of pix showing features that might be nice to have for real - all faked but amusing. (1st pic NOT work-safe)
