Google Liquid Galaxy
Google has a setup of 8 LCDs and a commercial space mouse thing which allows you to fly through Google Earth and use Streetview in an immersive environment. YouTube – Google Liquid Galaxy live demo at TED. Holodeck
Category: Software
TorrIndex: magnet search engine
This torrent search engine is different in that it only indexes magnet links, which should be more robust due to the more distributed nature of magnet links. TorrIndex.
Prism HUD
Prism HUD is a resource monitor for windows that pops up information about memory, network, disk or cpu useage once the values exceed a certain threshold. Free download. Prism HUD – Features.
Windows 7’s ‘GodMode’
creating a folder with the following name: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} creates a control panel which contains all the other weirdly placed, hard to find control panels. Understanding Windows 7’s ‘GodMode’ – windows 7 – Gizmodo.
Developing desktop applications by using web technologies
Using Titanium you can develop desktop, android or iphone applications using your favorite web technology, such as PHP, HTML or Javascript. Developing desktop applications by using web technologies – ThinkPHP /dev/blog.
CamStudio
You can record your screen, do picture in picture, record output from your webcam, save as AVI, convert to SWF, annotate – all for free! CamStudio – Free Screen Recording Software.
Proforma – scan 3d objects using your webcam
This amazing piece of software allows you to rotate an object in front of your webcam and it’ll build a 3D model of it. It has a very good tracking system, so it can follow the model as it’s moved left or right. Cambridge University Engineering Department – Qi Pan.
MS Surface SDK released
Now anyone can develop for the Microsoft Surface without actually owning one of these insanely expensive items. Learn more about Microsoft Surface technical resources.
DVD Knife 3.0
It’s easy: you set a start and end point in the DVD and you get a mini VOB file to convert to whatever you like and do with whatever you like before having to rip the entire DVD… DVD Knife 3.0 – Extract clips from your DVD by DVD Knife.
Closure Tools – Google Code
Web applications have evolved from simple HTML pages into rich, interactive applications that provide a great user experience. Today’s web apps pose a challenge for developers, however: how do you create and maintain efficient JavaScript code that downloads quickly and works across different browsers? The Closure tools help developers to build rich web applications with Read more about Closure Tools – Google Code[…]
DTN protocol
DTN (Delayed-Tolerant Networking) was invented to allow packets with huge lags to be sent and received – this is especially important when sending packets to, say, Mars, but is also very useful in mobile environments (where packet delays when changing base stations sometimes cause a drop from the network). Android incorporates it and satellite based Read more about DTN protocol[…]
Unreal Development Kit
Epic Games has released the Unreal engine for free! You can develop your own game using the Unreal engine and do with it whatever you like. This should cut down massively on game development costs and because it’s such a huge platform, should give you loads of possibilities. UDK – Unreal Development Kit – Epic Read more about Unreal Development Kit[…]
OBDII and iMFD Data Logging
Any car built this century has an OBDII interface. This allows mechanics to plug in their laptop and get real time engine data. Lots of information about the running of the car. Nowadays there are quite a few USB / Bluetooth OBD-II connectors, which allow streaming of this data to your laptop, Garmin navigation system Read more about OBDII and iMFD Data Logging[…]
Why computers suck at maths
This article explores why computers can’t do floating point maths, which is what makes Excel and all those online calculators such lousy mathematicians – basically because computers are binary, they can’t calculate anything after a decimal point, so the workaround is to put the number including the decimal point in a register of a certain Read more about Why computers suck at maths[…]
Windows 7 Shortcut keys
This is a huge and useful list: The full list of keyboard shortcuts includes: Win+Home: Clear all but the active window. Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop. Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window. Shift+Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window vertically. Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if Read more about Windows 7 Shortcut keys[…]
Fixing stuff goes faster with AR
Using Augmented Reality goggles, powered on an Android platform, marines are able to maintain their vehicles 46% faster than using a laptop with technical manuals. The AR system provides label names to each object, shows a 3D model of the tool you need and gives instructions for specifica tasks overlaid on the camera view of Read more about Fixing stuff goes faster with AR[…]
Ninite
Ninite looks great: you select the apps you want from a whole great list of them, it then gives you a custom installer to save and that then goes and downloads and installs all the applications you selected. Ninite Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer – Great For Win7 Upgrades.
Titanium | Appcelerator
Titanium allows you to develop apps for iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OS and Linux using Javascript, CSS, HTML, Python, Ruby and now PHP. Download Titanium | Appcelerator.
Reverse Image Searching
In this form of searching, you upload an image, sketch or 3D object, and you get results based on where the image comes from, where else the image is placed and if (and where) there are similar images on the net. Image Searchers: TinEye RevIMG retrievr – search by sketch / search by image Sauce Read more about Reverse Image Searching[…]
PhotoSketch
This takes a sketch, some input photo’s and creates a photoshop of the sketch. Quite amazing. PhotoSketch.
Default Contact Country
Oh the idiocy of it all! In the Apple iPhone 3.0.1, you can set the default contact country by going to settings -> general -> International and then changing the region format. This means that even if you won’t see the country name in the contact, when you look it up in Google Maps for Read more about Default Contact Country[…]
Skynergy Memoriser
Memoriser is a utility to help you remember phone numbers, account numbers, passwords, birthdays and anything that is important for you to remember but you haven’t actually taken the time or effort to do so. Define a question with an answer and let Memoriser quiz you until you remember this question’s answer without even thinking Read more about Skynergy Memoriser[…]
Adminer
Adminer (formerly phpMinAdmin) is a full-featured MySQL management tool written in PHP. Conversely to phpMyAdmin, it consist of a single file ready to deploy to the target server. Usefull if you don’t want to upload all of phpMyAdmin via Adminer.
NES emulator in your browser
Someone with way too much time on their hands ported a NES emulator to JavaScript. Feel like playing Super Mario Bros or Zelda at work? Grab a fast browser like Google Chrome and head on over here, http://benfirshman.com/projects/jsnes/
Haiku R1/Alpha 1 announced
The Haiku Project is proud to announce the availability of Haiku R1/Alpha 1, the first official development release of Haiku, an open source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Haiku is a continuation of BeOS in open source form. Should be good! via Haiku Project Announces Availability of Haiku R1/Alpha 1 | Haiku Project.