Thursday, May 31, 2007

Los Angeles for architectur fans

Los Angeles for architectur fans
A German guy named Martin Schall from Stuttgart, Germany created a website about architecture in LA, where he documented more than 1700 buildings.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Magma ExpressBox for MacBook Pros

Magma ExpressBox for MacBook Pros
The Magma ExpressBox is an external device for attaching a "desktop-only" PCI Express (PCI-E) card with a maximum bandwidth of 2Gbps to a MacBook Pro with an ExpressCard/34 interface for around 750$.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Top 15 Terminal commands for hidden MacOSX settings

Top 15 Terminal commands for hidden MacOSX settings
Just found these top 15 Terminal commands for hidden MacOSX settings at macosxtips.co.uk. Highly recommended!

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Monday, May 28, 2007

book on Practical Color Management

book on Practical Color Management
Practical Color Management from Eddie Tapp shows you how to get consistent color by using various color management techniques.

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Sunday, May 27, 2007

JavaScript, The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition

JavaScript, The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition
Great resource for learning JavaScript: JavaScript, The Definitive Guide, Fifth Edition from David Flanagan covers JavaScript on nearly 1000 pages. As widgets are mostly programmed in JavaScript and especially for the upcoming iPhone from Apple, widgets seem to be the only way right now to make the iPhone programmable.

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Saturday, May 26, 2007

mini CD adapter

mini CD adapter
Amazon sold a mini CD adapter from Memorex for using 8cm CDs in slot loading drives. I wonder if anything like this is available from somebody else.

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Friday, May 25, 2007

Tera-Box Lite for 4 IDE hard drives with USB2

Tera-Box Lite for 4 IDE hard drives with USB2
GeekStuff4U sells the Tera-Box Lite for roughly 150$. It houses 4 IDE hard drives plus power supply in a very small package and connects to your PC via USB2.

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Dive Into Python

Dive Into Python
If you want to learn the programming language Python, Dive Into Python seems to be a great starting point. It is available as a book for less than 40$, and it is available for download in various formats (HTML, PDF, text...) for free. I just downloaded the HTML version and will install it on my Nokia770, so I can spend the next few weeks learning Python.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Ukelele Unicode keyboard layout editor for MacOSX

Ukelele Unicode keyboard layout editor for MacOSX
Ukelele is a free Unicode keyboard layout editor for MacOSX, providing a graphical interface to .keylayout files.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

MenuMeters for MacOSX

MenuMeters for MacOSX
MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for the menu bar of MacOS X.

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Monday, May 21, 2007

BandRich C100 HSDPA 7.2 EC/34 modem with USB adaptor

BandRich C100 HSDPA 7.2 EC/34 modem with USB adaptor
The BandRich C100 is a TriBand HSDPA7.2 and QuadBand EDGE ExpressCard/34 modem. A USB adaptor and a PCMCIA adaptor are available to use it with PCcard slots or externally via USB. MacOSX support is included, but no HSUPA, so uplink is 384kbps maximum right now.

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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Tripod charity gear

Tripod charity gear
If you want to help dogs, that got their leg(s) amputated due to bone cancer, you might get some Tripod charity gear.

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Saturday, May 19, 2007

Pebble Beach Concourse d´Elegance

Pebble Beach Concourse d´Elegance
On 8/19 the annual Concours d´Elegance takes place at Pebble Beach, California.

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Friday, May 18, 2007

Stream live EyeTV video to EyeHome

Stream live EyeTV video to EyeHome
Another great tip from MacOSXhints.com: stream live EyeTV video to EyeHome.

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Set up keyless entry to your house via your cellphone

Set up keyless entry to your house via your cellphone
Another great article from engadget.com: set up keyless entry to your house via your cellphone.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

DIY bottle cap tripod

DIY bottle cap tripod
Great and easy to use instructions for building yourself a bottle cap tripod.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

How to build a geodesic dome out of cardboard

How to build a geodesic dome out of cardboard
If you are a fan of geodesic domes, you should build your own with the help of this website.

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Monday, May 14, 2007

Sony Ericsson Address Book Enabler

Sony Ericsson Address Book Enabler
Julian Wright has the Address Book Enabler to add SMS and call support for many of the latest Sony Ericsson phones.

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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Sony Ericsson Phone Plugins for iSync v2.4

Sony Ericsson Phone Plugins for iSync v2.4
Julian Wright has Sony Ericsson Phone Plugins for iSync v2.4 to enable Address Book and iCal syncing for various new Sony Ericsson phones that are currently not supported in iSync 2.4.

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Saturday, May 12, 2007

wallet spanner

wallet spanner
TouchOfGinger.com has a credit card sized wallet spanner made out of 1.2mm thick stainless steel for less than 8 pounds.

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Friday, May 11, 2007

GizMac noise reducing server racks

GizMac noise reducing server racks
GizMac sells the XRackPro2 4U noise reduction enclosure cabinet for less than 500$. They have versions in 6U, 12U and 25U, too, for up to 2200$.

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Creative Prodikeys

Creative Prodikeys
Creative has a USB keyboard with built in music keyboard called Prodikeys for 50$. Officially supports only Windows, but should work with MacOSX, too.

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

TabStop for Safari

TabStop for Safari
TabStop for Safari warns you if you are going to close a Safari window that has more than one tab open. No more accidentally quitting a browser that has a hundred great articles open and ready to read.

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

create a SSH tunnel for a secure VNC connection

create a SSH tunnel for a secure VNC connection
The FreeMacBlog has an easy to understand video tutorial in its Mac Server Series to create a SSH tunnel for a secure VNC connection.

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Monday, May 07, 2007

MAKE volume 9 available

MAKE volume 9 available
The newest issue of MAKE (volume 09) is available right now.

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Sunday, May 06, 2007

German language book on good manners

German language book on good manners
I just read Darf man per E-Mail kondolieren? Der Knigge des 21. Jahrhunderts from Helmut A. Gansterer. If you can read German you most likely have heard about his writings and his newest book is wonderful reading, too, even if he doesn´t write about wonderful and "wonderless" women this time.

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Saturday, May 05, 2007

OpenDNS

OpenDNS
OpenDNS gives you free DNS servers at 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. It warns against phishing attacks, speeds up your connection and corrects spelling mistakes on-the-fly.

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Friday, May 04, 2007

coiled USB extension cable

coiled USB extension cable
X-tremegeek.com sells a coiled USB extension cable for less than 13$.

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

DIY in Vienna

DIY in Vienna
From 5/3 to 5/6 the exhibition 10 years of DIY culture in Vienna takes place at the Galerie Quelle in Quellenstraße 149 in Vienna, Austria.

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

load-ding charging tray for gadgets

load-ding charging tray for gadgets
The load-ding is a very pratical and stylish charging tray for small electronic gadgets for less than 10 Euros.

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

UrbanRail.Net infos on public metro transportation

UrbanRail.Net infos on public metro transportation
At UrbanRail.Net you get a general overview of each city's metro system and links to other relevant sites.

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