Monthly Archives: July 2006

Friday Linkfest : MacMini as a Media Center

Not going to blog this weekend, taking it slow in this mid-summer heat… I tought I could at least give few a few links to chew on! Topic of the week, a research I did about six months ago about using a Mac Mini as a media center device, connected to a TV screen… A [...]

Social is a function, not a destination

Read/Write Web reports about Reddit being used as a white label solution for Slate. It has always mystified me why most people developping new web projects don't understand that there will not be another MySpace or Digg or YouTube. There can be only one leader (it’s a consequence of the network effect). But the ideas [...]

Building a real mobile platform - Linux Phone Stack

The real way to build a platform is to make available the pieces to create it…

Developers interested in porting applications to PalmSource’s Linux implementation for mobile phones are invited to a special "PalmSource Developer Day" at this year’s LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco. Attendees will receive early access to the Access Linux Platform (ALP), and [...]

GTB - Getting Things Blogged!

It’s five in the morning. Can't sleep. My mind is full. Should do a mind sweep to clear my mind. I can't. I am almost obsessed by blogging. Ever since I decided I could put more effort in this blog I am constantly thinking about the blogging process (this guy is no stranger to that)!
So [...]

Unrar on OSX

If the built-in tools leave you unsatisfied (or more likely, pissed) while extracting .RAR files on OSX, try UnRarX. It works. I was stucked extracting the nice 3K2 three columns wordpress theme from here. Solved. Case closed! Might upgrade my look if all goes well (or I am not distracted by something else, likely since [...]

Question for my (way more clued than myself) readers…

How can I refresh the Google AdWord ads on displaying on my homepage? It seems like they are stuck with last weeks post about virtualization… any way to upgrade this or reset the data?

MusicMapping

Check out Robin's MusicMapping with Last.fm data (this one with my data). It’s the type of project I find interesting…
Tags: data, music, visualization, webservice

Name that Zune

It’s not a like you could ignore the unveiling of this Microsoft initiative. CNET and Engadget had lots of details and Om Malik, Paid Content and TechCrunch provided analysis- the short version : tough battle with Apple ahead, microsoft music partners are fscked and this an opportunity for a truly open alternative to this [...]

Good (easy setup) PCI wireless card?

I want to use a PCI wireless card (G) for a desktop PC I have in the home office but I don't want to go thru configuration hell… any good recommendation?
Update :Â forgot to say it’s to use with my Ubuntu powered desktop I would prefer not using ndiswrap, but since hardware is swappable [...]

lazyweb wordpress tech support question…

Is there a way to restrict the number of posts that appears on the index page of a blog? Ideally in the form of a plugin since I might use it with less technically oriented users but any proven method is welcomed.
Of course I tried finding the answer via Google first, so don't paste [...]