The 6th incarnation of Elmer's blog
Podracer is a shell script with calls to Python to handle bit-torrent.
freshmeat.net: Project details for Podracer
Podracer is a podcast aggregator that gets the enclosures from your list of podcast subscriptions and stores them in the location you specify. It supports BitTorrent, HTTP, and FTP downloads, and runs best as a cron job to automatically retrieve podcasts throughout the day.
Ziepod – Podcast Receiver and Player
Ziepod is an easy-to-use toolkit to reach and manage audio-based content published through podcasts. It feeds you voice of people from all around the world by bringing what people talks through podcasts right in front of you.
OPML at Harvard: Really Simple Knowledge Sharing is happening today
It is an OPML outline of an annotated bibliography. Because the outline is in OPML it can be carried into other OPML environments and edited, integrated, shared, tagged, etc.
Laszlo – Platform Overview
OpenLaszlo is the leading open source platform for the development and delivery of rich Internet applications on the World Wide Web.
Database query tool – Aqua Data Studio is the query analyzer that works with Oracle, DB2, Sybase, MySQL and more.
Aqua Data Studio is a database query tool and administration tool that allows developers to easily create, edit, and execute SQL scripts, as well as browse and visually modify database structures. Aqua Data Studio provides an integrated database environment with a single consistent interface to all major relational databases. This allows the database administrator or developer to tackle multiple tasks simultaneously from one application.
This is cool. I’ve been thinking of putting something like this together for the kids.
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO make a Penny Arcade
“I have a hobby of creating arcade machines using computers and MAME. This is a budget arcade cabinet. Instead of a computer running the MAME software, the gaming is provided by a Namco TV Games 5-in-1 game controller, hacked for real arcade controls. So, instead of spending a few hundred on a computer, the controller is $20. Also, inside is a 14″ TV, saving money there too. The Penny Arcade plays Pacman, Galaxian, RallyX, DigDug, and Bosconian“
FeedMail » FeedMail FAQ
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Messages to Contacts are sent like email (“To, CC, BCC..”) from within your FeedMail pages, but instead of email addresses, you use your contact’s FeedMail Username or pick them from your Contact List.
Linux Today – LinuxPR: OpenOffice.Org Announces Version 2.0 Public Beta 2
The OpenOffice.org project is pleased to announce that the second public beta release of OpenOffice.org 2.0 is now available for download.
Upcoming IBM software continually backs up files – Computerworld
IBM plans to release new software next month for automatically backing up files on laptop computers. The product will be aimed primarily at mobile workers and is intended to protect data in the event that files are accidentally deleted or become corrupted, or if a laptop is stolen, IBM said.
Sure Slashdot’s all worked up about the headline “Has Google Peaked?” but the real fun of the article is at the end where the idea of using iPods loaded with OS 10.4 to boot Intel PCs and sending MSFT into spasms is the real neat idea:) Just think about. A 20 gig hard drive you carry around loaded with a functional operating system and lots of your stuff. Just plug in and boot up. Cool
PBS | I, Cringely . August 25, 2005 – Has Google Peaked?
“Every one of those iPods is a bootable drive. What if Apple introduces OS 10.5, its next super-duper operating system release, and at the same time starts loading FOR FREE the current operating system version — OS 10.4 — on every new iPod in a version that runs on generic Intel boxes? What if they also make 10.4 a free download through the iTunes Music Store?“