del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since January 22, 2007 at 09:00 AM:

• Mini vMac – a miniature Macintosh emulator
  Tags: software, free, opensource, apple, macintosh, emulator
• Private Members in JavaScript
  Tags: article, programming, javascript, oop
• Raganwald: Where were you on Saturday, November 9, 2002?
  I love the distinction between the terms “tourist” and “practitioner.” Very insightful.
  Tags: blog, programming, essay
• Error message when you try to start Outlook 2003: “MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version”
  “This issue may occur if you install and then uninstall Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 on a computer that has Outlook 2003 installed.”
  Tags: article, microsoft, office
• Cats
  Holy crap. Cats. Someone’s collected them all off Fark, 4chan, etc. Damn.
  Tags: photos, cats, humor
• A List Apart: Articles: CSS Sprites: Image Slicing’s Kiss of Death
  Tags: blog, article, web, design, css, image, sprites

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since January 15, 2007 at 09:00 AM:

• Web design: 15 important research findings you should know – Jens Meiert
  Tags: blog, research, article, web, design, data
• 53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without | Smashing Magazine
  Links to a large list of web design elements done with CSS.
  Tags: blog, article, reference, web, webdesign, css
• Draggables demo – Interface plugin for jQuery
  Interface is a must-have plugin for jQuery if you build rich web UI.
  Tags: software, web, javascript, jquery, demo
• IEBlog : Scripting Debugging in Internet Explorer
  Tags: blog, web, software, programming, microsoft, javascript
• Zimbra – Blog – Taking Zimbra Offline
  Offline AJAX, aka HTTP caching proxy: “Technically the Zimbra Offline client is the same AJAX client UI but now connecting to a local sync’d cache of the data and more importantly the ability to search, tag, organize, etc without network access.”
  Tags: blog, web, programming, zimbra, javascript, ajax
• Summary of Forth Style Conventions
  Tags: reference, programming, forth
• Quartus Forth (Palm OS Version)
  "Since 1997, Quartus Forth is the original on-board ISO/ANSI Standard Forth compiler for Palm OS handheld computers. Quartus Forth is fast, and builds genuine native executables that need no 'run-time' libraries."
  Tags: software, company, palm, programming, forth, compiler
• Music Copyright Laws. Using cover song versions legally.
  Great narrative that describes what it takes to legally license and distribute cover versions of copyrighted songs.
  Tags: article, reference, legal, copyright, music, covers, howto
• The programmer productivity front (Skrentablog)
  Damn, Rich is so smart. Maybe I should give up on freelancing and go work for Topix, instead. The temptation …
  Tags: blog, programming, clustering, rich-skrenta, topix
• American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. — I’ve Been to the Mountaintop (April 3 1968)
  I cannot believe I hadn’t read the actual text of this speech before. It is an incredible message, which feels long forgotten now, almost 40 years later.
  Tags: speech, video, audio, martin-luther-king

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since January 1, 2007 at 09:00 AM:

• jwz – today’s vocabulary word is “Pseudomamma”
  jwz finds the best stuff! It’s a foot-tit, also known as “pseudomamma” or “supernumerary breast tissue.” With pictures, too!
  Tags: blog, livejournal, jwz, medicine, health, weird, nipples
• IFS Kit – Installable File System Kit
  It’s not quite what FUSE is for Linux, but at least it’s a solid start.
  Tags: reference, programming, microsoft, software, drivers, api, win32
• Download Free Fonts and Dingbats | Urbanfonts.com
  Tags: design, resource, free, fonts
• Threadless T-Shirts – Nice Boobies by Seth Kirkendall
  Tags: product, clothing, boobies
• zephyrfalcon.org :: labs :: 10 Python pitfalls
  Nice look at Python, especially how it differs from what you may expect based on knowledge of other languages.
  Tags: article, programming, python
• A Neighborhood of Infinity: You Could Have Invented Monads! (And Maybe You Already Have.)
  Excellent tutorial on Monads.
  Tags: blog, reference, programming, haskell, monads, tutorial
• vincent krautler: baby steps in haskell
  Great little blog entry on Haskell, introducing basic syntax and links to lots of relevant Haskell resources.
  Tags: blog, reference, programming, haskell, tutorial
• SftpDrive: The SFTP Network File System for Windows
  Like sshfs, but for Win32. $40, though.
  Tags: software, company, ssh, security, win32, non-free
• Garrett Dimon / Templates & Stencils for Visio & Omnigraffle
  Useful templates for doing wireframes, page description diagrams and site maps.
  Tags: blog, resource, ia, documentation, templates, garrett-dimon
• Jesse James Garrett: Visual Vocabulary for Information Architecture
  JJG provides what I’d consider the “Cliff’s Notes” breakdown of core IA notation. It’s a must-read.
  Tags: reference, article, modeling, ia, presentation, jesse-james-garrett
• SmartDraw.com – Create Software Designs, Charts, and Diagrams with SmartDraw
  Looks orders of magnitude better than Visio … but single user license is just under $300. Ouch.
  Tags: software, business, modeling, smartdraw
• Boston MySQL Meetup July 2006 – Google Video
  Tags: google, video, mysql, database, meetup, presentation, jim-starkey
• Mike Kruckenberg: Jim Starkey: Introducing Falcon (Storage Engine for MySQL)
  Tags: blog, database, mysql, jim-starkey
• The Information Architecture Institute: Tools
  A collection of document templates, Visio templates, etc. and examples for IA.
  Tags: resource, design, free, presentation, templates
• Complete Bboard Post Sequence in which the :-) Was Invented
  Apparently, the smiley emoticon is as old as September 1982. Scott Fahlman, you may be famous.
  Tags: 1982, computer, history, emoticons
• Creating Passionate Users: Don’t make the Demo look Done
  Kathy Sierra writes, “How ‘done’ something looks should match how ‘done’ something is.” Very wise.
  Tags: blog, article, psychology, marketing, kathy-sierra
• Laughing Squid > Instant Ramen Noodle Inventor Momofuku Ando, 1910-2007
  Scott Beale at Laughing Squid blog covers the passing of Momofuku Ando, founder of Nissin Food Products, famous for his Instant Ramen.
  Tags: blog, news, japan, food, ramen, obituary, momofuku-ando
• Effects of Partial and Total Sleep Deprivation on Driving Performance
  “[…] between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., the afternoon circadian trough when most people are naturally at a biorhythmic low point and are most likely to fall asleep.”
  Tags: research, health, driving, sleep, safety
• Atomic Media Fonts | Bitmap | Web | Flash | Screen | Small | Digital | Pixel Fonts
  Susan Kare, another fantastic pixel artist. I totally want some of her fonts.
  Tags: pixel, art, fonts, design, susan-kare

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since December 25, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• Yahoo! – Yahoo! Messenger – Webcams: Can I use the Webcam feature behind a firewall or proxy?
  “In order to use the Yahoo! Messenger Webcam feature, your firewall must permit outgoing TCP connections on port 5100.”
  Tags: reference, help, howto, yahoo, video, chat, networking, firewall
• CSIndy: Safe child syndrome (June 23, 2005)
  “The guidelines the [Minneapolis CPS] agency uses to measure neglect say kids 7 and under can’t be left alone in a house, but don’t say anything about when children can be unattended outside the home […]”
  Tags: article, parenting, children, legal
• pjammer: My Favorite Liar
  “[…] it is my intention to work into each of my lectures … one lie. Your job, as students, among other things, is to try and catch me in the Lie of the Day.” What an excellent technique that forces students to pay close attention–or, prove they were
  Tags: blog, livejournal, education, strategy, story
• Typing like a Functional Programmer
  What an incredibly succint explanation of a poorly understood but critically important concept: currying.
  Tags: blog, article, reference, programming, currying
• Judge: Saddam to be executed by Saturday – Yahoo! News
  Talk about Iraqi efficiency. If only the US government worked as swiftly, we might actually accomplish something.
  Tags: news, iraq, politics, saddamhussein, obituary
• 7.5.2 Element identifiers: the id and class attributes
  I am always trying to remember where in the HTML spec. it describes the “id” and “class” attributes.
  Tags: reference, html, css
• Tunatic: free music identification software
  “Tunatic is the very first song search engine based on sound for your computer. All you need is a microphone and Internet access.” Identify a song using its audio fingerprint and a centralized database of fingerprints. Very cool.
  Tags: software, audio, free, tools
• Joi Ito’s Web: Powerpoint Karaoke
  “You get up. They cue up a random presentation. You ad lib it.” OMG! Must do this at the next Northern NJ MySQL meetup. Sounds like great fun.
  Tags: blog, presentation, powerpoint, humor, karaoke
• stable.cowoh.org > Why Rails gets traction
  “[Ruby on Rails] takes utterly conventional approaches to web application development and makes it somewhat more powerful but stops short of adding power as soon as it involves the developer having to have a serious think about their approach […]”
  Tags: blog, web, programming, ruby, rails

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since December 18, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• Operator | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation
  “Operator lets you combine pieces of information on Web sites with applications in ways that are useful. […] All of these scenarios are possible due to Microformats, […]”
  Tags: software, mozilla, firefox, plugin, microformats, xml
• Using the Rake Build Language
  A good quick introduction to Ruby’s “rake” (Ruby make) build language by Martin Fowler.
  Tags: article, reference, programming, ruby, rake, martinfowler
• pc4media: Meetup Stats
  Peter Caputa summarizes Jason Calacanis’s podcast interview with Meetup.com CEO, Scott Heiferman.
  Tags: blog, reference, business, events, startup, meetup, jasoncalacanis, scottheiferman
• Raganwald: The first seven books I would buy if my shelves were bare
  Reginald Braithwaite surprisingly includes Phil Greenspun’s book in his list–and, with it, a mention of TCL and AOLserver.
  Tags: blog, computer, books, list
• Les Baronics, spécialistes du classico-surf rock – Accueil
  I was first introduced to Les Baronics thanks to the Surf channel on Spinner.com many years ago. I finally ordered copies of their CDs. Eventually, I get around to these things.
  Tags: music, classical, surf, lesbaronics
• Marijuana top U.S. cash crop, policy analyst says | Oddly Enough | Reuters.com
  “U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country’s largest cash crop, […]” Of course, if it were legalized, that weed would be worth a fraction of what it’s worth now.
  Tags: news, economy, drugs, marijuana
• How To Convert Decimal Degrees into Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
  aka, “How To Convert a Decimal to Sexagesimal”
  Tags: reference, howto, geocoding, mapping, decimal, sexagesimal
• AOL Chief Has a View, a Long One – New York Times
  Tags: article, nytimes, aol, randyfalco
• eBaySDForum2006-11-29.pdf
  “The eBay Architecture” preso by Randy Shoup and Dan Pritchett at SD Forum 2006.
  Tags: pdf, presentation, programming, software, design, scalability, ebay
• sixteenbynine: Poem: “So Tell Me”
  Tags: livejournal, blog, poem
• The Dilbert Blog: My Donut Theory of the Universe
  Scott Adams presents another kind of donut theory of the universe. Great minds think alike, or fools rarely differ.
  Tags: blog, science, donut, theory, scottadams
• Handykey Corporation
  Twiddler2: “A combination keyboard and mouse that weighs 4 ounces and fits in the palm of your hand.” One-handed chorded keyboard and mouse.
  Tags: product, computer, hardware, keyboard

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since December 11, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• ClearSync
  “ClearSync [formerly WeSync] officially launched version 1.0 on September 26th, 2006.” Of course, it’s no longer free–requires yearly subscription. Is it worth it? I’m not sure.
  Tags: product, company, software, mobile, palm, calendar, sync
• SWFUpload beta
  Little Flash app. that implements enhanced client-side file upload functionality. This is almost a must-have for modern AJAX-style applications.
  Tags: software, flash, swf, webapps
• World’s best t-shirts and stuff :: Dirty Microbe
  Tags: clothing, t-shirts, funny

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since December 4, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• DemoForge Video Hook Driver (DFMirage driver)
  “[…] driver for a virtual video device […] that exactly mirrors the drawing operations of one or more physical display devices. […] solves the problem of reliably and efficiently detecting modified areas on the screen.”
  Tags: software, free, win32, video, vnc
• VerizonMath: Verizon doesn’t know Dollars from Cents
  Almost 26 minutes of audio where we discover that some Verizon employees don’t know the difference between “.002 dollars” and “.002 cents.” Remember kids: stay in school, don’t do drugs, or you might be these people someday.
  Tags: blog, audio, verizon, math, stupid, funny
• CSS layouts: liquid, fluid, elastic, flexible…
  Tags: reference, article, webdesign, css, html
• TiVo File Decoder
  TiVoToGo DRM cracked and code is available open source. Finally.
  Tags: software, video, tivo, drm, opensource, free
• Orange amp: Tiny Terror
  Jay just got one of these and endorses it.
  Tags: product, music, guitar, orange
• Seidio 2.5mm (male) to 3.5mm (female) Stereo Audio Adapter @ mytreo.net/store
  Take regular 3.5mm stereo headphones and connect them to the 2.5mm jack on your Treo or other cellphone, for $5.95.
  Tags: product, mobile, phone, audio, adapter, palm, treo
• XP Publications: Optional scope contracts
  Kent Beck and Dave Cleal offer an alternative to fixed-price contracts and traditional time and materials contracts.
  Tags: article, business, consulting, legal, contract, extremeprogramming
• Homepage The Toy Bluetooth Vibrator
  I don’t know if this is a legit product or a hoax, but it’s definitely a funny concept. All technology eventually evolves into teledildonics.
  Tags: product, mobile, bluetooth, sex, vibrator, nsfw

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since November 27, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• 2001 CFR Title 49, Volume 7
  49 CFR 571: FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS
  Tags: reference, us, government, legal, automobile, standards
• What I’m looking for in a business plan – in and out of Second Life < Susan Wu - Venture Capital
  My unfair advantage? I’m me and you’re not! Nobody else is. It’s sustainable as long as i keep on being me.
  Tags: blog, business, startup, finance, susanwu
• Guide to Punctuation: Possessives
  Larry Trask at the University of Sussex says that “its'” (“its” followed by an apostrophe) is never correct. I’ve known this, but never had a resource to cite. Now I do.
  Tags: book, english, language, punctuation, larrytrask
• First impression of the OLPC OS
  Og Maciel blogs some thoughts and screenshots based on the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) VMware image (~140 MB).
  Tags: blog, computer, free, olpc, vmware, ogmaciel
• M-AUDIO – Uno – 1-In/1-Out USB Bus-Powered MIDI Interface
  Very simple USB-to-MIDI cable, $50.
  Tags: product, music, audio, usb, midi
• Whatever: Being Poor
  John Scalzi’s much linked-to blog entry that’s very touching in many ways.
  Tags: blog, money, johnscalzi
• Download fonts | dafont.com
  Tags: resource, free, fonts, typography
• Porn Makes You Want Less Real Sex (by Jeremy Zawodny)
  Tags: blog, psychology, sex, jeremyzawodny
• Urban Legends Reference Pages: Carson Williams’ ‘Wizard in Winter’ Christmas Light Display
  Tags: article, holiday, christmas, viral, video, snopes
• Damn Interesting > Outer Space Exposure
  I doubt the brain would survive “undamaged” from total vacuum exposure, but it’s still a good article.
  Tags: blog, science, space, vacuum
• NorhTec: MicroClient Jr.
  Tags: product, computer, hardware, norhtec
• Tiny, sub-$100 PC runs Puppy Linux
  NorhTec’s MicroClient Jr. (via Robert Cringely @ PBS)
  Tags: product, computer, hardware, norhtec

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since November 20, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• Paul Graham: The Roots of Lisp
  Tags: article, computer, programming, lisp, paulgraham
• Butler, NJ, tries to pass public (parks, pools, etc.) smoking ban ordinance
  Council voted 6-1 in favor of–Steve Regis being the only “no” vote. Steve, I’m with you on this.
  Tags: law, us, newjersey, butler, smoking, steveregis
• heathervescent: Being Aeon Flux
  Heather makes one hot Aeon Flux.
  Tags: blog, heather, blonde, costume
• In Depth Review of Treo 680 – Reviews and editorials
  Tags: product, review, palm, treo, cingular
• YouTube – Amateur – Lasse Gjertsen
  Lasse Gjertsen with a drum and piano composition. This guy is brilliant.
  Tags: youtube, video, music, art, lassegjertsen
• Sitemaps now Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo supported by Elliott Back
  Tags: blog, google, microsoft, yahoo, search, seo
• Show Saturday and Sunday the same size as other days – Outlook – Microsoft Office Online
  This has been a question I’ve asked so often, it’s bound to come up again.
  Tags: howto, microsoft, office, calendar
• Adai – Lentil Pancakes recipe
  Indian lentil crepes. Had these at Mani’s house–they’re yummy.
  Tags: food, recipe, india
• Ted’s Take – The road from here…..
  Ted posts his “AOL Top 11” for 2007.
  Tags: blog, aol, business, tedleonsis
• substitute: what
  chained monkey + bubbles = nightmares for a week.
  Tags: livejournal, image, monkey, bubbles, weird
• Rands In Repose: Meeting Creatures
  If you have to attend meetings in a big company, this list of personality archetypes is crucial–and sadly funny.
  Tags: blog, business, psychology, wisdom, rands

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since November 13, 2006 at 09:00 AM:

• Montshire Museum: Welcome to the Montshire!
  The best museum I’ve seen so far–for kids and geeky adults. It’s up in Norwich, VT … about an hour away from Killington, VT.
  Tags: education, science, kids, museum, vermont