I was working on a small 3D flash program today and wanted it to read in it’s model data from a file that I created with another program, such as Blender. I’m not sure if it’s the best way to do things, but it was fairly painless to export the model data to a plaintext […]
Click To Play I have almost no complaints about the T-Mobile Dash. It’s small, it’s fun to use, and T-Mobile’s data plans are cheap ($30 for unlimited EDGE+T-Mobile Hotspot). But it’s got one annoying flaw: instead of Bluetooth Dialup Networking (DUN), the Dash uses Bluetooth LAN Access (kind of like a Wi-Fi access point, but […]
I’ve been a wireless fan for years now; my home network is pretty much an AirPort Extreme Base Station and an AirPort Express in WDS mode. I have a 5-port hub in my office for a desktop PC and my networked printer. But most of the bits that fly here, fly over wireless. However, I […]
[Ed note: this was originally posted on the O’Reilly Network on August 30, 2005.] As lead editor for O’Reilly’s Hacks series, I field proposals for Hacks books on a daily basis. I also usually have several books in various stages of acquisition, writing, or production, all of which of course have authors and (this being […]
[Ed note: this was originally posted on the O’Reilly Network on May 16, 2005.] For a few weeks now, I’ve been noodling around the idea of some kind of Eats, Shoots & Leaves meets Chicago Manual of Style cum writing style guide and technical publishing primer, all wrapped up into a collection of tips and […]
The crafting world seems to have come down with a major case of terrarium fever, and I’m no exception. It’s so much fun creating these verdant little worlds, and I especially like that my cats can’t get to the plants inside. I’ve been having a lot of fun making woodland-themed moss terrariums for friends, so […]
This how-to is in Hungarian, but the pictures pretty much tell you what you need to know. How to make a DIY ring flash
