Handbrake, an open-source, GPL-licensed, multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows and one of the easiest way to rip DVDs, has a new version out: User presets (Mac) AppleTV and PS3 support Anamorphic, even in QuickTime Surround sound (both AAC 5.1 and Dolby Pro Logic II) Chapter markers (QuickTime-style) […]
Amazing visualizations of the blogosphere @ Data Mining – [via] Link.
Firefly, formerly mt-daapd, is an open source digital audio server that can stream your music library to iTunes. Linux appears to be the most supported platform, but there is also beta support for Mac OS X, Windows, and even the AppleTV! One of its cooler features is that it’s capable of transcoding your music files […]
We’ve written before about using services like Google’s translation software to bypass web filters and access censored/restricted content online, but this really only scratches the surface of the various technologies that can be used to bypass online censorship systems. Reporters Without Borders put together a nice article on the subject, which discusses both the merits […]
The Firefox Web Developer Extension and Firebug plugins are two very cool tools for editing and debugging HTML and CSS. Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror had this to say: I can’t imagine debugging a web app without these two essential tools, which transform Firefox into the Visual Studio of browsers. It’d be akin to writing […]
Mitch writes – Double the Range of Your TV-B-Gone With a handful of parts, a solder iron, and about an hour, you can double the range of your TV-B-Gone (R) universal remote control. TV-B-Gone remotes work great to turn off TVs anywhere you go. But they work even better when they have more power. We […]
Here’s how to make a homopolar motor extremely simple and TONS of fun – Link.
