This productivity hack caught my attention because it’s very similar to the strategy I find myself using to help maintain focus and forward progress, despite my proclivities for procrastination. The scheme is called (10+2)*5, and it breaks down like this: Work hard on a discrete, small task for 10 minutes. Take a 2 minute break. […]
Dhananjay Gadre of the Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology just posted a video of the LED hourglass he and Anurag Chugh is working on: The LEDs are arranged in a circular conical fashion, to mimic the glass parts of a traditional hourglass, giving a 3-Dimensional appearance to the electronic hourglass. The system is equipped with […]
If you’ve ever wanted to strip Windows down to the bare essentials, preload your activation key, or integrate hotfixes, tweaks, or service packs, you need to check out nLite. Point it at your Windows installation CD, follow the steps, and your customized Windows install disc will be ready to roll. nLite includes: Service Pack Integration […]
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes – What do you get when you mix a 1970’s style analog chart recorder, an 8-bit microcontroller, and a Fisher-Price Doodle Pro? A truly 21st century toy: An analog PlotBot with e-paper display technology! An AVR-based Analog Plotbot with an E-Paper Display – Thanks John! Link.
The projectmaker writes in with how to give yourself a way to “feel” you’re near Wi-Fi… Thought you might like my latest project — a 6th sense for wireless networks! This project allows one to literally “feel” wireless access points and their signal strength as easily as you feel the wind on your cheek. Note […]
Paul Bausch has finished rolling his own Flickr substitute and just wrapped up his first round of extra features, including support for EXIF data, syndication, and tagging. If you’re just joining us, Paul’s been rewriting his personal photoblogging and software from scratch and documenting the process. Here are all the posts in his OTFG (Off […]
In addition to root and nobody, there is another special unix account in OS X with some interesting properties: UID 99, Unknown User. Account 99 is treated differently by the operating system and has a couple of interesting properties that allow removable devices to be easily used between multiple machines, specifically: Files owned by UID […]
