Looks like Google is going to be using Jabber- talk.google.com is talking Jabber. You can telnet over to talk.google.com 5222. The last line will be the standard response sent by a Jabber server prior to negotiating a login. I heard on IRC that some have logged in using their Google username and password. Link.
Over the next day and week you’ll hear about the new PSP 2.0 update from all the usual places, but don’t update- really. There are a couple new features, like a web browser, image transfer/wallpaper, some other video and network tweaks- but it’s a yawn. You’ll lose all the amazing homebrew playing capability, emulators and cool applications the PSP makers are cranking out- so don’t do it- it’s just not worth it, it removes fun (until the version 2.0 firmware can play homebrew, then it’s ok to update). Link.
Gkaufman’s used 2 PC expansion slot covers to create a new mounting bracket for his bike’s rear carrier. He wanted to pull the rear rack off of his old bike and mount it. The problem was that the rack’s mounting bracket wasn’t designed to fit this style of bike. More details on the project blog here and photo here.
Why would you want to interface the Keyboard? The IBM keyboard can be a cheap alternative to a keyboard on a Microprocessor development system. Or maybe you want a remote terminal, just couple it with a LCD Module. Maybe you have a RS-232 Barcode Scanner or other input devices, which you want to use with existing software which only allows you to key in numbers or letters. You could design yourself a little box to convert RS-232 into a Keyboard Transmission, making it transparent to the software. Link.
The Fourth Street hotspot is part of a communal wireless project called Neighbornode, started by then New York University grad student John Geraci as a way to add a community-building aspect to the common practice of using a neighbor’s Wi-Fi network to get online. Anyone with a broadband connection can start a Neighbornode. When someone uses the node to access the Web, he is first directed to a home page with a message board, classified section and photo page to help locals recognize one another. Here’s how to do it in your hood’ Link.
MAKE flickr pool member mrbill is tinkering around with an AVR Butterfly 4- Atmel AVR Butterfly microcontroller evaluation kit. Also has temperature sensor and speaker. The best thing – it’s only $20! In the photo, he spells MAKE! Link.
Wow, I liked the sidebar in the demos I saw of the next version of Windows, you could “roll your own info bar” – but you don’t need to wait for Windows now – Google today introduced Google Desktop Version 2 with a Google Sidebar, a panel on your desktop which provides convenient, one-glance access to all sorts of personalized information that is similar to the sidebar that you are going to see in the upcoming Windows Vista (previously Longhorn)... [via] Link.
