Coding4Fun: Using X10 Hardware
Steve writes “MSDN published an article by Tony Northrup on Using X10 hardware. It has a video tutorial. I hope they ave more of these in the future”. The video shows me tackling two very common problems in my 1950’s era home. First, in my bedroom , I use two lamps to light the room. It’s annoying to have to walk across the room in the dark to turn them on, and then to reach across the bed to turn them off at night. I fixed this in about ten minutes with about $100 in X10 hardware. Link.
…a Mac Mini-driven 4U rack with an eBay-rescued LCD screen, for playing soft synths on a keyboard and running guitar effects via Guitar Rig software. Next week, when creator Christopher is off the road, CDM will post his Logic Pro Environment file and talk about how you can use this feature for interactive live performances, switching between instruments and effects. 
Extremely detailed. Rubber band shooting has come a long way from its early and pathetic roots. Kids would take the rubber band, mount it on their thumb, and shoot. This would lead to instability in flight and painful misfires, especially for chronic shooters. 
I’m guessing you put the PSP in USB mode and it just sees/transfers/sends info around. ..A source with an Xbox 360 developer kit has been so kind to post images of the Sony PSP and the Xbox 360 interacting with each other. This feature was one of the surprises Microsoft had touted at E3 2005 earlier this year, a feature that probably drew significant attention from the Sony camp. 
If you run iPodLinux like I do, here’s a treat- DOOM for the iPod. Mostly playable I need to sift through the Doom post for some key binds. Can load game saves. Can save game. Plays all wad files: Doom I Shareware (won’t play demos), Doom II Shareware, Ultimate Doom, Final Doom wads, and Doom II. Also unless you want Doom to crash in the menu put the help files in the folder too.