According to Digg google has released a del.icio.us‘esque bookmarking service
Access your bookmarks from any computer. Supports labels, stars, and notes.
I love del.icio.us and dont plan on switching anytime soon, but for the heck of it I created a bookmarklet to add the current page to your google bookmarks.
drag this link to your toolbar (works in safari, dont know about others):
accroding to this article (use bugmenot for login):
The IFPI said digital music sales tripled to $1.1bn from $380m in 2004 and predicted “further significant growth” this year.
So, I’ve been going a little crazy with the analog photography lately.
I like that flickr displays the EXIF metadata to let you know what kind of camera took that photo. Obviously pictures that are a scan of photo taken with a non-digital camera do not contain that information. so, i did a quick search on the cpan and found Image::MetaData::JPEG
after reading some docs and using Data::Dumper i was able to come up with this script that sets the make and model info. here is an example I took with my Kodak Jiffy Six-20. if you find this useful, let me know…
download exif_makemodel.pl
Use this tutorial to turn your iPod into a blue box-like phone dialer. It’s as simple as adding tones and creating a playlist.
http://www.oldskoolphreak.com/tfiles/phreak/phreakingoutyour_ipod.txt
via Digg:
This may be one of the oldest methods of photography, it uses a geranium leaf as the film which gets exposed to light and chemically treated to reveal the image.
via Make:
Its easy to make your own soap! Teachsoap.com has tons of soap makin’ recipies from easy to advanced, including how to make body scrubs and lip balm.
just saw this
from: http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html
Gmail Mobile
Now you can access your Gmail account from your mobile phone or device. Just point your phone’s web browser to http://m.gmail.com. Your Gmail account stays synched, whether you access it from the web or the mobile interface. It’s easy to use and it’s free (but yes, your wireless plan could still charge you).
It also has these cool features:
• Automatically optimizes the interface for the phone you’re using
• Opens the attachments you receive in messages, including photos, Microsoft Word documents and .pdf files
• Lets you reply by call to people whose phone numbers are in your Gmail Contacts list
Make PCR out of a VCR - The VCRVO: ”
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Neat project, uses a VCR as a computer case. I decided gut the VCR and use it as a computer case. This would replace the functionality of the DVD player and video recorder with one unit that looks more like a VCR than a computer (thus keeping the wife happy). My initial goal was to get Freevo running on it, so during the build I affectionately referred to it as my ‘VCRVO’ project. Here are the steps I took… Link.
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(Via MAKE: Blog.)
