Interesting and cool stuff I find out on the web
I had seen this cool screensaver for Mac OS X before, but never knew the name of it, that is until today — “Flurry”. So, I Googled and found the screensaver’s official site as well as a Windows port of it. As a result, I now have a new favorite screensaver. 😀
If you’ve never seen Flurry in action, you should really download it. Click here if you’re using Windows or here if you’re using OS X 10.1 or better. You won’t regret it. 🙂
Check out The Million Dollar Homepage. It’s a site where a British college student is selling a million pixels (in 10×10 pixel squares) for $1 a pixel in an effort to pay for school / make money. Pretty clever idea if you ask me. 🙂
Yes, I’m a bit behind the times, but they’re still interesting, so I’m gonna share. 😛
Anyway, on Google Maps is this satellite imagery of New Orleans from Wednesday, August 31st at 10 AM.
If you have Google Earth (which you should — it’s free and awesome), then check out this page which has a bunch of downloads for Google Earth that adds image overlays of the damage, new satellite views, etc. to the program. VERY insertesting stuff.
Here are some examples:
So I navigated over to last.fm today and discovered they have a totally new website (it’s been up since the 9th, but I just now noticed). There’s also no more AudioScrobbler.com, just last.fm now.
The site itself is pretty kickass — a lot cleaner and easier to navigate. That goes for the profiles as well.
They also have a desktop player now instead of a stream in your normal audio player. I must say, I do like it, espeically since it actually displays what I’m listening to. (Before, it’d slowly get farther and father off.)
If you don’t already have an account and have the tracking plugin installed into your favorite audio player, you really should. I mean, the customized radio streams themselves make it all worth it (pick an artist you like and songs are found for you that’d you probably like). For more details about last.fm, check out this page: http://www.last.fm/help/
Wow, this “Freebord” thing is insanely cool. It’s a skateboard that has additional center pivoting wheels which allows you to slide sidways if you want like a snowboard.
A great video that explains the Freebord and shows it in action can br found here with some more details, pictures, and videos being found on the official Freebord site.
That thing really makes me wish I wasn’t so un-coordinated. 🙁
That’s right, the awesome and kickass Mr. T has a music video: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2668992
Are you ever in a hurry when on a elevator, but end up stopping on every floor on the way to your floor? Well supposedly there’s a way to put the elevator in “express” mode without using a key.
I have NOT tried it, so I dunno if it’s true or not. You might want to check this thread on my forum though to see if anyone else got it to work.
The designers of some elevators include a hidden feature that is very handy if you’re in a hurry or it’s a busy time in the building (like check-out time in a hotel). While some elevators require a key, others can be put into “Express” mode by pressing the “Door Close” and “Floor” buttons at the same time. This sweeps the car to the floor of your choice and avoids stops at any other floor. This seems to work on Most elevators that I have tried! Most elevators have the option for this to work,
but on some of them the option is turned off by whoever runs them. This is a rather fun hack, so the next time you are on an elevator, give it a try, you have nothing to lose, And this concludes Hacking Elevators 101!Elevators that have been tested and worked on:
- Otis Elevators (All But The Ones Made In 1992),
- Dover (Model Numbers: EL546 And ELOD862),
- And Most Desert Elevators (All, But Model Numbers ELD5433 And ELF3655)
Taken from: http://thedamnblog.com/index.php?y=2005&m=07&d=31
You should check out Google Sightseeing. It’s a cool site that posts interesting places on Google Maps and Google Earth.
Thanks to a-arse for the link.
In case you haven’t seen it, you should really check out the Optimus keyboard. It’s a concept keyboard where each key is actually a tiny LCD kinda screen. This allows you do display whatever the hell you want on your keys. Here’s an example off their site:
I am so totally picking one of those up once they come out. 😀
My dad pointed this program out to me a while back and thought I’d share it. I think he found it on PCWorld.com or something.
Anyway, it’s a extremely powerful file renamer that can use EXIF data, regex, and a TON of other stuff. Here’s a screenshot off their site of the main screen to give you a rough idea of the features:
![Bulk Rename Utility [Thumbnail]](https://i0.wp.com/alex.blog/wp-content/uploads/bulkrenameutility.jpg "Bulk Rename Utility [Click for fullsize image]")