Jamie’s Weblog

On the Desktop:Netbeans 4.1: Prettier, much faster, and generally better than 4.0. Firefox 1.04: Secure your fox (again) On website:Gallery 1.5: Some new features and bug fixes. I’m not particularly impressed by the new blue background though Gallery 2.0 beta 2: I am impressed by this. In contrast to 1.x, it uses a MySQL database [...]

Nelson wonders, what is the point of Yahoo’s new blogging service, Yahoo360? I came across this today as well. I mean, I know it’s only a beta but why would anyone shift their blog over to Yahoo360 if their readers can’t read it? And, since signup is by invitation only, there’s nothing you can do [...]

I was reading a couple of articles about Dual Core processors in MicroMart over the weekend. So, it was with interest that I saw, on slashdot, a review of AMD’s new dual core processor, the Athlon 64 X2. Now, you could get all excited about the performance but, err… so what? Most people don’t need [...]

via the dynamic duo, Mauro and Nicolas respectively: Sensor and Hitcher. Sensor is Nokia’s take on the bluetooth presence detection theme. Essentially, this application allows you to use Bluetooth to share messages and pictures with those around you. The demo animation gives a good indication of the scenarios that Nokia envisage. I was a little [...]

BoingBoing and Trusted Reviews both had articles on Weeeman, a 7 meter high figure made from all the electrical waste a single person will discard over the course of their life. It has been created by the RSA to herald the coming of the EU legislation entitled Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Directive (hence WEEE [...]

James Auger (another ex-MLE’er) has written a book about augmenting animals with technology. The examples given were rats with night-vision goggles, dogs with offensive-smell filters and a bird cage to simulate long-distance flight. The Wired article seems to take a slightly sensationalist angle on the work but personally I think the work is more art [...]