Category: Computing
Hacking the mind
Not a new concept, but the relationship between traditional mysticism (eastern and western) and computer hacking is more compelling than it may look like at first glance. Mke Murray’s “Hacking the Mind” talk at HOPE this year just proves my point. As they put it:  The similarities between the methods used to exploit a computer…
Turning a camera phone with bluetooth into a mouse (HID for you and me)
What a great idea! Turning a camera phone into a bluetooth mouse using a Java application! At the moment it uses Nokia software suite to transfer data, ideally it should use the standard bluetooth HiD spec which he says he’s developing. Brilliant!
Meebo lunches Meebo Me!
Meebo, an ultra-cool AJAX powered web-based IM system has lunched their latest product: Meebo Me! Meebo me allows you to place a flash widget on your website that directly connects your visitors to you for an instant on-line chat! The best is the ease of use… I set mine up in less than 3 minutes!…
Satire: Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes
REDMOND, WA—In what CEO Bill Gates called “an unfortunate but necessary step to protect our intellectual property from theft and exploitation by competitors,” the Microsoft Corporation patented the numbers one and zero Monday. At a press conference beamed live to Microsoft shareholders around the globe, Bill Gates announces the company’s patenting of the binary system.…
Programming (for women): The Datagrid Girl!
Right, so, I found this site about programming on ASP.NET, written by, ah hum, a woman. And it’s pink. And it has tiny litle cute heart-shaped icons. And a cute litle jumper for a logo dashed with yellow dazies for bullet points. Beats slashdot’s April’s Fools 2006 theme (Pink Unicorns) aaaaany day, especially since it…
