I’m at SXSW, and I want an ability to see the latest Tweets from the group of Twitterers that I follow who are here in the area. I also have a limited number of text messages on my phone (1500, but still).
I coded up a quick app that allows you to great a group of [...]
I found out about Plopp SecondLife from a tweet and had to give it a try.
The concept is brilliant. You sketch an object in a paint-like interface, hit a button, and it automagically extrudes to 3D. You can then hit another button and export a sculptie map and texture for Second Life.
There are still two [...]
We all have web sites with annoying features that we use regularly anyway. Greasemonkey is a Firefox (only, but it work across operating systems) extension that allows you to alter a web site - after it is loaded into your browser - with JavaScript.
For example, Twitter recently change their direct message web page to present [...]
I don’t usually write about software, but this is an issue of general interest. When you uninstall a program, it often leaves behind little bits of itself. This cruft accumulates over time and, especially in Windows, can reduce the performance of your machine.
I recently stumbled on a pair of utilities that quickly and easily remove [...]