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Cube Fodder: Tangle Desktop Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5a38.shtml
Gadgets: Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a3c.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Tshirts: Kids: newbie
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59cc.shtml
Caffeine: Energy Gum
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/5a35.shtml
Gadgets: Super Bright GREEN Laser Pointer!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1d.shtml
Gadgets: SoundBug - Turns Glossy Surfaces Into Speakers!
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/5a15.shtml
Tshirts: It Must Be User Error
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/59fe.shtml
Gadgets: Key Katcher Privacy Device
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a05.shtml
Gadgets: Mini Wireless Color Video Cam (for RC rovers)
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59eb.shtml
Cube Goodies: Levitron Desktop Levitation Toy
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59a9.shtml
Tshirts: Bug Off, I'm On My Break
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/apparel/5a00.shtml
Watches: onHand PC Watch
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/gadgets/5a1a.shtml
Caffeine: Hyperglow Caffeinated Beer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/beer.shtml
Gadgets: Desktop Zero Point Infinite Power Generator
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/zero.shtml
Cube Fodder: New Desktop Mini Fridge/Warmer
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/5991.shtml
Mods: New Lian-LIi Cases
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/computing/cases-mods.shtml
Cube Fodder: LED Binary Clock
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59e0.shtml
Cube Fodder: Rogers Connection Magnetic Set
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/fun-stuff/59b4.shtml
Caffeine: Warp Mints In Cinnamon Flavor
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/caffeine/59de.shtml
Sourceforge
Automated Security Tools
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=51027
Release Candidate 1
phpLotto
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53340
phpLotto 1st Release
Legend of the Wonderer TCG
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44698
battle system in the project Docs
Advanced Simlulation Toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=48818
Recruiting
PHPortal
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28568
PHPortal version 0.1.9 released!
PCGen -- A d20 Character Generator
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=25576
PCGen 2.6.3 is available
MySQL Objective C API for Cocoa
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42424
SMySQL version 0.7.0
i810 Framebuffer Device Driver
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39579
Video Overlay Support for the Intel 810 and 815 Framebuffer
'Just For Fun' Network Management System
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46041
JFF Network Management System 0.6.4
VietPad
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46758
VietPad 1.0.2 Release
Slashdot
Upheavals In UnitedLinux
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/2358224
An anonymous reader writes "I found this story on UnixReview.com -
vnunet has some commentary about UnitedLinux and it [0]sounds like it's
struggling." I dunno - I plan on still giving them the benefit of the
doubt, and see what comes out. Heck, I might even try installing a
machine with the "united distro" - but it's still an interesting pickle
some of the primary members are in.
Links
0. http://www.vnunet.com/News/1134753/a
Ripping Vinyl Via Your Scanner?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/1814203
An anonymous reader writes "[0]This site describes a method of
extracting audio off of scanned images of vinyl records. Kazaa vinyl
swapping is on it's way!" While this method creates exceptionally noisy
samples, you can definitely hear the underlying music.
Links
0. http://www.cs.huji.ac.il/~springer/
Several Extrasolar Planets May Be Optical Illusions
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/235216
[0]person-0.9a writes "Seems that a few of the extrasolar planets
detected via their sun's wobble [1]might be written off according to a
[2]CNN article. You can also read it about it in [3]New Scientist."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/space/09/05/planet.illusion.reut/index.html
2. http://www.cnn.com/
3. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992765
Palm Offers Refund to m130 Owners
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/2233205
[0]EyesWideOpen writes "On Wednesday Palm began notifying registered
m130 owners "that they were [1]entitled to a full refund, including
taxes paid on the PDA" for [2]misleading them about the actual number
of colors the product supports. The m130 was originally advertised as
supporting 65,536 colors when in actuality it can only display 58,621.
Owners who choose to forfeit the refund and keep the PDA could instead
download a free version of the video game SimCity." Looks like a great
deal for those who don't care about the bit depth of their PDA, and a
way out for those who do.
Links
0. mailto:cams89 AT hotmail DOT com
1. http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,54965,00.html
2. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/08/22/1225237&tid=100
Linux Replacing Windows More Than Unix
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/2145202
[0]LordNimon writes "Over the past couple years, we've been hearing
several Linux migration stories, but they have been mostly migration
from proprietary Unix systems rather than from Windows. Well, [1]this
story on News.com indicates otherwise: of the migrations, 24% were from
Unix, but 31% were from Windows. Sounds promising."
Links
0. mailto:<1tkipwqmo001> <at> <sneakemail.com>
1. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-956496.html?tag=fd_top
Maxtor Announces 80GB Platters
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/2047249
[0]mackstann writes "[1]StorageReview has some info on Maxtor's new
[2]80GB hard disk platters. The new drives based on the 80GB platters
will come in capacities up to 160GB, with some having Serial ATA and/or
8MB caches. They are also resurrecting the (formerly Quantum) Fireball
name, shortening their warranty (previously 3 years, now 1 year), and
adding some slim (38% thinner) drives to their lineup." New products
like this make me feel like I'm not keeping up fast enough. I bought a
100GB drive last spring and it's not even half full yet!
Links
0. http://incise.org
1. http://storagereview.com/
2. http://www.storagereview.com/news/news.html#title_1
Million-Dollar Donation To Fight Abusive Copyrights
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/1942206
WeekendKruzr writes: "There is a [0]story on [1]C|Net detailing how
Duke University's law school received an anonymous gift of $1 million
for the express purpose of funding '...advocacy and research aimed at
curtailing the recent expansion of copyright law.' It's good to know
that we have some well-funded idealists on our side, even if they are
'Anonymous Cowards.' ;^) This, combined with the recent rash of even
large corporations running afoul of intellectual property law, could
precipitate some tangible results in the next couple of years."
Links
0. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956637.html?tag=fd_top
1. http://www.cnet.com/
Plastic Optical Fibre: Cheap and Bendy
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/1730232
[0]Motivator_Bob writes: "The [1]Sydney Morning Herald has an article
on [2] making optical fibres from plastic rather than the traditional
glass."Advances in optical-fibre making at the Australian Photonics
research centre could bring communications at the speed of light into
Australian homes and businesses in the next few years. The advance -
microstructured polymer optical fibres (MPOF) - allows the manufacture
of optical fibres that are much smaller, cheaper, more rugged and
easier to make than glass fibres..."
Links
0. mailto:motivator(underscore)bob(at)hotmail(dot)com
1. http://www.smh.com.au/
2. http://smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/02/1030508178706.html
First Commercial Moon Mission Approved
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/158257
[0]dorantrist writes "A Discovery Channel [1]article that The U.S.
Government has just licensed the first commercial mission to the moon
to [2]TransOrbital, Inc.. Part of the mission is "to VERIFY Apollo and
other landing sites" because there are still a few people out there who
believe the Apollo program was a hoax. --Maybe they can also pickup the
golf balls left by Alan Shepard?"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20020902/moon.html
2. http://www.transorbital.net/
Public vs. Private Sector?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/04/130240
[0]yusing asks: "Public sector or private sector? Which would you
rather work in? What are Slashdot reader experiences like? What are the
differences in work environments? What are the frustrations of each?
[1]This person chose private sector after working in public. [2]This
article argues that the public sector should be expanded. There are
definitely political considerations in this choice (bigger/smaller
government for example) but I'd like help deciding which would be more
appropriate for me. Where can I find quality reading to help me
decide?"
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1. http://www.tms.org/Students/ProPref/9704/PubvsPriv.html
2. http://www.ranknfile-ue.org/policy_ps.html
Freshmeat
ADP 0.3.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96155/
ADP is a set of PHP classes that facilitates the generation of a
front-end to a database, based on HTML templates. Using a modular
system, ADP provides support for most HTML constructs. This way, the
need for custom programming is reduced to almost nothing. The user only
needs basic understanding of SQL and XML and to be able to work with
HTML. You can use a WYSIWYG editor to create the HTML templates.
Developers can write their own modules to extend the functionality of
ADP.
AFT 5.0793
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96121/
AFT (Almost Free Text) is a document preparation system. It is mostly
free form, meaning that there is little intrusive markup; AFT source
documents look a lot like plain old ASCII text. It has a few rules for
structuring your document, more to do with formatting your text than
embedding lots of commands, and it produces all types of output (HTML,
XHTML, LaTeX, roll-your-own XML, etc.). All that needs to be done is to
edit a rule file. You can even customize your own rule files for
specialized output.
Barra Home CMS 1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96080/
Barra Home CMS is a PHPNuke-style portal written in Spanish. It is
multilingual and includes user management, news, an admin control
panel, modules, polls, download, forum, and other modules.
CVSTrac 1.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96153/
CVSTrac implements a low-ceremony Web-based bug and patch-set tracking
system for use with CVS. Features include automatic changelog
generation, repository change history browsing, user-defined bug
database queries, Wiki pages, and Web-based administration of the
CVSROOT/passwd file. CVSTrac is a stand-alone C program that operates
either as CGI or as its own Web server.
Daffodil DB 1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96105/
Daffodil DB is a SQL-99 specification compliant, lightweight,
Java-based relational database engine (RDBMS). It supports almost all
constructs of SQL 99 (including triggers, views, constraints, UDT,
stored procedures, etc.), supports distributed transactions (XA),
provides a complete JDBC 3.0 driver (including support for optional
features like save points, rowsets, UDT, XA, connection pooling, etc.),
and can run in embedded or server mode. It can be included as a jar
file in any Java application. Daffodil DB includes Daffodil DB Browser,
a GUI-based database management tool that can be used to carry out all
database operations such as creating a database, creating database
objects, executing SQL statements, and manipulating data, browser
database objects, etc.
Dekadent 0.94
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96109/
Dekadent is an IRC bot coded in C. It features controlled user access,
autoop, autovoice, shitlist, autojoin, different configurations per
user and per channel, the ability to auto-identify, the ability to add
and remove channels on the fly, CTCP responses, logging, and more.
Duh DRAW 2.7.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96117/
DuhDraw is a program which almost perfectly simulates TheDraw for DOS.
Back in the good old BBSing days, TheDraw was a program used by a SysOp
in order to draw ANSI screens, the only graphics available on BBSes for
quite a while. However, for a long time, nobody considered Linux, as
Linux BBSes were uncommon. Other applications of the software include
login screens, and mud screens. I always thought it ironic that MUDs
were mostly run off of Unix machines, and yet they used DOS editors to
generate the ANSI screens.
exiscan 4.10-15 (For exim 4)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96138/
exiscan is a patch against exim version 4, providing support for
content scanning in email messages received by exim. It works after the
sending client has completed the SMTP data phase and waits for an
answer from the server. Messages containing unwanted content can be
rejected at that stage, so the job of generating a bounce message is
the job of the sending host. Four different scanning facilities are
supported: antivirus, antispam, regular expressions, and file
extensions.
Fake AP 0.3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96123/
Black Alchemy's Fake AP generates thousands of counterfeit 802.11b
access points. It allows you to hide in plain sight amongst Fake AP's
cacophony of beacon frames. As part of a honeypot or as an instrument
of your site security plan, Fake AP confuses wardrivers, netstumblers,
script kiddies, and other undesirables. Fake AP is a proof of concept.
floppyfw 2.0.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96137/
floppyfw is a router and simple firewall on one single floppy. It uses
Linux basic firewall capabilities, and has a very simple packaging
system. It is perfect for masquerading and securing networks on ADSL
and cable lines, using both static IP, DHCP, and PPPoE, and provides a
simple installation, which usually involves editing of only one file on
the floppy.
Gambas 0.38 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96128/
Gambas is a graphical development environment based on a Basic
interpreter, like Visual Basic. It uses the Qt toolkit, but is able to
use any other toolkit that a module is written for.
gmandel 1.1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96120/
Gmandel is a program for exploring intricate and beautiful details of
the Mandelbrot set, the classic fractal image. It displays images and
allows you to select portions, and click-and- drag for enhancement. You
can set the number of colors per iteration, and the iteration limit. It
is multi-threaded and runs especially well on SMP machines, and can use
the combined processing power in a computer cluster.
GPC-Slots 2 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96129/
GPC-Slots 2 is a more advanced GPC-Slots. It sports multiple slot
machines and a progressive jackpot which is added to by all the slot
machines.
GQmpeg 0.19.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96125/
GQmpeg is a frontend to various audio players, featuring themes
(skins), playlists, and many configuration options. Supported backends
are mpg123, ogg123, xmp, and video4linux radio tuners.
IR File Chooser 2002-09-05
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96150/
Infra Red (IR) File Chooser is a remote-controlled menu for selecting
files and loading them by an assigned program. You can add as many
filetypes and associated programs as you wish. The functionality of
Infra Red (IR) File Chooser may be extended using Perl or Shell
scripts. The GUI was created with Perl::GTK and it uses RCU::Lirc to
fetch the remote controller commands.
Launch.app 0.8.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96143/
Launch.app is a small program for executing applications, based on the
WINGs library (a part of WindowMaker). It features a command history,
executing applications as different users (e.g. root), and tab
completion.
LibTPT 1.01a (Release)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96132/
TPT is a template scripting language implemented in C++. The LibTPT
parser transforms TPT templates into text. The parser, which integrates
with your C++ code through a simple class API, is small and fast,
focusing on functionality instead of rich feature sets. Uses include
on-the-fly HTML and source code generation.
Lircemu 0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96116/
Lircemu is small tool for developers of Lirc applications. It emulates
the Lirc demon so you can test, develop, and use programs with Lirc
support. It provides a graphical virtual remote control so you can send
buttons in easy way. On the other side, simple version for console is
also included.
LUFS Userland Filesystem 0.6.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96141/
LUFS is a hybrid userspace filesystem framework supporting an
indefinite number of filesystems (localfs, sshfs, ftpfs, httpfs,
socketfs, freenetfs, and nutellafs) transparently for any application.
It can be regarded as doing the same job as the VFS (virtual filesystem
switch) in the kernel: it is a switch, distributing the filesystem
calls to its supported filesystems. However, LUFS filesystems are
implemented in userspace. This would be a drawback for local
filesystems where the access speed is important, but proves to be a
huge advantage for networked filesystems where the userland flexibility
is most important.
Mainstreet Credit Verification Engine 2.5.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96159/
Mainstreet Credit Verification Engine (MCVE) is a scalable Credit Card
Processing Engine for Linux and UNIX. MCVE is designed to handle credit
card authorizations and is certified to support major clearing house
protocols. Features include support for multiple modems, multiple
merchant accounts, and multiple processors, all simultaneously -- as
well as IP and SSL connectivity along side SQL database support.
Designed in C, conforming to POSIX standards, and utilizing light
weight processes (threads), this product is able to handle a large
number of transactions with high speed and minimal CPU usage.
mharc 0.6.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96124/
mharc is a collection of scripts for generating and managing Web-based
searchable archives of mailing lists. MHonArc, Namazu, and Procmail are
required.
mod_haydn 0.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96147/
mod_haydn is an Apache module which allows developers to write Apache
modules using the Microsoft .NET platform by running compiled MSIL
bytecodes natively in Apache, and providing a full interface to
Apache's filter and module APIs.
Moodle 1.0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96122/
Moodle is a course management system for producing Internet-based
courses for distance education. It is written in PHP and has been
tested on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. It offers a Free alternative to
commercial software such as WebCT and Blackboard. Moodle has been
designed to support modern pedagogies based on social constructionist
theory, and is easy to install and use.
MuseScore 0.0.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96160/
MuseScore is a WYSIWYG musical score typesetter for Linux. It uses
TrueType fonts for display and printing.
Namp! 3.01
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96102/
Namp! turns your home or office Web server into a digital juke box.
Place your ripped CDs (MP3 or Ogg Vorbis format) into a Web directory,
browse them, create playlists, and stream them over the Internet.
PEAR MDB 1.0 RC3 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96149/
PEAR MDB is a merge of the PEAR DB and Metabase PHP database
abstraction layers. It provides a common API for all RDBMS. The main
difference from most other DB abstraction packages is that MDB goes
much further to ensure portability. It features various fetch modes,
emulation for sequences, replace, prepare/execute, row limit, support
for LOBs, transactions, XML-based schema management, and wrappers for
PEAR DB, Metabase, and the PEAR framework.
PHP Eclipse 3.1 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96151/
Eclipse is an object-oriented class library for PHP. The classes in the
library are very powerful, allowing programmers to execute queries on
databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS-SQL and Sybase), read data from files,
process all kinds of lists to create nice looking reports, and much
more. The strength of the library lies in its extensibility and ease of
use. It is very easy to add new classes to cooperate with the classes
that already exist. The biggest difference between this library and
other object-oriented libraries for PHP is that this one was designed
by the book, using Design Patterns and Refactoring techniques,
resulting in lean, efficient, simple and powerful classes, instead of
large, bloated, slow ones.
PostgreSQL Table Log 0.0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96145/
PostgreSQL Table Log contains functions that allow you to log
PostgreSQL table inserts, updates, and deletes into another table. This
can be used to recover the state of the logged table or to recover
specific rows from a given time period.
QtUnit 0.9.8
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96158/
QtUnit is a unit testing framework for C++ which compiles into a shared
library. It uses the Qt library for platform independence. Tests can be
compiled into modules which are automatically reloaded after
modification. The text and graphical testrunners are fully localized
and integrate perfectly into IDEs for the display of the exact source
location where failures occurred.
runit 0.5.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96142/
runit replaces the /sbin/init binary and cooperates with the
daemontools package to create a replacement for SysVinit or other init
schemes. runit currently runs on Debian GNU/Linux sid/woody, OpenBSD
2.9, FreeBSD 4.4, and reportedly runs on FreeBSD 4.3. runit implements
a simple three-stage concept. Stage 1 performs the system's one-time
initialization tasks. Stage 2 starts the system's uptime services (via
svscanboot from the daemontools package). Stage 3 handles the tasks
necessary to shutdown and halt or reboot.
Sitellite Collaboration Server 1.0beta1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96115/
Sitellite Collaboration Server is a Wiki-based collaboration server
based on the Sitellite Application Framework. It has a multi-user
editing environment for Web site content using a custom, simplified
markup system called EasyText and even an optional WYSIWYG interface.
Core features include fully-versioned content with history views and
restore capabilities, a recent changes page, search function, and a
master administration screens to manage users and settings. Pages can
also be organized into sections to create simple hierarchies and page
grouping. It has a fully template-driven design, and the interface can
be extended using a simple box API and PHP code.
Sloggi 0.1.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96108/
Sloggi is a thin loadable kernel module for the Solaris Operating
Environment (OE) 8 and 9. It allows the administrator to change the
name, the release, and the version of the operating system on a running
system by intercepting the uname() system call. It is a coarse way of
creating a compatible environment for applications that check for the
information returned by uname() (or the command uname).
ue 1.24
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96130/
ue is a Linux console ASCII text editor with the optimal mixture of
code size and functions. String search, undo, and tab character
handling are all featured in this 6.4kb screen editor. It uses the
console cursor positioning, rather than termcap or curses. Clib is the
only dependency. ue is good for rescue disks and roll-your-own
projects.
vimsh 0.14
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96126/
vimsh is a terminal/shell buffer script for Python-enabled [g]vim. It
allows execution of shell commands in a vim buffer, without having to
suspend the vim session.
Visuel Hexdiff 0.0.21
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96157/
Visuel Hexdiff is a curses-based application designed to make it easy
to visually detect the differences between two binary files. It has
only been tested on Linux and OpenBSD.
webcpp gtkgui 0.3.2 (Gnome)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96134/
webcpp gtkgui is a GTK+ GUI for webcpp.
Wellenreiter 1.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96118/
Wellenreiter is a GTK/Perl program that makes the discovery and
auditing of 802.11b wireless networks much easier. All three major
wireless cards (Prism2, Lucent, and Cisco) are supported. It has an
embedded statistics engine for the common parameters provided by
wireless drivers. Its scanner window can be used to discover
access-points, networks, and ad-hoc cards. It detects essid
broadcasting or non-broadcasting networks in every channel. The
manufacturer and WEP is automaticly detected. A flexible sound event
configuration lets you work in unattended environments. An ethereal /
tcpdump-compatible dumpfile can be created for the whole session. GPS
is used to track the location of the discovered networks immediately.
Automatic associating is possible with randomly generated MAC addreses.
Wellenreiter can reside on low-resolution devices that can run GTK/Perl
and Linux/BSD (such as iPaqs). Uniq Essod-bruteforcer is now included
too.
WormScan 1.5.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96114/
WormScan is a utility written in Java for the purpose of reporting
attempted attacks on your Apache Web server. It was written to be able
to support an unlimited number of worms. It is, however, very
extendable, and can easily be configured to search and report on just
about anything that can be found in your Web server's log files. The
reports themselves are customizable, and can easily be modified to suit
your needs. Numerous configuration options let you tweak the
performance and the output.
XPaint 2.6.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96139/
XPaint is an image editor which supports most standard paint program
options. It includes advanced features like image processing
algorithms, simultaneous editing of multiple images, and support for a
wide variety of image formats.
Zeiberbude 2.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96136/
Zeiberbude is a point of sales program for cyber-cafes. Its features
include an independent timer for each computer in the cafe, user
accounts for easier identification, drag 'n' drop of user information
from one computer to another (if the user switch machines), and support
for entering and billing for supplemental cost items (drinks, snacks,
etc.). It also includes a configuration wizard to set cafe rates,
including standard rates (per hour, half-hour and quater-hour), Happy
Hour rates (start time, end time and cost allocations with the standard
rate), club member rates, etc.
Slashcode
The Bookiejoint is back for 2002
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/05/0451223
The Bookiejoint is back for another season of pro football picks! The
Bookiejoint is an online game that's beat-the-spread. It's based on
Slash, and it's free to anyone who wants to take a shot at the glory of
winning it all. Sign up before the regular season starts at
http://bookiejoint.org/!
Sectional Topic Icon Spreads?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/04/0557202
I like the way slash puts the most recent topic icons at the top right
of the front page. What I don't like is that the ones for the front
page ("articles") are the ones that show up on every section. Even if
none of those topics are eligible to be used in that section. Is there
some way to get the topic icons on sections to reflect what's actually
showing on the front page of that section rather than what is on the
front page?
Passing variables to templates through Story
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/03/1534246
I have only been playing with SlashCode for the last couple of days
and am afraid that my theme is already getting me into a lot of
trouble. I decided that it would be neat if the heading for the
stories/boxes on the page where different colors. I do not want random
colors I want the colors to go in a specific order which I just set in
an array in the .pl files in htdocs for now. When you click read more
and view the story in article.pl I want to the corresponding title box
etc. on this page to match the color that the story was on the main
page. I have this pretty well working now however the only way that I
can find to do it is very sloppy at best. I have been pulling the
functions such as displayStory() from the module and including it in a
.pl file that I am calling with require from these scripts. The only
thing that I change in these functions is the hash that is being passed
to slashDisplay() in order to pass the variable on to the template
file. I know that it would be slightly better doing this with modules
and overriding these functions to add in that variable but even so
upgrading my theme for the next version of slashcode still seems like
it would be hell. I am wondering if the functionality could be added so
that with functions such as displayStory() or displayLink() would take
a hashref that would have the values I want to pass along to the
template? I know what I am doing is kind of odd and won't be done often
but it seems that it may often be valuable to pass special variables
along to the templates that change each iteration through a loop (such
as the loop in index.pl of the slashcode template).
RDF/RSS not automagically updating
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/02/0635259
Our rdf file hasn't automagically updated in 3 days... is there
something I can do to force it to update? I've also noticed that the
deletion queue wasn't getting completed until I kicked freshenup.pl. It
looks like everything else is being done properly (stories being moved
to older stories, authors tables being refreshed, etc.) Does anyone
have any ideas? Thanks for any help you may be able to offer.
WildFaith.org
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/30/1926246
We've helped setup yass for an initiative that flows into the UN's
International day of Peace, Ceasefire, and Non-Violence, which occurs
on Sept 21st. Wild Faith is building a network of distributed actions
to celebrate this day, and get more people involved. Slash has provided
the platform for rapid publishing of new info as the day draws near, as
well as the ability to allow others to comment and participate.
Slash DB Question: Part II
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/29/1551232
Following my previous post asking where user settings are saved (Thanks
to thelink (http://thelink.concordia.ca) for his speedy response), I
have an additional, almost identical question for the Slashcoders out
there. On the Comment options page (users.pl?op=editcomm), does anyone
know where the follwing settings are saved? "Email Display" "Signature
Dash" "Reason Modifier" "People Modifier" "Anonymous Modifier" "NewUser
Modifier" (Both the percentage field and the bonus) "Display Link
Domains" Sorry to be such a pest. I've pretty much figured out all the
other settings on this page.
Playball4free.com
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/29/1528200
A new slash site (our first) talking about MLB and the coming strike.
Please check it out... --wrttnwrd
Submiting Long Story question
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/28/0442225
How do you only post part of the story and then when you click read
more it shows a larger story. I know /. uses it and I was wondering
how. Bruce Gillham
Disappearing/Reappearing Topics and Sections
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/27/0542208
I've recently installed Slash 2.2.6 and for the most part, it's running
beautifully. The only thing that's succeeding in driving me nuts is
that my defined topics and sections appear in the dropdown menu
inconsistenly when posting a new article or when searching. So one
minute all topics/sections will appear, and for the next new article,
one or two may appear, and the next, all but one appears, but it
happens with no rhyme or reason. All topics and sections are correctly
listed in their respective backslash sections and in the database
table. I've restarted slash (apache and the server), but it didn't
help. Is it one of those things that are handled by some hidden
scheduled process, like the authors table? Any suggestions anyone can
offer would be greatly appreciated. Jasmine
Colors not saving
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/08/26/0728247
I just installed slash, and whenever I try to customize the colors on
my site, I pick them out, enter them into the boxen, then click either
"preview" or "save" and am summarily presented with the story list (not
to mention an unchanged site). Is there something I'm missing here?
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