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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
Sites Rejecting Apache 2?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/209235
An anonymous reader writes "[0]Vnunet reports on the [1]low adoption of
Apache 2 has caused its producers to advocate freezing development of
the open-source Web server until makers of add-in software catch up.
Almost six months after the launch of Apache 2, less than one percent
of sites use it, due to a lack of suitable third-party modules." I'm
not sure where they are getting the freezing Apache development part,
more talk about forking for 2.1 right now on the httpd mailing list.
The article does have it right though that until there is a reason to
upgrade and the modules are in place that adoption is not going to
happen. While the cores of both Perl and PHP are thread-safe, the
third-party modules are not. This renders one the larger reasons to use
Apache 2.0, the threaded http support, useless for applications using
either of these application layers. It comes down to the question of
whether the third-party module writers are better off supporting what
is used or what is new.
Links
0. http://www.vnunet.com/
1. http://www.computing.vnunet.com/News/1134850
Linux Outpacing Macintosh On Desktops
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/10/0259252
An anonymous reader points out this [0]article in the International
Herald Tribune about corporate acceptance of computers running
GNU/Linux, which includes this snippet: "Linux is already outpacing
Macintosh on desktops: "Dan Kusnetzky, an analyst for International
Data Corp., said Linux had a 3.9 percent share of desktops worldwide,
outpacing Macintosh's 3.1 percent." The article does not specify from
where Kuznetsky draws either figure, but can it be true that Linux
systems currently outnumber Macintoshes?
Links
0. http://www.iht.com/articles/70026.html
Old PowerBook + Hot Glue = Cheap Digital Picture Frame
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/1958256
[0]option8 writes "Have an old laptop gathering dust? Here's another
fun hack from [1]Applefritter - this time utilizing an old Mac laptop
(a [2]Duo 280) but could be applied to pretty much anything with an
LCD, and turning the guts into a [3]cheap, flexible digital picture
frame. Now, off to the flea market to pick up one of them cheap Duos I
keep seeing..." As the author points out, this isn't a new idea -- but
it's a great step-by-step.
Links
0. http://clickheredammit.com
1. http://www.applefritter.com/
2. http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/280c.shtml
3. http://www.applefritter.com/hacks/duodigitalframe/index.html
Judge Says Paypal's Arbitration Rules Unfair
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/2337225
MooRogue points to this [0]article in today's San Francisco Chronicle,
which reports U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel's ruling that
Paypal "attempts to isolate itself from challenges," noting "Judge
Fogel also refused to dismiss the class-action lawsuit going against
Paypal." I guess I've been lucky with PayPal so far, but I know a few
people who haven't.
Links
0.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/09/07/BU232114.DTL
Free Internet Access Is Profitable In Egypt
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/2146253
[0]prostoalex writes "With the demise of free Internet access
providers, it's interesting to see this model [1]working in Egypt,
where the state-owned telecom allows people to dial-up for free as long
as they pay the regular phone access fees. Associated Press quotes the
phone line charges being 25 cents per hour. The ISPs that promote free
Internet access from [2]Telecom Egypt are then given their share of the
profit."
Links
0. http://www.moskalyuk.com/jobs
1.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=528&e=7&cid=528&u=/ap/20020908/ap_on_hi_te/egypt_free_internet
2. http://www.telecomegypt.com.eg/
Vint Cerf Talks About The "Interplanetary Internet"
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/2046232
Uncle Humph1 writes "There's an interesting [0]article at NewsForge by
[1]Robin (Roblimo)Miller about [2]Vint Cerf giving a presentation to
[3]NOVALUG about the Interplanetary Internet and having lunch with them
afterward. An interesting read. One of the quotables by Vint with
regard to security reads 'We're building in security from end to end,'
he says, 'because we don't need headlines saying, '15-year-old takes
over Mars.'" Here is some more information about [4]the interplanetary
Internet.
Links
0. http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/09/07/2358222.shtml?tid=19
1. http://www.roblimo.com/
2. http://www1.worldcom.com/global/resources/cerfs_up/
3. http://www.tux.org/novalug/
4. http://www1.worldcom.com/global/resources/cerfs_up/interplanetary_internet/
Physics Books for the Novice?
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/1833212
[0]cornjchob asks: "I've been a Slashdot reader for quite sometime now,
and I've seen alot of Physics articles posted. I've got a good
understanding of alot of it, but that doesn't mean there's no room to
improve. So what's some good reading material for Physics that will
give you a good, solid foundation if you've missed something, and then
give you some additional stuff? What about online articles or PDF's for
us cheap folk? Quantum Mechanics is another subject area that--judging
by alot of posts underneath the articles, at least--many of us could
use some brushing up on. Any suggestions for books/articles/PDF's on
that? Suggestions on anything pertinent to any of those would be
great."
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Classic Computer Vulnerability Analysis Revisited
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/179246
[0]redtail writes "The original authors of the classic vulnerability
analysis of Multics have revisited the lessons learned almost thirty
years later. Their new paper, along with the original vulnerability
analysis is [1]published here by IBM. The original vulnerability
analysis inspired the self-inserting compiler back door described by
Ken Thompson in his [2]Turing Award Lecture. "
Links
0. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1.
http://domino.watson.ibm.com/library/cyberdig.nsf/papers/FDEFBEBC9DD3E35485256C2C004B0F0D/$File/RC22534.pdf
2. http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/
Printer Makers' Ploys
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/1625201
[0]Ellen Spertus writes "The San Francisco Chronicle has [1]an
interesting article on printer makers' ploys, such as lying about print
speeds and selling printers with crippled cartridges. I'm sure that
slashdot readers could identify more deceptions. Are there any printers
that actually live up to the manufacturers' claims, ideally with Linux
support?"
Links
0. http://spertus.com/ellen
1. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/09/09/BU149103.DTL
Ask Eric Blossom about Software-Defined Radio
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/160207
[0]Eric Blossom is an electrical engineer with a history of working
with radio and communications security. He gave a presentation at the
recent [1]H2K2 conference about his work with [2]GNU Radio, which is,
bar none, the single most exciting software project in existence today.
(Imagine computing devices that communicate seamlessly across the
entire electromagnetic spectrum.) As usual, we'll forward some of the
best questions to Eric and post his responses when we receive them.
Links
0. http://www.comsec.com/
1. http://www.mccullagh.org/image/d30-23/eric-blossom-2.html
2. http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuradio/
Freshmeat
abcm2ps 3.1.6 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96558/
abcm2ps is a package that converts music tunes from ABC format to
PostScript. Based on abc2ps version 1.2.5, it was developed mainly to
print baroque organ scores that have independant voices played on one
or more keyboards, and a pedal-board. It introduces many extensions to
the ABC language that make it suitable for classical music.
ADODB 2.40
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96522/
ADODB is a set of advanced PHP database abtraction classes. It supports
MySQL, PostgreSQL, Interbase/Firebird, Informix, Sybase SQL Anywhere,
Oracle, MS SQL 7, Sybase, DB2, FrontBase, Foxpro, Access, ADO, and
generic ODBC. A metatype system is built in, making it possible to
figure out that types such as CHAR, TEXT, and STRING are equivalent in
different databases. It also features an SQL to HTML popup menu and SQL
to HTML table support. It has code to support record paging and
blob/clob support.
BASTRAMA 0.14
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96557/
Bastrama is a commandline tool to manage backup files that are stored
on hard drives. It implements an infinite grandfather-father-son
strategy by deleting a defined subset of all backup files, saving space
while the files remains accessible in multiple versions.
ChangePassword 0.5
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96561/
ChangePassword modifies the passwords of passwd, Samba, and Squid
through the Web. All passwords are syncronized and changed in real time
over a browser like Mozilla, Netscape, IE, Opera, and others.
Cheap Threads 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96554/
Cheap Threads is a collection of portable C routines for implementing
sychronous threads. It includes a scheduler and a facility for passing
messages among threads. Threads may run in a round robin or according
to a priority scheme. Each thread must voluntarily relinquish control
from time, via an ordinary function return, so that other threads can
run. Since the threads are synchronous, i.e. they don't interrupt each
other, they don't need to use semaphores, mutexes, critical sections,
or other facilities to keep from interfering with each other. One
version of Cheap Threads is designed for embedded systems.
dircproxy 1.0.4 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96559/
dircproxy is an IRC proxy server ("bouncer") designed for
people who use IRC from lots of different workstations or clients, but
wish to remain connected and see what they missed while they were away.
You connect to IRC through dircproxy, and it keeps you connected to the
server, even after you detach your client from it. While you're
detached, it logs channel and private messages as well as important
events, and when you reattach it'll download those logs to you using
ordinary IRC protocol.
DMI Gallery 1.4.0 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96523/
DMI Gallery is an editor-oriented image gallery application based on
DMI. The editor just needs to FTP full-sized pictures into the
directory and small and medium-sized thumbnails are automatically
created. If a text documents with the same name as the picture is
uploaded, it will be inserted as a description. DMI Gallery provides a
complete set of navigation controls, and allows designers to create
templates in their favorite HTML editor to customize the look and feel
of the image gallery.
DocTaur 0.85 (Beta)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96527/
DocTaur is a developer's directory useful for searching in and
classifying documentation, reference manuals, etc. It can search in one
or all directories. It is easy to add (remove) documentation to (from)
a directory. It is powered by ht://Dig.
Fantasy Football Wobject 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96519/
Fantasy Football Wobject is a simple fantasy football league management
system for the WebGUI application server.
Fidelio 1.0b1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96547/
fidelio is a GNOME-based hotline client. It is compatible with Mac,
Windows and Linux hotline servers. It supports file transfers, chat,
messaging and news.
FUDforum 2.3.1RC2 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96555/
FUDforum is templatable forum with i18n support based on PHP and either
MySQL or PostgreSQL. It features a user/group management system, a
multi-lingual spell checker, both flat and thread message views, a
private messaging system with mult-iuser forwarding capabilities, poll
file attachments, and much more. It is an extremely fast and scalable
forum that can fulfill the needs of both small and large forum
operators.
GxCFG 0.3
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96510/
GxCFG is a small application which is a substitute for xdpyinfo, xset,
xgamma, and xvidtune.
HTMLPerlSETI 0.17
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96520/
HTMLPerlSETI uses the SETI::Stats Perl module to gather statistics
about the UNIX SETI@home client and formats them as an HTML table.
integrit 3.02.00-stable
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96512/
integrit is an alternative to file integrity verification programs like
tripwire and aide. It helps you determine whether an intruder has
modified a computer system. integrit's major advantages are a small
memory footprint and simplicity. It works by creating a database that
is a snapshot of the most essential parts of your computer system. You
put the database somewhere safe, and you can then use it to make sure
that no one has made any illicit modifications to the computer system.
In the case of a break in, you know exactly which files have been
modified, added, or removed.
Jahia CMS and Portal Server 3.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96546/
JAHIA CMS and Portal Server is an open source and collaborative Java
solution for building complex and dynamic Web sites. Unlike traditional
corporate portal solutions, JAHIA provides a comprehensive and
out-of-the-box platform for developing, integrating, delivering, and
managing Content, Web Applications, and Web Services across intranets,
extranets, and the Internet.
Java Serialization for XML 1.0.4.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96551/
Java Serialization for XML (JSX) enables all objects to be written and
read as XML, using Java's standard Serialization API. Objects from your
present application version can be migrated to the next version,
despite class evolution, by processing the XML with XSLT, SAX, DOM, or
JDOM. Unlike java.beans.XMLEncoder/Decoder, JAXB, and Castor, JSX works
for all objects.
Kadmos OCR/ICR engine 3.5r
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96550/
The Kadmos OCR/ICR (handwriting) recognition engine has multiple
languages support (it covers all Latin languages plus others, including
Cyrillic). Application interfaces are available for C/C++/VB/Delphi,
and Java upon request. It also has isolated character (REC), isolated
line (REL), and paragraph (REP) recognition modules.
KAlarm 0.7.6 (KDE 3)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96536/
KAlarm lets you configure personal messages to be displayed, or
commands to be executed, at scheduled times. It allows you to choose
the message font and color, how often to repeat, whether to play a
sound when the message is displayed, and whether to cancel the alarm if
it can't be triggered on time (e.g. if you are logged out at the time).
As well as using the graphical interface to configure alarms, you can
use the command line, and there is a DCOP interface for other
applications. Note that this application is unrelated to KAlarm for
KDE1.
Kernel Hooks 1.7 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96565/
Kernel Hooks is a generalised mechanism for managing exits in kernel
space. It is suitable for use in First Failure Data Capture
applications, Security Hooks, and optional Serviceability tools.
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API 1.15
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96529/
The Legion of the Bouncy Castle Java Cryptography API provides a
lightweight cryptography API in Java, a provider for the JCE and JCA, a
clean room implementation of the JCE 1.2.1, generators for Version 1
and Version 3 X.509 certificates, PKCS12 support, and an API for
dealing with S/MIME and CMS. Versions are provided for the J2ME, JDK
1.0, JDK 1.1, JDK 1.2, JDK 1.3, and JDK 1.4.
LibTPT 1.02 (Release)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96528/
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.
MyOrgBook 2.0 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96541/
MyOrgBook is an Open Source online organizer programmed with PHP and
MySQL. Some features include mult-user login, lost password emailer,
contacts, todo/ scheduler, calendar, profile changer. It allows you to
edit, delete update contacts, and much more.
One-Wire Weather 0.68.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96564/
Oww (One-Wire Weather) is a client program for Dallas Semiconductor /
AAG 1-wire weather station kits, providing a graphical (animated)
display to monitor outside temperature, wind speed and direction,
rainfall, and humidity. Extra temperature sensors may be added. A
1-wire "hub" may be used for improved reliability and range.
Weather data may be logged to CSV files, parsed to command line
programs, sent to the Henriksen Windows client, or uploaded to Web
servers at Dallas, The Weather Underground, and HAMweather.
OpenInteract 1.51 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96516/
OpenInteract is an extensible Web application server written in pure
Perl. It includes a robust system of components, object-oriented data
access, a consistent security scheme for both tasks and data objects, a
simple user and group management system, and a convenient packaging
system that makes it easy to distribute custom applications, amongst
other things. It is stable, and runs out of the box on five different
databases.
PHP Generic Access Control List 1.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96517/
This project is a set of PHP functions giving Web developers a simple,
yet immensely powerful "drop in" permission system to their
current Web-based applications.
phpSurvey 0.0.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96544/
phpSurvey is a PHP3 script that allows you to easily manage Web Polls.
It allows you to create polls, administrate, and view voting results.
It also includes simple code snippets for integrating polls into your
Web site.
PostgreSQL Table Log 0.0.6
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96524/
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.
PowerDNS Backend Development Kit 2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96526/
PowerDNS Backend Development Kit allows a developer to code backends
which can be loaded at runtime by PowerDNS, a nameserver that reads
data from different backends. The stock distribution comes with MySQL
and PostgreSQL and other backends. It is also possible to do failover,
loadbalancing, and geodirection from a backend.
PowerDNS daemon 2.1 (Development)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96545/
PDNS is an advanced high performance authoritative nameserver with a
host of backends. Besides plain BIND configuration files, PDNS reads
information from MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL and many other databases.
Backends can easily be written in any language, and a sample Perl
backend is provided. PDNS powers http://express.powerdns.com, a
Web-based DNS maintenance site, and the top level domain .TK.
Rocks 2.4 (Stable)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96521/
Rocks (Reliable Sockets) protects sockets-based applications from
network failures (particularly failures common to mobile computing,
including link failures, IP address changes, and extended periods of
disconnection). It works entirely at user level and is transparent to
ordinary applications.
RottLog 0.36alpha
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96539/
Rottlog is a replacement to Red Hat's logrotate. It has similar syntax,
but more powerful features to cut and store logs.
SAPRFC 1.2.1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96535/
SAPRFC is the extension module for PHP4 that allows call ABAP functions
in an SAP R/3 system from PHP scripts. It is also possible to write an
RFC server program in PHP, and call PHP functions from ABAP. Other
features include using the RFC (Remote Function Call) API to make a
call, discovering the interface of a function module, and mapping all
RFC types to PHP strings (delivered with a test script that has a
similar function to the "Single Test" option in the SE37
transaction).
SegyMAT 0.38
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96532/
SegyMAT is a set of m-files that allows matlab programs to easily read
and write segy data, and a Matlab GUI to read and write SEG-Y files,
and edit the SEG-Y headers.
SILC 0.9.5.1 (Client)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96525/
SILC (Secure Internet Live Conferencing) is a protocol which provides
secure conferencing services in the Internet over insecure channels.
SILC superficially resembles IRC, although they are very different
internally. The purpose of SILC is to provide secure conferencing
services. Strong cryptographic methods are used to secure all traffic,
and all messages are encrypted and authenticated. The SILC also
supports secure file transferring. The SILC is delivered as SILC Client
for end users, SILC Server for system administrators, and SILC Toolkit
for application developers.
Simply GNUstep 1
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96530/
Simply GNUstep is a Linux/GNU distribution aimed at providing a
OpenStep feeling right from the intial bootup. To enhance ease of use,
this distribution is more stripped down than most.
SMSAuthenticator 1.01b
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96538/
SMSAuthenticator is an authentication module for situations where
"username and password"-login provide insufficient security.
The additional security is achieved by sending keys (single-use
passwords) by SMS to the user's mobile phone. It solves some of the
main problems with ordinary passwords (e.g., password guessing and
password sniffing) without requiring special hardware on the user's
side. It is a Java-based (J2SE 1.2 or higher) Web service using SOAP
for communication. It also requires a database with JDBC support
(tested with PostgreSQL).
snowdrop 0.01beta
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96518/
snowdrop is a steganographic text document and C code watermarking tool
that uses redundant, tamper-evident and modification-proof information
embedded in the content itself, instead of the medium, to simplify
tracking of proprietary code leaks, sensitive information disclosure,
etc.
sourcecode XML metadata extraction tools 0.3.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96534/
The sourcecode XML metadata extraction tools are intended to be used
for extracting and transforming XML-like markup embedded in source code
comments into syntactically correct external entities or well-formed
XML files. This can be used for JavaDoc-like code annotation, providing
structured comments, or even embedding metadata used by the build
process or configuration management tools.
Sws Web Server 0.1.2
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96552/
Sws Web Server is a fast, secure, and simple Web server.
Tonto 1.38 (Main)
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96511/
Tonto is a developer-oriented companion to the popular Pronto line of
programmable remotes made by Philips. Tonto provides both an IDE GUI
and a Java API for editing CCF files.
Tux Paint 2002.09.08
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96509/
Tux Paint is a simple and entertaining drawing program geared towards
young children. It has a simple interface, sound effects, and a cartoon
character (Tux, the Linux penguin). Along with drawing brush strokes,
lines and shapes, you can also enter text and place "rubber
stamp" (or "sticker") images on the picture. Tux Paint
is extensible, and could be useful in an educational environment (such
as a grammar, elementary, or grade school). It's portable across
numerous platforms, and runs well even on slower systems like the
Pentium 133MHz.
VNC Reflector 1.2.0
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96531/
VNC Reflector is a specialized VNC server which acts as a proxy between
a real VNC server (a host) and a number of VNC clients. It was designed
to work efficiently with large number of clients. It can switch between
different hosts on the fly, preserving client connections. It supports
reverse host-to-reflector connections, it can save host sessions on
disk, and it also has other unique features.
YAZ 1.9
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96563/
YAZ (yet another Z39.50 toolkit) is a portable C/C++ programmer's
toolkit which supports the development of Z39.50v3 clients and servers.
Sample clients and a server are included with the distribution.
Zeiberbude 2.0.4
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96540/
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.
Zina 0.9.7
http://freshmeat.net/releases/96515/
Zina is a graphical interface to your MP3 collection, a personal
jukebox, and an MP3 streamer. It is similar to Andromeda, but released
under the GNU General Public License.
Slashcode
Machinists
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/09/0529215
slash site for and about machinists. Still new and a little rough
though. http://www.netwhit.net
Slash or other weblog on school server?
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/08/0514220
I'm a college student building a site for a student organization. We
were given a directory on the server which allows cgi scripts and has
perl installed, but that is about it. No sql database. Not even cron
jobs can be run in this space. I want to use what I've got, which is
perl and the ability to write text files, and run a weblog with nice
looking threaded discussions and user info pages. From what I can tell,
Slash needs not only cgi and sql, but also several other parts of the
server which are even less likely to be provided on a school account.
Is there an easy way to adapt Slash to my tight constraints? If not,
can anyone recommend a good alternative? That is, a well-used,
well-tested blog application that uses text files instead of a backend
database? Fingers are crossed.
Zoo2
http://slashcode.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/06/174240
Zoo2, which is the friends and foe system, is now running on Slashcode,
UsePerl, and Slashdot. This allows one to not only mark friends and
foes, but to see second level relationships like friends of friends and
foes of friends. There are still bits and pieces to the interface to
happen but the base code is complete. Check it out from CVS If you
login you can see the additional URL's for zoo in the lefthand menu
bar.
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
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