10/26/2004 - 11/01/2004

The Lit Window Library 0.3.1

Although I haven't written much (any?) GUI code in a while, I do keep up with the work of many of my friends and collegues in the field as there are many problems in this area that need solving.

Stumbled across this one open source project today that takes an interesting (and what appears to be a viable) approach to addressing some of the major hassles of GUI programming for applications.

The Lit Window Library 0.3.1

A C++ library with reflections, rule-based programming, and UI patterns.

You know you've made it, when they make a Halloween custom of you...

Geek goes as a FULLY WORKING iPod!

Clothing For Gadget Guys

Here's the company that thinks they get it - but they don't...

Andru Edwards writes "In an article looking at the advancements in clothing for gear loving professionals, it becomes apparent that you no longer need to sacrifice your gadgets for style. SCOTTeVEST has recently released a sport jacket, khakis, and tie all specifically tailored with hidden pockets and compartments for businessmen who don't want to leave their tech at home. The clothing includes an integrated tunnel system which allows you to hide all the wires affiliated with your devices within the lining of the item, aptly dubbed the "Personal Area Network"."

iCal for Windows?

Not exactly - but EventSherpa come as close as I've seen!

A .NET application, it has an iCal-like interface with full publish and subscribe integration with Apple's iCal application. Also offers a lot of nice features over iCal including Calendar groups, better web publishing and more.

Oh, and the subscribe-only version is FREE - $99 if you want to publish...

I think I'm going to like it here - but I'll report back if that changes...

Cute little device

NisisUSA has a cute little device that I first saw a few weeks ago at GraphExpo.

The DV4 is a combination 4MP digital still camera, digital video camera (640x480), web cam, portable hard disk, MP3 player and will probably wash your windows if you know which button to push ;). All for only $199(!)

I didn't buy one, because it has two flaws for my personal use.

1. Zoom is digital only - no optical zoom. Have this same problem with my current digital camera.
2. Although it can take >256Mb SD cards, it auto-partitions them into 256Mb chunks.

However, for many folks, this might be a nice unit - esp. as a small alternative for your normal camera or for a kid/student.

GLAT - Google Labs Aptitude Test

For anyone that hasn't heard, Google has been out "shopping" for programming talent for the last year or so - and as part of that they've had a couple of contents and have also finalized their "Aptitude Test", which thier VP of R&D just posted to his blog.

Does strike me as pretty weird that it's 4 72-dpi GIFs however....You'd like a guy who was VP of R&D for a search engine company would know about PDF, wouldn't you???

Mac OS X on a 68K Mac - believe it or not!

Some guy with WAY too much time on his hands, has been able to "run" Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) on his 68k-based Quadra using Debian Linux and PearPC. See here for all the details!