Blogroll Dive: 10/24/05
Filed in Blogs on October 24, 2005 at 12:07 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Bryan briefly discusses OpenOffice.org v2.0 and the problem that is preventing its adoption by the masses.
Owen would like to know, “What plugin would you most like to see upgraded or enhanced for the [WordPress] v1.6 release?”
Bonnie has an interesting political debate on the recent Supreme Court nomination of [...]
OpenOffice.org Update v2.0
Filed in Freeware, Technology on October 23, 2005 at 12:50 amOpenOffice.org has been updated to v2.0. “With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard OpenDocument format, OpenOffice.org 2.0 gives users around the globe the tools to be engaged and productive members of their society.” The release notes are available here. “OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office [...]
Favored Freeware: SuperTux
Filed in Freeware on October 22, 2005 at 12:02 amSuperTux is a side-scrolling “jump and run” game based on the classic Super Mario games.
SuperTux is a classic 2D jump’n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games. The Milestone1 release of SuperTux features 9 enemies, 26 playable levels, software and OpenGL rendering modes, configurable joystick and keyboard input, new music [...]
A Few Free AJAX Web Services
Filed in Freeware, MacMerc, Technology on October 21, 2005 at 8:25 amIn last week’s Freeloader Friday, Brian presented us with a few useful and Open Source AJAX web applications. Now, Brian brings a close to this short two-part series with a few useful and free AJAX web services. From reading your favorite blogs with your own web-based aggregator, to writing your next research paper [...]
Today’s Apple Announcements
Filed in MacMerc, Technology on October 19, 2005 at 6:29 pmToday, Apple announced a minor enhancement to the PowerBook line, a major addition to the Power Mac line, and the November release of Aperture.
The 15″ and 17″ models of the PowerBook line have received higher screen resolutions and an extra hour of battery life. Though the media is highlighting the enhanced resolution and battery [...]
Blogroll Dive: 10/17/05
Filed in Blogs on October 17, 2005 at 12:04 amHere are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive:
Bryan discovers a new web-based to-do list service.
Michael reports that Invader, Binary Bonsai’s complex re-design, has hit the 35% mark.
Khaled briefly discusses Flock, “a new browser that’s intended for bloggers.”
Jon reviews the Motorola ROKR E1 (the first “iTunes Phone”).
Craig is happy to be a 38.
Chris publishes a tutorial [...]
Free WordPress Blogs
Filed in Freeware, Technology, WordPress on October 16, 2005 at 1:11 amWordPress is a freely available blogging platform, but you will need to have your own hosting account to publish a blog with it. Unfortunately, high-quality hosting services (like A Small Orange) are rarely free, and may be considered as “overkill” for anyone looking to publish nothing more than a blog. If you would [...]
Favored Freeware: Shoot Things
Filed in Freeware on October 15, 2005 at 12:06 amShoot Things is an arcade-style side-scrolling space combat game, which parodies a few well-known retro games.
This is my entry for the iDevGames: 21 Days Later: Vectorized contest. It is a generic space shooter, parodying a few well-known retro games. Everything you see is drawn using only points and lines, via glAArg (the OpenGL AntiAliased Rendering [...]
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