Friday, April 14, 2006

A Picture Share!

Man they grow up fast!

WWW SQL Designer

OK - this doesn't sound like much. But it gives you amazing functionality in building relational database tables from a webpage.

WWW SQL Designer

Poke around the "live demo". Note that you can drag and drop the tables, you can export SQL to create the DB on MySql, and more. And the source is freely available.

Excellent new computer interface

OK - the blurb below sounds boring as hell. But check out the demos - I can immediately see how amazingly useful this would be. Wonder how long before Apple puts this interface on the iMac, or releases a 30" display and software for the Powermac?

Multi-Touch Interaction Research: "While touch sensing is commonplace for single points of contact, multi-touch sensing enables a user to interact with a system with more than one finger at a time, as in chording and bi-manual operations. Such sensing devices are inherently also able to accommodate multiple users simultaneously, which is especially useful for larger interaction scenarios such as interactive walls and tabletops."

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Tigertail HT Counterpoise Project by Chad Rudolph W1CAR

Tigertail HT Counterpoise Project by Chad Rudolph W1CAR: "A great way to increase signal strength when using a portable (Ham Radio)
rig."

Camping Stove FAQ

FAQ - Stoves: "Here we concentrate solely on gas stoves. We cover the fuels and containers used, the different sorts of stoves available, and various technical details. As to why you should use a gas stove in preference to all others: that will emerge pretty quickly."