Packetslave Industries » Daily Links http://www.packetslave.com This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:04:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 links for 2008-07-12 http://www.packetslave.com/2008/07/11/links-for-2008-07-12/ http://www.packetslave.com/2008/07/11/links-for-2008-07-12/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:38:48 +0000 blanders http://www.packetslave.com/2008/07/11/links-for-2008-07-12/
  • Amazon.com: CCIE Routing and Switching Exam Certification Guide (3rd Edition) (Exam Certification Guide): Wendell Odom, Rus Healy, Naren Mehta: Books
    The bible for CCIE R&S written exam studying. I have the electronic version from Safari but not the paper version yet.
    (tags: books cisco certification ccie)
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  • Paul Graham: The Equity Equation
    Interesting article from Paul Graham on how to determine if a VC equity deal, or a new hire stock offer, is a good value. Followup discussion on news.ycombinator.com is interesting as well.
    Tags: startup, business, venture-capital
  • Nora the Piano-Playing Cat (video)
    Pretty much just what the title says. Very cute.
    Tags: video, cute, cats
  • Prototype 1.5.1 released
    Final version out as of May 1
    Tags: javascript, programming, web
  • Fark.com: Making Money Off of Goofy News
    Interview with Drew Curtis from Fark.com on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
    Tags: interview, fark, web
  • CoRD
    Open-source remote desktop client for Mac OS X (based on the rdesktop code). Universal binary and much nicer than MSFT’s official client.
    Tags: osx, rdp, software, remote-desktop
  • Basics of Compiler Design
    Online textbook from a university professor in Denmark.
    Tags: online-books, education, compilers, computer-science
  • Wizard Entertainment
    Great interview with Joss Whedon discussing Wonder Woman, X4, Goners, and even Battlestar Galactica (the new one).
    Tags: interview, scifi-fantasy, buffyverse, joss, comics, movies
  • JavaScript Tools TextMate Bundle
    Lets you run Javascript Lint, JSMin, and Dojo Compressor from within TextMate
    Tags: textmate, osx, programming, webdev
  • Adobe CS3Clean Script
    Looks like you can’t just trash the Photoshop CS3 beta or install over it. You need this script to clean up Adobe’s mess before installing the release version.
    Tags: photoshop, adobe, osx
  • S5 Reloaded
    New enhanced version of the outstanding S5 browser-based presentation/slideshow system.
    Tags: powerpoint, presentations, webdev, javascript, ajax, css
  • How to Change the World
    Ten questions with Seth Godin about his new book.
    Tags: productivity, books, interview
  • Amazon.com: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
    Seth Godin has a new book out: “Whether you’re a graphic designer, a sales rep, an athlete, or an aspiring CEO, this fun little book will help you figure out if you’re in a Dip that’s worthy of your time, effort, and talents. If you are, The Dip will ins
    Tags: books, productivity
  • Amazon: ALL-ETT Billfold — Thinnest Wallet Ever Made
    Looks quite impressive. Can hold up to 30 cards without significant bulk.
    Tags: geektoys
  • Free Hosting of YUI Files from Yahoo!
    Awesome! Yahoo is allowing developers to serve up the YUI JavaScript, CSS, and image assets directly from their edge servers.
    Tags: yui, yahoo, javascript, hosting
  • macosxhints.com – TFTPd configuration and usage
    Very useful if you’re on a Mac and do router/switch admin. I always have to Google to remember the right steps to enable TFTP.
    Tags: sysadmin, cisco, osx, tftp
  • Y Combinator: Startup News
    Reddit-like web site focused on startups, from Paul Graham’s “Y Combinator” VC firm.
    Tags: startup, news
  • Third body pulled from giant sinkhole
    That’s the kind of hole from which you expect to see appear a giant worm of some sort.
    Tags: weird
  • Resolving Files with TextMate, Subversion, and FileMerge
    Nice little tutorial on using TextMate’s (somewhat poorly-documented) Subversion support, along with Apple’s FileMerge tool, to work through Subversion conflicts when updating a file.
    Tags: osx, programming, textmate, subversion
  • Getting to Deadline – Programmer Productivity Tips At Work (Getting to Done)
    Great collection of tips for being more productive. Many are specific to software development, but quite a few are applicable to any work.
    Tags: programming, productivity
  • Rails Envy: Acts_As_Ferret Tutorial
    Great rails plugin that makes model objects searchable using Ferret, the high-performance Ruby full-text search engine based on Apache Lucene.
    Tags: lucene, programming, ruby, rubyonrails, search
  • Advanced Linux Programming
    Full text available online. Published in 2001 and described as being for “[developers] already experienced with programming for the GNU/Linux system, are experienced with another UNIX-like system and are interested in developing GNU/Linux software, or wa
    Tags: books, linux, programming
    • ]]>     http://www.packetslave.com/2007/10/15/links-for-2007-10-15/feed/ 0     Photosynth: Unbelievably cool demo http://www.packetslave.com/2007/08/07/photosynth-unbelievably-cool-demo/ http://www.packetslave.com/2007/08/07/photosynth-unbelievably-cool-demo/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:35:45 +0000 blanders http://www.packetslave.com/2007/08/07/photosynth-unbelievably-cool-demo/ Photosynth is an incredible product (based on a technology called Seadragon) from Microsoft Live Labs for visualizing huge data sets. The demo video, from last year’s TED conference, is absolutely amazing.

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  • Paul Graham: The Equity Equation
    Interesting article from Paul Graham on how to determine if a VC equity deal, or a new hire stock offer, is a good value. Followup discussion on news.ycombinator.com is interesting as well.
    Tags: startup, business, venture-capital
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  • Nora the Piano-Playing Cat (video)
    Pretty much just what the title says. Very cute.
    Tags: video, cute, cats
  • Prototype 1.5.1 released
    Final version out as of May 1
    Tags: javascript, programming, web
  • Fark.com: Making Money Off of Goofy News
    Interview with Drew Curtis from Fark.com on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
    Tags: interview, fark, web
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  • CoRD
    Open-source remote desktop client for Mac OS X (based on the rdesktop code). Universal binary and much nicer than MSFT’s official client.
    Tags: osx, rdp, software, remote-desktop
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  • Basics of Compiler Design
    Online textbook from a university professor in Denmark.
    Tags: online-books, education, compilers, computer-science, -to-be-read
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  • Wizard: Joss Whedon
    Great interview with Joss Whedon discussing Wonder Woman, X4, Goners, and even Battlestar Galactica (the new one).
    Tags: interview, scifi-fantasy, buffyverse, joss, comics, movies
  • JavaScript Tools TextMate Bundle
    Lets you run Javascript Lint, JSMin, and Dojo Compressor from within TextMate
    Tags: textmate, osx, programming, webdev
  • Adobe CS3Clean Script
    Looks like you can’t just trash the Photoshop CS3 beta or install over it. You need this script to clean up Adobe’s mess before installing the release version.
    Tags: photoshop, adobe, osx
  • S5 Reloaded
    New enhanced version of the outstanding S5 browser-based presentation/slideshow system.
    Tags: powerpoint, presentations, webdev, javascript, ajax, css
  • How to Change the World
    Ten questions with Seth Godin about his new book.
    Tags: productivity, books, interview
  • Amazon.com: The Dip
    Seth Godin has a new book out: “A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick).”
    Tags: books, productivity
  • Amazon: ALL-ETT Billfold — Thinnest Wallet Ever Made
    Looks quite impressive. Can hold up to 30 cards without significant bulk.
    Tags: -wishlist, geektoys
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