Comment Re:Duh. (Score 1) 1001
Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to... suffering!
RSS, flickr and del.icio.us on a Mobile Phone 36
Roger Whittaker writes to tell us Engadget reports that Mobileglu is offering an interesting new service that gives users the ability to read RSS feeds, flickr, del.icio.us, and other sources of content in a mobile friendly format. Think this will lead to smarter content developers making their own sites more mobile friendly, or just a few lawsuits?
DOM Scripting 76
Simon P. Chappell writes "This is an unusual book in a good way. It covers a subject normally the preserve of geeks while being targeted at designers. Not a common approach, but one that Jeremy Keith pulls off rather handily. Mr. Keith is an active member of the Web Standards Project's Scripting Task Force; he not only knows how to script web pages, but he knows how to use that scripting to enhance the page's conformance to standards and even increase a site's accessibility. If you are like me, and have put off working with JavaScript because of the standards issues, then this book is our notification that those days are behind us. If you are a web designer who is interested in using dynamic techniques to enhance your site, but had feared the wrath of the standards police, this book is for you." Read the rest of Simon's review.
Faster Feeds Using FeedTree Peer-To-Peer 109
dsandler writes "Researchers at Rice University have just released version
0.7 of FeedTree, a peer-to-peer
system for distributing Web feeds faster. Instead of polling feeds
independently, FeedTree users cooperate to share news updates
using multicast in Pastry, a scalable p2p
overlay network. FeedTree reduces the update delay for existing RSS and Atom
feeds to a few minutes without putting extra stress on the webserver (anyone
who's ever been temporarily banned by Slashdot's RSS feed knows this is a real
concern). Feed publishers can also choose to push digitally signed updates
for immediate, tamper-proof delivery to subscribers. The client software (download) runs on Linux, OS
X, and Windows, and works with any desktop feed reader."
Comment Re:this is headline news? (Score 1) 146
A quick list of prices for all components in my controller (from HappControls and SlikStik
32 buttons: $60
Top Fire 8 way Joystick(2): $65
Optical Perfect 360 degree joystick: $90
Stainless Joystick handles (2): $50
4 way joystick: $15
56 Input IPac: $65
Trackball (lighted): $100
spinner: $90
Wood (4x8 3/4" MDF): $20
laminate: $40
misc construction supplies: $30
Total: $625 without taxes, shipping or labor
I know I'm forgetting something because I came out a little over $700 last time I did this.
32 buttons: $60
Top Fire 8 way Joystick(2): $65
Optical Perfect 360 degree joystick: $90
Stainless Joystick handles (2): $50
4 way joystick: $15
56 Input IPac: $65
Trackball (lighted): $100
spinner: $90
Wood (4x8 3/4" MDF): $20
laminate: $40
misc construction supplies: $30
Total: $625 without taxes, shipping or labor
I know I'm forgetting something because I came out a little over $700 last time I did this.
