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RSS, flickr and del.icio.us on a Mobile Phone 36

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the internet-tower-of-babel dept.
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

Posted by samzenpus from the read-all-about-it dept.
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

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the instant-gratification-generation dept.
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

by LRJ (#9239789) Attached to: X-Arcade MAME Dual Controller Rated
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.

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