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Kinect hacked to control Tesla coils from a safe distance (video)

Jonathan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:27:10 +0000

Engadget

via Kinect hacked to control Tesla coils from a safe distance (video).

The Minority Report has Arrived

Jonathan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:04:40 +0000

This is a look to ways we will be interacting with computers in the future, using spatial movements as demonstrated in the film The Minority Report.

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Microsoft Research – Gesture Multitouch using Webcam

Jonathan — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:25:43 +0000

This is a very cool piece of research coming out of Microsoft Labs.

A Look at Windows 7

Jonathan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:04:43 +0000

Here’s a video of the PDC release (pre beta) of Windows 7. I love the gestures you can perform by flicking the mouse.

My Free Tool – Check Sites Have Been Indexed By Google

Jonathan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:36:21 +0000

I created a simple app this morning to allow me to check when my sites get indexed by Google.

I thought that you might find it handy so you can grab your free copy here:

http://www.funcoder.com/apps/SiteCheck.zip

Microsoft Finally Get How to Advertise the Windows

Jonathan — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:43:04 +0000

I just didn’t get the Seinfeld adverts, they were just to out there. But the new Microsoft adverts I like a lot.

Now I’m a PC and a Mac. I love both platforms (yes even Vista). It was fun to watch the Mac adverts take advantage but finally Microsoft have fired back. What I like about these ads are that they focus on people using a PC in real life, nothing about attempting to slander a Mac.

Debugging a WebDev Site

Jonathan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:31:38 +0000

Here’s a tip if you develop using WebDev. I recently had a timeout issue that was occurring on our live web server but not on my development box.

WebDev 12 supports remote debugging, so open your project and then make a remote debug connection. You can then debug the code and see which line is causing the issue on the server.

Is that cool or what?

Mark Miller – Tips on Surviving an Earthquake

Jonathan — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:47:22 +0000

If you live in an earthquake zone then Mark Miller is the man to learn from when it comes to survival.

Jonathan — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:41:51 +0000

Oseh Shalom

Happy 60th Israel

Virtual Villages 3 Potions

Jonathan — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:21:25 +0000

Anyone interested into Virtual Villages 3 and needs some help on potions, my wife has kindly let me publish them from her secret book. I have included all her experiments and marked the best ones in green.

Disclaimer: Sometimes potions go weird, just try them again.

Plants Key:

BO – Black Orchid
C – Cactus
L – Lotus
TL – Tiger Lilli
R – Rose
P – Pitcher Plant (Nature Faction Only)

2*C + TL = Bitter
2*BO + TL = Faint
2*BO + L = Sore Tummy
2*BO + R = Blew Up

BO + BO + BO = Yikes

L + P + L = Trance / Epiphany
C + P + C = Blew Up

P + P + P = Blew Up
P + BO + P = Sleepy
P + P + TL = Not feeling well
P + P + R = Feel Better
P + P + L = Feel Better
P + P + C = Feel Better
P + BO + BO = Get rid of sharks
P + C + BO = Nasty, It’s Bitter
P + C + TL = Nasty, It’s Bitter
P + C + L = Feels Better
P + C + R = Blew Up

R + P + R = Soapy
R + R + BO = A bit lonely / Feels down
R + R + TL = Stinky breath