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Friday, May 13, 2005

Gadgets? : How to Brew Beer in a Coffee Pot

I know that this has absolutely nothing to do with the stated purpose of this blog(Maybe it does), but this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
I will see if I can give this a try. If anyone happens upon this site, and tries it, let me know.



How to Brew Beer in a Coffee Pot

Firefox: Internet Explorer share slips below 90 percent

Looks like the success of Firefox is starting to really show in the numbers. Over 50 million downloads so far.
Let's hope the recent security vulnerabilities don't mar the image of this great browser. With luck people will realize that only an open source browser would be able to turn around a fix for these vulnerabilities in such a short time.
CNN.com Internet Explorer share slips below 90 percent - May 13, 2005

Gaming: The Xbox 360 on Kotaku

Great summary on the 360 specs and what to expect of the console.
I am really excited about the media extender functionality. The media server option will help me replace my kludgy Prismiq Media Player. The prismiq requires a healthy amount of voodoo and witchcraft to be able to stream video, so this new functionality on the 360 will be welcome.

The Xbox 360 : Kotaku

Firefox: Best extension tutorial out there

This site has the best tutorial for writing your own firefox extension.
There is almost no simple to follow information out there on how to do your own extensions.
The info here really gets you excited about learning XUL, and finding out how to really extend Mozilla/Firefox.
Check it out--
roachfiend.com

Gaming: Flash Views of the new Xbox 360

Just went over to the www.xbox360.com site, and found that they have some nice interactive flash "tours" of the new console and the the controller. Gives you a chance to get a good look at it from all sides.

Gaming: Xbox 360 has been announced

It seems nobody who really enjoys games,really enjoyed the MTV Xbox 360 premiere. Frodo really helped with the marketing spin though. For those who want to see a rather interesting video that does not play to 16 year olds, then follow the link ->Here
for the video linked on www.joystiq.com
If you can get over the obvious marketing hype/style, you will actually see and hear some interesting information about the technical specs on the Xbox 360 as well as the motivation behind the design. Think "INHALE"