Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Stripping away FairPlay with FairGame
The iTunes DRM scheme FairPlay is there to protect the tunes that you purchased from iTMS from being used on non iPod players. So it makes sense that trying to remove the DRM is possible, but not easy. FairGame is a free software that will, sort of, remove the DRM and give you the plain AAC files, with all the metadata, lyrics and artwork intact. It uses iMovie to accomplish its job. Warning: Stripping away DRM is probably illegal so try this at your own risk.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Halloween Costumes-Project Runway style
Project Runway is one cool reality show. One reason why the show is so god because the folks on it have to have real talent to be able to design those interesting clothes. For Halloween, NPR has done a story in which some folks from past seasons of Project Runway were told to design a Halloween costume. The results are certainly fun and cool. My fave is Diana Eng's Glow-Glow Girl costume which lights up and dimmed if the child moves away from the parent. Also fun is Katherine Gerdes's LEGO and iPod-inspired costume. Cool.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Coastal Defence of Hong Kong
For more pictures, head to the set of picts on Flickr.
LEGO Flamethrower
Just when you thought that the LEGO is a toy, you have folks using LEGO to build weapons. We've heard of a LEGO gun that shoots rubber bands but this gets the cake for the most dangerous (and hence cool) LEGO creation - a LEGO Flamethrower. There's also a video that shows how the thing works... ust wondering if constant usage will melt the bricks.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
My new Timbuk2 Messenger bag
Which means that I've yet to use this bag... but I'm eagerly looking for a chance to use it.
For the curious, the colour is mocha-baby blue-mocha, and I choose reflective tabs, and added a handle and a divider. The colour of the liner is light blue.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Upgrade firmware, remove features from Creative players
Sometimes, upgrading is not necessary a good thing. According to a posting in Engadget, the latest firmware upgrade for the Zen MicroPhoto and Zen Vision:M players will add
Audible support and other minor fixes to the former, video zooming and language support to the latter, but removes FM recording functionality from both players.Is Creative falling prey to complaints from the RIAA types? I thought recording from the airwaves is certainly no problem! Comparing Audible support and FM recording, I think I prefer the FM recording feature.
Monday, October 16, 2006
Slayer slays in Singapore
Moo Minicards have arrived
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Tiles @ SAM
Tiles @ SAM
Originally uploaded by Gremlink.
Interesting floor tile patterns in the Singapore Art Museum.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Make Bloglines look like an OS X app
This is a hack for Bloglines users using the fab web-based RSS reader on a Mac. To make your Bloglines look like an app in OS X, just head to the website and find out how you can turn your Bloglines reading experience more Mac-like.
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Free turn-based strategy fun: Battle for Wesnoth
Battle for Wesnoth is a fantasy theme turn-based strategy game that's free for everyone. It runs on both the Windows and Mac platform so you can have fun if you own either of the two systems. It's not as great as any of the commercial games available, but for its price, it is great fun and value.
Monday, October 09, 2006
Duh moment @ City Hall
He entered this buildingI'm still wondering what this sign is about. It is part of the Biennale exhibit or is it something else?
He filled its interior with pheromones
Singapore Biennale in City Hall
Friday, October 06, 2006
Free online media converter
So, you're looking to convert a file from one format to another. Here's a tool that'll be of use to you. It's a free online tool where you can turn your files from one format to another. It seems to support a whole lotta format, ranging from popular formats like MP3 and JPG to lesser know ones like OGG. It even support document formats like PPT. Some of the formats I've never even heard of, such as MIFF and PNM. Sounds too good to be true? Well, you can head to the link to try it out since you don't have to register or fork out a cent to use it.
13 Oblivion essential mods
If you're playing Oblivion on the PC, then you'd know that the game has plenty of mods available made by the Oblivion mod community. In fact, some of the mods are so awesome that they should not have been mods in the first place. They should have been part of the game, dammit! Anyway, the PixelRage website has put together 13 Oblivion mods that you should install, including mods that will make your environment looks better and one that makes your adventuring map looks nice and stylish.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Web-based Blog Word Processor
If you're lookg for a web-based tool to post items to your blog, check out this tool called WriteToMyBlog. This is a web-based word processor that you can use to compose postings and then you can post it to your blog. With it, you can control indents, font sizes, link pictures and more. It works with most major blogging software and it's free.
Useful Free Windows Programs Under 2MB
Freeware is good. Freewares that are under 2MB are even better. On the Revision3 forum, there's a list of super-duper useful apps that weights in under 2MB. Good things come in small sizes too!
Day Against DRM
Add Google Gadgets to your webpage
If you're looking for some ways to spiff up your webpage, you can head down to Google and take a look at GOogle Gadgets. Now, you can add some of these gadgets to your page. Things that you can add include simple items like a Data & Time gadget to a more fun Bejeweled gadget. Just grab the code and add it to your page. Simple.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
DIY: HTTP,FTP and E-Mail Server in an hour
Want to try setting up your own servers? Here's a useful guide to walk you through the setting up and running of a full featured webserver from just about any Internet connection. From issues such as getting a domain name to the software you'd need, it's a good place to start your journey of "web-serving".
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