Paul's Time Sink

30 Mar, 2007

comments fixed

Posted by pwestbro 23:26 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Blogging

I have fixed comments on this site.  I was playing with the closecomments plugin for LifeType, which automatically disables comments after they reach a certain age.  Guess what... comments get disabled.

I am now re-enabling comments on all posts, so things should be back to normal.

Technorati tags: comments, age

30 Mar, 2007

Universcale

Posted by pwestbro 22:02 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | General

Universcale is a cool web app.  It lets you compare the size of various things from the Universe, galaxies, major monuments, and various animals.

You could spend a lot of time playing with this app.

[via Webware]

Technorati tags: scale, universe, Universcale

29 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-29

Posted by pwestbro 02:23 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• Why bloggers should use Creative Commons licences
  An article that presents an argument on why bloggers should use Creative Commons licenses.
  (tags: creativecommons blogging)

28 Mar, 2007

Whoosh Boom Splat

Posted by pwestbro 12:53 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | General

Whoosh Boom Spat looks like a interesting book on how to build projectile shooters.

[via Boing Boing podcast]

Technorati tags: projectile, shooter, Whoosh Boom Splat

28 Mar, 2007

Hilarious Mac ad spoofs

Posted by pwestbro 12:30 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | General

These are some of the funniest Mac ad spoofs that I have seen.

[via UNEASYsilence]

Technorati tags: Apple, ads, spoof

28 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-28

Posted by pwestbro 02:22 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• UPS: Request Delivery Intercept
  New UPS feature lets you redirect packages over the web
  (tags: ups package shipping)

27 Mar, 2007

Automatic backup to ftp server

Posted by pwestbro 21:39 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Computer

This page has a pretty simple script for backing up specified directories, and all mysql databases to a ftp server.

Technorati tags: backup, ftp, mysql

27 Mar, 2007

LinuxMCE

Posted by pwestbro 17:14 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Computer, Electronics

Linux Media Center Edition looks very cool. LinuxMCE is a add-on to Ubuntu distribution of linux, that gives a easy interface to access your media. Here is a comparision videos that compare Linux MCE with Windows MCE.

With the features that are described, I would love to build a Linux MCE box.  I would want to make sure that the PC would have CableCard slots.

Technorati tags: CableCard, LinuxMCE, media center, MythTV, Windows MCE

27 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-27

Posted by pwestbro 02:23 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• Stop web sites from resizing Firefox windows
  (tags: firefox javascript)

26 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-26

Posted by pwestbro 02:28 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• TwitThis
  TwitThis is an easy way for people to send Twitter messages about your blog post or website.
  (tags: twitter twitthis blogging)
• Don’t bother Firefox users with AdSense Firefox Referrals | the j-blog
  (tags: adsense firefox referrals)

24 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-24

Posted by pwestbro 02:27 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• GeoRSS Home
  GeoRSS is an extension of RSS that adds geographic data.
  (tags: GeoRss rss geographic)
• CPLN: Home Joule
  Home Joule is a state-of-the-art energy data display device that welcomes you into a community making informed decisions about energy use.
  (tags: homejoule electricity consumerpowerline cpln joule ambientdevices)

24 Mar, 2007

Ferrari F1 cars

Posted by pwestbro 00:28 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Cars

This is a pretty cool commercial for Shell, where various historic Ferrari Formula 1 cars are racing through cities around the world.

This is making me look forward to the San Jose Grand Prix this summer.  (I know that Formula 1 is not the same as Champ Car.)

[via Autoblog]

Technorati tags: Champ Car, Ferrari, Formula One, San Jose Grand Prix, Shell

22 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-22

Posted by pwestbro 02:24 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• Locking Everything
  Configure Linux workstation to automatically lock Mac OS X workstation when screensaver enavles
  (tags: linux macosx screensaver network administration)

22 Mar, 2007

posting within del.icio.us

Posted by pwestbro 02:12 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (2) | Blogging

Sometimes I find interesting sites that I want to post about, but I don't want to do a whole post.  del.icio.us has the ability to automatically make daily posts with the bookmarks for a day.

This is definitely an experimental feature.  The setting ui, accessed from settings / daily blog posting, is definitely minimalistic:

Technorati tags: del.icio.us, experimental, link blog

21 Mar, 2007

links for 2007-03-21

Posted by pwestbro 02:24 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) | Links

• The Caffeine Database
  Calculate your caffeine intake
  (tags: caffeine)