Don’t know whether to take this seriously or not… Photojojo is selling a bottle-cap tripod [http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/bottle-cap-tripod]. For $10, even if it were a joke, it’s pretty harmless. And if they’re serious, it’s a good deal. 
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Bottle-cap tripod: Seriously???
May 14th, 2009Google’s appengine supports Java now!
April 11th, 2009Google just rolled out Java support for their AppEngine, which previously only supported Python. This is great news since it opens the whole AppEngine to Java programmers (or at least those of us who know Java better than Python;). They say it’s an early release, but it’s a step in the right direction!
I’ve downloaded the Eclipse plugin, installed it, and generated both an GWT and plain JSP for my site. Creation was easy, uploading was a snap, and running it worked well. There are only two complaints/notes:
1. Installation of the Eclipse plugin froze the Eclipse app twice. I killed the Eclipse process and re-tried the installation. It worked the third time. No problems since.
2. Versioning is weak. I tried to upload a new app and label it version 1.1, but the upload failed. It only worked when I provided an integer value. Seems silly that versions have to be integers. Oh well…
Otherwise, works great. I look forward to learning the new features.
MindRaider – Semantic Web Outliner
April 4th, 2009Found this nice Java app that takes the whole concept of semantic web to an implementable level: MindRaider – Semantic Web Outliner. I’ve been using InfoHesive by 2brightsparks but would welcome a cross-browser tool. Java Outline Editor, Freemind and 3D TopicScape (which just released a new version, BTW) are other tools I like, but neither has all the features in one package. MindRaider looks like it just might… Off to the tests…
Free calendar maker
March 9th, 2009I don’t know about you, but I frequently find myself creating a calendar in Excel, spending more time than I should trying to get it to look nice. I found a new site, CalendarLabs.com, that lets you print or download calendars in Office, PDF or iCal format. Sounds like it might be worth a look…
Personalized font
March 4th, 2009Want to create your own font that looks just like your handwriting? Now you can, with “YourFonts” [http://www.yourfonts.com/print.html]. (Thanks to lifehacker for the link: http://lifehacker.com/5144665/yourfonts-turns-your-handwriting-into-a-personlized-font)
