s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
Ok, so I have a job for the summer!! A little late but still a job. You know what that meens kids! Geeksinside.com will have it's own hosting soon and I can stop leaching off phoenixarisen.com.
I promise that as soon as the site is on its own server I will get back to posting cool things on a more normal schedule. One of the major issues not having the site on my own domain is ALL the cookies and absolute URLs broke. I know it is not a good idea to use cookies over sessions, and absolute URLS are just a P.I.T.A. but there are somethings on the site that use them and they are still broken. So, as soon as I move back they will be fine.
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
So you want to code more?? Is that what you voted on the poll?? Well here is your opportunity!! Tier1web.com http://www.tier1web.com is having a site design contest. Design a web site and you could win some cool hosting prizes and streaming TV!!
The contest page is http://tier1web.com/contest/ and is open to anyone. They have two domains they are accepting sites for; one business one gaming.
Unlike a lot of the contests you see out there, with only first through third or maybe fifth, the Tier1 contest has a whopping TEN places!! Guess they are looking for ideas on other sites as well.
So if you think you have what it takes, or even just want to make something to take up time, check it out
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
So I added a new poll for a while. Every year google runs the "Summer of Code" ( http://code.google.com/soc ) for anyone to enter. Applications for entrance this year are closed but that doesn't mean you can't take a look at the stuff and get some ideas.
So get cracking an make some cool apps, bots, circuits, boxes or something else! And remember "Just Code It!"
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
Well it looks like I will have the funds to get a hosting provider of my own in a few weeks and I can get geeksinside.com back in full effect. I know there are some slight problems with the page, mainly ones that people who have projects see (that means only me). So look for some updates and stuff in the future.
That's it, and check back for more stuff every now and then.
And remeber, always use the correct guage wire for the job.
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
Now this is really cool. Using this chip you can overlay video ontop of regular NTSC signals coming from your cable line. The thing I really like about it is the ability to have a half-tone background, like Tivo.
The chip is controlled through a serial interface and looks rather straight forward to program. Something to think about for your next project.
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
Found this while browsing gorobotics.net ( http://gorobotics.net ). Personally I think it's funny and cool at the same time. Obviously the bots are controlled by people.
My personal favorite part is the shots where it looks like half the bots on each team are broken, lol.
PS. This is the first youtube.com video I am linking with an article, let me know how you like it
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
Well my time at Clarkson University is done, and with it is the unrestricted direct net connection I have come to love for the past four years. Hense hosting geeksinside.com is not as easy as setting up a server 2 feet away from me. Seeing as I am broke and I need to save cash (to buy a new car, as mine is dying) I decided to have a good look at what hosting providers are out there and which have the best deals for hosting. Thus, to save the cash I am hosting geeksinside.com on a friends domain (
http://phoenixarisen.com ) for a while. I checked everything and it looks like it all works on the new domain.
Post on the forums if something dosen't work or feel free to email me at acgcomputersSPAM@SPAMgmail.com (remove SPAM). Also, feel free to email me with anything you would like to see on geeksinside.
That's it, enjoy
s1axter posted on Tue. January 30th 2007 at 12:36 PM PST
This is a set of HP bluetooth stereo headphones I got working with windows. From what I read around the net, people haven't been able to pair the headphones with a PC, but after some research into the A2DP protocol I found it was posible.
The headphones are designed to work with the iPaqs that have built in bluetooth.
The iPaqs use bluetooth 1.2 which has support for the A2DP protocol. This protocol is rather new and not many products use it, it is only available for BT 1.2!
All that is needed to get them connected is a USB 1.2 adapter off EBay for $15. It must be 1.2 (and unless you want to be limited in range, I suggest a class 1 adapter; 100m range)
The sound is really good, I was quite suprised, everything came through loud and clear.
If you want wireless headphones, go for the bluetooth!
Someone modded a broken set of these and hooked them up to speakers, to make the first set of bluetooth speakers using the A2DP protocol! check it out http://hackaday.com/entry/1234000950073679/
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Ok, so I have a job for the summer!! A little late but still a job. You know what that meens kids! Geeksinside.com will have it's own hosting soon and I can stop leaching off phoenixarisen.com.
