Archive for November, 2006

Web 2.0 Meme Map

Yes, this is a little dated, but there has been some activity on the home front, reminding folks that Web 2.0 is not just jargon, hype or b.s. Web 2.0 Meme Map And, the original O’Reilly Network “What is Web 2.0” article. Tweet

November 28, 2006 • Posted in: Web 2.0 • No Comments

Songbird: Open Source iTunes Killer

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Torley’s Tips & Tricks in Second Life Video for December, 2006

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Updates to Mozilla Firefox Extensions

Dear reader, I have made the following changes to my FF Extensions page: Removed Viamatic foXpose, shows thumbnails of all tabs Performancing, good blog client Undo Close Tab, in case of the accidental click… SessionSaver, caches sessions on browser exit Added Tab Mix Plus, essentially replaces all but the Performancing extension that I removed, this [...]

November 26, 2006 • Posted in: Web • No Comments

The role of robots now and in the future

In an article on Happy News, we see robots being used to supplement medical rehabilitation where there is a shortage of nurses and therapists. For physical therapy, the robot is a “cross between an exercise machine and video game”. The robots become more interactive with the humans. It is not a stretch between this and [...]

November 25, 2006 • Posted in: Future, Robots • No Comments

Text on a Prim Update: Now Clickable Image Maps!

Major progress on the Text-on-a-Prim possibilities. A combination of Junie and Intolerable and Kisa are producing some great new innovations in the quest to get something like web browser functionality in-world. Why web browser functionality? Because that stuff works for us, and we want to have it within our virtual worlds too. True, there are [...]

Laptop Hardware for Second Life

This is a follow-on from the Desktop Hardware for Second Life post. Again, these are only suggestions, and are not meant to be comprehensive. I focus on the two mainstream platforms, Dell and Apple. Main Options The primary options are to choose between a laptop and a laptop + external monitor options The question is [...]

November 18, 2006 • Posted in: Hardware • One Comment

Desktop Hardware for Second Life

Many folks will be upgrading their hardware to get a crack at these emerging virtual worlds. Here are some options for further rumination. Laptop suggestions will be posted soon. Desktop Dell XPS 410 Select 2gb RAM, and either of the nVidia 7900 cards. Don’t worry too much about the processor differences (not worth price difference [...]

Quote of the day

Unless mankind redesigns itself by changing our DNA through altering our genetic makeup, computer-generated robots will take over our world. Stephen Hawking Tweet

November 16, 2006 • Posted in: Quotes • No Comments

Second Life Camera Tutorial

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