Sunday, August 26, 2007

Orbicule | Undercover

What happens when my Mac is stolen?

Transmission of network information

Like most other theft-recovery software, Undercover will transmit network information of the stolen Mac. This information includes both internal and external IP addresses and the router address, enabling our recovery center to accurately trace the Mac's physical location.

See what happens on your stolen Mac

Undercover is the world's first theft-recovery software that will send screenshots of your stolen Mac at regular intervals. These screenshots will sooner or later reveal the thief's identity (e.g. when chatting, reading and writing emails,...) making it much easier to work with law enforcement in order to recover your Mac.

See who's using your Mac

Undercover introduces another world first: if your Mac has a built-in or external iSight, Undercover will transmit pictures of the thief and his surroundings every 6 minutes, making it even easier to identify the current user. It's like having a private detective working for you.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Websites as graphs - an HTML DOM Visualizer Applet

Websites as graphs - an HTML DOM Visualizer Applet:

http://jonschull.blogspot.com

Flickrmania: make a screenshot of your sitegraph below, put it on flickr and tag it websitesasgraphs.

About the author of this applet

To view this content, you need to install Java from java.com

Credits: Processing, Traer Physics, HTMLParser.

How to Change the World: Art of Innovation Online Video with PowerPoint Slides

Guy Kawasaki: Art of Innovation Online Video with PowerPoint Slides

I know that you might be sick of my Art of Innovation speech, but Zentation has created a very good way to view a PowerPoint-based speech that shows both the speaker and the current slide. Here is a sample to show you how it works.

June 15, 2007 in Pitching, Presenting, and Speaking |

John and Ian presenting

John and Ian presenting
Originally uploaded by Jon Schull

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Scientists Induce Out-of-Body Sensation - New York Times

The out-of-body experiments were conducted by two research groups using slightly different methods intended to expand the so-called rubber hand illusion.

In that illusion, people hide one hand in their lap and look at a rubber hand set on a table in front of them. As a researcher strokes the real hand and the rubber hand simultaneously with a stick, people have the vivid sense that the rubber hand is their own.

When the rubber hand is whacked with a hammer, people wince and sometimes cry out.

The new experiments were designed to create a whole body illusion with similar manipulations.

In Switzerland, Dr. Olaf Blanke, a neuroscientist at the École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne, Switzerland, asked people to don virtual reality goggles while standing in an empty room. A camera projected an image of each person taken from the back and displayed 6 feet away. The subjects thus saw an illusory image of themselves standing in the distance.

Then Dr. Blanke stroked each person’s back for one minute with a stick while simultaneously projecting the image of the stick onto the illusory image of the person’s body.

When the strokes were synchronous, people reported the sensation of being momentarily within the illusory body. When the strokes were not synchronous, the illusion did not occur....

Sync your iPhone with Microsoft Entourage - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Sync your iPhone with Microsoft Entourage

Posted Jul 20th 2007 12:40AM by David Chartier
Filed under: Software, Productivity, iTunes, iPhone

I must admit I'm a bit surprised that this slipped past me, so I hope I'm not the only one that didn't realize Entourage can sync with the iPhone via its oft-forgotten ability to play well with Mac OS X's Sync Services. According to this Apple support doc, switching on the preference you see above in Entourage 11.3.5 or later will break down the barriers between Entourage, Address Book and iCal, allowing iTunes to unite your iPhone and Entourage in beautiful synching harmony

Macness, attaining a higher state of Mac OSX usefullness

Macness, attaining a higher state of Mac OSX usefullness:

Macness has released commercial version of gSync (gSync v1.0.3), which is a utility that allows you to simply synchronize Mac OSX iCal with Google Calendar.

Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media: GigaPixel Images in Google Earth

Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media: GigaPixel Images in Google Earth
Frank Taylor at the Google Earth Blog has posted a video demonstrating a new layer in Google Earth (v 4.2 required).

BubbleScope - The Future of 360� Panoramic VR Imaging

The first generation BubbleScope® is one of a kind.

A compact and handheld MegaPixel 360° panoramic digital camera aimed at professionals and consumers alike.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

OggSync - Google Calendar to Office Outlook and Windows Mobile Device Sync Software

Using OggSync To Link the Microsoft World and Google Calendars

Filed under: OggSync Overview — OggSync @ 10:37 am

One common configuration question, which also happens to be the initial design goal of OggSync, is a user with both professional and personal calendars, using Outlook+Exchange at work, Outlook at Home and perhaps a Windows Mobile Phone. This is OggSync’s design target, so this article is an outline for using OggSync in this situation.

Monday, August 20, 2007

cre.ations.net - Nate True's Weblog

iBrickr v0.2 released - iPhone modding for Windows made easy

Posted by natetrue 2 days ago

Hey everyone - I just released the first version of iBrickr, a Windows app that makes iPhone modding easy. Just download it, run it, and plug in your iPhone and it will guide you through the steps, doing most of the work for you.

iPhones modified this way do not need to be "unjailbroken" to work with iTunes - your iPhone will always appear the same to iTunes as it ever did.

Right now ringtone management is the star feature, with application management via PXL being less useful because PXL packages are at the moment hard to come by.

It has an in-built error reporting architecture (you get to review everything that gets sent my way though), so if something goes wrong I can help you out with it and get back to you via e-mail.

So check it out, and let me know what you think.

Tags: ibrickr,

HOWTO: Install SSH on your iPhone *DEPRECATED, use iBrickr instead*

Posted by natetrue 2 weeks ago

These instructions are deprecated - it's much easier to download iBrickr and install the dropbear and binkit packages using the Applications interface.

Instructions left for nostalgia sake, though:

These instructions work with the latest 1.0.1 iPhone update.

Right now these instructions work for Windows. A Mac OSX version must be made by someone else, but the translation is fairly easy. The sshify-windows.bat must be replaced with a file that contains equivalent Mac OSX commands.

These instructions MUST be run on a phone that has already had Jailbreak 1.1 run on it. For instructions on that see the custom ringtone tutorial.

This tutorial is dead easy.

Step 1 - Download Nate True's iPhone SSH kit.

Step 2 - Extract that to a folder somewhere.

Step 3 - Run sshify-windows.bat and follow the instructions carefully.

Okay, Step 3 is more steps but they are laid out plainly.

Step 4 - Connect with SSH! You should be able to use an SCP client like WinSCP to put more files from the latest compiled binkit.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

iPhone: the first 48 hours

It's a very good thing.

The one problem I've had is connecting to my Frontiernet wireless. I think the problem is with the speedstream router which has been giving my mac trouble too.

Frontier tech support apparently solved my mac problem by persuading me to turn on wpa secrity. I apparently solved my iphone problem by connecting a belkin54g router to my network. No more dropped connections.

Meanwhile, I've also confirmed that you can activate a (second) iPhone using iActivator. This means the applications run, etc, albeit with no phone functioning. But while the iphone finds my wireless network(s), it fails to "find servers" (DNS failure it would seem). Yet the wifi configuration matches that on my working iPhone. To be continued....

Also, iFuntastic lets you browse the iPhone file hierarchy and modify some appearances (on my new intel mac. Am I with it, or what?)

IActivator easy iPhone activation - ModMyiPhone - Wiki

iActivator is a GUI for jailbreak, iASign, and iphoneinterface which allows you to easily activate your iPhone from a GUI. No Terminal required! This is NOT an unlocking tool, for those of you looking for that. It allows for "activating" the phone without service so you can use it as an internet device/PDA without having service and making calls, etc.

Saturday, August 18, 2007

5-step process for putting third-party applications on your iPhone (from a Mac) – iPhone Atlas

1. Download everything you need:

These files are all freely available.

Apple Developer Tools (Xcode) (you must sign up for an ADC membership at the page, which is free)
The iPhone Firmware (use this version if you haven’t applied the 1.0.1 firmware update, and this version if you have). It should automatically expand into a folder named something like “iPhone1,1_1″ If it doesn’t, change the file extension to “.zip”, then expand it.
iActivator
MacPorts
SSH files

2 ....

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

JoeHewitt.com

JoeHewitt.com

WebShell on iphone

Breaking: iPhone Can Now Serve Web Pages, Run Python, Open Source Apps - Gizmodo

Yamaha Introduces a Fish Eye 360 Degree Webcam

Yamaha Introduces a Fish Eye 360 Degree Webcam

USB Webcams & Digital Cameras

Yamaha is now selling a new USB webcam called the PJP-CAM1 that allows 360 degree recording and video capture. This cam could be great for virtual meetings where you want to see the faces of the people you are talking to. The camera is priced at 102,900 Yen or about $845 here in the U.S.A., making this one of the most expensive web cams ever. To get multiple people around the cam into the virtual meeting, the lens is a fish eye design, which means you will have to live with some weird distortion of the video. You can however, turn the fish eye video into normal images of participants if you desire. Availability is set for late July in Japan with no word on if the cam will make it to the States.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

dailywireless.org � Panoramic Video

Panoramic Video

Make Magazine has a story on how to make inexpensive panoramic video. Dennis Gliksman used duct tape and 6 wide angle firewire video cameras ($129 each).

Panoramic video is like a QTVR window into a scene. With movement all around. The Omnidirectional Vision Page has a terrific overview of 360 degree video techniques.

The problem with panoramic video, like panoramic stills, is bandwidth. A 360 degree shot has to be at least 6 screens wide requiring a similar increase in bandwidth. Standard video cameras don’t have the resolution.

HDTV might. If you shot HD video, up into a panoramic mirror, perhaps a single camera would do the trick. With an effective height of 120 pixels and an effective length of 800-1200 pixels, perhaps single camera video panoramas could be practical.

Panasonic’s new $399 FZ7 still camera can shoot 848 x 480 (16:9) video at 30 frames/second. I wonder what would happen if you pointed it up into a 360 degree mirror. With the right deconvolving software, perhaps you’d end up with 360 degree concert videos. Or maybe not.

How about that Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1, HDTV still camera. The 8-Megapixel, widescreen shooter has Optical Image Stabilization and can record HD video ($700). The $550 Canon S80 point and shoot can record movies in XGA resolution (1024 x 768 pixels) at 15 frames per second.

Point it up into a Kaidan 360 One VR lens (right, $749.95) consisting of a lightweight and rugged optical system and EyeSee360 PhotoWarp software. The 360 One VR optic provides a complete 360° horizontal panorama with a 100° vertical field-of-view (50° above and 50° below the horizon).

Sony’s HDR-HC1 HDV Camcorder ($1999) is the first High Definition (HDV) camcorder under $2,000. The HDR-HC1 features a single 4:3 aspect ratio CMOS chip and achieves a resolution nearly triple most MiniDV camcorders, recording some 656.1 lines of horizontal resolution and 480 lines of vertical resolution. The Sony HDR-HC3, available in a couple of months, will have 1080i. Screw on a fisheye lens and you’re good to go.

Make a Panoramic EventCam with six, $500 Canon S80s with wide angle lenses. Breeze Systems’s RemoteCapture lets you control the cameras from a remote PC.

Or automatically FTP to a Zoom Server like Social Canvas so multiple users can (virtually) zoom in on a small section of an 8 Meg image.Here a 360 degree panorama from the top of Mt Everest and a one Gig Panoscan.

Saturday, August 11, 2007

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Day&Night Wireless IP Networking Camera

Gadspot IP camera GS1200G features a standalone system, which means a camera and a computer combined in a small package. Built-in capture module and web server provide users to view images through IP network (e.g. LAN and WAN) with a browser on any computer connected to network. And it can be installed easily and friendly by using a IP configuration software to assign an IP to your IP camera.

• Infrared - Night Vision
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• GPIO Enables External Trigger and Motion Alarm Output
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Color Video
JPEG image compression & video streaming
Video Resolutions - 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120
Frame Rates (Max.) - 7.5 fps @ 640 x 480; 15 fps @ 320 x 240; 15 fps @ 160 x 120
Authentication - ID/Password authentication (Administrator / General Users - up to 50)

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Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 5 inches ; 4 pounds
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See There When You Can't Be There
This camera can be viewed and controlled from a standard Web browser, video display, or even a compatible cell phone or PDA. Place it in your home, office, vacation home or almost anywhere else that you'd like to keep an eye on things, with no PC required on location! They are easy to install and operate and require no additional software for the PC that you're viewing them on. Each camera also comes with a free web address, which can track the camera automatically. All you need is a regular web browser to view them on your PC--all of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP), is already inside the camera.

Just Plug It In and Play
This network camera is easy to install and use. With industry standard automatic configuration (UPnP), the camera and your router or PC will automatically decide the best settings, allowing you to access your camera without any complicated setup. Once connected, using a simple web browser, just enter in your free, permanent web address and you're done! It's that simple.

Sensor Recording and Email Alerts
With the built-in motion sensor, the camera can be set to record and/or notify you by email when someone enters the room.

And Now You Can Watch Your Pets!
Always feel close to your animals, whether at work or on vacation. Did the walker show up as promised? Is the dog sleeping on the sofa? Is the cat scratching your new leather chair? You'll know instantly with this webcam.

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Package Contents:
Panasonic BL-C1A Wired Network Camera, bracket, power supply, mounting hardware, CD-ROM, software and instructions.

The Panasonic BL-C1A Wired Network Camera handles your digital photography needs at a price that won't hurt your wallet! This color surveillance camera allows remote video monitoring of a home or business. Remote home and business surveillance just got a lot more affordable. Receive an e-mail image when the home security camera detects motion--you'll always know what's going on at home or at your business. The 10X digital zoom and color night viewing makes sure you don't miss a detail. It's easy to install, easy to operate and requires no additional software for viewing on your PC. Indoor use only.

Server Features:
Image Buffer--About 250 frames (320 x 240, standard image quality). Image transfer via e-mail (SMTP) or FTP. View snapshots and control them from a compatible cellular phone Supports up to 12 cameras IPv4 Multi-Language Interface - English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Japanese

Camera Features - 1/4 320,000 pixel CMOS image sensor 10 digital zoom Viewing Angle - 53° horizontal, 41° vertical Auto exposure Aperture - F2.8 Illumination - 10 - 10,000 lux (normal), 4-10,000 lux (night view) Motion Sensor with Email Alert Auto & manual White Balance Network Connection - RJ45 Ethernet (10Base-T/100Base-X) System Requirements - Windows 98SE, 2000, ME and XP; Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Camera Dimensions(WxHxD) - 3-3/8 x 3-3/8 x 1 Weight - 0.22 lbs Networking Protocols - HTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP, UDP, IP, DHCP, DNS, ARP, ICMP, and POP3 before SMTP