TFP (last post) is already introducing me to new things… I came across Microsoft’s WorldWideTelescope project in the book, and decided to check it out. It runs painfully slowly (even on my 2.93GHz C2D MBP), but I can still use it, and determined that it’s extremely cool. That said, I should point out that being […]
Read MoreIt’s the data stupid (“The Fourth Paradigm”) 0
I stumbled across this New York Times article in my RSS feeds this AM regarding a Microsoft research endeavor/book titled “The Fourth Paradigm”. I’ve skimmed TFP so far, and have highlighted a few sections I want to read in depth, and it looks quite good. Essentially, it explores today’s data volumes in the science realm […]
Read MoreDIY desktop glass multitouch/touchpad from a unibody Macbook 0
~6 months or so ago, I purchased a top case from a parted out 13″ unibody Macbook from eBay, with the intent to strip off the touchpad and make a DIY desktop touchpad USB device out of it. Similar things have been done before, albeit not for these glass touchpads. I thought it would be […]
Read MoreGoogle LiquidGalaxy, would be even better with multitouch :) 0
I came across this rather awesome Google project in my RSS feeds today, LiquidGalaxy Essentially, it’s 8 large screens integrated as a single Google Earth UI, complete with a gazebo for the user to stand in. After reading this, I had a thought. This would be even better if the screens incorporated multitouch!, perhaps using […]
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