Frederick's Timelog » technology

Google Maps is even cooler now

Frederick — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:23:13 +0000

3D in my browser, rendered by my browser? I gotta get this.

How I organize my books

Frederick — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:07:19 +0000

I keep all of my books organized in Librarian Pro by Koingo Software. Admittedly, the Windows port is a sort-of-slow version of the Mac software, but it’s usable and rather pretty.

The Librarian Pro software I use to catalogue books

Along with this, I use a USB barcode scanner to import items by their EAN/UPC barcodes. Librarian Pro connects to Amazon’s APIs and loads book metadata based on that barcode.

The operative end of a laser barcode scanner

After importing a book, I make sure to tag it with a code of my own, specific to my collection. For that, I have these stickers:

Barcode stickers as book tags

And voila, an electronically-catalogued library of books awaits. It’s pretty easy to add location information to the metadata to help look for books, as well as generate HTML pages to show off or sell used books.

High speed camera: 2564 fps

Frederick — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:28:05 +0000

I was working a gig in Vegas with a brand new Phantom Flex high speed digital cinema camera. I had to try it out. In fact, I never did go to bed that night. I opened up a wormhole shooting at 2,564 frames per second. (via Vimeo)

A device that shoots at 2564 fps in 1080p? I want one.

Visit the blog of the video’s creator for more captivating details.

ZAGG coupon code

Frederick — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:22:14 +0000

I bought the invisibleSHIELD screen protector product for my iPod Touch and cell phone from ZAGG a few days ago, and I’m waiting for the shipment in the mail. I don’t actually have any experiences with it yet, so I can’t really promote the product—yet.

The company has provided me with a 40% off coupon code valid until October 31, 2010 for one use only. Only one person can take advantage of this code!

Use the coupon code “c6zsdfdjd” at checkout to get the discount on up to three items.

Also, join in ZAGG’s Christmas season giveaway contest, with Wiis, iPads and other gadgetry.

Murphy’s Technology Laws

Frederick — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:26:59 +0000

Some of the quotes mentioned at the Murphy Laws Site have been very useful… for my Windows Live Messenger custom message.

I believe it is, at the moment, “All impossible failures, will happen at the test site.”

Some of my favourites:

If mathematically you end up with the incorrect answer, try multiplying by the page number.
If an experiment works, something has gone wrong.
When all else fails, read the instructions.

Find them here.