August 2008
21 posts
WatchUbiquity is an experimental Firefox extension that aims to make web services easier to use. The premise is simple: Hit a keyboard shortcut and bring up a box where you type what you want the browser to do.
Right now, you can, for example, highlight a passage of text that’s in Spanish, open Ubiquity, type translate, and hit enter. The text will change into English.
You can also highlight an...
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 23 -... →
I think this is the first instrumental track featured here on the Parade of Awesomeness Podcast. It’s Wolfgang’s Big Night Out by the Brian Setzer Orchestra, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on the blog. Thanks for listening!
WatchLast year, researchers from Microsoft demonstrated Photosynth at the TED conference (the above video). Now, Photosynth is open to the public.
Photosynth is a computer algorithm that relates photos to each other. In the video above, the Blaise Aguera y Arcas started with a photo of Notre Dame, then clicked on the picture to move to another perspective, another photo taken by another camera....
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 22 -... →
Today we hear the song Be Still from the band Five A.M., courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on the blog. Thanks for listening!
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 21 -... →
Today we hear from Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Crowe with her song Skeletons and Spirits, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on the blog using the new comments system. Thanks for listening!
The Parade of Awesomeness Podcast - Episode 20 -... →
Today’s song is Baba Yetu, written by composer Christopher Tin and performed by Talisman A Capella, a chorus from Stanford University. It’s the menu music in the game Civilization 4, and it’s available for free from Christopher Tin’s website.
If you have any thoughts about the show, I’d love to get your feedback at jeremy.harper@gmail.com, or even right here on the blog...
