frugalprogrammer

all my reads

• Free Ruler
  A (literally) free ruler for Mac OS X. Note the Beta version is the Universal Binary.
• SuperDuper backup
  SuperDuper is a backup utility for Mac. Has a scheduler and 'smart update' to produce bootable backups.
• SailingClicker
  Use your BlueTooth phone to control your Mac.
• wsdl2php
  Turn a SOAP wsdl into a behemoth of PHP classes. Not a substitute for the docs, but makes it easy(er) to follow around the object model of the WSDL of your choice.
• Javascript Calendar
  This is one of the better Javascript calendars I've found online.
• New SCM on the block
  Mozilla just converted to this source-control-management system. Does it have the gusto?
• Coolest monitors ever
  I want 3 of the big ones to be completely surrounded by these puppies.
• Get inside Ruby
  Explore a lot of deep internals inside Ruby, including integration with GDB during runtime, working with Ruby source code, and getting breakpointer to work in 1.8.5.
• 19 Rails Tricks
  19 Rails tricks most programmers don't know... at least that's what they claim. RubyInside does indeed have some pretty good content in general. Recommended.
• Restful Rails
  A nice description of the new restful features of rails.
• Lite fx library
  Here's a very lightweight javascript effects library.
• Probability for free
  Dartmouth and the AMS have released the book Introduction to Probability by Grinstead and Snell for free as a PDF under the FDL.
• Online Math Books
  The American Mathematical Society has a number of free books for download.
• Gaming ports
  A cool looking service to run 'hundreds of games for Windows on Linux'... (Curious how well that works...)
• Bookmarklets
  They've been around for a while, but this is the best collection in one place I've seen so far.
• Origins of XMLHttpRequest
  Apple's Dev Connection has a good little history of this 'Ajax'.
• MochiKit
  Claiming that 'MochiKit makes JavaScript suck less', MochiKit is yet another JavaScript framework. Eventually I'll get off the JavaScript framework kick... promise.
• JSAN
  The JavaScript Archive Network contains backend system for including JavaScript components.
• Python goes Turbo
  A fairly cool (AFAICT) framework for rapid Python on the web. I like the 'toolkit' feature.
• Javascript Inheritance
  Some interesting analysis of Javascript inheritance.
• History in Ajax
  Neat idea, easy to execute -- a JavaScript stack for keeping track of Ajax requests.
• Call me sed...
  I recently had to do some stream editing, and I found this page rather useful.
• Zed
  A useful and quirky Zed (the-computer-system-specification-langauge) page.
• CVS branching
  A nice little guide on branching in CVS... with corrective measures. Not that I've ever done it. But it's there. If, per chance, I ever needed it. Chance I tell you!
• CGL
  A Carrier Grade Linux how-to for Debian, based on the CGL 2.0 spec from OSDL and HP.
• CVS Trac
  Similar to Trac for Subversion, CVSTrac integrates into your CVS repository for ticket tracking and wiki sservices. (And also compiles into a mini webserver!)
• MAMP for Mac
  A very cool little Mac OSX package that delivers Apache and PHP up and running in a few minutes (literally). And it's free.
• Another RoR framework
  For PHP -- CakePHP! This one is fairly straightforward if you've worked with Ruby on Rails.
• Cats Eye
  Hosts of the Befunge language, and other interesting computing ideas...
• Personal Radio
  Enter a band you like, get a personal radio station from the Music Genome Project. It... uhhhh.... rocks!
• No reg, no prob
  A wonderful service to get around free registrations at sites like nytimes.com.
• Compare stacks
  A decent whitepaper from IBM comparing Java and Ruby on Rails stacks.
• Design by Contract
  For Ruby. It's a proof- of-concept, but cool nonetheless.
• TunnelBlick VPN
  A Mac VPN client that is actually very handy -- no longer will I forget to turn off my VPN because it is buried under 10 terminal windows...
• NSA's new tech?
  Bush's wiretapping in the news is also technical in nature. ArsTechnica offers an analysis.
• Google Zeitgeist 2005
  As 2005 comes to a close, Google takes it's picks.
• Flash Gravity Game
  Very cool after the first couple of levels.
• Video game cover art
  A hilarious look at some of the worst video game box covers ever produced.
• Mad Professor
  The homepage of one of the guys (Mark Frauenfelder) of Make magazine.
• Dictionary of Algorithms
  A dictionary of algorithms and data structures from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Ajaxification
  A spoof article of Jakob Nielson's original 'Frames Suck' article from '96.
• Name that site
  Having trouble finding a domain name? This sweet little service can help, and display availability of the options it comes up with. And it's free.
• Games as art
  NY Times piece on games. Great quotes from Spielberg.
• Remember the milk
  A nice todo list. The signup form has dynamic form verification, the todo lists have key commands. Very slick little interface.
• World Cup 2006
  They're assigning the qualifying teams live to the groups -- and you can log in and chat about it. Great idea!
• Font Heaven
  A decent font download site.
• 43 things
  See what people are doing, make a list, and get cheered on by the world. A great idea, and addictive. Slick interface too. Highly recommended.
• DB tools
  A list of database tools; many for SQLServer, and many cost buku, but a decent listing.
• Eco servers
  Sun produces an eco-server: the Sun Fire T2000 server.
• TinyMCE editor
  Another Javascript WYSIWYG editor. This one has limited Safari support.
• Regex reference
  A handy regular expression reference.
• FCK Editor
  Horrible name, but a great WYSIWYG Javascript editor.
• Media Recursion
  Awards for the mainstream media stealing from blogs. Posted on a blog. About the media. Posting on blogs.
• First video game: 1958
  Tennis. On an oscilloscope.
• Ruby to C
  A cool RubyForge project to turn Ruby code into C.
• Distributing Ruby
  How to turn your Ruby app into a standalone. This doesn't compile it, but collects necessary files to run on a platform (Windows, *nix, or Mac) into a distributable package.
• Flash demos
  Some awesome demonstrations of user interface and 3d views in Flash. Very highly recommended.
• Timekeeping app
  Cool time keeping app for OSX.
• Threads vs. FastCGI
  An interesting analysis of FastCGI's scaling versus using threads (with Java as the example threaded architecture).
• Open Source Design
  Finally, an open selection of good web layouts is available.
• Interweb Dynamics Hosting Solutions
  Trust these guys: Duct tape for all your data needs!
• Dynamic ORM for Java
  CocoBase provides object- relational mappings for Java... at only $6k per developer.
• Rails on Sarge
  This is a great step by step, right-to- the-point installation guide to getting rails up on Sarge with Apache2/FastCGI.
• Learn Something
  A fairly large list on online textbooks. Some of them are fairly old (in computer years), but for core undergraduate type things, it's a great archive of knowledge.
• n plus 1
  A magazine written by 20-somethings. Interesting takes on the dot-com-bust and online dating.
• WolfenFlash
  Wolfenstein. But it's in Flash...
• Java gets Groovy
  A dynamic language that runs on the JVM for a statically typed language. I wonder how the fast it is... But it looks cool.
• Dojo javascript
  This toolkit provides a variety of javascript effects. (I like the Apple-style layout of their site too.)
• SOA explained. Badly.
  SOA explained by Dr. He. What I want to know is: What isn't SOA by his definition?
• Dangers of SOA.
  Service Oriented Architectures versus small widgets. It's by one of the Rails creators -- and guess which way he votes.
• Validate your Web2.0
  Do you mention del.icio.us on your website? Do you refer to My Blog is Worth? Do you actually dare to mention Web2.0 by name on your site? Uh, wait... damn! (BTW, this site is now 4/10 Web2.0, 6/10 curry paste.)
• Pimp my Safari
  Plugins for Mac's Safari browser.
• Google bounty
  Search for bounties in your neighborhood.
• What file extension are you?
  Answer a few questions and find out. Guess I'm an .exe -- but I'm not ditching my Mac.
• Keep your laptop cool
  Basically a sports ice pack for your laptop that eliminates condensation. And reusable!
• Kill Bill's Browser
  13 very funny reasons to switch to Firefox.
• iBook plastic surgery
  Turn your iBook into a Powerbook. Definitely voids your warranty.
• Worst. Bugs. Ever.
  Wired highlights some of the worst bugs ever to occur in software.
• Know Duck Football
  Put the Duck football schedule on your Dashboard. No, I wasn't looking for it when I found it. Promise.
• Blogs from a Presidential Intern
  Read up on El Presidente. I understand this is required reading for Secret Service agents.
• Microsoft Insider Tells All!
  A blog from an anonymous Microsoft insider.
• Hacking myspace.com
  How someone hacked the myspace.com site, dynamically befriending everyone using some code injection. The story itself is pretty funny too.
• Edumacation via podcast
  A list of podcasts of classes from some major universities.
• Tired of Aqua?
  A warehouse of icons to customize your desktop.
• Let there be backgrounds.
  A great collection of background images for your desktop.
• McSweeneys != Harpers
  But they are funnier!