Archive for the ‘Privat’ Category

GPS Tracking for TomTom Devices

09:33 PM

GPS Tracking can also be done with TomTom Devices. You install TripMaster (http://www.webazar.org/tomtom/tripmaster.php), log your Trips as a KML File (or any other), use it with http://www.openstreetmap.org/ or build a Google Maps Mashup like http://www.zaczek.net/ArthursReisen/. A www.codeproject.com Article will follow…. But it’s late….

Wow Wow Wow!!! – Wii Remote and WPF

08:16 PM

Wii Remote for a

  • Whiteboard
  • Finger Tracking
  • Head Tracking

http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/

COOOOLLLLL!!!!

And for all WPF Friends:

http://www.cynergysystems.com/blogs/page/rickbarraza?entry=connecting_to_the_wii_control

GPS-Logging with PalmOne’s GPS on Windows Mobile 5.0

11:47 PM

Ingredients:

  1. GPS: a PalmOne bluetooth GPS receiver
  2. PDA: a Dell Axim x51v
  3. Software: VisualGPSce
  4. a PC with a SD-card reader

Result: One PDA ready to go to collect traces for OpenStreetMap.

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About political correctness …

08:57 AM

Martin Krafft reports in his blog posting about “Linux for visually-impaired (developers)”, a presentation made by a blind Debian Developer at the LCA:

So when I write about Jason’s presentation and how great it was, I want to highlight how it’s a greater achievement for him than it would be for me, because he is blind and I am not. I don’t mean to single him out or put him on the spot. I am simply impressed, very impressed. And being who I am, I’d like to say so.

Thanks, Jason.

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Windows Crashes?

03:22 PM

If Windows is crashing – do not always blame MS. It could be a Hardware problem (RAM) or a crappy Driver (for a WebCam e.g.)

This german link brings you to a good guidance how to find the Problem.

http://blog.this.at/Lists/Beitraege/Post.aspx?List=bc7c7053%2Dcd8c%2D452c%2Dbb9f%2Ddcc46831bb86&ID=31

P.S.: Personally I had both a bad RAM Chip and a WebCam :-(

Winning The Oil Endgame

04:17 PM

Amory Lovins talks at TED how money can be earned by using technology to reduce oil consumption.