• ffmpeg Video Conversion Using Linux

    I fooled around with ffmpeg for a while trying to convert a few videos for use on my iPod Video, and managed to get something working after using using this description of video conversion. While the music download and video download were better than expected, this part is what one... [Read More]
  • Transfering Videos to an iPod Under Linux

    Getting audio on to the iPod using Linux was a snap. Getting videos on took a bit more doing, but also worked out quite well. I’m listing the info here cause it took a little searching around to find it. This is the stuff you’ll need you probably don’t have:... [Read More]
  • Using a Video iPod Under Linux

    I was gifted a video iPod, my first real iPod device (I have a shuffle that I used for podcasts and occasionally a mix for running). I’m a Linux only user, and I’m accustomed to paying for the convenience in most areas with some pain when trying out new devices.... [Read More]
  • Livebadge on Ning

    Jon Aquino and Matt Webb have been working on some interesting stuff on Ning. They put together a relatively simple component system that generates dynamic images representing the state of Ning apps. Jon put it together for some of his apps, like Restaurant Reviews with Maps. I stole the stuff... [Read More]
  • Doug Engelbart at the Future Salon

    Doug Engelbart is going to be at the Future Salon on Nov 30th. He’s gotten some money to pursue the Large Scale Collective IQ project, and is going to be talking about what some of the first steps will be. [Read More]
  • Lynn Takes Job at Juniper

    Following up again on the Ciscogate thread, Lynn now has a job at Juniper networks. Yay!!
  • Duck and Cover Folks

    Nothing like a handgrenade of doubt to cause the venture capitalists to scuttle for cover. Is the investment in open source a bubble? Fuck no. $144 million into open source based companies is nothing at all. A drop in the bucket compared to the amount of venture money out there... [Read More]
  • Cisco

    After Defcon I mentioned the big blowup with Cisco. Just to follow up on that thread, they’ve now announced a patch for the vulnerability. Pretty much blowing away the theory that some folks had that this was an attack that didn’t really work in the wild. Three month response time... [Read More]
  • Tagcamp

    I went to Tagcamp this past weekend, fantastic event. I met a ton of new people, which is always fun. A lot of great information and new projects. Although I missed her presentation, I found out about Rashmi’s cognitive analysis of tagging while I was there. I think the two... [Read More]
  • New ieee80211 and ipw2200 Linux Drivers

    I’ve been wandering around a bit lately, so fixing the DHCP problem I had with the ipw2200 drivers under Linux on the Thinkpad was finally a priority. I was about to apply a patch I had a pointer to, when I saw that there are new versions out: [Read More]