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Embedding Flash in Google Wave

Oh hi! So you want to embed Flash in a Google Wave, huh? Well you can!   First add this HTML gadget via ‘add gadget via URL’: http://wave-ide.appspot.com/html.xml Then, click ‘Edit’ on the gadget, and paste your embed code. Now click … Continue reading

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R2-D2’s scomp link arm interface totally changed positions

In the original trilogy, it was housed in the long right-most compartment on his front. See figure 1.     Figure 1 – R2-D2 with his scomp interface in The Empire Strikes back   However! In the new trilogy, it’s … Continue reading

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Converting CSV to KML for Google Maps, Revisited

Hi everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick!) I updated my post on converting CSV to KML! I now no longer replace silly characters ‘manually’. See the original post for details.   Oh, and the online CSV2KML convertor has been naturally been updated as well! … Continue reading

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Deleting Songs on the fly from Windows Media Player

When listening to audio in Windows Media Player (at least 10 and 11), it doesn’t present you with an easy way to delete whatever you are listening to. I’ve come up with a convoluted solution to remedy this. Although convoluted, … Continue reading

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Key Shortcuts in Windows XP

Key shortcuts in Windows XP frustrate me. For one thing, you can only assign key shortcuts to shortcut files (.lnk files) on the desktop. At least, that’s the consensus. It’s not completely true, though. You can also assign ‘certain’ key combination … Continue reading

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Yea vs. nay, yay vs. boo

 ‘Yea’ is a very old-fashioned formal way of saying ‘yes’, used mainly in voting. It’s the opposite of—and rhymes with—’nay’. When you want to write the common casual version of ‘yes’, the correct spelling is ‘yeah’ (sounds like ‘yeh’).[Examples of … Continue reading

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Where I sing the praise of Sin & Punishment

  Note: this post is a work in progress. It was published earlier than planned to bring news of Sin & Punishment 2   Ah, Sin & Punishment. The N64’s swansong that was never… sung. Well, not outside of Japan. … Continue reading

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Convert CSV to KML (for Google Maps)

Update: my CSV to KML python script is now available as an online converter, right here: http://csv2kml.appspot.com Woah! This means I went through all the trouble of developing a Google App Engine App just so some of you can convert … Continue reading

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I got myself a Wii

Yay! It’s finally here! My (European) Wii!   I like it!   Wii Sports is pretty cool, Wii Play has its ups and downs and Zelda is just… Zelda. I’m not really blown away by Zelda, but I guess that’s … Continue reading

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Tony Hawk is like heroin

The Tony Hawk’s Project 8 demo went live on the Xbox360 Marketplace the other day, and I decided to play. Although I haven’t played any of the recent Tony Hawks – the last one I played was THPS3 – I … Continue reading

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