Category: Code

HP has a free API for processing unstructured data including face detection services.
https://www.idolondemand.com/

The kids did programming camp at Microsoft for the last couple weeks. They learned programming with a new web-based visual programming language called TouchDevelop.
https://www.touchdevelop.com

Finally there’s a decent code editor when you find yourself on Mac.
https://code.visualstudio.com/

The future is here if you can hack the nervous system cheaply.
http://www.ted.com/talks/greg_gage_how_to_control_someone_else_s_arm_with_your_brain

https://www.backyardbrains.com/

BackyardBrains also has this awesome HackerHand.
https://backyardbrains.com/products/HackerHand

Time and logic is needed to do anything fancy in Python.

#!/usr/bin/env python

import datetime
import time

# global time of last frame
last_time = datetime.datetime.now()

# global time of current frame
current_time = datetime.datetime.now()

# a running some of the delta time of each frame
sumTime = datetime.timedelta(0, 0)

# define an update function
def update():
 # make global accessibles from function
 global deltaTime;
 global sumTime;

 #prints the current time hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds
 #print (datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S.%f"))

 # if condition checks for 1 second to pass
 if (sumTime.total_seconds() > 1.0):
  # print the elapsed time over the last second
  print (sumTime)
  # reset the elapsed time
  sumTime -= datetime.timedelta(0, 1)
 return

try:
 while True:

  # record the time in the last frame
  last_time = current_time

  # get the current time hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds
  current_time = datetime.datetime.now()

  # calculate the time difference between frames
  deltaTime = current_time - last_time;

  # keep track of the elapsed time
  sumTime += deltaTime;

  # invoke the update function
  update();

  # yield for the next frame
  time.sleep(0);

# wait for a key to exit
except KeyboardInterrupt:

 print '\r\nProgam complete.'

100 Robotics Projects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V32AhUZCrAQ

Some Node.js modules use Python for compiling packages.
* https://www.python.org

Node.js is a scalable networking platform.
https://nodejs.org/

This NuGet library provides async task functionality in .Net 3.5.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Threading.Tasks.Unofficial/

IndieGogo raised $10M for bee hives.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/flow-hive-honey-on-tap-directly-from-your-beehive

Bees can be individually tracked with a tiny antennae.
http://warrenfyfenews.org/how-do-you-track-a-honey-bee/

Now you just need a tiny microphone and speaker so you can talk to your bees.

My Macbook details:

2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRM-2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive@5400rpm
SuperDrive 8X DL
MBP 15" Glossy WS Display.

It’s odd that the Apple store charges so much extra $600 for [Apple Memory Module 8GB 1066MHz DDR3 – 2x4GB SO-DIMMs].

NewEgg has compatible memory for $126.99 [Mushkin Enhanced 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Dual Channel Kit Memory for Apple Model 976644A] Just remember to run an extensive hardware test often in the first 60 days.

My [TAGCMA] project was so old I couldn’t remember how to get the code. I finally figured it out. The entire site is readonly, so when I figure that out, I’ll be able to update the links. To get the code you do this (assume you have a CVS client).

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@tagelflax.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tagelflax login

(no password just press enter)

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@tagelflax.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/tagelflax co -P tagml

Windows-7 is my preferred development OS. However, recently it has become unstable and I have the need to reinstall.

I typically install [My Preferred Development Environment].

In all cases, always make a backup before wiping the harddrive. Since I purchased Windows-7 PRO upgrade, the install is tedious. First I need to install Vista. However, if I’ve already installed Windows-7, I won’t be able to install Vista because it can’t read and format the partitions correctly. So first I install Windows 7-PRO and defer the activation. Next I install Vista over the Windows-7 PRO install which created a windows.old folder. I delete the windows.old folder and then tediously have to install the Vista SP1. After than I can run the Windows-7 upgrade and that runs for a long time. Then I delete the windows.old folder again and restore all the software to get back to my preferred development environment.

[MozBackup] restored my email profile for [Thunderbird] flawlessly. I did have to manually copy my signature file.

Might as well try [Visual Studio 2010].

Quick links to favorite apps:

[7-zip]

[Adobe Acrobat Reader]

[Audio4All]

[Chrome]

[Cygwin] – cvs – openssh – unzip – vim – wget – zip – subversion

[Firefox]

[Flash Player]

[Gimp]

[Google Talk]

[Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar]

[iTunes] – [OGG]

[Java]

[Jing]

[MagicDisk]

[Modo]

[NVIDIA 9800gts 7350le] drivers

[OpenDNS]

[OpenOffice]

[Picasa]

[Resharper]

[Safari]

[Skype]

[SpeedFan]

[Steam]

[Stripem]

Subversion client:

[SmartSVN] /

[TortoiseSVN] /

[Versions]

[Synergy]

[Textpad]

[Unity3d]

[VirtualBox]

[VirtualDub]

[VirtualDubMod]

[VMWare Player]

[WinMerge] – [7-zip plugin]

[WinRar]

[X-Chat]

[Yuuguu]

And [Firefox] add-ons:
– Chatzilla
– FireBug
– FireFTP
– FoxClocks
– XMarks [XMarks for Safari] [XMarks for IE]

Synergy doesn’t seem to work when Windows-7 UAC pops up.

Manual installs:
– Office 2007 Ultimate (with Groove 2007)
– [Silverlight Development Environment]

Mac can’t natively write to NTFS. There is a free solution, first install: [Macfuse] and then install [NTFS-3G].

Line6 [sound applications]: Line6 Monkey, POD Farm, GearBox

Propellerhead [Product Keys]

Yamaha [UX16 driver]

Sony [HDR-XR200V] HD video camera drivers.

[OpenCog] is an Artificial General Intelligence framework, and open-source.

The next [X-Prize] is worth $10M and will be awarded for building a brain-computer interface. It sounds similar to the [Emotiv] helmet. However, most of the posts are talking about surgery. It would be nice to develop a brain computer interface that could avoid the surgery part.

Today the temperature in Monroe, WA is the same as Miami, FL. That means it happened. The world finally tilted. Greenland is the new north pole. Even [magnetic north] is moving east.

The [Propellerhead forums] made a reference to [ASIO4ALL], which is a program that lets you tweak your audio devices and place them on a single device driver. This is especially useful for programs like Reason Record. The best part is this is a free driver. It works on Windows-7 64-bit and the control panel shows in the system panel as soon as the device driver is in use.

[POD Studio GX] connects a guitar input to a usb port and [interfaces with Reason].

I just started using multiple audio devices with Reason Record and quickly ran into some [work flow issues]. There are several [Video Tutorials] on the Reason website.