Archive for April, 2008

Podcasts

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I recently got a new iPod and also started having transport time to work again, which has caused me to discover some really good podcasts.

I am hooked on the Bill Maher podcast (which doesn't come out nearly often enough), the Keith Olbermann podcast (though it's a little short) and the Scientific American podcast. If I [...]

PicLens

Friday, April 25th, 2008

A colleague introduced me to a really cool firefox add-on today:

PicLens for Firefox

It only works on Windows, as far as I can tell, but it has a distinctly macintoshy feel to it.

The New Apple Keyboard

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

I'll admit it – I was wrong. While Apples new keyboard design might not immediately feel as nice as the powerbook keyboard, it is incredibly comfortable to use, and it seems to me that is actually reduces typos.

My friend recently brought me one of the new flat aluminum apple keyboards from the states (because Apple [...]

Particles

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Here's a little video of my new particle system. The flame is about 1400 particles and the smoke is another 400.
Nothing revoultionary, but it can put about 3000 particles on screen before the frame rate drops below 60 fps on my computer, where the old system can do about 300-400. This is DirectX 7.0, so [...]

Name Anagrams

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Here are some anagrams of my full name:

Brain Dealer Lends Mine
A Mislabeled Inner Nerd
Brain Leaned Nerd Slime

Go on, give it a whirl!