links for 2008-01-01

links for 2007-12-31

Reversing Everything: Hacking the Kindle part 3: root shell and runtime system

Easter Eggs in the Kindle... Google Maps My Location....

(tags: kindle howto maps)
Hoosgot — Send your wishes and desires out into the ether.

"Hoosgot (pronounced "Who's Got...") is a simple way to ask who's got what you're looking for. Just put "hoosgot" in a blog post or a Twitter tweet and it'll show up here in Hoosgot. It is inspired by the Lazyweb, so invoking the lazyweb works too!"

(tags: socialsoftware crowdsourcing hoosgot lazyweb)

Amazon.com: Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Web Services

Amazon SimpleDB is a web service for running queries on structured data in real time. This service works in close conjunction with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), collectively providing the ability

(tags: amazon data Database development hosting storage webservices)
Official Google Blog: Encouraging people to contribute knowledge

"Our goal is to encourage people who know a particular subject to write an authoritative article about it."

(tags: education knol wikipedia)

Warning Sign Generator

Create your own warning signs with this web based tool...

(tags: graphics warnings safety signs)
Use a Wiimote to Make Whiteboards Out of Anything

I think I'll have some fifth graders help me with this..

(tags: howto whiteboards lowcost diy)

Edit your photos! On Flickr!

Picnik photo editing functionality comes to Flickr...

(tags: flickr picnik photography editing)
Access AIM via Gmail

Gmail's web interface now allows you to access users on AIM...

(tags: IM gmail aim messenger)
Google Pre-Launches New iPhone Interface

An article with images about Google optimized for the iPhone...

(tags: apple google iphone mobile)

Kindling Mobility

Rui Carmo discusses the Kindle as a model for connectivity...

(tags: kindle carmo rui)

docstoc : find and share any document

docstoc is a user generated community where you can find and share professional documents. Find free legal documents and free business documents. Upload your documents for all the world to share.

(tags: downloads free office pdf reference resources legal)
NEC shows off fluorescent light-powered wireless camera

(tags: camera nec video surveillance)

Google Plans Service to Store Users' Data - WSJ.com

(tags: google data storage)
When E-Mail Is Outsourced

(tags: email google microsoft outsourcing)
Chart Chooser

Chart Chooser is an online tool from Juiceanalytics that helps you decide what type of chart you should use to show your data, and provide templates to display your data...

(tags: resources software tool visualization web2.0 graphics spreadsheets juiceanalytics)

Brunton SolarRolls™

I want one of these...

(tags: laptop power solar sustainable travel wishlist energy green)
Bug Labs: Products

BUG is a collection of easy-to-use, open source hardware modules, each capable of producing one or more Web services. These modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to easily build, program and share inn

(tags: technology bug diy opensource programming embed)