http://www.weeklytechlinks.com Linking you to the technology of today. Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:28:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en http://www.weeklytechlinks.com/archive/link-dump-45 http://www.weeklytechlinks.com/archive/link-dump-45#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:01:17 +0000 Lapper http://www.weeklytechlinks.com/archive/link-dump-45

Health Bolt: This health blog is different from all the rest. The articles are interesting and don’t preach nutrition or exercise. He’s just telling you facts a la Damn Interesting, if you will.

Colorstrology: This site makes minimal sense. Check your birthday for your “true color” and a horoscope-like description of yourself.

CSS dock menu: This is one of the most clever uses of Javascript and CSS I’ve seen in quite some time. It emulates the Mac OS X dock we all know and love, while holding the functionality of a menu.

TripleJack: Watch out for this site; it’s completely addictive. Choose a cute avatar and get playing in this very fun no-stakes multi-player poker game. Increase your points by winning hands, and increase your cash by banking it instead of flashing it.

Web 2.0 logo: We all know that Web 2.0 is just a big buzzword, overwhemingly defined by visuals. This logo is the essence of that, complete with an optional mirror finish and Beta sticker.

WikiHow: How do I do this? How do I do that? Wikipedia doesn’t always have the answer if you’re looking to do a step-by-step, but WikiHow does.

Beat box: I find it fairly amazing how accurately and precisely this guy can keep a beat going. Can you do that? No, you can’t.

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Etch-A-Sketchist: This guy’s an Etch-A-Sketch maniac. He draws various pop culture icons and logos with two knobs and magnetic fibers nearly every day.

Last Place Comics forum: The comic’s hilarious, and the forum’s a breeding ground for humorous nerds and the like. Definitely a great hangout place.

MediaFork: Legally, if it’s your DVD, you can make an archive of it. But what if you want that archive on your iPod? Hand Brake/MediaFork allows you to resize and style nearly any DVD to optimize viewing right on that small screen.

Slave Hack: Helping break the temptation around the world, Slave Hack is a very eleborate hacking simulation where you compete against hundreds of other hackers to obtain the best programs and earn the most money possible.

The ESP Game: Another fine webapp by Carnegie-Mellon University, The ESP Game pairs you with another player as you both race to find a term you can both agree on to label the image in front of you. The more images you solve and the faster you solve them both contribute to your point level, which accumulates over time.

House Wiki: House, currently in the middle of its third season, is most likely one of the most spunky medical dramas on television. The disagreeable Hugh Laurie is always good for a laugh, too. Now, there’s a way to show your fandom like never before.

Derrick Comedy: If you are not on the floor laughing after you watch these sketches, you can sue me for everything I have. Derrick Comedy is a team of post-graduate actors with the sense of humor you wish was on SNL. Watch and be amazed.

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Dead Trees & G-Strings: You’ll have to pardon the title; this post is actually about an upcoming Damn Interesting book, filled with the brightest and best of all the articles on the blog. A 35 USD donation to the site ensures that you get one shipped to you as soon as the day it’s published.

Club Penguin: The ever-growing Club Penguin is a humorous scene for kids and teens alike to release their inner… penguin. Play games, buy pets, and just hang out.

CrossLoop: Let’s face it. Troubleshooting with your computer-savvy relative is worthless unless they can see what you’re doing. CrossLoop offers free screensharing and remote control, simply by typing in an access code. That’s a problem solved.

Lugaru: One wouldn’t normally think of murderous ninja rabbits as a topic for a video game, but that’s exactly what Lugaru is. Control the gray hare Turner as he avenges the deaths of his family and friends while unravelling a wolf conspiracy. Tracheotomy!

#adium-devl: The new channel for discussing Adium development. As you may know, version 1.0 came out not a month ago and everyone’s rushing to fix new tickets.

All About SP: By far the most heavily maintained and complete South Park episodes site out there. You’ll find 95% of all the episodes plus the South Park movie: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut.

Lugaru wiki: An uncannily helpful strategy guide to the curious game of Lugaru, this wiki comes complete with pictures of every attack, reverse, and stealth in existence.

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FellowSites: The most user-friendly, flexible host you’ll ever find. It was actually started by a guy I know to reduce the overall cost of hosting. Plans start at $1 with 50 cent increments per 500MB storage and 5GB transfer.

The Longest List: …of the Longest Stuff at the Longest Domain Name at Long Last is one of the most interesting directories you’ll ever happen upon. Find out about the longest palindrome, the longest blackout, and much more. Crazy webmasters.

Cyberduck: The most user-friendly FTP program out there, Cyberduck offers a Macintosh-style folder navigation system, complete with information columns. Saved connections are automatically reopened upon launch, and the Quick Conncet menu lets you connect to your favorite server instantly. Not to mention that the icon is a rubber duck.

Neverball: A cross-platform Super Monkey Ball look-alike, Neverball puts you in control of a chekered sphere as you navagate across increasingly harder levels. The learning curve is very natural and you’ll get hooked very quickly. Remember that there’s always a way through; you just have to find it first.

#xkcd: Discuss and laugh about the all-too-true webcomic starring nothing but stick figures… xkcd.

Useless account: We all get so wrapped up in creating accounts everywhere we go… why not create one here? When you join Unless account, you get unlimited account editing for free. But that’s about it. No, seriously, that’s the entire site. I hope you can appreciate this irony.

Audacity Wiki: I’m not aware of too many apps that constitute an entire wiki, but this place seems pretty legit… for a single app as a topic.

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Wordpress 2.0.7: Okay, seriously you guys, this is the last one. 2.0.7 is a minor update fixing a newly-found security vulnerability and would probably be better suited as "2.0.6.1".

Kiki the Nanobot: This game is a huge brain-buster. Control your nanobot around several 3D stragety-infused levels where up/down orientation is out the window. Various forums around the internet procure novelties such as python loopholes and and new levels.

iStat Pro: This little widget can do everything from monitoring your disk space to your RAM usage. And now in the newly-released version 3.3, iStat can monitor your Intel-based Mac’s internal temperature and fan speed. Not to mention how classy it looks.

rRootage: rRootage is quite easily the best, not to mention most addicting, bullet hell shooter out there. Not to mention that yes, it’s both cross-platform and free. rRootage sports four game modes with forty levels a piece, each mode modeled after a different video game like Ikaruga or Giga Wing.

#southpark-epsiodes: The distribution network irc.TVEps.net makes a point of delivering you all your favorite shows, including 24, Scrubs, American Dad, Futurama, Heroes, and obviously, South Park. Sure, it can be confusing, but that’s why you can join #operhelp.

List of paradoxes: Wikipedia presents a near-complete list of logical paradoxes that simply boggle the mind. Remember to stay alive when thinking about them, though.

Wookiepedia: One of the most popular wikis on Wikia, this Star Wars knowledge base has extensive information on their favorite science fiction series. The lengthy articles in great numbers rival those of the early Wikipedia.

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Is your plugin Naughty or Nice?: With Wordpress 2.1 on the way, developers had better look sharp… and make their plugins look sharper. Although the first plugins for the upcoming Wordpress version are sure to be buggy, I believe there’s a lot in store.

MacRumors: All the latest news-to-be about Macintosh and Apple, Inc. The scary part is how right they are, regardless of it being days later, or years in the future.

VersionTracker: This site keeps you up to date with all the versions of the programs you love; freeware included. Believe me; it’s fun to be up to date.

Winterbells: It’s been 13 months since Orisinal’s last release, and all the fans are abuzz about the new holiday game, Winterbells. At 6,800-point bells, my high-score is over 300 trillion.

Flip4Mac: This software company’s all about convenience. A WMV codec for your QuickTime player? An organization app for importing your DVDs? These guys know what you need, even if you do have to pay for it.

#: I know what you’re thinking; why just a blank channel name? The channel that exists here was created for fun and gets traffic from people incorrectly entering their channel name through Viper007Bond’s portal. It’s a great discussion forum, in any case.

Wikia’s New Features: New through Wikia, embedding of YouTube videos, among other new hard-coded novelties. Some say it’s un-wiki-like, but I say that this is pretty cool.

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Filecrunch: The ultimate file storage and sharing site. You can upload unlimited files of any extension up to 250MB in size! This is truely an amazing idea.

YouTube Underground Contest: The results are in for this grand music video competition. The rules? Submit a video containing a performance of your own band’s song. Check these great submissions out.

UnRarX: One of few excellent .rar analysis programs for the Macintosh. UnRarX does the job quickly and it does it well.

Line Rider: A jovial game starring a boy and his sled where you control the landscape. Creating colossal courses with everything from nose-manuals to breathtaking landscapes has become somewhat of a cult amongst artists and gamers alike.

#wikipedia: There is literally tons of WP discussion here all day long. It’s one of the hubs of Freenode.

A Liam Show: Everyone has to watch these amazingly hilarious videos done by Liam Sullivan, a television occasional. “You still owe me $1200, betch!”

Adobe Labs Wiki: Adobe’s developmental projects wiki, with literally to-the-minute updates and information. What did you expect? It’s a wiki.

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Profusehost: This host’s got it all; MySQL, PHP, server access, and it’s all free. You even get your own subdomain. Why not check it out?

StepMania Message Boards: The official help, support, and discussion boards for StepMania, the DDR replica for your computer.

:cool::smile:The Icon Factory: This site has been around for years, supplying free icon sets to anyone who needs them. I like the G5 set, personally.

Glider Pro: Remember the 16-gray Glider Pro for Mac OS 7? Glider’s back for OSX in full color, with the gigantic Slumberland house. Don’t get lost in the adventure.

:wink::smile:#colloquy: The official support channel for the best Mac OS X IRC client, Colloquy. They’re pretty nice guys in there.

:lol::smile:The Travisty: The Travisty has hundreds of great clips from your favorite TV shows, including MAD T.V., Family Guy, and some hilarious spoofs of G.I. Joe. and others.

Memory Alpha: The biggest, baddest Star Trek wiki you’ll ever see. Memory Alpha is definitely the source for all your trekky needs.

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Night Minds: The self-created theme on this blog is simply amazing. The header reminds me of some antique I would have seen in my great-aunt’s house.

Yahoo! Time Capsule: An interesting flash site from Yahoo! that hopes to preserv the thoughts of today for a future time. I’d hurry, though. Time runs out in less than a week to contribute.

iTunes 7.0.2: The latest iTunes comes bundled with 2nd generation iPod Shuffle compatability, along with a few bug fixes.

Legend of the Green Dragon: A humorous Browser-Based Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (BBMORPG), Legend of the Green Dragon is a fun way to introduce yourself to online multiplayer gaming.

Colloquy: A subperb IRC client for Mac OSX. Complete with a consule, sleek interface, and fast connections.

Speed Test: Find out your current Internet browsing speed. A very helpful tool.

Commons: The Commons is a brilliant collection of all kinds of images and sounds recordings. Definitely worth browsing through.

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Xanga: An interestingly customizable blogging service, Xanga is great for blogs like online journals, communicating with friends, etc. How do you pronounce that, anyway? Xaynga… xahnga… jenga… mensa?

Manga Volume: A superb online manga reader, with all the volumes, featuring your favorite characters. No external reader is required to use. Check out their accompanying forum community, as well.

Wordpress 2.0.5: The latest version of Wordpress, containing over 50 bug fixes.

Falling Sand Game: A mesmerizing game where you control how your sand falls and interacts. Build walls, set things ablaze, and erradicate everything. This game is processor-intensive. You decide if that’s a good thing.

##wikipedia-geeks: A nice channel with a minimal crowd. Discussion is basically limitless, but expect a lot of coming and going.

Pastebin: If you’re tired to trying to send long messages in bits and pieces just so your chat client can process them, Pastebin’s for you. Any code, or other text, can be uploaded to Pastebin in seconds, and stays a permanant link.

EditThis.info: Quite literally the fastest wiki setup I’ve ever seen. A small personal wiki can be created in seconds for you to enjoy and use as you please. It seems advertising increases your allowed upload space, too.

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Damn Interesting: A blog where each entry is like an article in a research magazine, but very interesting. You might even say it’s damn interesting. Cool posts include The Crypt of Civilization and Alien Hand Syndrome.

Slashdot: You haven’t heard of Slashdot? Dating back for years, Slashdot has provided tech news within a closely-knit community. Although sometimes mocked for their sheer geekiness, that’s the point, right? It is what IT is.

Google Pack: A bundle of software supplied by Google. Not all of it’s homebrewed, mind you, but you can still use the stuff. The material includes Norton Antivirus, Picasa, Google Video Player, and quite a few more. The pack is available for Windows XP download only.

UNIX Tetris: Very fun. Simply boot up your Macintosh Terminal and start playing one of the most classic games of all time.

#wordpress: An interesting support channel for all your Wordpress FAQ. You can even get some self-promoting in the process.

JustGotOwned: Good for a laugh, just replace a friend’s name with “you”, converting spaces into decimals, and watch as he or she gets incredibly owned, over and over. You got owned… owned owned owned.

2006 Wikipedia CD Selection: In lieu of waiting for the tedious processing and release of Wikipedia’s Pushing to 1.0 project, where their best articles will be released on CD-ROM for permanent usage, you can use this unofficial version, downloadable in .zip format.

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Clever Hack: They’ve got tech news, RSS Thursdays, and even fantasy football stats. No matter how far back you go, this blog is full to bursting of great info.

Myg0t: The original clan of cake-baking, flash-making, Counter Strike-playing fiends with a private community. And definitely watch the flash – can you say “0mg 1337 h4x”?

AA-project: A plugin that allows you to run some programs entirely in ASCII; graphics and all. Strange but awesome.

H*R Games: The classic collection of Homestar Runner games. Cherry get! If you haven’t heard of these, you’re probably dead… or in jail.

#motas: An assistance channel for the infamous Mystery Of Time And Space game. No, it’s not bad to get help; we all get stuck.

Yugop: Bunches of miniature flash activities. If you run out, just look in the archives. So minimalist, but so awesome.

Uncyclopedia: The absolute parody in all of us, on one wiki. Anything you can praise, Uncyclopedia can make fun of with a completely random spin. It’s entirely inaccurate and completely hilarious.

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Blogger Templates: Tired of the usual Blogger templates? Blogger Templates is filled to the brim with tons of new designs, hacks, and everything your Blogspot could need.

DHTML Demos: An astounding example of what can be accomplished with Dynamic HTML; no Flash, and no PHP. Do you think the creator of this site knows Jogchem Niemandsverdriet?

VLC Media Player: Pesky file extensions like .ogg, .3gp, and .flv are no match for this all-in-one media player. Whether music, flash, videos, or DVDs, it’s all here, and it’s all supported.

Nanaca Crash: A highly addictive game of chance and a tad of skill to get Taichi as far as you can. ZuBaaaaaaan!

#gentoo: By far the largest average user count on Freenode, #gentoo works to discuss and troubleshoot issues with Gentoo Linux.

FreeImageHosting: Ever wished you could get photo hosting without having to take the time to register an account and log in every time? FreeImageHosting takes unlimited, free, hotlinkable photo uploads up to 2.5 megabytes.

HRWiki: An extremely intensive and complete knowledge base of everything Homestar Runner, accurate to the minute and now with over 1500 articles. Quite a friendly environment.

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Feedburner: Need a more organized, professional RSS feed for your blog? Feedburner’s got you covered with HTML syndication, embeddable code, and advertising widgets galore.

Talk About Comics: A fair-sized forum housing hundreds of areas for emerging webcomics. Great for professionals and just those who want some new reading material.

Adium X: If you’re connected, chances are you have at least five applications open for instant messanging alone. Adium is a fully customizable mac chat client that works with all the popular services such as AIM, MSN, YIM, ICQ, and more.

Eyezmaze: A Japanese site by On, a talented flash programmer. Irresistable games you can play for hours on end. Just try to beat Grow.

#adium: The official support and general discussion channel of the aforementioned chat client Adium X. Although most of the chat focuses around gaming and Wii jokes, you can get your questions answered here.

Leekspin: A looped animation of the Bleach character Orihime Inoue, set to Ievan Polkka. Completely mesmerizing and hypnotic.

Wikiversity: A beta wiki founded by the Wikimedia Foundation containing free student and teacher resources. We can’t wait to see this one grow up.

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Bloggage and Dunnage: The personal blog of Rob Levin, founder of Freenode. Everything from road trips to pharmaceutical debates.

Is Your Son a Computer Hacker?: A humorous article about a father who had a hacker son. Ten reasons how even the slightest request, such as more RAM, could warrant you a hacker.

Skype: A very potent VoIP program for all operating systems. Host your next conference call for free, turn your computer into a phone with SkypeIn, and phone a friend anywhere in the world with SkypeOut.

Submachine 2: The Lighthouse: A sequel to Submachine, this logic game bears a likeness to the work of Fasco-CS.

#wikia: The official support channel for the popular wiki hosting service Wikia, complete with stats compiled by GreenReaper.

Fat-Pie: A twisted collection of violently deep cartoons by David Firth.

Meatball Wiki: The icon of wikis everywhere, Meatball Wiki is a community about communities, explaining everything from the work required in setting up a wiki to a user’s right to leave.

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The Concept of Irony: Movies, self-rants, and life in general, through the eyes of a laid-back professor of philosophy.

Exit Mundi: It’s the end of the world as we know it. Well, not yet, but this site is chock full of ways that it could happen, each one in-depth and entertaining.

Lynx for Mac: Surf the Internet legacy-style with this free Lynx imitation for Mac OSX.

Second Life: This is like a more detailed, larger, and MMORPG version of The Sims, in which you build your life in the game with a personalized character.

#freenode-social: This moderated channel is a-buzz with users from all over the network, talking about anything in particular, but never seems to get too crowded. The wait from joining to being voiced is approximately three hours.

Keiichi Anime Forever: A completely free collection of all your favorite anime shows in their original, non-dubbed forms [with English subtitles].

The Unofficial Google Wiki: This wiki, although not affiliated with, is dedicated to the workings of Google, the country’s most used search engine.

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