Software

i.TV

i.TV is a very cool iPhone application.  i.TV shows you information on movies and TV shows.  i.TV also lets you see and modify your Netflix queue (Both the disc and instant queues).

i.TV relatively recently added the  ability to schedule recordings on TiVo DVRs.  I have used this a few times.  There is one thing that I would like to see added is the ability to set the priority of the recording request.  Currently, any request made through i.TV will not be scheduled if there is any conflict.

Kodak EasyShare W1020

We bought a couple of of Kodak EasyShare W1020 picture frames for gifts.  These are 10" picture frames that can, in addition to displaying photos from memory cards, can display photos from flickr and KodakGallery. We wanted to use these frames as a way to share pictures with family members.

The initial setup of the frame was pretty straight forward.  Once you turned on the frame, it detected all of the wireless networks.  When you select one, and enter the password, it waits for a PC or Mac that has the Kodak software installed.  When you install it, you will be able to configure various channels.

The problem that I had was getting flickr to work.  The firmware that was initially installed has support for rss photos feeds.  I was never able to get any of the rss feeds from my sets to work.  But the built in flickr feeds worked fine.

I noticed that the frame tried to update its firmware, but the upgrade failed.  There isn't a menu option to manullay upgrade the firmware, so I just tried to power cycle it.  On the next boot the firmware upgrade was successful (version from 10/2008)

This version has a built in web server.  If you access the ip address of the frame with a web browser, you can configure various settings.  One of the tabs is a flickr tab.  On this page, you can associate your frame with your flickr account.  Once you do this, you are able to view all of the photos that you have access to.  But default it will show you your photostream, but you can access a different set or the photostream or any set, that you have access to, of your contacts.

With that ability, we are able to share all of the photos that we want.  After setting this up, we have decided to get one for ourselves.

links for 2007-07-24

• How To Add Good Expires Headers to Images in Apache 1.3 (by Jeremy Zawodny)
  (tags: performance apache httpd Expires headers http mod_expires)

Binary marble adding machine

Now this is cool.  This is a 6-bit binary wooden adding machine counts using marbles.  The video is pretty amazing.  A lot of work was put into this.

[via MAKE: Blog]

iPhone Walkthrough

Apple has posted an iPhone guided tour video on their web site.  I like it a lot, but I am still unsure of the usability with out any tactile feedback.  Also I am concerned about the screen getting scratched.  In addition to those two concerns, I don't want to switch to AT&T for cell service.

[via The Macalope]