Corvillus

An interesting little site just came up on Digg which caught my attention. Its a very simple concept. Sign up, post a question and others post answers. Its really easy to use and users generally respond really really fast. For example I posted the sample question:
“What is the best blog”… hoping to get Corvillus.
The answer [...]

Yeah, that’s right folks. The company that prides itself on it’s mantra of “do no evil” now wants to control how you use the Google term. As you may or may not know, the verb “google” has now entered Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Google is not at all happy about this, and does not want [...]

Google’s blogging platform, Blogger, has just unveiled a new beta version with several new features, including:

Easier template customization without the need for HTML knowledge (pretty AJAX drag and drop interface).
Blog permissions
New templates
Advanced feed options
New Blogger Dashboard
Instant publishing, no more republishing the entire blog
Categories/tagging

These new features are good, and might even make it a good competitor [...]

Here is an interesting Google Maps mashup for you to play with. It is a simple flight simulator written in Flash (but not Flash 7 dammit, seriously Adobe, get a Linux version of 9 out now or we will be forced to reverse engineer the Windows version and produce a Linux version ourselves). The controls [...]

Joystiq asks an interesting question here. Personally, I think that Xbox 360 XNA has the potential of being a successful platform for developers because it makes the barrier to entry low. Anyone with an Xbox 360 can now develop software for it with this new kit, and it’s an inexpensive software purchase. This is in [...]

No surprise here. In fact its never really a surprise when things get delayed these days. It seems that we will have to deal with 802.11a/b/g for a little while longer now. Draft 1.0 for 802.11n isn’t good enough for the big wigs at IEEE so they are pushing for a Draft 2.0. Which really [...]

I am not refering to Prince of Persia here, instead this title is in reference to the latest of the Nintendo Wii rumours. The rumour mill across the Interweb claims to have revealed part of Nintendo’s launch strategy: installing clocks counting down to the launch of the Nintendo Wii. Where will these clocks be installed? [...]

I have been following Xbox/DirectX New Generation Architecture (XNA) Studio development for a while now. Ever since its announcement at the GDC it has always been something I kept in the back of my mind. Well the big news for today is the announcement of XNA Game Studio Express. Basically it allows students, indie developers, [...]

I came across an article today regarding wireless connectivity in schools. I wouldn’t usually post such articles here mainly because I tend to stick to gaming related issues or things that just need to be read, but since wireless in schools is my profession I felt I had a few things to talk about. I [...]