Geoff Jones blog of cool links

fully submerged cooling - hack a day - www.hackaday.com _

2005-05-10T16:50:00.000+01:00

Pretty good home made oil cooled PC. Just dunk all your PC (except drives!) into a fishtank with mineral oil. Sounds an excellent way of making a really quiet PC!

fully submerged cooling - hack a day - www.hackaday.com _: "

Markus Leonhardt has taken the shortest route possible to liquid cooling."

15 things you can do with RSS (it was supposed to be 10, but I got carried away) - Tim Yang's Geek Blog

2005-05-10T13:36:00.000+01:00

Pretty amazing things that you can do with RSS and silly me thought it was just about blogging..15 things you can do with RSS (it was supposed to be 10, but I got carried away) - Tim Yang's Geek Blog

Web Edition - NewsGator Online

2005-04-29T09:08:00.000+01:00

Web Edition - NewsGator Online: "When talking about tech, I always think back to Fred Wilson's great line (to paraphrase):

Stop looking for the next big thing. Think of ways to solve problems. That's the way to make money in tech."

craigslist: london, UK online community

2004-08-15T21:20:00.000+01:00

craigslist: london, UK online community Very neat listing site apparently partially owned by ebay now

Free MP3 wiki

2004-07-30T17:17:00.000+01:00

1 Million Free & Legal Music Tracks - Main.HomePage Good source of links to free music?

Disabling CDROM AutoRun

2004-06-28T23:12:00.000+01:00

A way of overcoming the so called copy protection software thats applied to some music CD's.

Lowcost CAD software

2004-06-23T16:48:00.000+01:00

An alternative to Autocad when manipulating dxf files

DiskOnKey - USB Flash Drive, USB Storage, USB Drive, USB Flash Storage, UFD, Mobile Storage, Portable Storage, Removable Storage,MyKey, My Key, USB Me

2004-06-02T15:23:00.000+01:00

Bet the police and security wallas are not to happy about this. A USB key drive that adds the ability to run programmes from it. Just plug it into a PC and the PC runs like your own. Unplug it and the host PC keeps no data that it has ever been there. DiskOnKey - USB Flash Drive, USB Storage, USB Drive, USB Flash Storage, UFD, Mobile Storage, Portable Storage, Removable Storage,MyKey, My Key, USB Memory, Disk On Key, DOK, M-Systems Thanks to the The Shifted Librarian for the link.

Technorati Update

2004-06-01T16:17:00.000+01:00

Reason for post:-Added my profile

www.knackerfactor.co.uk

2004-05-25T10:02:00.000+01:00

www.knackerfactor.co.uk

Xingtone: Phone and Mobile Network Compatibility

2004-05-25T09:48:00.000+01:00

Xingtone: Phone and Mobile Network Compatibility

iRATE radio home - free and legal music

2004-05-25T09:39:00.000+01:00

iRATE radio home - free and legal music

Easy CD-DA Extractor

2004-05-25T09:11:00.000+01:00

Cool ripping software that allows you to rip a CD as one track. Great for the dance tracks. Easy CD-DA Extractor

Alexis de Tocqueville Institution

2004-05-19T10:49:00.000+01:00

Poor Linus Torvalds now getting flack saying he didnt write Linux and that he sourced it from Minux,. Will be interesting to see how this unfolds giving the animosity that Linux wrote about in his autobiography between the Minux inventor and himself. Alexis de Tocqueville Institution

And here is a reply by the inventor of Minux. What a cool guy to stand up and defend Linus, although a bit back handed as he reckoned Linus's code was was more backward than his.

Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better

2004-05-19T10:25:00.000+01:00

Interesting site recommended by Scoble Neowin.net - Where unprofessional journalism looks better

PC vunerability Tests

2004-05-13T11:55:00.000+01:00

Excellent site here and here for checking your PC's vunerabilty to external attack by checking which ports you have open.

Cambridge University Conference Site

2004-05-11T16:53:00.000+01:00

For anyone looking to host a one day or multi day conference in magnificient surroundings and at very reasonable prices - this is the place to be Host a do in Cambridge UK Apparently there are over 6500 bedrooms, 200 private function and meeting rooms, 30 dining rooms and 90 lecture theatres at your disposal. For instance you can hire out the dining hall at Kings College and Queens College. Last years CHASE dinner was in the candle lit hall (how apt for an high tech outfit to have dinner in a room that has NEVER had electricity fitted) at Magdalene College.

Pluck RSS Reader: Retrieve news from favorite sites

2004-05-11T16:01:00.000+01:00

I wonder if this does what it says? Pluck RSS Reader: Retrieve news from favorite sites

System Failure

2004-05-11T15:09:00.000+01:00

This is an interesting book about the failure of social policies written by my old lost friend Jake Chapman. I like his analogy about throwing a stone and throwing a live bird in terms of trying to predict an outcome. Jake (wka Pete) taught me most of my electronics knowledge. A brilliant teacher. We even had a business together, CamEl making music operated lights - That was novel in the late sixties!

Hubbert Peak of Oil Production

2004-05-11T12:17:00.000+01:00

A good link about the future of oil production Hubbert Peak of Oil Production

Welcome - Micromark home

2004-05-07T16:50:00.000+01:00

Great range of consumer products like the Vigilantern combined outside light and cameraWelcome - Micromark home

DateDex - The Calendar Directory of days, dates & events worldwide

2004-05-07T09:33:00.000+01:00

A great events calendarDateDex - The Calendar Directory of days, dates & events worldwide

Column Archive -- Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal.

2004-05-06T13:27:00.000+01:00

Father of computer reviewers - pretty good comments Column Archive -- Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal.

Wordpress

2004-05-04T16:19:00.000+01:00

Maybe I should try and do my blog using wordpress

TinCam WebCam Software

2004-04-30T20:39:00.000+01:00

interesting webcam software TinCam WebCam Software

GPS Drawing - Over land

2004-04-28T17:05:00.000+01:00

fascinating drawing of the word IF 70 miles tall done by walking with a gps receiver total word must correspond to about 600 miles of walkingGPS Drawing - Over land

Stephen E. Sachs

2004-04-27T14:24:00.000+01:00

Interesting program that jumbles the centre letters of words up. Still very readable with first and last letter the same.Stephen E. Sachs

StationRipper

2004-04-26T09:43:00.000+01:00

interesting programme that rips shoutcast streams into individual mp3 files complete with song namesStationRipper

Xandros Desktop Standard Edition

2004-04-07T09:39:00.000+01:00

Dan Gillmor having a little rave about this linux distro reinvigorating an old PC he had. Might try it myself!Xandros Desktop Standard Edition

TuneCircle: Login

2004-04-05T11:09:00.000+01:00

I wonder what the RIAA will make of this. A social circle where you just put up the names of the songs you have, obviously NOT the actual tunes as that would be illegal, except in Canada - the land of the free!TuneCircle: Login

Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mail | CNET News.com

2004-04-01T08:14:00.000+01:00

This is a good idea to have a huge email storage facility that is searchable, strikes me Google are trying to make a thin client - that is all storage on remote site. Wonder what sort of programme they will offer to run your email. Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mail | CNET News.com Almost certainly an april fool joke see here. A pity!

Google Answers: Web sites that contain collections that are copyright free

2004-03-31T22:35:00.000+01:00

good collection of copyright free sites Google Answers: Web sites that contain collections that are copyright free

The Register

2004-03-31T15:48:00.000+01:00

No wonder I get so many letters from Nigeria when folks like this are handing over 600,000 dollars to them The Register and he was a professor!

the Degree Confluence Project

2004-03-29T16:46:00.000+01:00

the Degree Confluence Project A worldwide project to photograph the whole planet at 1 degree intervals (every 49 miles or so)

Slim Devices : Squeezebox : WiFi for your HiFi!

2004-03-29T09:36:00.000+01:00

Slim Devices : Squeezebox : WiFi for your HiFi! interesting device for streaming mp3's to your stereo. tad pricey at 249 dollars

Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity - 97.01

2004-03-25T11:56:00.000Z

The story of what a difference one human being can make. This time in a very positive way. The story of Norman BorlaugForgotten Benefactor of Humanity - 97.01

Pheedo: RSS Neighborhood March 22 Notes

2004-03-24T08:57:00.000Z

Interesting article based on a talk by Robert Scoble regarding what a blog is and importance of RSS feeds. Pheedo: RSS Neighborhood March 22 Notes

Policy Pete - Petroleum Policy and Geopolitics

2004-03-23T17:06:00.000Z

Policy Pete - Petroleum Policy and Geopolitics

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Science (One Man and a Baby Box)

2004-03-19T11:32:00.000Z

Interesting description of a cot to keep a baby warm and humid. Also interesting how an urban myth can be totally untrue.Urban Legends Reference Pages: Science (One Man and a Baby Box)

Internet Archive: FreeCache

2004-03-17T18:56:00.000Z

Internet Archive: FreeCache A really neat way of distributing large files around the internet.

Measurement Computing Corp.: Product: 'PMD-1024LS'

2004-03-15T16:18:00.000Z

Low cost 24bit digital IO for data logging using your USB port - very niftyMeasurement Computing Corp.: Product: 'PMD-1024LS'

Perils of google

2004-03-10T13:14:00.000Z

Scary article about finding passwords on googleThe Register

Yahoo! News - Apple Seed

2004-03-10T09:41:00.000Z

Interesting story on the inards of the IPOD Yahoo! News - Apple Seed: "ortalPlayer'"

Products Engineering Corporation - Tool Company Online Catalog

2004-03-09T11:18:00.000Z

Company recommended by RobertoProducts Engineering Corporation - Tool Company Online Catalog

Taiwan - digital camera lens, bar code scanner lens, optical, plastic, zoom, projector, diversified, glass saltpeter supplier & manufacturer

2004-03-08T11:34:00.000Z

Taiwan - digital camera lens, bar code scanner lens, optical, plastic, zoom, projector, diversified, glass saltpeter supplier & manufacturer Major supplier of optical components.

Cool way of saving web site text with url

2004-03-02T08:07:00.000Z

This looks like a neat idea enables you to grab text from a web site, it then auto adds on url and stores it. Maybe an improvement over this type of blog. unfortunately only works with IE

Lookout email search for Microsoft Outlook - Lookout Software

2004-03-01T22:57:00.000Z

cool bit of software to googlize your outlook Lookout email search for Microsoft Outlook - Lookout Software

Electric Shavers & Electric Razors - The UK's Online Electric Shaver & Razor Specialist!

2004-02-25T15:40:00.000Z

Here is a company that actually sells the Full range of Braun dental toothbrushes and more importantly the water pick, oxyjet irrigator OC17 here in the UK Electric Shavers & Electric Razors - The UK's Online Electric Shaver & Razor Specialist!

With excellent service. Unit ordered at 3.30pm arrived next day at 10am and no delivery charge. They just need to get their search terms sorted to make it easier to find them!

Introduction to free Image Manipulation

2004-02-05T09:53:00.000Z

Interesting article about the GNU image manipulation program called GIMPNidelven IT - Articles

Freedom=prosperity

2004-02-04T19:33:00.000Z

A very good analysis on how free societies lead to prosperity. I never reliazed that the USA had suffered a famine in the 1930's and yet no one died of starvation. Wheras in Russia and China tens of millions were dying. truly dreadful

Railway departure board

2004-01-22T23:42:00.000Z

Really cool way of finding departure times of trains in UK. Works very well on the Treo as well

Market - Tenders and procurement opportunities worldwide

2004-01-19T17:08:00.000Z

dgMarket - Tenders and procurement opportunities worldwide

Great street artist

2004-01-16T22:14:00.000Z

Nick spotted some of Kurt Wenners work here

Farq interesting News links

2004-01-16T22:05:00.000Z

Reason for post:- Interesting site of zany news links

Western Turbine Users, Inc.

2004-01-15T15:15:00.000Z

Western Turbine Users, Inc. Site dedicated to GE LM series cogen plants

Welcome - Court Service Money Claim Online

2004-01-12T15:54:00.000Z

Welcome - Court Service Money Claim Online Neat way of making money claims through the UK court system

Review lists for 2003

2004-01-09T22:54:00.002Z

(((oooo))) Fimoculous.com: Feeding Timeparticularly like most censured stories

Review lists for 2003

2004-01-09T22:54:00.001Z

(((oooo))) Fimoculous.com: Feeding Timeparticularly like most censured stories

Review lists for 2003

2004-01-09T22:54:00.000Z

(((oooo))) Fimoculous.com: Feeding Timeparticularly like most censured stories

LycosÂ 50 with Aaron Schatz

2004-01-08T09:25:00.000Z

Lycos 50 with Aaron Schatz Interesting column on what people are searching for

UK 8-ball Pool rules page (all types)

2004-01-07T17:23:00.000Z

UK 8-ball Pool rules page (all types)

Advanced MP3 Players.co.uk: UK MP3 Players. Looking to buy an MP3 player in the UK? Best prices guaranteed.

2004-01-06T21:02:00.000Z

Advanced MP3 Players.co.uk: UK MP3 Players. Looking to buy an MP3 player in the UK? Best prices guaranteed.

Great fanless boards

2003-12-23T19:24:00.000Z

Reason for post:-
boards for the door computer project.

Sonetics X-Ripper

2003-12-16T12:37:00.000Z

Sonetics X-Ripper A programme for recording whatever is playing through the computer sound card. Now why should anyone do that?

Obsequium: About

2003-12-16T12:22:00.000Z

Obsequium: About What appears to be a cool way of getting your own internet radio station working

Welcome to JakePratt.com

2003-12-15T15:23:00.000Z

Welcome to JakePratt.comHow to edit the splash screens on the Treo600

Xingtones

2003-12-11T16:22:00.000Z

Comparison shopping with price graph over time

2003-12-09T20:35:00.000Z

Reason for post:- Neat website that not only compares prices between retailers but also draws a graph of how the price varies with time. Its based in the USA so had a couplere of years timelag

English to French, Italian and German and Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com

2003-12-04T10:10:00.000Z

English to French, Italian and German and Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com Good online dictionary giving meanings as well as translation.

Use PCP And Become Another Statistic (washingtonpost.com)

2003-12-03T09:30:00.000Z

Use PCP And Become Another Statistic (washingtonpost.com)Thought provoking article about the drug that gives you out of body experiences. Also sidebar about a journalist wanting to re-interview people for "where are they now" stories. Should be interesting

LED-Shop24.de -

2003-12-02T16:48:00.000Z

LED-Shop24.de - DER LED-Shop im Internet. LED 3mm/5mm & LUXEON - Nichia NSPW500BS, Rank b2S 11.000mcd 20° Good cheap source of white light LED's

Pnohteftu - Contents

2003-12-01T17:00:00.000Z

Pnohteftu - Contents Very interesting but exceedingly strange writings on how to escape this universe!

AMYGDALA: Amazing Music Brain Adventure

2003-12-01T16:06:00.000Z

AMYGDALA: Amazing Music Brain AdventureHere it shows you how to pop your frontal nodes and achieve Nirvana by stiulating the amygdala. No drugs or other artifical aids required. Here we gooooooo

China Trade

2003-11-25T15:45:00.000Z

China Trade cool links to chinese manufacturers of foam products like mouse mats and camping mats

Web Fire Escape

2003-11-21T12:39:00.000Z

Web Fire Escape natty bit of a code that allows you to quickly switch applications

Global Sources: Creating and facilitating global trade

2003-11-20T11:04:00.000Z

Global Sources: Creating and facilitating global tradeGood site for finding Chinese suppliers

Serious International Music Producers - United Kingdom

2003-11-19T20:04:00.000Z

Serious International Music Producers - United Kingdom Jazz to listen to this Friday in London

MontaVista Software - Powering the Embedded Revolution with Linux Systems Software

2003-11-19T16:58:00.000Z

MontaVista Software - Powering the Embedded Revolution with Linux Systems Software As it says an embedded Linus supplier

:: w.bloggar FAQ ::

2003-11-18T16:56:00.000Z

:: w.bloggar FAQ :: An interesting interface to blogger.com and others that allows off web blogging. Not sure if it handles comments though,

Seidio-Europe.com - Quality & Innovation

2003-11-17T13:47:00.000Z

Seidio-Europe.com - Quality & Innovation Lots of goodies for the Treo600

Ideas

2003-11-13T21:31:00.000Z

recent 3Brilliant site for all sort of zany (half baked) ideas. Much better than idea a day as it has comments also makes me laugh

Alsa Corporation: soft touch

2003-11-13T13:55:00.000Z

Alsa Corporation: soft touchThis stuff gives the most amazing feel to products just feels like a very soft rubber texture but its only microns thick

Mike Lin's Home Page

2003-11-11T18:29:00.000Z

Mike Lin's Home PageSome really good software especially the startup control panel, so easy to remove and add startup components in windows

Commercial Breaks and Beats :: The UK TV Advert Music Database

2003-11-09T12:15:00.000Z

Commercial Breaks and Beats :: The UK TV Advert Music Databasegood site for finding jingles, suzanne found the SAAB music played at The arts Picturehouse last night

World Wide Web Info

2003-11-07T11:50:00.000Z

World Wide Web Info A good place to find out who owns a particular IP address

Netcraft What's That Site Running Results

2003-11-06T09:56:00.000Z

Netcraft What's That Site Running Results Site to find out what a site is running on and when it was last changed

Reveal obfuscated addresses

2003-11-06T09:47:00.000Z

Reveal obfuscated addresses Site to find out where your spam is coming from

ICN Online

2003-11-03T16:57:00.000Z

ICN Online Best place to find the UK / International tarrif codes for your goods

The best web site promotion software tool: search engine submission, search engine ranking, top 10 placement optimization

2003-11-03T16:35:00.000Z

The best web site promotion software tool: search engine submission, search engine ranking, top 10 placement optimization A search engine promotion tool which analyses your text to see if it will get good ratings at google

Metrobot-Map Based Search Engine and City Guide

2003-11-03T16:00:00.000Z

Metrobot-Map Based Search Engine and City GuideA great way of graphically displaying businesses in a road - sort of think I had in mind doing for cambridge

Cambridge City Council Tourism and Leisure - Events Calendar

2003-11-03T15:46:00.000Z

Cambridge City Council Tourism and Leisure - Events Calendar Good site to find out whats happening in Cambridge UK

FBO Daily

2003-10-31T14:50:00.000Z

FBO Daily | Issue of 31-Oct-03 | FBO#0703daily list of US government contracts

radio-now.co.uk | Cambridge, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Peterborough radio stations

2003-10-22T16:46:00.000+01:00

radio-now.co.uk | Cambridge, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Peterborough radio stations A site of UK based radio stations including links to internet radio and DAB stations

Apple - iLife - iTunes - Download iTunes 4

2003-10-17T11:53:00.000+01:00

Apple - iLife - iTunes - Download iTunes 4 Now you can download itunes for windows and it seems to work in UK to, although yet to download any songs

French autoroutes

2003-10-16T16:16:00.000+01:00

ASFA : Association des Sociétés Françaises d'Autoroutes et d'ouvrages à péage good site for checking tolls, weather and cameras on motorways in france

R & B Star Electrical Wholesalers Ltd - Manufacturers

2003-10-15T11:56:00.000+01:00

R & B Star Electrical Wholesalers Ltd - Manufacturers Useful set of links to UK manufacturers suppliers of electrical equipment

Skype

2003-10-15T10:19:00.000+01:00

Skype The latest in internet telephony from the makers of kazaa, wonder how much spyware comes with it!

PLoS Biology

2003-10-14T14:48:00.000+01:00

PLoS Biologyâ€”We're Open The latest place for publishing scientific papers trying to speed up and lower the costs compared to traditional means such as Nature. Certainly interesting article on skin pigmentation and how little is known about it.

Screenshot Utility, a Screen Capture Program - Homepage

2003-10-13T15:45:00.000+01:00

Screenshot Utility, a Screen Capture Program - Homepage A good piece of software for grabbing an image of whats on your screen, useful for instruction manuals or sending error reports to software companies. Doesnt seem to have any spyware associated with it.

Google Alert - Track a Web Search Automatically

2003-10-10T09:19:00.000+01:00

Google Alert - Track a Web Search Automatically A tool where you enter search terms then they use google to get top 50 results each day. Think they email differences to you. Thought google had banned this sort of automated searching!