Stumbled across this over the weekend and found it pretty useful, if not downright fun. With my luck this technology is 5 years old, and I am a late comer.
Either way, StreamPlug is a browser plugin for IE, Firefox,Mozilla,Netscape- that enables viewing of streaming Divx, Xvid, 3ivx, Sigma, Ogg Vorbis,etc., right in your browser.
This thing works on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP and GASP!!! —-LINUX
Some of the interesting nuts and bolts:
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A new plug-in for Winamp has just been announced, that can alleviate your need for ITunes. The plug-in ml_Ipod offers up some pretty neat features.
If you were previously managing your music collection in Winamp, you can go back. This plugin will break you from the pain of associating your IPod with only one instance of ITunes(Ipod database).
You will also be able copy songs from your Ipod to your hard drive. You can also configure the plugin to handle the DRM on songs purchased from ITMS using software from the Hymn Project.
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The BitTorrent news out there is starting to get hot and heavy. Looks like the original BitTorrent has a new revenue stream to support development,etc.
The new Ad-supported search engine is actually going to be able to read and index the trackers on the web, based on your search terms. The new Ask Jeeves partnered engine will then rank the search results based on torrent activity and popularity. Read on for more of the nitty gritty.
Wired News: Next for BitTorrent: Search
I thought I would throw some information out there that has helped me immensely in the past. Here is a link to some articles on Devshed.com that simplify and de-mystify some common problems people have when learning Python, from beginner on up. For beginners I suggest checking out the articles here and here for info on file handling and sockets.
Also, check out the forums if you are ever in need of some guidance or help in the world of Python , or just about any other language/technology.
Though there are a lot of resources out there for Python,and great books, rarely do you find a simple reference guide that helps you navigate the basics. I found that there was not a lot of reference material to help you do the simple things, if you didn’t know what to look for.
This little guide will focus on the basics of reading and writing files in python..
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I know that this has absolutely nothing to do with the stated purpose of this blog(Maybe it does), but this is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
I will see if I can give this a try. If anyone happens upon this site, and tries it, let me know.
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