Links of interest

Did you ever think it would be great to have a tool, just like the ones on your computer, to squeeze the little extra performance out of your life, to clean the registry, or even fiddle with the setup? Well, that don't exist, friend. But at www.lifehacker.com , you get the tips 'n tricks, the how-to's and walkthroughs you need to do just that. Hack your life. My recommendation: put it straight in your feed reader, and you will get a hack a day (or so). On an almost completely unrelated sidenote, and just because I didn't know where else to put it, if you just thought "well, what's a hacker anyway?", the "How to become a hacker" guide on Eric S. Raymonds website tells you just that . BTW: Although I disagree with the author in many ways not regarding these documents, I do like these documents. As we know now what a hacker is, the following tells you how to ask favours from them: For many people, Internet, technics an' all that is a bit much....

My other mp3 is a Mercedes Benz... Starring: Mercedes Benz Mixed Tapes. That's music for keeps. First of all, the web interface is a definite "yes". You can either listen to the latest Mixed Tape on the page straight away, or download the album for your collection (yes, its free!). Every two months a new edition. You can't access the ones from the past, so make sure to be on the newsletter to be alerted when the fresh music arrives. Now THAT'S a good deal - my next one is a Benz (just maybe - please go mainstream hybrid real soon, or I listen to your fine music in this nice car ).

This one is for the technically interested. Sony CSL (Computer Science Laboratory) presents DataTiles. DataTiles: A Modular Platform for Mixed Physical and Graphical Interactions. http://gprime.net/video.php/sonyrevolution explained here: http://blog.ziffdavis.com/etbooks/archive/2005/06/10/7669.aspx and here: http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/datatile/ Multimedia Tiles, eh? More nifty Sony gadgets here .

Confess to the Internet what you've done - and come clean . Or just see what others have to confess. An expurgatorial experience, also available as screensaver!

At http://www.storynest.com/ , you'll find Flash animations that are more poems than graphical animation, let's just say they are graphical poems. I think I like this one the most. Rain has its nice aspects, you know.

Listen to the ocean if you try to predict the next wave. We are listening. Listen to the Universe if you want to unwind. On spacesounds , you can. This 2005 Webby Awards winning website lets you hear the sound of stars, the world a few million years ago, whales, storms and much more. A hearing experience, mui gusto! Let the sound run in the background for a while, and you find yourself surrounded by a virtual soundworld. And note how dinosaurs sound a lot like experimental jazz...

...or its Earth Edition , to be exact.