Orinoco has put up a couple more SVG games that you can play inside your browser (either Firefox 1.5+ or Opera 9+). Read the rest of this entry ...
A few days ago, tor posted this announcement/plea to the community. It's a grim reality that Firefox's SVG implementation is not where it should be (some big pieces missing). Though I'll be happy with the improvements in SVG support coming in Firefox 3 (some cool filter effects like Gaussian Blur), I was really hoping to see at least Declarative Animation make it into Firefox 3, even working pieces of it. Read the rest of this entry ...
I don't like to be reminded that I'm missing GDC this year, but Rob sent me this little video reminder. The video is of a soon-to-be-released game for the PS3 called "Little Big Planet" which allows up to 4 players to construct their own fully physical world, or download other levels from other players and play it as a game. Go watch it!
I finally settled on a remote control solution for my Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC): The SnapStream Firefly PC Remote
The one thing I don't like about OpenSUSE so far (both 10.1 and 10.2) is the mechanism for setting up Automatic Updates to the system (i.e. when security patches are released for packages you've installed). To me, it's needlessly confusing, though I think I've got it mostly under control in my head. This post is part investigation, part what-worked-for-me. I hope it helps those experiencing the same frustrations that I did. Read the rest of this entry ...