I don't game on my phone, as I use a corporate cell phone. But I do game on my Nokia N810. ScummVM, some solitaire games, and Simon Tatham's puzzle collection are installed. I play when I'm usually stuck somewhere waiting for something beyond my control, like a doctor/dentist appointment.
In Grade 12 physics, I built a Tesla Coil Generator with a partner. I can't remember how many hours it took, but is was at least 50-60 hours. While a lot of the work is really mundane, the final result is something to see. We has about 12-15" of spark, and had it doing all sorts of things a Grade 12 student wouldn't think possible: lighting florescent tubes, passing through 30 bodies and not hurting anyone, exploding a stripe of caps for a toy gun, the list goes on..
The project will teach your students about high frequency electricity, and induction.
I like the fact that the license Slimdevices/Logitech uses for the Squeezebox products is slightly more restrictive. I like the fact that for my personal use, the software is open source, and I can play around with it to my hearts content. I also like the fact that other corporate entities cannot exploit the code with out Logitech permission. I love open source software, but I can also understand the need to prevent other corporate entities from competing with you by directly copying your work. I am a very happy Slimdevices customer with a Classic, and a duet. I was not a happy Roku customer when I tested their digital Music Player that was powered by the Slimserver software. The Roku was more money for what felt like a cheap knock-off.
Why bother deaing with old or historical releases? Unless there is functionality or features lost in the current release that someone could resurrect by going through the historical code, there really wouldn't be any advantage.
There was a Palm OS 4 emulator out awhile ago. I'm not sure if it was GPL'd or commercial software, but I tried it out, and was able to play Dope Wars on it. you might be able to find info on it at palminfocenter.
Pocket DVD Studio is the best battery waster out there. Its a xvid encoder for handhelds. I use it on my Tungsten T3 with mmplayer and a coworker's WinCE PDA. Nothing beats watching your favourite movie in the airport without having to haul the laptop out. All you need is a BIG memory card.
My person favourite are the Lego Writing System Pens. The Anakin Skywalker Pen has an ergonomic barrel similar to the Pilot "Dr. Grip" Pens. They write reasonably well, plus you can take them apart and play when work is getting boring.
Check out Finale by Coda. I used the software for scoring music quite some time ago, and it was sufficient for my music theory classes. They have Mac OS versions available. The only downside - it is a commercial product.
Some of the JVC car stereos available in Canada have a 1/8th inch jack, and have had them for a couple of years. Its great for when a friend has a portable MP3 player and wants you to hear a song or two.
Not having to use on of those silly 1/8th inch to cassette adapters is a good thing, however a good quality 1/8th inch to 1/8th inch cable is important.
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I don't game on my phone, as I use a corporate cell phone. But I do game on my Nokia N810. ScummVM, some solitaire games, and Simon Tatham's puzzle collection are installed. I play when I'm usually stuck somewhere waiting for something beyond my control, like a doctor/dentist appointment.
When ScummVM gets ported to the Pre, then I'll get excited. ScummVM is usually the first gaming software that I install.
Nagios with Centreon. Centreon is a decent front end to Nagios, with commercial support if required.
In Grade 12 physics, I built a Tesla Coil Generator with a partner. I can't remember how many hours it took, but is was at least 50-60 hours. While a lot of the work is really mundane, the final result is something to see. We has about 12-15" of spark, and had it doing all sorts of things a Grade 12 student wouldn't think possible: lighting florescent tubes, passing through 30 bodies and not hurting anyone, exploding a stripe of caps for a toy gun, the list goes on..
The project will teach your students about high frequency electricity, and induction.
I like the fact that the license Slimdevices/Logitech uses for the Squeezebox products is slightly more restrictive. I like the fact that for my personal use, the software is open source, and I can play around with it to my hearts content. I also like the fact that other corporate entities cannot exploit the code with out Logitech permission. I love open source software, but I can also understand the need to prevent other corporate entities from competing with you by directly copying your work. I am a very happy Slimdevices customer with a Classic, and a duet. I was not a happy Roku customer when I tested their digital Music Player that was powered by the Slimserver software. The Roku was more money for what felt like a cheap knock-off.
Why bother deaing with old or historical releases? Unless there is functionality or features lost in the current release that someone could resurrect by going through the historical code, there really wouldn't be any advantage.
There was a Palm OS 4 emulator out awhile ago. I'm not sure if it was GPL'd or commercial software, but I tried it out, and was able to play Dope Wars on it. you might be able to find info on it at palminfocenter.
Pocket DVD Studio is the best battery waster out there. Its a xvid encoder for handhelds. I use it on my Tungsten T3 with mmplayer and a coworker's WinCE PDA. Nothing beats watching your favourite movie in the airport without having to haul the laptop out. All you need is a BIG memory card.
works for me. Don't need or want 2.0
My person favourite are the Lego Writing System Pens. The Anakin Skywalker Pen has an ergonomic barrel similar to the Pilot "Dr. Grip" Pens. They write reasonably well, plus you can take them apart and play when work is getting boring.
Check out Finale by Coda. I used the software for scoring music quite some time ago, and it was sufficient for my music theory classes. They have Mac OS versions available. The only downside - it is a commercial product.
Some of the JVC car stereos available in Canada have a 1/8th inch jack, and have had them for a couple of years. Its great for when a friend has a portable MP3 player and wants you to hear a song or two.
Not having to use on of those silly 1/8th inch to cassette adapters is a good thing, however a good quality 1/8th inch to 1/8th inch cable is important.
Any takers on how long it takes Redhat to release 6.1?