Difference between revisions of "computing"

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Pages and links about computing

software
terminology
VoIP
computing for kids
computer music production
/developing world: making computers available where mainstream models aren't yet affordable

IT Conversations: audio recordings of discussions with prominent figures in Information Technology

1999-01 In the Beginning was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson: long essay exploring the relationship between the Mac/PC wars, the Windows/Linux wars, the CLI/GUI wars, Morlocks, Eloi, life, the universe, and everything.

BeagleBoard: OMAP3530 processor, capable of playing video, on a ~3"x3" board for $150
Mini-ITX: new ultra-small, low-power system board standard
Pico-ITX: even smaller! Epia PX
NorhTec MicroClient Jr.: diskless, fanless machine for rough environments

Bad Ace Tech Show
hacks & projects
- Analog to Digital Converter with 16 bits and 448000 Samples per second by hacking a Bt878A TV Tuner
- Build a WiFi biquad dish antenna: dramatically extend the range of wireless networking using repurposed satellite dishes
- Deep Dish Cylindrical Parabolic Template: bridge wireless connections or focus your "hot-spot"
IBM ThinkPad: ThinkWiki
common failures:
- Capacitor plague

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+* [http://beagleboard.org/ BeagleBoard]: [http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/gencontent.tsp?contentId=36915 OMAP3530 processor], capable of playing video, on a ~3"x3" board for $150
 * [http://mini-itx.com/ Mini-ITX]: new ultra-small, low-power system board standard
 * Pico-ITX: even smaller! [http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2154184680.html Epia PX]