Synesthesia

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2007-04-19

• Cleaning up iTunes plist XML:
  Two-pass approach - changing the iTunes plist format to a clean XML hieratrchy and then processing that
  Keywords: XML, XSL, iTunes
• GNU Wget - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF):
  Homepage for the GNU Wget project
  Keywords: tools/wget, GNU
• Windows Wget files:
  Windows builds of the popular wget tool
  Keywords: tools/wget
• Wget local copies of your online research (del.icio.us, digg or Google Notebook) - Lifehacker:
  More applications of wget
  Keywords: research, workflow, pkm, tools/wget
• Geek to Live: Mastering Wget - Lifehacker:
  Good review of practical uses for wget…
  Keywords: tools/wget, workflow, pkm
• Dan Bricklin / Ward Cunnigham Interview Podcast:
  Dan Bricklin interviews the creator of wiki
  Keywords: Wiki, DanBricklin, WardCunningham, podcast
• The Elements of Agile Style:Keywords: agile/methods

Technorati Tags: Agile, DanBricklin, GNU, iTunes, PKM, podcast, research, Tools, WardCunnnigham, wget, wiki, workflow, XML, XSL

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2007-04-18

• XML.com: Hacking iTunes:
  Including how to import the iTunes Library XML into C# native objects
  Keywords: xml, xsl, itunes
• XSLT script to generate album listing from iTunes XML:

  Keywords: XML, XSL, iTunes

• The Top 50 Productivity Blogs (most of which you haven’t heard about) | zen habits:

  Keywords: PersonalProductivity

• The IT Service Catalog Toolkit:
  PDF by by Musab Qureshi on establishing a useful set of Service Catlogues
  Keywords: ServiceManagement, ITIL, ServiceCatalogues
• Open Source Service Catalog Community (OSCC):
  The OSCC is dedicated to the creation, sharing and distribution of Service Catalog and Service Portfolio best practices.
  Keywords: ITIL, ServiceCatalogues, ServiceManagement
• Spiral Presentation Maps and Virtual Donuts:
  Nick Duffil’s ideas on using software mindmaps tools for presentations
  Keywords: Mindmapping, Presentations
• More about MindManager PIA (Primary Interop Assembly) Add-ins and .Net Framework 2.0 & Visual Studio 2005:

  Keywords: MindManager/AddIns, DotNet

• Building Upgrade-Safe Add-ins for MindManager:
  How to use the MindManager PIA
  Keywords: MindManager/AddIns, DotNet

Technorati Tags: dotnet, ITIL, iTunes, MindManager, mindmapping, presentations, Productivity, ServiceCatalogues, ServiceManagement, XML, XSL

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2007-02-26

• iTunes Smart Playlists:
  Andy Budd’s approach to creating a changing mix of music through nested smart playlists.
  Keywords: iTunes

Technorati Tags: iTunes

Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Synesthesia on 2007-01-03

• How To Add iTunes Artwork To MP3 ID3 Tags Using iTunes:

  Keywords: MP3, iTunes

• SourceForge.net: OpenKM: Open Document Management System:
  OpenKM is a Document Management System (DMS). Useful for small and large enterprises intended to organize and share your (or your company) documents.
  Keywords: CMS, Java, KM
• Set-Based Concurrent Engineering:

  Keywords: Agile, Lean, ConcurrentEngineering

• A Practical Guide to The Hero with a Thousand Faces:

  Keywords: Mythology, JosephCampbell

• MySQL Optimization Hints:

  Keywords: MySQL

• Royal College of Psychiatry CPD Podcasts:

  Keywords: Podcast, Psychiatry

Technorati Tags: Agile, iTunes, Knowledge_Management

This place has been looking rather dormant - and I realised that I was sinking into a negative loop - the longer I didn’t write here, the harder it seemed to start. So consider this a metaphorical “get in there and do something”…

It’s not that I’ve not been busy - but a lot of that has been the sort of things I don’t write here (details of work stuff, and family life etc.) - and the things of which I might write have seemed so absorbing at the time that writing has not been on the agenda.

One thing that has been taking up a bit of time is a programming project to provide a web remote control to ITunes - [bliki]WebTunes[/bliki]. Unfortunately not much further than a proof of concept (spare time programming with something as complex as .Net is far from efficient!), but I might post some code if anyone is interested.

The other thing that has led to a few late nights is “looking for dead people” as someone described it - a resurgent interest in some family history research. I’ve fairly reliably traced my paternal line (Elve) back to the early 1800’s, and one of my mother’s ancestors ( Micklewright) back to about 1820. There are significantly more sources online than when I last looked at this about five years ago, but again I’m coming to the point where I can see a need to track down some primary sources - and that was where I lost steam before!

A few online resources that I have found useful in different ways: ancestry.com, Genes Reunited and FamilySearch.org.

I shall stop now whilst I’m ahead.

Technorati Tags: Elve, Genealogy, iTunes, Micklewright, Programming, WebTunes