September 2004 Entries
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Data Visualization Components .A set of .NET components that display data in a variety of graphical formats. Includes Treemap, a rendering of hierarchical data as a set of nested boxes; Bubble Chart, a set of points displayed as bubbles in an x-y coordinate system; Piano Roll, a spreadsheet-like display of numerical data rendered in one of several graphical formats; Spire Chart, an advanced version of a histogram; Thread Tree, a hierarchy of nodes sorted by some metric value; and Time Series Chart....
http://slashdot.org/article... Scans of the test are there somewhere
Don't know if anyone else has posted this - sorry if they have! http://www.technologyreview... Here's the company's homepage. http://www.transitive.com/i...
Fun! "Toogle is a Text version of Googles Image Search. Currently it creates images out of the very term that was used to fetch those images, later we will endeavour to create images out of the search terms entered by users past and present. But for now please, go play."This website is not necessarily recommended for children, minors, or other people of a sensitive nature, since it will most likely present content that might be upsetting. Still it was never my intention to pussy-foot around, and...
A very interesting idea! "There are terrific tools (like PGP and GPG) for encrypting your mail. If somebody along the way looks at the mail they can't understand it. But they do know you are sending encrypted mail to your pal. "The answer: encode your message into something innocent looking."Your messages will be safe and nobody will know they're encrypted! "There is tons of spam flying around the Internet. Most people can't delete it fast enough. It's virtually invisible. This site gives you access...
Here's a trailer for the new Radio 4 programme(s) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4
I've put together 'a waffle' on this - for my own amusement really. However, I'm a) 'word blind' with it now, b) seeking opinions. If you'd like to read it, please get it from here - http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kebl... Ta very much...
Make it a bit more like eBay! For example, I'd like to be able to save my favourite Google searches – and then receive email whenever Google finds a new page that matches the criteria I've selected. An 'eBay watch' is very much like a favourite you've added to your browser. However, I'd like to see this extended – so that it's got capabilities like those found on ChangeDetection.com – bringing these together – why can't I put 'a watch' on a webpage, and then have Google email...
This ... http://www.nature.com/nsu/0... and then, this ... http://bodytag.org/nav.php?... Although, try as I might, I can't create this ... http://www.nature.com/nsu/0...
http://www.python.org/2.4/i
A very interesting article, and something I'll try and get around to commenting on soon http://www.technologyreview...
But what the hell! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/...