freesoftware@ircam
A new version of jMax was recently released. For those of you who don’t know, jMax is a version of the Max family of sofware (Max/MSP, PD and so on) that uses a Java front end.
From the site:
jMax is a visual programming environment for building interactive real-time music and multimedia applications.
Category: Development
Linux Unwired, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPRS on Linux
oreilly.com — Online Catalog: Linux Unwired
Anyone want to buy this book for me?
From the description:
Linux Unwired is a one-stop wireless information source for on-the-go Linux users. Whether you’re considering Wi-Fi as a supplement or alternative to cable and DSL, using Bluetooth to network devices in your home or office,or want to use cellular data plans for access to data nearly everywhere, this book will show you the full-spectrum view of wireless capabilities of Linux, and how to take advantage of them.
mini GNU/Linux distro for the Via EPIA boards
freepia
Yea! Now I will have something to do with my M-10000 once my thesis is done ;-)
From the site:
Freepia is a small GNU/Linux distribution designed to run on Via Epia-M Mainboards. It currently runs on the M-9000 and M-10000 (ezra and nehemiah cpu) but with some modifications like kernel and X11 modules it should run on others too. (if someone has get it running on other Epia¥s let me know). The main motivation behind this project is to build a full featured, low noise media box to play movies/mp3s/images etc. For this it uses freevo but in the future there maybe support for others like mythtv or vdr.
Cloning NT
ReactOS – Home
From the site:
ReactOS is an Open Source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with Windows NT applications and drivers.
Java Stored Procedures, Step by Step
Oracle and Java Stored Procedures
Ever wanted to run Oracle stored procedures in Java. This article shows you how.
Craig Reynolds paper on steering behaviors
Steering Behaviors For Autonomous Characters
Craig Reynolds of Boids fame give some of his animation insight.
The math of animation
Animation Math in Lingo – Tutorial & Demos in Director
Pretty nice tutorial site for animation, includes topics such as vectors, forces, gravity, friction, springs, mass, sine and cosine, collision and more.
Don’t be put off by the fact that it is in Lingo either, all the code is clear and well commented as is the text.
From the site:
This is a guide to programming animation with Director’s Lingo. It’s a series that progresses in textbook fashion from simple to advanced animation programming. The three types of generating animation covered are incremental, parametric, and recorded. In addition there are some sections on important topics like model/display separation, object-oriented programming, and 3D concepts.
Java gets blue in the tooth
www.JavaBluetooth.org
Thanks to Mike for the pointer.
From the site:
The JavaBluetooth Stack is a 100% (no native) Java implementation of the Bluetooth Specifications Version 1.1. It currently supports HCI, L2CAP and SDP. Support for RFCOMM, TCS, and SCO, as well as implementations of specific Bluetooth Profiles such as the Handsfree-Profile and the Generic Audio/Video Distribution Profiles are planned.
Software tools for reverse engineering, disassembling, cracking and more.
Script your video compositing and other processing
iMagine Video
From the site:
A powerful image processing tool for AppleScript that uses Apple’s Quicktime, Quickdraw and Quartz technologies.
iMagine Video is a compositing tool for images, movie frames, shapes and text for AppleScript. iMagine Video provides comprehensive exif and IPTC support for image files and comes with example scripts and AppleScript droplets for the typical image file processing of scaling, cropping and rotating.