Nat Torkington

Four short links: 21 January 2010

Wireless Hacks, Real Time Web, 3D Christmas, Mac Sync

by @gnat  | +Nat Torkington  | Comments: 121 January 2010

  1. DD-WRT -- replacement firmware for cheap wireless router boxes that add new functionality like wireless bridging and quality-of-service controls (so Skype doesn't break up while you're web-browsing). Not a new thing, but worth remembering that it exists.
  2. Brain Dump of Real Time Web and WebSocket -- long primer on the different technology for real-time web apps. Conclusion is that there's no silver bullet yet, so more development work is needed. (via TomC on Delicious)
  3. Data Decs -- 3d-printing Christmas decorations based on social network data. My favourite is the blackletter 404. (via foe on Delicious)
  4. ZSync -- open source syncing application that makes it easy for app writers to connect desktop apps and iPhone apps. (via Dave Wiskus)

Comments: 1

Chris D [22 January 2010 10:54 AM]

I prefer http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato over dd-wrt. IMHO the QoS works better, interface is easier to use, and has some additional wireless functionality.