http://blog.hypercubed.com Incoherent chatter on issues related to science, computing, and philosophy. Tue, 20 May 2008 05:02:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While preparing Xinha Here! for the forthcoming release of Firefox 3.0 I got the idea of adding the capability to drag and drop HTML text from the browser into the Xinha editor.  While trying to figure out the best way to do this I discovered, to my amazement, that Xinha ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/05/18/drag-n-drop-into-xinha-here/ I recently had the pleasure of participating in SugarSync beta.  The beta is now finished and anyone can signup for a 45 day trial.  Today is the last day of my trial.  While testing SugarSync I can't help but compare it to my current online backup solution, Mozy.  Comparing SugarSync ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/05/16/sugarsync-vs-mozy/ Please see the update at the end of this post. I'm in the market for a new PC.  One of the machines I'm considering is the Dell XPS 420.  Dollar for dollar the XPS 630 looks like the better deal but the 420 is still in the running (as ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/05/11/best-buy-bait-and-switch/ In condemnation celebration of tax day here in the US of A, I will now fully disclose Hypercubed's 2007 financial statement.  In 2007 Hypercubed received $72 in 6 semi-anonymous donations via PayPal.  The largest donation was $25 received from [name withheld] in support of Xinha Here development.  These donations ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/04/15/hypercubeds-2007-financial-report/ I was searching around the web looking for a USB cable lanyard (like this) when I discovered this "Neckstrap/Lanyard for USB Flash Drive" at TheNerds.net.  I don't know.. it seams a little bulky for a lanyard to me... what do you think? http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/04/10/neckstraplanyard-wtf/ In order to prepare to the impending collapse of the world economy I purchased a couple of these inductive flashlights (click for larger view). In case you can't read the image: THE NEW PRODUCT COME INTO THE MARKET Environment-protective Torch for 21st century ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/04/06/the-new-product-come-into-the-market/ I usually don't post any of the viral videos I find online.  I figure by the time you read my blog you've probably already seen it on Digg, reddit, and another two dozen times in your feed reader.  But this one is just too good.  And I haven't seen anyone ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/02/21/dell-call-center-viral-video/ Imagine for a moment that you operated a store in a mall.  You sell handmade crafts.  You make these crafts in a workshop in the back of the store.  You sell barely enough to pay your rent but you enjoy it and you have plans to sell more items ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2008/02/11/watch-you-virtual-ass-ets/ If you take a look at my primary website (www.hypercubed.com) you will see three applications that I developed.  Each project is currently at a sub 1.0 version.  Xinha Here is version 0.12, CoordEx is 0.8, and NWN duplicator is 0.3.  The sub 1.0 version number means that I don't feel ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2007/12/27/implementation-vs-ideas/ On Christmas eve I decided to take my family to Disneyland.  The traffic to Anaheim was light, the line to get tickets was not bad, the line into the park was non-existent.  I bought my three year old a Mickey mouse hat with his name on it.  It was his ... http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2007/12/26/american-christmas-sprit/