Xootools 0.2 nearing completion

After much meticulous code combing and optimization, I think I’ve got a good portion of the redundent code out of Xootools as well as started on some pretty useful libraries and plugins. I also moved it out of my projects section and into my software section.

There’s a new Native in the plugins section named “Unit” when  takes the work out of dealing with standard units of measurement such as time, weight, mass, etc.

Got some nice Fs updates and other interesting ideas for dealing with 2-dimensional arrays and the elusive “Thread” in xul.

Stay tuned!

The Boxee/Hulu saga continues

Friday the folks at boxee announced an update to the their software which integrates video play into their rss reader allowing for the traversal and viewing of Hulu feeds.

Yay!

Less then a day later, it was reported Hulu blocked the boxee browser from accessing their site at all….

Now the first thing that popped into my head was, just spoof the user agent being sent in the browser. This would obviously work around Hulu’s block attempts. I realize boxee is trying to play fair by accessing the service in the same manner as a normal browser. However it’s apparent that that’s clearly not the problem in Hulu’s eyes.

The simple fact you’re watching Hulu on a TV is what is freaking everyone out.

However, short of blocking everything, Hulu can’t really do much to stop people from putting it on their TV. They’re just delaying the inevitable.

Boxee asked to remove Hulu from their interface

Yesterday Hulu asked Boxee to remove their channel from their software…

This makes NO sense from a business standpoint. How does a busniess make money buy making their products harder to get? The reality is people are moving to their computer-connect TV’s instead of cable boxes. It’s cheaper, more conveinent and less commercials but with the potential advantage of commericals being highly targeted since they’re delivered on a per user basis.

I just don’t get big media companies sometimes.

The Watchmen less than a month away

Myst Online goes open source

Being a long time ex-fan of the Myst Series, I was particularly happy to hear about this bit of news. Myst Online is going to be released as open source as a last ditch effort to keep it alive. I’m glad they decided to do this instead of letting it fade into obscurity while maintaining strict ownership over it.

XooTools 0.1 Released!

I’m pleased to announced after much hap-hazard hacking, the XUL derivative of mootools is ready for download. It includes most of mootools convenience functions as well as some new ones for File System management and Debugging.

Xootools 0.1

Big Win For Open Source

In short, evil dill-weed uses open source software in product, violates license, patents the whole thing, THEN charges the original author of the open source software for usage of his own creation.

Federal Appeals Court ruled against evil dill-weed and solidifies the legalities of open source licensing.

We seriously need more choices…

A Niche Virus I Would Invest In

YAIB

Now otherwise known as Yet Another Internet Browser.

Google announce and release a beta of their browser Chrome and quite frankly, I’m a bit put off by the whole thing.

Don’t get me wrong I absolutely love Google products and have been following Android obsessively. But do we REALLY need another Internet Browser?

In an attempt to answer this rhetorical question, I went to try Chrome out and immediately found a very fatal flaw…. It’s only available for Vista.