February 13th, 2007 by Jake
Prompted by a friend who was prompted by Teach42 who was prompted by Chris Craft who called for an Internet Speed Test meme. Funny how these things move along the internet, isn’t it. Too bad it isn’t accurate, I wish I had 14Mbit internet.
Results of a real speed test are below.
February 8th, 2007 by Jake
Remember Trillian, the feature-ful multi-protocol free IM program? Well they’re back, and better than ever.
Check out the new version of Trillian, code-named Astra over at the BigBlueBall. Trillian Astra is a completely redesigned version of Trillian which sports faster load times, a sleek new interface, and a new web service they’re calling your “Astra Profile” which basically allows you to take your Trillian connection settings with you wherever you go (sign in using someone else’s Astra or use the web interface. You can even chat using the web interface! (Meebo killer? Only if it has a sleek, unfied design.)). In fact, that seems to be the new trend among internet related companies, taking your stuff with you wherever you go. The new Maxthon2 Beta allows you to create an online profile and store favorites and other settings remotely.
Overall, if the speed increases stay in place and the Astra Profile is designed well, I think Trillian Astra could be a success.
February 5th, 2007 by Jake
Somehow I stumbled across this at deviantArt. It’s a very very addicting little flash game, but it’s more than that. You create your own little track of sorts and then have this little sledding man ride the course you draw. You draw it in or use lines, then choose a start position, and click the play button. You’ll get this little guy with a red scarf on a toboggan riding on gravity and the lines you drew. Neat.
Now, you may think that this is a simple game and won’t last you ten minutes. But there’s so much more to it than that. You can choose either a normal line or an acceleration line, you can even continue moving the body after he’s fallen off his sled, you can send him flying through a solid line if he’s flying fast enough, and you can even send him flying through the air to do a number of different flips. I suppose the only objective here is to keep him on his sled, which can be difficult at times, especially with more advanced stunts, but there are some pretty amazing videos on the site that prove that some people have a lot of time on their hands.
Oh, did I mention the best part? You can save your track, close your browser, and reopen it later if you want to add or edit some parts.
Check it out: Play Line Rider by InXile (Be sure to read the directions, press “h” in edit mode and click on what you want to know about).
November 21st, 2006 by Jake
I got cable a few weeks back, but I never blogged about it. Sorry about the late post, heh.
That’s the highest speed I’ve ever recorded, and it’s pretty amazing. I especially like the upload, since I like to host things from my house.
