David Ruiz weblog
Did you ever think your laptop sound was flat, crappy, and unresponsive ? Did you ever think your home cinema installation could be even better, with a simple tweak in your iTunes equalizer ?
This tweak is for you : Bring on the iTunes equalizer, and apply the following settings (skip the preamble settings) : db +3, +6, +9, +7, +6, +5, +7, +9, +11, +8 db
Save the settings in a new preset, and you’re done.
On my loyal little macbook, it’s like day and night. Enjoy !
Source : macosxhints
Does watching everyone first pictures on their brand new camera can be considered as a social experiment, or just a fun way to waste my time ?
First, let me explain the problem : I hate the nintendo DS. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful piece of hardware : touchscreen, micro, wifi, compact, cheap, everything to make the perfect PDA. But no. Nintendo want us only to play pokemon with it. No way.
Some hackers find a way to run their own program on them. Theses programs are called homebrew.
I decided to write my own program, to learn chinese, with a dictionnary made by me. After a little search on internet, I realized that open-source goodness won’t let me reinvent the wheel : This program already exists. And yes, it works well. It’s called DSzhongwen.
It’s composed of several part : Lesson, exam, dictionnary, grades, and so on. Many lessons are included by default, but you can add your own. They teach you vocabulary, how to write characters (with the touchscreen), and how to say it.
One word : great
Moreover, for those who want to develop homebrew in their favorite language, i’ve found a very, very useful thing : Java4NDS. Now, you can port your java application on your Nintendo DS. It’s very promising.
For those wanting pda like application, they can try DsOrganize.
It seems that the community behind Nintendo DS is quite active. But how wonderful would have been the NDS if all theses efforts were supported by a Nintendo open API…
This a quite funny, and oh so realistic point of view from a foreigner in China.
His hobbie : To record live sequences of him walking chinese streets, and doing many simple things, that can become very complicated in another country.
Some of his experience really make me laught, reminding me passed experience, like :
On his blog, you can suscribe to videocast (you can use iTunes for that, but why not give a try to Miro for this ?)
Why should I present some part of a far away country, while never speak about my own origins ?
The north of the France is known to have a terrible weather. I should not say this, but this is misinformation, to keep away tourists from botching this beautiful country.
I like this part of the France. Here I can think, far from big cities, near the sea with nothing else than a purifying wind, which seems design to clarify my mind. And you cannot imagine how I need this today.
Seaside
The streets
Hey, say hello to England !
Here, every house has its own name
To be honest, when I was young I didn’t like this place very much : Nothing to do. But now, I know how to appreciate this calm place.
And now, there is an internet connection. Good thing or bad thing ?
