Robert and Shana Parkeharrison : Photography

Some great photography! Jump over to parkeharrison.com and check out some of the other work.

Some upcoming exhibits include:
Worcester, MA [Sept-Oct '07]
Tallahassee, FL [Dec '07-Feb '08]
New York, NY [Oct '08]


I'll probably stop by and check out the exhibit while it's on Tally, looks like good stuff.

Aerobie Aeropress Coffee/Espresso Maker

I've tried espresso makers that sit at around the $30-40 price-point, and they definitely leave a lot to be desired. I also cannot bring myself to spend a couple of hundred dollars for an espresso maker that comes closer to actually pulling a decent shot of espresso. The Aeropress actually looks likes an awesome alternative for a coffee/espresso maker. When i get my hands on one of these, maybe I'll write up a review.

Link

The Wilhelm Scream

Apparently has a cult following among many Hollywood directors, The Wilhelm Scream has been used in many films over the last 50 years or so as somewhat of an inside joke. The video above features many movies that the scream is used in.

You can also jump over to the IMDB to find a extensive list of films that have this sound clip in them somewhere.

8-Bit Tie

Thinkgeek has it.

that's all.

UC Berkeley Posting Full Lectures and Courses on Youtube

UC Berkeley is starting to post it's lectures and courses on Youtube. They currently have about 300 hours worth of video online now and will continue to expand.

www.youtube.com/ucberkeley

Bungie Has Left Microsoft

This is pretty huge news and horrible news for Microsoft. Apparently Bungie doesn't want to be tied down to making Halo games continuously indefinitely. As much as I love Halo, I too would like to see a new franchise from Bungie having now played 3 games in the Halo series. It's also said that Bungie does not like the way Microsoft runs things in a lot of other respects. I really think this is awesome news! Go Bungie! :)

Bungie has bought their name back from Microsoft, but Microsoft still owns all rights to the Halo franchise.

Link to story

Cheap Wireless Alternative for the Xbox 360 (Or Other )

The Wireless accessory for the Xbox 360 costs somewhere around $100. That's a lot of money (to me anyways). I found a tutorial that shows you how to convert a wireless router into a wireless bridge. Essentially, you'll buy a cheap wireless router and flash it with 3rd party firmware to make it act like a wireless bridge (which cost a good bit more).

I'd suggest sticking with wireless G if you plan on streaming media to your 360 via your PC. If you only plan on gaming, than B might be sufficient enough. Also, it's always a good tip to stick with the same brand as your other wireless router, although I'd guess you'll not run into any problems either way.

Oh, this can be used to connect other devices wirelessly to your network, not just the 360, just in case that wasn't obvious.

Link to article

Memlite: USB Flash Drive and Lighter Combined

Here's an interesting mash-up of two completely unrelated items being combined into one gadget. I'm always a fan a freeing up some pocket space, if i were a smoker, this might not be too bad. Maybe.. .

www.memlite.com/en/

Radiohead's New Album: Consumers Choose Their Own Price

Radiohead's new album, "In Rainbows," is set to release on October 10th. A different approash is being used for this release, Radiohead is actually letting the consumer decided how much he or she wants to buy the album for. There will be two different releases to choose from, the choose-your-price download, or a boxed set.

It's nice to see that artists are actually recognizing the fact that they do not have to go through a record label to get their music to the fans. It does have to be pointed out that Radiohead is a big enough band for this to work for them, I'm not really sure if this same distribution model would be as effective with lesser known bands. Just a thought.

The album can be bought here.