Most of these programs are free or "thriftshop ware", meaning if you like it and use it often you're karmically bound to mail me something interesting from a thriftshop...

BPing. Pronounced "beeping", this is a Windows ping replacement/alternative that beeps whenever it gets replies. This is handy if like me you spend lots of time diving under desks fiddling with network cables and don't want to look at the screen to check the status of your pings. Has a bunch of other enhancements too, like the ability to scan an entire network.

 

Connectivity. Monitors your internet connection and communicates the status in all sorts of non-visual ways like using the computer's robot voice, playing sound files, etc. It's mostly designed for use in a car when you can't easily look at the screen.

CraigsTalker. Searches Craigslist and plugs the titles into Flickr to see what sorts of odd mashups it can come up with. Also useful for speaking Craigslist ad titles.

 

CraigsWatcher. Searches Craigslist for specific search terms and emails you right away whenever new postings show up.

 

Emailer. Handy dandy picture emailer. Lets you drag a bunch of pictures onto it, enter a bunch of people to email it to, and then it emails the pictures, resizing them first.

 

Flash Dancer. Lets you launch Flash SWF files on any monitor you want. Very useful for kiosk type applications.

 

PictureThis. Make collages out of pictures downloaded from Craigslist or Google Images. The collages happen slowly and fullscreen, making them good eye candy. Also has a neat-o fullscreen view. View the collective unconscious as channeled by Craigslist, in real time...

 

Proofsheet. Takes a bunch of pictures and print them out in a proofsheet, contact sheet, or whatever you want to call it. Useful for organizing pictures, getting nostalgic, printing your own wallpaper, whatever. Makes super purdy proofsheets if I do say so myself.

 

Radioactive. The RIAA hasn't killed internet radio yet, and in the meantime there's lots of really good college radio stations online. Radioactive is a jukebox-like interface to the best college and/or commercial free radio stations I find online that are broadcasting hi-bitrate streaming MP3. Yes iTunes does this too, but it's an atrocious interface and it doesn't filter the crap from the great.

 

Uploader. An automated Flickr and FTP uploader. It watches a directory and uploads whatever you put there to either Flickr or a webserver.

 

Chumby Stuff. A bunch of little projects I've done on my previous little Chumby.

 

Radio Database and Map. I made a database that's easily accessible by programs and webpages that want to tune into college radio. For example, here's all the good college and community radio stations plotted on a google map. And Radioactive above also uses it. See the bottom of that radio map for notes on interfacing with it.

   

Miscellany. A bunch of little programs I've written for various tasks. Who knows, maybe someone would find some useful.

 

Python Stuff. These days I write most of my stuff with Python, and couldn't recommend it any more strongly. Programming languages don't need to be hidiously obtuse. I'll try to add the modules I create and the especially useful tricks I stumble on here.

If you have any questions or problems, feel free to email.