Squeezing more out of GMail

The gang over at makeusof.com has a post entitled 'Gmail Craze: 30 + Tools and Hacks for Gmail.' There are some great customization and productivity tools and hacks in the posting. The tool 'GMail Manager' has saved me time. I am able to manage multiple GMail accounts quickly.

2nd Annual St. Louis Code Camp

Brain Button announced the '2nd Annual St. Louis Code Camp' on his blog. Please visit www.stlcodecamp.org for more information and to register.

Ways to Reduce Eye Strain at Your Computer

The "Lighting Blog" has a posting of "22 Ways to Reduce Eye Strain at Your Computer."

After reading the article there are some changes I will be making at home and work. Several of the items I all ready do, like keeping the monitor at arms length. There are some other environmental changes I will need to make, like adding an additional lamp or two and reducing the overhead lights. I think I will also change the font and font size on my computers.

Collection of University Podcasts

Found this collection of podcasts from several different Universities. I am always looking to increase my knowledge into various areas. Since I play podcasts back at two times normal speed, listening to lectures are fairly painless.

Open Culture: University Podcast Collection

List of .NET Languages and .NET Language Projects

C# Online.NET has a "list of .NET language and .NET language projects." The post claims to be a complete list but a quick scan tells a different story. If you know of any other .NET languages or .NET projects please add it.

New Line Cinema puts Peter Jackson on the Blacklist

SCIFI.com is reporting that Robert Shaye, head of New Line Cinema, will not let Peter Jackson direct another film for New Line Cinema.

As I understand it, Shaye is upset with Jackson because Jackson is suing New Line Cinema. The lawsuit is over an accounting issue on the movie "Fellowship of the Ring." It appears that there was some anomalies that surfaced from a partial audit that Jackson would like answered.

After reading reading the posting on SCIFI.com entitled "Shaye: New Line Blacklists Jackson", I am inclined to believe that New Line Cinema is shooting itself in the foot. Peter Jackson has proved he can make money and produce a multiple good movies. Are these not the qualities a movie studio would want in a director?

On a personal note, I am interested in seeing what Peter Jackson can and would do with the "Hobbit". I think New Line is making a big mistake not wanting to work with Jackson. I am hoping Jackson will get the chance to direct more movies and he gets the opportunity to bring the "Hobbit" to us on the big screen.

Starship size comparison chart

For all the sci-fi geeks, check out this "starship size comparison chart."