My first 2 balloon video flights

We launched my Canon point'n'shoot camera with a handful of helium balloons. Here's the video that little Canon caught. Too bad it was zoomed in so close.

I built a picavet rig to stabize the camera. And it worked!

How to print UPC barcodes in Excel spreadsheets

A short video about printing UPC & ISBN-13 barcodes in your Excel spreadsheets using UPCTools. Use our free sample spreadsheets with macros that convert your data into a scannable UPC or ISBN-13 barcode.



www.azalea.com/UPC/Excel/

Print Code 128 Barcodes in Excel Spreadsheets (video)

A short video about printing Code 128 barcodes in your Excel spreadsheets using C128Tools. Use our free sample spreadsheets with macros that convert your data into a scannable Code 128 barcode.

www.azalea.com/Code-128/Excel/

Android news, gossip, & rumors

I like Android. I love my G1. And let's not forget that QRdvark is an Android app.

Use this page to find links to the Android world.

Buddhist Blogs

It's only a beginning but I started a list of links to Buddhist web sites & blogs.

Please send me additions & corrections. TIA

Sand Mandala Video

Done by the monks from Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca NY at Seattle's Tibet Fest.

Thrangu Monastary in Richmond BC

Emerald City Search

It's time for Emerald City Search, associated with Bumbershoot.

Follow them on Facebook.

Buddhism, Meditation, and Binaural Beat MP3 Files

Links to pages about Buddhism and meditation on JetCityOrange.

A new QRdvark video

Hear all about QRdvark, the free Android QR app, by watching this new YouTube video.

QRdvark, the video

I've been talking about our free Android app that scans barcodes. QRdvark has been available in the Android Market for a couple of weeks. We finally got a video together that begins to explain what QRdvark really is.

The new way to rickroll

Rickrolling never grows old. There are so many ways to do it, like this video game version.

Barcode Beasties, an Android barcode game

You all know I love barcodes. Can't get enough of them. I'm not a game player. That is until I discovered Barcode Beasties.

Download Barcode Beasties from the Android Market, scan a barcode to configure your monster, and then FIGHT!

Unlike older barcode games, Barcode Beasties doesn't require a special handheld device or decks of cards you have to buy. Use what ya got and play with barcodes. What could be better than that?!

Microsoft Street Slide, new and I want it!

A great way to navigate panoramic views using a more intuitive UI. It's like pressing your face against the car window while someone drives you down the street.

How odd they've ported it to the iPhone. Why not the Kin? And how soon before Google Maps not only copies this but does them one better with a new and improved street view?

QRdvark Android QR app dev notes

No sooner than QRdvark hits 1000 installs in 10 days than we release dev notes highlighting the API. QRdvark uses intents and can be called from other Android apps.

I-Dose. Another word for binaural beats

Oklahoma parents have been warned that their kids are getting high listening to digital drug music found on the internet. They call it "i-dose". The rest of us call these "binaural beats".

I've been providing free binaural beat MP3 files on JetCityOrange for years now. People from all over the world download and use them. They're mediTAtion aids, not mediCAtion.

My response? To write a web page about i-dosing.

DIY Satellites for only $8000!

Santa, I've been a really good boy so far this year. And we're already more than half through 2010. So if I keep it up can I have a homebrew satellite kit for Christmas?

I know it's $8000 but it's all I want. I don't need any other presents. And I know I'm Buddhist, not even a plain vanilla, non-church going Christian. Did I mention I've been a good boy?

iPhone 4 Spoof Video

Whether you have an iPhone or not, this video is hilarious.

If I only spoke Chinese...

8-bit Fonts Anyone?

Sometimes you just gotta have 8-bit fonts. I feel ya.

QRdvark 1.0 is in Android Market!

Yes, we just released QRdvark, our free QR phone app, in the Android Market.

Search for "QRdvark", install it on your Android phone, and then scan every QR barcode you see.

R.I.P. Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar has died. Cleveland's own cartoon genius and social critic is dead.

Thanks Harvey. You were great to read and better to watch on Letterman.

QRdvark Build 5 is now Release Candidate 1

From where I'm sittin', QRdvark Android Build 5 is Release Candidate 1. In other words, our Android QR phone app is about ready to ship.

8-bit Seattle & the Space Needle

8-bit Space Needle?

Yep. It's all part of 8-bit Seattle, Brett Camper's map project. As he says, "City maps in the style of 1980s video games".


Can you blame JetCityOrange and Azalea Software for sponsoring Seattle?

8-bit Seattle Map Goes Live!

8-bit Seattle is a map in the style of 1980s video game from Brett Camper.

JetCityOrange and Azalea Software are proud sponsors of 8-bit Seattle. Little did we know that Seattle is Brett's hometown!

Cell phone meditation timer

I just did an online version of my meditation timer just for cell phone users. Yes, now you can use your phone as a meditation timer. Cool!

HTM5 vs. Flash - The war is over.

HTML5 or Flash? No question now. The porn industry just checked in and they're going with HTML5.

Endgame.

Lava Lamp Webcam for Cell Phones

You've got a cell phone. You're bored. (aren't we all?)

What better time to check out the world's first and only live Lava Lite webcam for mobile phones. Yes, check out my Lava Lites on your cell phone.

Amaze your friends. Dazzle your date. Stun co-workers.

HTML5 & Google

Seems like Google really wants us to use HTML5 and to that end they've setup a tutorial/playground for us.

I hope HTML5 Rocks lives up to my expectations. I'm getting frustrated trying to build media-rich, cross platform mobile sites. All I wanna do is audio & video on your mobile.

HTML 5? I for one can't wait!

I love the web but I'm tired of wrestling with it. It all seems like an elaborate hack, a kludge from the git go.

HTML 5 may answer all that and here's supporting evidence.

QR phone app now in public beta

Please help bash on our Android QR phone app, now in open beta. QRdvark Build 3 runs on any Android phone with a camera.

We can't break it any more. We're hoping you can.

Analog meets Digital, CD + LP

A CD/LP hybrid.

I would buy this just to have.

stop motion animation with CANDLES!

Stop motion animation at its finest. 8-bit at that!

Grassroots Mapping Post-Oil Spill Project

This is a great project: local, grassroots, DIY, and nerdy as the day is long: 

Thermal Webcam Time Lapse of Halemaumau Crater

Azalea Software turns 18 today!!!

Today, June 3, Azalea Software turns 18!

Space Needle Webcam

Finally, I got my old Space Needle webcam back online. It's back on my balcony in its latest incarnation.

It updates every 5 seconds. Fast enough to catch boats going through. Ferries, cruise ships, container ships, sailboats, you name it.

Click here to view it live.

High speed photograhy & wet t-shirts

The science of wet t-shirts.Doc Edgerton would be so proud. I think...

8-Bit Seattle

8-Bit Seattle is a map-based project from JetCityOrange.

DIY Secure Surfing Solution

You have no reason to trust the WiFi connection at your local coffeehouse. Unless of course you think China, Tibet, Iran, and other rogue nations don't censor the web.

One solution is to setup SSH Tunnel + SOCKS Proxy Forwarding.

Now I have something else to do with my "extra" servers (in addition to Tor).

I [heart] My Mobile Website

I hereby declare my renewed support of and enthusiasm for my mobile site: m.JetCityOrange.com

Google Updates Feed API

This could be revolutionary, especially in light of AzaleaRSS2

Search Google with SSL Watching Your Back!

Search using Google and SSL using https://www.Google/com/ Now you can search confident that your government isn't spying on you like they want to.

Thank you Google!

Beer Parties Beat Tea Parties

Missoula Beer Blog

Interested in beer in Missoula MT, the history of Missoula and beer? Then you need to read the Missoula Beer Blog. And then tell your friends to read it too.

New Mobile Web Page

JetCityOrange now has its own mobile web page for cell phones m.JetCityOrange.com. Sorta like a blog, sorta like a feed, kinda like a web site in your hand.

Free iPhone Meditation Timer

Tasty Cuppa Software just released a free meditation timer for the iPhone. The JCO Timer for iPhone is available as a free download from iTunes.

Say "NO!" to GMO Food!

Nobody but the food monopolies wants GMO food. I don't and I'm sure you don't either.

The only thing worse than GMO food is unlabeled GMO food. Please sign this petition to stop unlabled GMO food. Your kids will thank you.

M.I.A. Bornfree Video

Watch the M.I.A. Bornfree video on JetCityOrange.

USB meter

Boy is this DIY USB meter geeky. But I want one...

Porn Breaks Down China's Firewall

Some things defeat the Chinese firewall. Apparently porn is one of those things.

Take that Beijing! (Take note Google!)

Let the Dalai Lama Visit Chinese Quake Damage

The Dalai Lama would like to visit the earthquake damaged areas of China. Please sign this petition in support of His Holiness.

Tor for Android Phones

Tor for my G1. The Onion Router (Tor) for Android. What could be better!

Nike Shoes Meet DJ/Turntablist

Google Search Stories

I just used Google Search Stories to make my own video like the Google Super Bowl ad.

Guided Meditation MP3 Files

Finally, finally, I uploaded 3 new guided meditation MP3 files to JetCityOrange.com/meditation/

Look for Quick Under, Relax, & Long Talk

Clapperboard Video

Sometimes you just need a little hack. Nothing fancy, just something that gets the job done.

I want a clapboard to synchronize sound and video so I made a clapperboard video.

Admittedly a one trick pony but it's just what I want. A little ditty I can put on my phone and wave in front of the camcorder.

Books, ebooks, the iPad, and why everyone gets it wrong

JetCityOrange map of Seattle WA

View JetCityOrange Seattle in a larger map

It goes well with JetCityOrange.com/Seattle/

Happy Pi Day Everyone!

You know I love me some pi[e]

Motorcycle does the table cloth trick!

Why I love my Comcast Business Class pipe

Sh*t man! I thought the 22 down, 5 up service I'm paying for was fast. I'm getting 34 down!!!

This is the FCC's beta speed test site.

Tibet National Uprising Day

What time is it? Tibetan National Uprising Day! A day to remember that not all are free, that some wish harm to others, and that Beijing needs to pull its head outta their ass. That's what time it is!

All power to the people! Long live the Dalai Lama! Free the Panchen Lama!

The Dalai Lama Is Now On Twitter

Now we can all follow His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DalaiLama/

QR Barcodes for Contacts in Android Phones

Charging an iPhone with orange slices

Losar Tashi Delek

Happy New Year everyone!

Logorama, the movie

I watch a lot of movies. Tons in fact. So it takes a fair amount to impress me.

Logorama knocked my socks off. It's only 16 minutes and if you're reading this, you're obviously wasting time. Do yourself a favor and watch "Logorama". Y'all can thank me later.

Time to Launch That Cyberattack Kiddies!

Pop quiz: when's the best time to launch a cyberattack on the US of A? When the guv'ment runs an attack drill

Sorta like War of the Worlds or better yet Buckaroo Bonzai. Use the planned simulated attack as the cover for your very own real attack.

Of course if some *sshole does this the FBI/NSA swat team will be landing that black helicopter on my roof...

The Key to Sarah Pailin's Popularity

Now I get it. Pailin's popularity is proof that most people don't like those smarter than they are.

Intelligence intimidates.

Apple Pi

When I get stressed I often make an apple pi(e). I get the best results from mixing 3 or more varieties of apples together. Both cornstarch and flour as thickeners.

3.14159265

Giant Squid Caught in California

What's this I hear about giant squid fishing in California? 60 pound squid and bigger??

China Objects To Obama Meeting the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be in the US in Feb and May. China has warned Obama about the consequences if he meets the Dalai Lama.

To quote Zhu Weiqun,  "We will take corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes."

Nigga, please. Fuck you. What possible threat do you see in a 74 yr old monk? Probably the most beloved man on the planet. Mr. Love and Compassion himself.

Let me hazard a guess: acknowledging and embracing the Dalai Lama is tantamount to admitting your failures not only in Tibet but to your very core.

Cowards...

Dalai Lama Interview re: China

Oh great. Now Obama's pro nuclear.

We've been had. Barack likes nukes. Wants more. Thinks they're the answer to our energy problems.

Does the term "half life" mean anything to you? How about cancer? Security threat? Wrong solution to the energy problem on every level?

Let me state this again in no uncertain terms: I voted for him but only as my compromise candidate. Oh he's cute, oh he's eloquent but he ain't no progressive. He's nobody's revolutionary leader. That's why it's so funny when the Right calls him "socialist". I wish!

Words of Wisdom

I'll believe it when I can Google it.

Bruce Schneier on Gmail's back door & China hacking

Noted cryptographer Bruce Schneier talks about the backdoor Google built into Gmail that Chinese hackers recently exploited. If this is true, it means Google did a deal with the devil in order to enter the Chinese market.

No wonder Sergy was never comfortable with the deal. It's about fundamental principals of freedom and liberty not profits or stock price.

So GOOG is this true?

Hillary Clinton Speaking on Internet Freedom (& more!)

She speaks for an hour. Eloquently and forcefully at times. She doesn't talk down to us and proves once again, she's on our side.

Watch and listen to Hillary's speech today.

Japanese Hip Hop Monk

L.E.A.D. Uganda & AIDS Orphans

Swedish Proverb as in "Your sorrows"

Are you ready to abandon Internet Explorer yet?

First Germany and now France. Why is it that Europeans are blowing the whistle on Internet Explorer's inherent insecurity and the rest of the world is asleep at the wheel? Let me repeat what's been said before: IE isn't secure. Microsoft has little incentive to make it so. There are better alternatives. You need to be using them.

China hacked Google piggybacking on IE's flaws. Don't get caught in the same trap.

You've been warned...

An Open Letter to Google re: Chinese Net Censorship

Google, China, and Net Freedom

Google talks about China's cyberattacks

"Don't be evil." Beijing are you listening? Google is standing up to you. And now Yahoo! too. Hillary's even checked in.

We're tired of your net censorship. We're tired of watching you oppress your own citizens. We're tired of waiting for you to grow up and act like the global citizen you claim to be. And we're definitely tired of you messing with Tibet. Simply put, we're tired of your sh*t.

Hats off to Google for standing up to the Chinese government. If it means Google leaves China, so be it.

Let's help open the net by providing tools and resources like Tor and FreeGate.

All power to the people!

Lhasa Beer in da house!

Seattle Dharma Punx

I (finally) sat with the Seattle Dharma Punx for the first time tonight. I attended their annual intention setting ceremony. Me? I vowed to love my enemies so that they might teach me.

Fitting, given that I spent today tweaking both of my Tor boxes *and* sent a video to friends in Dharamsala outlining my plans to take over the world with Tor among other things.

I've to two relays running now. I want to play with both bridge relays and hidden services. Squid proxies (for Iran) and OpenVPN too.

"PC" as in political computing!

Netflix: who's watching what where

The venerable NY Times has an interactive map/article Netflix rentals across the country.

So, what are your neighbors watching? How does it map to your viewing habits? Are you surprised by theirs, would they burn you at the stake for yours??

Train Surfing, the ultimate extreme sport?

Try this on *your* bike. I double dare ya!

Garmin Voice Studio

Now, using Garmin Voice Studio, you can hear my voice in your Garmin GPS!

I recorded all the words and phrases which you can download off of JetCityOrange

Get lost to the soothing sound of my voice...

Headlines Motivate My Meditation

If one adheres to Mahayana, then reading the news only serves to motivate me and strenghten my resolve.

French Toast, pancakes, & Waffles

When else do you get to eat molasses? I mean really; how often do you make cookies from scratch?

"The Story of Stuff", The Story of Cap & Trade

Now think about your life(style) and what you can change.

Suicide Bombers in the Middle East

My prayers go out to all in the Middle East. The headlines would have you believe it rains meat in public. Body parts falling from above.

Stop hating & killing. Just stop.

Apple Censors iPhone Apps in China That Mention the Dalai Lama

So Apple appears to be bowing to China's will and censoring iPhone apps that mention the Dalai Lama.

Why? Because he's a military threat? A counter-revolutionary force (odd coming from such unabashed capitalists as the PRC)? Or perhaps because they're afraid of the truth...

My new Favorite Video. Too cool for words!

They need to make a longer version. I don't get to watch long enough.

New Year's, a funeral dirge

2009, good riddance. Go, be gone with you. Away!

Augmented Reality

Somebody, anyody, tell me why I need augmented reality. I have my hands full with the default plain vanilla kind.

Iranian Protesters & Their Cell Phones Show Us Their Revolution

God bless the protesters in the streets of Iran. Talk about "fight the power". Despite the Iranian government's best efforts at net censorship news from citizens in the streets continues to make its way out. Cell phones and especially photos taken with cell phones are everywhere.

Gizmodo has a good piece on this phenomena.

Gotta love it.

phones with keyboards = better language

As more and more cell phones have keyboards, texting and email has evolved from "CU L8R" et al. to real English with punctuation no less. Thank you, thank you.

RC plane w/video camera + fireworks!

OK. Let me get this straight. We've got a video camera on an RC plane with jokers on the ground shooting fireworks at it.


I have only two questions: was the pilot try to avoid the fireworks or fly into them and was beer involved?