Reading Material

• The best indie games of 2011.
• The 20 best Android games for 2011 from the Android Market.
• Top YouTube videos for 2011, straight from Google.
• While a lot of these I knew (and use frequently), many I didn't: Environment variables in XP and Vista/7.
• 30 Best Sources for Linux/*BSD documentation.
• It's time to end the war on drugs.
• Study links winning football and declining grades (done by economists at the University of Oregon, which is an appopriate place for that study).
• Why (and how) we've switched away from Google Maps. If I could convince one of these map providers to use the home-numbering data that I helped put together for a local Sunriver map, getting guests to units would be a lot easier, as the numbering scheme is a bit weird on some of the streets.
• Six writers, four producers, and the lyrics still suck.
• Death to .DS_Store.
• 10 More Common Misconceptions Dispelled.
• Great idea, might do this for the geek keys I have at the office: RJ-45 key chain and rack.
• Scheduled sending and email reminders in Gmail.
• The Hassle-Free Guide to Ripping Your Blu-Ray Collection. I have a Blu-Ray player now, just need a Blu-Ray drive for my HTPC to rip some of these things on.
• How NES Games (specifically, Super Mario Bros. 3) are made, in Japanese picture-book form.
• Tens of millions of HP LaserJet printers vulnerable to remote hacking.I can't seem to find a list anywhere of the printers that are actually vulnerable, so I have no idea of the old HP 4100s I have here at the office need upgrades. I don't have any of them attached to the internet, so I'm not too worried, but if anybody has a list, please share.
• Disney females brought to life (original artist is here).
• Using computer science to solve Where's Waldo ("Where's Wally" if you're outside the US).
• Great list of online learning centers (my oldest daughter has been playing on Khan Academy now and again, but the list here is good for everybody).
• Automate your Dropbox with Dropbox Automator. Now that I have nearly 20GB of space on my Dropbox account (using my COCC.edu e-mail address, the ol' Dropbox/Adwords referral game, the getting started tab, the Dropbox 2011 Quest, plus the social-media freebies) I might have to start using it more often for larger files and collections.

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