9 Items for February 2008
Blueprint Grid CSS Generator
A grid generator for Blueprint CSS that lets you specify number of columns, column width, gutter width, and overall page width. It then generates the grids.css file in both normal and compressed versions, and a grid.png file for testing. Nicely done.
Fabric
Fabric is a simple pythonic remote deployment tool. This looks like a good Capistrano replacement for Python deployment.
Hackszine.com: HOW TO Create an Encrypted Disk Image in OS X
I just read about a story of someone's laptop being stolen with their tax information on it. I've got TurboTax running on my laptop while I work on my tax return. Now it's AES-256 encrypted: There's a feature built into OS X that will allow you to create AES encrypted disk images. You can use this to create mountable, encrypted virtual drives, or even burn password protected CDs.
Synthesia, Piano for Everyone
It's like Guitar Hero but for learning Piano. Best use is with a midi keyboard. It's open source and has a Mac build.
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Someone digs into the Library of Congress to really look at what bills were introduced by Clinton and Obama, and based on that, who should one vote for. Actions speak louder than words.
Five great auditory illusions
Auditory illusions can help us understand the workings of the brains - listen to five of the most striking examples
Subversion Tools and Contrib
Some interesting tools and scripts for Subversion.
BIL Conference - Minds Set Free.
Foo Camp : Bar Camp :: TED Conference : BIL Conference. Love the Bill & Ted reference.
iCalendar package for Python
This looks to be a pretty nice iCal package. I need something like this for our homebrew club's events list.