Month: January 2006

Patch to make leJOS compile with gcc4

When I was trying to build leJOS on Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.3 with gcc4 (from Xcode 2.2): $ gcc_select Current default compiler: gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5247) I was getting this error: ====> Making leJOS Unix...

C++LegoMacProgramming

Building brickOS tools on Mac OS X

Here's what I did (based on a combination of info at http://h8300-hms.sourceforge.net/ and The legOS HOWTO installation page) to build GNU binutils, gcc, and brickOS and associated tools on Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.3 with Xcode 2.2:...

Lego

Mindstorms USB IR tower has arrived

The Lego Mindstorms USB IR tower that I bought off eBay has arrived! Let the fun begin!...

Lego

Lego announces new version of Mindstorms: Mindstorms NXT

Wouldn't you know that right after I bought a Mindstorms IR tower off eBay, Lego announces at CES that they are releasing a next-generation Mindstorms product? Well, I can take consolation in the fact that it won't be out until...

Mac

Quicksilver B47

A new version of Quicksilver, B47, is out. My Quicksilver popped up a message about it and offered to update, to which I said yes, and it did the whole download and update by itself without using a Web browser (which I like). The...

Lego

Mindstorms Rubik’s Cube Solver

Wow. I think this is the coolest Mindstorms robot that I've seen: JP Brown's Mindstorms Rubik's Cube Solver

JavaScriptProgramming

JSON: A light-weight alternative to XML

I attended an interesting tech talk today - Douglas Crockford talking about JSON. It's pretty evident that JSON, because it uses JavaScript syntax, is certainly natural for JavaScript and especially AJAX (which is essentially...