Weblog of Fernando Reig Matthies

Flight status with Google

Did you know that when searching with Google for a flight number you get back departue and arriving information of that flight?

Google Chart API

Google Code FAQ:
The Google Chart API is an extremely simple tool that lets you easily create a chart from some data and embed it in a webpage. You embed the data and formatting parameters in an HTTP request, and Google returns a PNG image of the chart. Many types of chart are supported, and by [...]

How I built my family a windmill

When he was 14, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill using spare parts and plans he found in a library book.

Blueprint: A CSS Framework

Blueprint is a CSS framework, which aims to cut down on your CSS development time. It gives you a solid CSS foundation to build your project on top of, with an easy-to-use grid, sensible typography, and even a stylesheet for printing.  
Features:

An easily customizable grid
Sensible typography
A baseline (like the background here)
Perfected CSS reset
A stylesheet for [...]

Two Seconds to Sleep

Want the fastest way to put your Mac right into a deep, sleepy-bear hibernation-like sleep (no whirling fan, no dialogs, no sound — nuthin’ — just fast, glorious sleep). Just press Command-Option and then hold the Eject button for about 2 seconds and Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It doesn’t get much faster than that.
Via Apple Pro Tips

Microsoft and Yahoo, Sitting in a Tree

Great John Gruber posted the following thoughts a few months ago. I had this in my Drafts folder, waiting to have some time to discuss some ideas I had about it.
But you know what? I waited too much now it’s not going to happen but wanted to share this with you anyways.
In essence: A Yahoo [...]

Nintendo opens up game creation kit to all comers

Nintendo has released a game-creation kit allowing independent developers to develop games for its Wii console for the first time.
The firm said it will allow anyone to create and sell downloadable Wii games through its WiiWare scheme. From next year, such games will be flogged through the Wii Shop channel.
Developers can begin designing games on [...]

Google in 20 years!

Query: my fucking keys
Result: On top of the fridge, right where you left them dipshit. (0.002 seconds)

Skype high-quality video calls

Want to push your Skype video calls from 320*240 up to 640*480 pixels?

Then have a look at the following URL over at Skype’s Developer Zone where you can follow step by step instructions of how to hack the config.xml to achieve this.

Note that both parties need a fairly high-end computer (Mac or PC) to get [...]

DS buttons: an invitation to play

Nice idea by DSButtons.com:

Grab some buttons for the DS wifi games you play and find some new gaming partners when you’re out and about.
At the very least, you’ll have some cool buttons so you can wear your DS love on your sleeve!