Spectrogram – Canvas based Musical Spectrum Analysis

Sound frequencies are displayed as they are heard. Lower frequencies are mapped low (bottom) to high (top). Brightness is determined by amplitude. Sweeping tones and rhythmic patterns create intricate structures. The circular form is in memorial of dead formats; the CD, MiniDisc and others. R.I.P. Here’s a Leesa’s The Mansion run through Spectrogram: Built by …

Pngy – Load images based on network connection speed

Pngy is a bit of jQuery that allows you to load images of different file sizes based on a page’s load speed. So, if the load speed is slow, Pngy can load your small image. If it’s fast, it can load a hi-res image. It’s kinda like a ping test in Javascript. Resonates with my …

Universal Construction Kit

Universal Construction Kit: a matrix of nearly 80 adapter bricks that enable complete interoperability between ten popular children’s construction toys (LEGO, Duplo, Fischertechnik, Gears! Gears! Gears!, K’Nex, Krinkles (Bristle Blocks), Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, Zome, and Zoob) How come no one ever thought of this before? It’s pure genius! And best of all: it’s free (download …

Convert MrSID to an image (PNG, JPG, TIFF, …)

Conversion result, using data of my hometown Deinze, Belgium To convert a MrSID (Multiresolution Seamless Image Database) from LizardTech you’ll need GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) — Mac Users: download here — along with its MrSID Plugin — Mac Users: scroll down at link above. Once both are installed you can use gdal_translate to do …

Convert ESRI Shapefile (.shp) to geoJSON (.json)

Conversion result implemented in Google Maps, using data of my hometown Deinze, Belgium To convert ESRI shapefiles to geoJSON (which you can perfectly use JavaScript and thus pass on to Google Maps, see screenshot above) you will need GDAL (Geospatial Data Abstraction Library) — Mac Users: download here. I have installed GDAL 1.9 Complete but …