It can be really frustrating to get a remote control to work properly under Linux with LIRC and programs like MythTV, mplayer or XMBC. This article shows how to avoid using LIRC altogether: Treat the remote like any other keyboard, then change the keyboard mapping to use the application's key shortcuts. Because we do this before the keypresses reach X11, it avoids the dreaded problem of keys with codes >255 not working. Read more...

Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) introduces the ability to display equirectangular photos in a special "Photosphere" viewer which allows you to "turn around inside the scene" - in other words, to project part of the pano onto the rectilinear screen. But after creating your own panorama, how can you add EXIF information to allow viewing it in the pano viewer? Read more...

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