Sully Syed

myforumalerts.com

myforumalerts.com visits a vast number of forums hundreds of times a day to look for keywords people have asked it to look out for.

Auto Playlist Updater

Completed but currently undocumented is a Python application whose purpose is to scan a directory for MP3 files and create a M3U playlist out of that list of files. The service would then rescan the directory on a regular schedule and update the playlist with any new items found.

The result would be a playlist (or number of playlists) that automatically stay up to date based on the contents of a set of directories on that machine. This is especially useful for people who stream music to their home theatre systems using an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, which rely heavily on M3U playlists to find and organize music.

vBulletin For Mobile Devices

Wireless data plans and devices become more affordable, but the Web isn’t doing a very good job at keeping up and acting mobile-friendly. One of my pet projects is software that accomplishes on-the-fly translation of websites running the popular forum software vBulletin to a mobile device-oriented layout.

This standalone software is specifically designed for easy navigation on your iPhone, Android OS or other touchscreen device. Features include one-click jumps to the top and bottom of a page with one click, a quick link to the first and last page of a thread, and the ability to post replies.

My live beta test for this software is based on the AnandTech Forums, a large technology-oriented Web community I am actively involved within.

Tweet as FBI Agent Francis York Morgan

As a regular visitor to the video game database/review website GiantBomb.com I found myself eagerly anticipating the Endurance Run: Deadly Premonition episodes the staff of GB released nightly.

As a tribute to what I consider to be one of the most interesting and compelling characters in any video game I created the Tweet as FBI Agent Francis York Morgan page, which allows people to anonymously post to the Twitter account @yorkmorgan.