In a little less than a month, it'll be time to start my second year at ITP. I'm really excited to hear how people spent their summer and to start working on a bunch of projects I've been marinating.

Before I forget, here are a bunch of links to posts I've found that I think could be great for brainstorming project ideas:

• 30 PHP Best Practices for Beginners: PHP is the most widely-used language for programming on the web. Here are thirty best practices for beginners wanting to gain a firmer grasp of the fundamentals.
• Cell Phones that Listen and Learn: A group at Dartmouth has created software that uses a cell phone's microphone to track and interpret a user's activity. (via MIT Tech Review)
• Choosing the Right RFID Reader For Your Application: a list of common RFID Readers used for various applications and recommended products. (via Barcode.com)
• Human Computer Interaction : One of the founding fathers of HCI, John Carroll, writes an excellent historical overview on how the field of Human-Computer Interaction developed. (via Interaction-Design.org)
• Art Installation Prints All Tweets and Status Updates: The work, entitled Murmur Study, brings to light how our social lives are digitally indexed by corporations and how we don’t seem to care. These massive archives are privately accumulated and Baker’s installation uses 30 thermal printers to help visitors see how much information is cataloged and perhaps wasted (via PSFK)
• Arduino Mini Shield for Small Prototypes: We have developed a small “shield” board for the Arduino Pro Mini that allows us to easily prototype small battery-powered devices that contain motors, lights, speakers or sensors. (via IDEO blog)
• Visualizations: The Art of Times APIs: Visualizations can turn data into art, and several Times API users have created some stunning images that both beautify and clarify information. (via First Look Blog)
• Transmaterial: a highly searchable database of the latest in "materials that redefine our physical environment", designed to better facilitate access to critical developments in the field.