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<blockquote data-quote="h@ker" data-source="post: 2138" data-attributes="member: 6">IBM developerWorks offers instructions on how to interact with your computer by whistling -- that&#039;s right, whistling.Use Linux or Microsoft Windows, the open source sndpeek program, and a simple Perl script to read specific sequences of tonal events -- literally whistling, humming, or singing at your computer -- and run commands based on those tones. Give your computer a short low whistle to check your e-mail or unlock your screensaver with the opening bars of Beethoven&#039;s Fifth Symphony. This method isn&#039;t for beginners - it requires modifying several scripts and it takes about an hour to complete.&nbsp; Looking for more hands-free tricks?&nbsp; Checkout how you can play with your computer using <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/automate-proximity-and-location+based-computer-actions-265822.php" target="_blank">Bluetooth interaction</a> and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/speech-recognition/hack-attack-make-your-macs-speech-recognition-work-for-you-215764.php" target="_blank">speech recognition</a>.&nbsp; This definitely brings new meaning to the adage, &quot;whistle while you work.&quot;<a href="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-whistle/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw97whistlework" target="_blank">Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer</a> [IBM developerWorks]<a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/lifehacker/full?a=LFvbiS" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/lifehacker/full?i=LFvbiS" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&lt;/img&gt;</a><a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/whistle-to-control-your-computer-271755.php" target="_blank">More...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="h@ker, post: 2138, member: 6"] IBM developerWorks offers instructions on how to interact with your computer by whistling -- that's right, whistling. [INDENT]Use Linux or Microsoft Windows, the open source sndpeek program, and a simple Perl script to read specific sequences of tonal events -- literally whistling, humming, or singing at your computer -- and run commands based on those tones. Give your computer a short low whistle to check your e-mail or unlock your screensaver with the opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. [/INDENT]This method isn't for beginners - it requires modifying several scripts and it takes about an hour to complete. Looking for more hands-free tricks? Checkout how you can play with your computer using [URL="http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/automate-proximity-and-location+based-computer-actions-265822.php"]Bluetooth interaction[/URL] and [URL="http://lifehacker.com/software/speech-recognition/hack-attack-make-your-macs-speech-recognition-work-for-you-215764.php"]speech recognition[/URL]. This definitely brings new meaning to the adage, "whistle while you work." [URL="http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-whistle/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw97whistlework"]Whistle while you work to run commands on your computer[/URL] [IBM developerWorks] [URL="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/lifehacker/full?a=LFvbiS"][IMG]http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/lifehacker/full?i=LFvbiS[/IMG]</img>[/URL] [url=http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/whistle-to-control-your-computer-271755.php]More...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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