Wifi Tether on the HTC Aria
One of the best ways to allow other devices to use your phone’s data plan to get on the internet (a process called tethering) is to have your phone become a little wifi hotspot. Then, any wifi device...
View ArticleBackflip wifi tether with Ubuntu Linux
After gaining root access on my Motorola Backflip phone, I was (eventually) able to get wifi tethering working using the Barnacle application (version 0.5.1). In Barnacle, I have “skip wpa_supplicant”...
View ArticleHOWTO: Full Disk encryption on Ubuntu 10.04
How to set up an entirely encrypted disk using Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS): Use the Alternative installer (text based) ISO image so that you have access to the LVM and Encrypted Disk options. Assuming you want...
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NetMedia iViewHD 2M POE Camera Review with ZoneMinder
I have recently purchased a NetMedia iViewHD 2M power over Ethernet (POE) camera (retail price $105) for use with ZoneMinder. This small camera must be hard-wired into a switch that provides power...
View ArticleUbuntu 10.04 AMD Radeon M6 chipset and Extron Electronics video multiplexer
After working perfectly for 4.5 weeks with the same podium setup, my Thinkpad X31 laptop refused to output VGA video to the Extron Electronics video multiplexer box at school. It appears that the...
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Using the Microchip PIC Kit 1 with Linux
The PICKit 1 is a combination programmer and development board for midrange PIC micro-controllers. In addition to being able to program FLASH pic devices, it also allows them to run and access 8...
View ArticleOpening winmail.dat files in Thunderbird
Outlook will attach items and forwarded email embedded in a “winmail.dat” file. The winmail.dat file is a TNEF file and Mozilla Thunderbird does not process them natively. The LookOut plugin for...
View Articledyndns.org (dyn) ddclient configuration fix
I have been using ddclient to update my dynamic dns records for various servers and laptops for many years now. Around a month ago they all stopped updating the DNS server. I eventually tracked the...
View ArticleFixing the problem where gparted (parted) won’t see a partition due to a mac...
I purchased an external HD that was “mac compatable” but I used it with a linux system and used fdisk to put two partitions on it. Later on, I wanted to use gparted to easily resize one of the...
View ArticleUsing a Raspberry Pi as a RepRap print host with webcam
I set up a Raspberry Pi as a print host for my RepRap (using the Pi Camera Board as a webcam to view the print status). Here are my summary steps: Install Rasberrian and update it. Configure your...
View ArticleEditing cellphone videos in Ubuntu Linux
If you have a slightly older android cell phone, chances are it records videos using the “3gp” format. When editing 3gp videos in OpenShot on Ubuntu, the audio and video can become unsynced. I have...
View ArticleThinkpad X31 – PAE cpu options with newer Linux Kernels
The Pentium M CPU that comes on IBM Thinkpad X31 laptops (circa 1994…) claims to not support PAE (Physical Address Extension ). Luckily however it DOES support PAE if your kernel forces it, which you...
View ArticleHOWTO: Full Disk encryption on Ubuntu 12.04
How to set up an entirely encrypted disk using Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS): Use the Alternative installer (text based) ISO image so that you have access to the LVM and Encrypted Disk options. Assuming you want...
View ArticleUsing rsync to selectively restore a backup (with/without dotfiles)
If you have backed up your entire home directory, and are restoring it onto a new computer, sometimes you do not want to copy over all of the .dotfiles (hidden files and directories that start with a...
View ArticleMaking Thunderbird send messages in the background (like Outlook)
My work recently changed over to using Office365.com for their email. As long as Office365 supports IMAP and SMTP (it does) I don’t mind so much, as I can continue to use Thunderbird on my desktop to...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 Zoneminder PPA not showing images or videos in the web console
When you use the Ubuntu package manager to install Zoneminder on Ubuntu 14.04 using the PPA, one configuration line defaults to the wrong path. This prevents the web console from showing you videos or...
View ArticleUbuntu 14.04 mjpg_streamer install attempt
I tried installing mjpg_streamer on Ubuntu 14.04 to allow me to stream a USB webcam over the internet (or your local network) to web browsers or other IP based systems that read mjpeg streams. The nice...
View ArticleStreaming USB webcam to the web with motion on Ubuntu 14.04
After trying to use mjpg_streamer and failing (my webcam doesn’t have hardware support to output mjpg streams) I used “motion” instead. You can use the “motion” program to stream/export a USB webcam to...
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MicroMill Mach3 / LinuxCNC conversion complete
I have mounted the parallel port break out board inside the enclosure of my ScanTek 2000 (Denford Micromill). I routed the parallel port cable out to the previous DB25 (RS-232) outlet on the case and...
View ArticleEditing cellphone videos in Ubuntu Linux
If you have a slightly older android cell phone, chances are it records videos using the “3gp” format. When editing 3gp videos in OpenShot on Ubuntu, the audio and video can become unsynced. I have...
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