Author Archives: phh
Windows Default from Grub
Normally, GRUB 2 uses the first entry on the boot menu to start by default. This is fine since most of the time Ubuntu adds the latest version of the kernel to the top of the list. This choice is … Continue reading
Use Infocast Offline
Normally, the Insignia Infocast 3.5″ downloads its content including the main control panel from the Chumby server on the Internet. When everything is working fine that is the desirable way to use it. If you want to listen to the … Continue reading
Use Wikipedia Offline
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia is huge. The English version alone is currently at almost 3.6 million articles. One of the advantages of it being online is that no matter how big it is you can view the newest version of … Continue reading
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Tagged aard dictionary, kiwix, openzim, wikipedia, wikireader
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Yet Another Wifi Radio
I find MightyOhm’s WiFi radio project really inspirational. It uses an Asus WL-520gu router, Arduino and a usb audio adapter to create a very low power consumption WiFi radio. It also makes use of small, yet powerful, open source software … Continue reading
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Tagged lcd, lcdproc, smartie
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Direct ATA to ATA Calling With The PAP2T-NA
As mentioned in my previous post, I have not abandoned plain old telephone service. It is very well engineered and integrates well with 911 service. There are, however, advantages to the flexibility of adding voip to your choices. My preferred … Continue reading
Escaping Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS)
I have an Internet connection and an SIP based analog telephone adapter (ATA) and you have the same. Why can’t we call each other directly? Well we can but most people don’t have things setup for this to work. There … Continue reading
