I got my new iPad 2 the other day, and am just starting to try out a few applications on it. This page will serve as a place to list applications that I find noteworthy and reviews of accessories, etc. Smart Cover The first thing to talk about is the iPad 2 Smart Cover, which …
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pyTivo plugin for sirius satellite radio on Tivo
pyTivo plugin to support Sirius Online Radio Dr. Scott M Baker, http://www.smbaker.com/ Download Link – version 0.1: pytivo-sirius-0.1.tar.gz Limitations – This plugin is extremely beta. Meaning, I got it work well enough that I can listen to “80s on 8” and that’s all that’s really important to me. Things that are known to be broken …
Read MoreHigh voltage power supply
This is the high-voltage power supply that I use to power my dekatron, nixie tube, and geiger counter projects.
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My efforts to construct a plasma speaker, which is basically an electronic arc modulated by a sound source. It all started from an Instructables article I found on the web, and there were several misadventures as I tried to turn it into a workable design.
Read MoreExperimenting with IN-13 bargraph nixie tubes
Why go with some discrete LED bargraph when you can have a continuous Nixie tube bargraph display?
Read MoreRigol DS1052E Oscilloscope
An oscilloscope is one of the handier pieces of equipment that you can have on your workbench, especially if you’re working with circuits that generate any kind of waveform or have any sort of oscillators. For about a decade I’ve had a decent B&K precision 20Mhz analog scope. I felt it was finally time to …
Read MoreCisco Router Cheat Sheet
This is a list of useful things that I’ve done using Cisco IOS via the command line interface. It’s really only for my own use, on my 861W, but in the case it comes in handy for someone else, here it is… Show the configuration: show config ! to show running configuration instead: show running-conf …
Read MoreNordic Track CX 985 Elliptical Machine Wheel Replacement
My elliptical machine is about 5-7 years old now. It’s had relatively light use as I tended to use my treadmill instead. In fact it spent a couple of years in my winter home, where it wasn’t being used at all. Deciding to get back into shape I figured I’d crack open the good ol’ …
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