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Picsu: The Power-supply that Fits in a Drive Bay
Published on 2013-03-30 07:16:09
The Picsu is a power supply which is small enough to fit in the drive bay of a standard PC tower case Continue reading →
Contributed Article: Seven Characteristics of Stepper Motors
Published on 2012-01-06 12:02:10
{lang: 'en-GB'} Nick Jakubowski over at Circuit Specialists has submitted an article outlining the main characteristics of stepper motors and how they work. Read on for the full article below. A stepper motor, also known as a step motor, is a brushless electric motor that divides a full rotation into a large number of steps. These devices [...]
Checking File Permissions the Easy Way Using Python
Published on 2011-05-07 08:59:38
It never ceases to amaze me what even a wet-behind-the-ears hobbyist like myself can do with Python. I needed a way to get the file permissions and check for the existence of a large number of paths that I could re-use in other scripts. The function
Ubuntu SFTP-Only Account How-to
Published on 2011-03-07 05:20:30
This guide will show you how to setup Linux user accounts restricted to using SFTP only. These accounts will be unable to run arbitrary shell commands on the server or access/create files outside their own home directories. The steps in this guide we
Handy Link: PHP Serial Class
Published on 2010-09-21 12:12:30
Need a way to talk to your serial devices such as your Arduino, PIC Micro, etc, using PHP? This nifty new Serial PHP Class written by Rémy Sanchez should scratch your itch! It currently works with Windows and Linux systems. Continue reading →
Simple Power Loss Detector with SMS Notification
Published on 2010-06-28 16:40:26
After having a few un-expected power outages this year, it got me thinking about how I could easily (and cheaply) be alerted (preferably via SMS) should one occur. With a laptop running Linux, a little bit of Python and some … Continue reading
Handy Link: Bitwise Operator Video Tutorial
Published on 2010-06-21 14:48:28
OK, so I haven’t posted anything here for a while but hopefully this should make up for it. Searching for a tutorial on Bitwise Operators in C brought up the little gem embedded below… Hope it’s useful. Related posts:Handy Link:
From HPR: Python Roundtable Discussion
Published on 2010-02-11 00:55:20
This may be old news to some of you but I thought it was interesting enough to warrant a blog post. The Podcast site Hacker Public Radio has a rather interesting episode about the current and future plans for the … Continue reading → Re
Back up again!
Published on 2010-02-05 06:36:58
The great hosting provider migration is finally over! Good riddence fasthosts (or should I say farsehosts) and hello Cyberhostpro! No related posts. No related posts.
From TehnikService: Quick PCB Etching
Published on 2010-01-10 18:47:37
TehnikService has an interesting article about PCB etching using the “Sponge Method” This seems like a good way for beginners to get started making their own PCB’s. Has any one tried this? Related posts:Handy Link From tehnikservice
New Development Board Offering from Protostack
Published on 2010-01-09 13:03:14
Protostack has released a new and improved version of it’s 28-pin development board. It’s priced at $9.60 and includes a number of welcome changes from the one I reviewed here in a previous post. Read on to see what’s changed…
Handy Link: Programing an AVR with a Bus Pirate
Published on 2010-01-07 11:12:31
The guys over at HintShop have published a tutorial on using a bus pirate as an In-Circuit Programmer to flash firmware to an AVR Microcontroller using SPI. As if that wasn’t cool enough, they also include instructions showing how multiple R
Handy link: Arduino Ethernet Bumper Pack
Published on 2010-01-07 10:24:21
Georg Kaindl, over at gkaindl.com has developed a collection of libraries for the Arduino environment which allows developers to make use of the DHCP, DNS and Bonjour (Apple Computers’ implementation of Zeroconf) protocols in their network-en
Handy Link From tehnikservice: TV EEPROM Dumps
Published on 2010-01-06 11:42:15
Ever wondered what was contained in the EEPROM memory of your TV? Well, you may find the answer here. This page on tehnikservice.net has EEPROM dumps from a variety of TV models available for download. Hope this is useful to … Continue reading