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PDF and a JPEG image of my home power network - two up-step inverters & a transient power regulator with most household items on the same circuit
19 August, 2008 07:55
I am currently working on a detailed publication in relation to a major company re branding devices based on the type of customer with differences in price up to 350%. My research is almost complete, it has been verified, however I need another source of verification before I feel comfortable posting my content (hence the lack of any Blog posts).
The original description for this crazy segmented power network can be read by the above link, and by clicking on more and permalink links at the bottom of this post.. Chime in on this if you would like. I try not to tell many that come to my house that I do this because of its hard to believe personal safety issues they may have.
If you have similar network, or have any suggestions or ideas for better power utilization, let me know.. Enjoy my crazy and lazy PDF (power network.pdf), which is of much higher quality, and the JPG sketch you may click on above for the diagram...
to note: several more devices have been added since the related post...
My Samsung U3 - though not the U2 in my wish list for the past several months, I am happy with my purchase decision.
07 August, 2008 09:06
It's not the Samsung YP-U2 - instead I purchased the Samsung YP-U3. I know, the U2 has been listed in my wish list area for almost a year, but I found this model to meet all my needs.
Best Buy had them on sale for a little under $50 bones, with the exception of the black YP-U3 which was $10 more than the green that I decided on.
I used to represent a technology company in which I would work in the store, so when I had seen the good old manager walk by I couldn't resist saying "what the hell is this, $10 bucks - out of your mind?". In any case, I was not willing to pay for a color, as I have posted in the past that features and options were specific making a purchase decision for any mp3 player.
My player has 2 GB of storage, a FM receiver, plays MP3's, OGG Vorbis, WMA DRM 10, and a couple other formats such as WAV that I will not be taking advantage of. Battery life is between 11 and 13 hours, which is re-charged by a snap out USB connector. In addition, it offers 128 bit mp3 voice recording.
So far I couldn't be happier, although the U2 would have been nice - after looking at my needs however, this Samsung model suits my, on the road, musical personality the best without breaking the bank.
Garmin GPS devices - Linux source code, platform, and dependencies & Trimble Outdoors
19 July, 2008 13:50
Garmin, one of the big players in GPS (global positioning system) devices and applications has released the Linux source code for their Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series devices.
The source code hints that the Linux version of these Garmin series devices is linux-2.6.17.7 and are configured to use 64MB of ram.
Here is a full list of libraries, applications and dependencies for the released source:
According to a blog by Henri Bergius, Gnome mobile (GMAE) might be its desktop environment. This includes C, C++, API's for features such as bluetooth, and other subsets of GMAE, and a standard Gnome GTK graphical toolkit.
A quick lunch time group of caches, can be a loop to the Marsh
Trail System. This is a short cut between the Northside and the
Southside on an old railroad bed which is part of the flood water
dike system"
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That trail surely calls for some shades! Fun catch though. Thanks! -- myside
I now have 5 total caches, thanks to mad_geek for this hobby introduction that is very much becoming a pashion of my own.
To the left is our fire at our campsite along the waters edge. The area never looses its appeal no matter how many times you visit.
Here is my first cache: Perrot Sunset Cache - GCYXTY.
"This cache is located in Perrot State Park near Trempealeau, WI. It is a very short walk from a parking lot.
This cache was placed during a perfect sunset after a chilly weekend of camping at the group camp. Container is a 2 quart camo thermos. The original contents were: pin on compass, pocket duct tape, rapala minnow(no hooks), plastic trout, scented candle, pig holding boquet, butterfly, World Traveler TB. Please send a photo of the sunset or sunrise with your log."
"Xihilisk is one of the many artist who use BitTorrent as one of their main distribution platforms, and for a good reason. BitTorrent makes it possible to reach millions of people at once, at zero cost.
Being a dedicated user of Demonoid, Xihilisk is used to sharing his (and probably others) music. His previous 10 albums are all available for free on BitTorrent. However, he decided to release his latest album “EPTwo Special Edition”, exclusively on the popular BitTorrent tracker Demonoid.
This move seems to be counterintuitive, since an exclusive release on Demonoid will limit the audience. On the other hand, the album wont be exclusive for a long time. In fact, it’s the nature of p2p and BitTorrent that such releases soon spread to other sites..."
My Blog post can be reached with the title link at the top, or the "(more)" link at the bottom - or rather if you are on my permalink page, you get it all... (More)
As easy and as tempting as they may make it to fall sides to the fur, let this picture of horrid remind you the pressure of the temptation they have the ability to hand out...
fontconfig-2.4.2
libogg-1.1
libpcap-0.9.3
libtheora-0.9+1.0alpha7
libvorbis-1.0.1
speex-1.1.7
tremor-20041119
BSD+GPL:
flac-1.2.1
ppp-2.4.3
BSD-X:
libfontenc-1.0.4
libxcalibrate-0.0+git20070607
libxcursor-1.1.8
libxfixes-4.0.3
libxfont-1.2.8
libxrandr-1.2.1
libxrender-0.9.2
libxsettings-client-0.10
xrandr-1.2.0
BSL:
boost-1.33.1
bzip2:
bzip2-1.0.2
freetype:
freetype-2.1.10
GPL:
alsa-lib-1.0.14
alsa-plugins-1.0.13
alsa-utils-1.0.14
apmd-3.2.2
base-files-3.0.14
base-passwd-3.5.9
blob-1.13-daisy-2.80
bluez-libs-3.4
bluez-utils-3.4
busybox-1.01
dbus-1.1.2+cvs20070620
dbus-glib-0.74
dpkg-1.13.24
gcc-cross-4.1.2
gconf-dbus-2.10.0+svn20061219
gdbm-1.8.3
gnome-common-2.4.0
gnome-mime-data-2.4.2
gnome-vfs-2.16.3
gnupg-1.4.2.2
initscripts-1.0
ipkg-0.99.154
ipkg-link-1.6+cvs20050404
kexec-tools-1.101
libid3tag-0.15.1b
libmatchbox-1.9
libtool-1.5.24
libxkbfile-1.0.4
libxv-1.0.3
linux-daisy-2.6.17.7-daisy-2.80
linux-libc-headers-2.6.20
lzo-1.08
makedevs-1.0.0
matchbox-wm-1.2+svn20070417
module-init-tools-3.2.2
netbase-4.21
prelink-20061027
psplash-0.0+svn20070529
readline-4.3
settings-daemon-0.0+svn20070728
shared-mime-info-0.16
sysfsutils-2.0.0
sysvinit-2.86
tinylogin-1.4
udev-103
update-alternatives-cworth-0.99.154
update-modules-1.0
update-rc.d-0.7
wireless-tools-29
wpa-supplicant-0.6.3
xserver-kdrive-common-0.1
xserver-nodm-init-1.0
GPL+LGPL:
foinse-tag-indexer-0.0.9
libgcrypt-1.2.3
libgpg-error-1.0
libsigc++-2.0-2.0.6
jpeg:
jpeg-6b
LGPL:
atk-1.10.3
foinse-0.23.84
foinse-theme-0.5.96
garmin-audio-service-0.7.23
gconfmm-2.14.1
geoclue-0.9
glib-2.0-2.12.11
glibc-2.5
glibmm-2.12.10
gnutls-1.6.3
gst-plugins-bad-0.10.5
gst-plugins-base-0.10.14
gst-plugins-good-0.10.6
gst-pulse-0.9.4
gstreamer-0.10.14
gtk+-2.10.12
gtk-doc-1.0
gtkmm-2.10.10
libexif-0.6.16
libsdl-image-1.2.3
libsdl-mixer-1.2.6
libsdl-ttf-2.0.3
libsdl-x11-1.2.9
libsndfile1-1.0.16
pango-1.16.4
pulseaudio-0.9.5.17
qt-automake-0.0.20
speechrec-0.9.2
startup-notification-0.8
texttospeech-0.7.2
tslib-1.0
LGPL+MPL:
cairo-1.4.8
cairomm-1.2.4
libpng:
libpng-1.2.26
MIT:
beecrypt-3.1.0
curl-7.16.2
dropbear-0.49
expat-2.0.0
ipkg-collateral-1.0
libatomics-ops-1.2
libxml2-2.6.26
modutils-collateral-1.0
ncurses-5.4
popt-1.7
xdpyinfo-1.0.2
xmodmap-1.0.2
xserver-kdrive-1.3.0.0
MIT-X:
bigreqsproto-1.0.2
calibrateproto-0.0+git20070607
compositeproto-0.3.1
damageproto-1.1.0
diet-x11-1.1.1
dmxproto-2.2.2
fixesproto-4.0
fontcacheproto-0.1.2
fontsproto-2.0.2
inputproto-1.4.1
kbproto-1.0.3
libdmx-1.0.2
libice-1.0.3
libsm-1.0.2
libxau-1.0.3
libxdmcp-1.0.2
libxext-1.0.3
libxft-2.1.12
libxi-1.1.0
libxinerama-1.0.2
libxmu-1.0.3
libxp-1.0.0
libxt-1.0.5
libxtst-1.0.1
libxxf86dga-1.0.1
libxxf86misc-1.0.1
libxxf86vm-1.0.1
printproto-1.0.3
randrproto-1.2.1
recordproto-1.13.2
renderproto-0.9.2
resourceproto-1.0.2
scrnsaverproto-1.1.0
util-macros-1.1.5
videoproto-2.2.2
xcmiscproto-1.1.2
xextproto-7.0.2
xf86bigfontproto-1.1.2
xf86dgaproto-2.0.2
xf86miscproto-0.9.2
xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.2
xineramaproto-1.1.2
xinit-1.0.3
xproto-7.0.10
xtrans-1.0.3
openssl:
openssl-0.9.7g
OSL:
elfutils-0.108
PD:
modutils-initscripts-1.0
sqlite3-3.3.7
various:
liboil-0.3.9
xrdb:
xrdb-1.0.3
zlib:
zlib-1.2.3
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