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Ben's tech cents: May 2008
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Tracking a stolen Macbook. Tuesday, May 13, 2008. A few years ago I read a story on Slashdot. UPDATE (May 16, 2011): Not long after I finished this post the Prey project. Was released. Since then it's rapidly matured and I'd recommend using it instead of my scripts. But please read on if you'd like to see the rest of the details of my original post. The script is pretty simple. It checks a web page periodically which tells it whether everything is. Or that is has been. Make checkin run periodically by cr...
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Ben's tech cents: Quick Google Cardboard style 3D viewer
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Quick Google Cardboard style 3D viewer. Sunday, July 27, 2014. It's been a long time since the last post. Life can get pretty busy sometimes, but that's life. It feels good to be adding something new here. I heard about the Google Cardboard. Kit that was distributed at Google's developer conference. This year, and it seemed like a great kid friendly project. And got mentioned in a post. As being good enough to try out the Cardboard app. So I decided to give it a shot. There's a adhesive hook-and-loop fas...
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Ben's tech cents: September 2008
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Building a secure network backup server. Thursday, September 18, 2008. I've been taking digital photos for a few years and now have a collection of photos and videos with significant value to me. Most of these photos only exist on the hard disk in my computer. Since hard disks do occasionally break, the only way I can be sure my photos will be preserved is to keep backup copies of the files. Thanks to MISS J. There were a number of design goals for this system. An overview of how it works:. The backup se...
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Ben's tech cents: March 2009
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Thursday, March 19, 2009. I wanted to travel with a minimal charging equipment, and have convenient charging for multiple devices at home. I had 2 mobile phones, an iPod, a GPS, 2 digital cameras, and a number of other devices that used AA and AAA batteries. Except for the cameras I can now charge everything from a single USB hub. I plan to make this a high priority next time I buy a camera. This is what I used:. A USB hub (also cheap and small on ebay). A few old USB cables. For it and add some resistor...
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Ben's tech cents: July 2014
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Quick Google Cardboard style 3D viewer. Sunday, July 27, 2014. It's been a long time since the last post. Life can get pretty busy sometimes, but that's life. It feels good to be adding something new here. I heard about the Google Cardboard. Kit that was distributed at Google's developer conference. This year, and it seemed like a great kid friendly project. And got mentioned in a post. As being good enough to try out the Cardboard app. So I decided to give it a shot. There's a adhesive hook-and-loop fas...
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Ben's tech cents: TabloTV + Roku
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Saturday, April 25, 2015. I recently switched from my Mythbuntu MythTV system to a TabloTV. While I've enjoyed tinkering with the MythTV system and it's many features over the years, limited free time and failing hardware lead me to take a close look at moving to a dedicated appliance style system. As part of this project I also decided to improve my OTA antenna installation since I was not getting all the national broadcast networks reliably. I am very glad I did as it's all working well now. And it wor...
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Ben's tech cents: July 2008
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HDTV on a Macbook with MythTV. Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Mini HOWTO setup MythTV to watch HDTV on a Mac:. This is a brief reference on how I setup MythTV for local HDTV broadcast stations (it works the same for unencrypted cable channels). Install Debian (or Ubuntu. Since this is just the backend a slow computer works well, mine is a 866 Mhz P3. Buy a HDHomeRun device from silicondust.com. They also provides detailed instructions. Connect a UHF antenna (8vsb) or connect it to cable (qam256).
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Ben's tech cents: June 2012
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IPhone setup with Google Voice and prepaid service. Sunday, June 24, 2012. I setup a used iPhone 3GS for my wife to use prepaid service and Google Voice. My goal was to use a prepaid $0.10/minute service and optimize the use of the minutes and data network to minimize usage costs. Unfortunately the week after I set it up AT&T changed their plans. And now requires a minimum of the $25/month plan in order to get any data service. AT&T GoPhone prepaid plan. Here's the step by step:. What you'll need to buy:.
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Ben's tech cents: November 2008
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WiFi Location Mac Dashboard Widget. Saturday, November 1, 2008. LocateMe is a widget. I built for the Mac that displays your current location and lets you click to see it on Google maps. If you are ever lost with your laptop or just don't want to look at street signs this could be handy to have available. You can download it here. Then just unzip it and double click to install it to the Dashboard. You may be wondering how I built this? It's a pretty cool, so try it out! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Analog Adventures » My Favorite Game
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On Oct 5, 2011 2 Comments. As usual, I’m playing catch up. I wish I was a little better at this blogging thing. Perhaps one day I’ll find my groove, but until then, here are a few highlights from recent weeks. My very first solo exhibit is on display in Frederick, Maryland through October 28. The Spectra Show. And more recently in an “Instant Talent” spotlight. On his Branding of Polaroid blog. Last weekend, I took a fantastic food photography class at The Kitchen Studio. October 6, 2011. October 6, 2011.