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Samsung Galaxy Portal – Update

Posted on November 3, 2010 by admin

After using the Samsung Galaxy Portal for a while, there are things I love about it, and a few I don’t.

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Jabber as a comms link in Web Games

Posted on October 9, 2010 by admin

Whilst exploring the use of a Jabber server for linking hardware projects, it struck me that it would also handle the log in and comms for web based games. www.site247.co.uk is a live demo of a work in progress. Players … Continue reading →

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Android Battery App

Posted on July 28, 2010 by admin

I’m still learning my way around the Android system,  and as I mentioned in an earlier post, Battery Life can be a bit of a problem – at least until you realise that to save battery life, you have to … Continue reading →

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Samsung Galaxy Portal

Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin

My new mobile phone is a Samsung Galaxy Portal.  I chose the Galaxy Portal because at the time, it was the cheapest Android phone I could get on contract with three – It was possible to get the phone for … Continue reading →

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Use JABBER to Chat to Your Router & its Devices

Posted on July 13, 2010 by admin

It’s been a while since I’ve done anything with these pages, and since then, a lot has changed. Both the hardware I’m using and the Internet Services available. When I first looked at using the sweex router for hardware control, … Continue reading →

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Install Debian Linux on a G3 Imac

Posted on November 26, 2008 by admin

Recently I was given a G3 Imac (500Mhz with slot loading cd).  Several linux distros are available for PowerPC machines, so I thought I’d have a try at loading one.

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Blassic for Squidge

Posted on October 5, 2008 by admin

Following the conversations here, there is a test version of blassic to download.

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I/OBus Rewire & Power Problems Resolved.

Posted on October 1, 2008 by admin

I rewired the Router to another scart plug, at the same time, I used an extra 78L05 to power the 5v line on the i/o bus.  Both the new wiring and power arrangements caused problems.

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Router I/O Bus Cable Problem

Posted on September 30, 2008 by admin

I am going to have to re-wire the router I/O Bus connection.  I opened the router case to investigate giving the I/O Bus it’s own 5v line – the little 78L05 regulator is really only capable of supplying 1 usb … Continue reading →

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Blassic I2C Mains Remote Control

Posted on September 20, 2008 by admin

Using the Remote Control Unit with the Pic I2C Slave connected to the Midge Router, it is possible to use Blassic to control regular mains devices via the the network.  Here is a sample.

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