Archive for the 'Computers' Category
OsCommerce is a great free Reflashing la fonera with dd-wrt
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
After several requests on how to flash the la fonera with dd-wrt i decieded to write this quick guide on how to do it.
Be sure to read Accessing Serial console and Dissassembling the la fonera first.
Inside 3com OfficeConnect Wireless USB Adapter
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
For 20$ this cheap USB wireless card is ideal for various projects. Heres some pictures of the usb card.
Lets void some warranty!
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Accessing serial console on the Fon
Friday, February 9th, 2007
Out of the box the foneros wireless router has Telnet and SSH turned off. By accessing the buit in serial console you can turn SSH on and access various settings and reflash the firmware.
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Read on and you’ll find out how.
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Inside the fon router
Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Before christmas foneros was giving away free routers to countries in europe. The router itself is tiny: it fits nicely in the palm of my hands (and i have small hands).
Included is a 5 v Ac/Dc converter and a simple user manual.
Anxious to see what was inside i started dissassembling. On the way i  took some pictures for you all to see so read on!
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Reviving Laptop batteries
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
Here is a way to revive your old battery pack. Usually the laptop battery is the first part to break. On older laptops a new battery pack can cost more than the PC itself, so buying a new one is no option.
The Hard disk Speaker
Monday, November 6th, 2006
Did you know you could build a speaker out of your old hard drive?
Well as a matter of fact, a harddrive uses the same technology for its arm as a traditional loudspeaker. Just apply the right waveform and it will produce sound.
Hacking IBM Thinkpad Bios Password
Monday, October 2nd, 2006
Lost your IBM ThinkPad Supervisor password? No problem, on this page i will show you how to recover your old password.
Although IBM claims their TP BIOS passwords are impossible to break, there is a easy and cheap way to fix this.
The stuff you need cost about 5 $ at your closest radio shack type of store. Also you need a spare PC with a serial port.
