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Reflashing la fonera with dd-wrt

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Flashing the fon with dd-wrtAfter 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.

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Inside 3com OfficeConnect Wireless USB Adapter

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

3com OfficeConnect Wireless USB Adapter

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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MAX232 Serial level converter

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Max 232 level converterWhen communicating with various micro processors one needs to convert the RS232 levels down to lower levels, typically 3.3 or 5.0 Volts.

 

Here is a cheap and simple way to do that.

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Accessing serial console on the Fon

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Foneros serial console

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.

 

Read on and you’ll find out how.

 

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Inside the fon router

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Fon routerBefore 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.

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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.

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Hacking IBM Thinkpad Bios Password

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

IBM T42 Supervisor Password recoveryLost 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.

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Hack almost any Nokia

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

This site will give you codes to unlock your Nokia mobile phone, plain, fast and simple.nokia.jpg

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DS1820 Temperature regulator

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

image002.gifThis simple project uses a Dallas DS1820 one wire temperature sensor and a pic 16f628 microprocessor. A simple temperature regulator where a LED symbolizes the Fan.

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