Month: October 2008
How to add serial interface to WRT54GL router
If you decided to mod your wrt54gl router and turn it into one of the most capable routers for soho network, probably the first mod you should start with is adding serial interface to it. Why? Because when you do the other mods (like adding SD reader, turning into robot,…
Moving site …
I’m currently moving the site, so the content (images, in particular) might not be available for for another 24 hours. Sorry about inconvenience.
How to control Pleo wirelessly via bluetooth
Pleo is a wonderful dinosaur, way more charming then roboraptor and other sapiences. It is the most advanced toy robot currently available on the market in the
Web server overload
I experience serious problems with the webserver load. After a few posts about the routerbot (which is 7+months old!) on a few popular websites the server start suffering from low RAM/CPU power. Last time I remember something like this only during pizza.com times.
I beg my apology for this situation. The…
New video: wireless Pleo (this time via bluetooth)
I’ve uploaded the new video about getting your very own wireless dinosaur. It shows how you can control Pleo from almost any bluetooth-enabled device, including cellphones, smartphones, communicators, PCs etc. All you need is bluetooth and a terminal program.
I’m going to publish more details about how to make Pleo wireless…
How to import video from Canon Vixia HF100 to your PC without PixelaMixer
At the moment Canon Vixia HF100 is the best consumer HD flash camera. It’s not perfect, I found plenty of glitches and inconveniences like
Sometimes it takes up to 15 seconds to switch the mode (Play/Record)
The navigation is not very intuitive
The official video backup process via Pixela Mixer (i.e. you need…
How to make Delphi TFrame background transparent
I actually think this method will work for Visual Basic and other similar languages too. Here is the code for a sample frame called TfrKnob: