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Upgrading XServe (2009) Drive Modules
Lately i thought it’s a good idea to reuse the old XServe 2009 Model (only capable of running OSX up to 10.6) as a VMWare Sphere Host. But this model has just one harddrive installed in an ADM (Apple Drive Module) with a capacity of 80 GB. I grabbed a 2 TB Western Digital green […]
gEDA open source electronic design automation
gEDA is installed using macports, but when installing i found a little problem when xgsch2pcb complained about a missing update-desktop-database [important]fix: install desktop-file-utils first[/important] complete install commands: $ sudo port install desktop-file-utils $ sudo port install geda-gaf $ sudo port install pcb $ sudo port install xgsch2pcb $ sudo port install gerbv useful addition: Mac […]
DIY DMX Steuerung mit ArduinoDIY DMX Controller using Arduino
Arduino, ein einfacher RS485 Treiber IC und ein Widerstand sind alles was man benötigt um einen billigen DMX Lichtkontroller zu bauen und man bekommt auch noch eine voll funktionsfähige Software gratis dazu. Als Erstes bauen wir den DMX Kontroller, ich hab mich entschieden dafür ein Arduino ProtoShield zu verwenden. Das Design basiert auf der Arbeit […]
SerProxyGUI 1.0
SerProxyGUI ist eine grafische Oberfläche für die kommandozeilenbasierten Seriell-Proxys “TinkerProxy” oder “SerProxy”, die eine Verwendung der Proxys ohne Editieren der Konfigurationsdatei erlaubt und bietet eine komfortable Auswahl von vorhandenen USB Seriellen Geräten. Diese Software ist vor allem bei der Verwendung von Flash Anwendungen, die mit serieller Hardware (z.B. Arduino mit Firmata) interagieren sehr hilfreich und […]
Revert an iPod Touch (iPhone) to a previous Firmware Version
Here’s how to revert to a previous firmware version on your iPod Touch (iPhone?), even when apple states in it’s release notes for the new (beta) firmware that it’s not possible to revert 😉 The trick is to correctly enter your iPod into the DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode. start iTunes connect your iPod to […]
Calibrate your Monitor for HD video editing
If you’re lucky to have a monitor calibration gadget (xrite iONE, huey, …) it’s quite easy to calibrate your monitor to see the correct colors. I was wandering how i could use these devices to calibrate my monitors for HD video editing – the question was what white point and what gamma value to choose […]
Fix your Macbook Pro’s DVD burning
I tried to burn both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL media on my (pre late) 2008 macbook pro with no luck. Toast 9 reported a “Media Error” and i also got an error when i tried it by burning a folder directly with Finder. After some googling i found a very easy, yet very successful […]
Re-Flash LaFonera with original Firmware
After playing around with my LaFonera and ddWRT i decided to go back to the original LaFonera firmware. I liked ddWRT for it’s feature-richness, but as my requirements changed i don’t need the router to sit inside the LaFonera and thought it would be good to re-join the fon community 😉
I found most of the commands to achieve this on Stefano Testi’s Blog in this article. I ran into some problems because i tried this on Mac OS X, so i added some steps to this procedure to succeed.
Sleep Modes for MacBook Pro
I’ve set my sleepmode of my macbook pro to use the “old” style of sleeping and my mac was very stable and had nearly no problems with waking from sleep. But as my battery seems to loose capacity i had the problem that if your battery empties very fast in sleep mode 0 (old style), […]