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VPN connection from iPhone to Windows

After some fumbling around I finally figured out how to make a VPN connection from my iPhone to my Windows Vista PC.To start out I used the guide "Setting up the Vista Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol...

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Nondestructive cooling for Dreambox DM800 HD

I got sick and tired of the Dreambox DM800 HD locking up all the time and read several places that this was due to heating problems. This happens especially when you run HD channels.The Dreambox DM800...

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iPhone VPN connection to Vista is now working

Something strange happened the other day. I haven't used the iPhone VPN connection since the post was written because I had no use for it. Now I wanted to try it again. This time I got access to all...

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Mini review of "The renaissance soul" by Margaret Lobenstine

I had this book on my wish list since I picked up the title when reading comments to the blog post "The Top 5 Reasons to Be a Jack of All Trades" from Tim Ferris' blog. I was happy when receiving this...

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Error with CDrom in xp (Code 32) finally fixed

As an action oriented man it is a little bit embarrassing to admit that I have had problems using my hp laptop cdrom drive for several years now. I have not done anything about it since I thought it...

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Flux welder (FCAW) converted to MIG (GMAW)

I got a nice welder from my wife Sunniva this christmas that was flux core only. After reading a bit about welding I decided to check if it was possible to convert my welder to MIG with gas shielding...

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Mini review of "The 4-hour work week" by Timothy Ferris

I came across this book as I was looking for material before having a inspirational lecture about mathematics to new high school students. I ended up having a lecture of why you should embrace learning...

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Simple TWI / I2C communication with AVR ATMega8 and TC1321 DAC

I wanted to set up and test the D/A-converter TC1321 with a AVR, but had no previous knowledge of TWI. These are my experiences:To make things easier I used a AVR with built in TWI function. I got a...

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How to connect icd3 ac162049 with a PIC microcontroller.

I confess I'm a hopeless beginner when it comes to Microchip's PIC microcontrollers. After playing around several years with AVR microcontrollers I figured it was time to go for the hobbyists second...

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How to locate, read and write property lists for iPhone

I had a real headache trying to figure out how to read and write property lists yesterday. It should have been an easy task, and I did everything according to the manual.Here is what I wanted to...

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Mini review of "Brain Rules" by John Medina

I am not sure how I came across the book "Brain Rules" by John Medina, but I had put it on my Christmas wish list and got it as a gift. My hopes before starting reading it was that I was going to pick...

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Mini review of "The Power of LESS" by Leo Babauta

Personal productivitiy systems have been very popular the latest years, kickstarted by David Allen's massive success "Getting Things Done". The book probably made Allen a very rich man and started a...

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Valg av varmeløsning

Jeg har i den siste tiden hatt mye å tenke på angående hvordan vi skal varme opp det nye huset vi skal bygge. I den siste tiden har det dessuten vært en glohet diskusjon angående varmekilder, noe...

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How to change payment information in itunes when caught in an endless loop

I have been sufferig the latest couple of week by not being able to change my billing information in either iTunes or directly on my iPhone. I kept trying to change my old credit card info to a...

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How to set up VirtualBox shared folders with Windows 7

Start by adding shared folders in settings before starting the VM:Next install guest additions after windows 7 VM has started:If you are using autoruns you will be asked to install guest addition....

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Hot plate PI controller - Part 1: The start

I want to make a hot plate controlled by a PI controller. The reasons are primarily to master the PI controller practically with the bonus of being able to control the boiling process when making home...

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Hot plate PI controller - Part 2: The temperature sensor

The thermometer I am using is the typical stove thermometer that you can buy from any kitchenware store. Mine came with our IKEA / Whirlpool kitchen stove.I have no idea of the resistance of the...

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Hot plate PI controller - Part 3: Arduino and LabVIEW

It's been about three years since I last used the Arduino in any project. The reason for this is that I usually find it equally easy to implement simple things in the AVR microcontroller, rather than...

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Hot plate PI controller - Part 4: Playing with thermistor, RC servo and...

In my previous post I wrote that I wanted to use LabVIEW in combination with an additional Arduino library and the Arduino device to work as a controller. LabVIEW has library for both fuzzy and PID...

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Hot plate PI controller - Part 5: Boiling water and measuring with thermistor

I made a new mistake in my attempt to make a hot plate PI controller: The thermistor I selected from eBay was an unbranded China thermistor marked with "10k ohm 103 NTC Thermistor"with no datasheet. I...

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