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It was hot. And very damp air. The windows was open, 00:15AM, but the computer inside room raised temperature to 26°C and humidity is 90%. I needed brain cooler. Some time ago, I wrote that in eBay I bought some … Continue reading →

I need some transformer for one experiment (I’ll post it in near future). So I dig my trash pile and found Soviet transformer with double windings. The idea was to run the transformer with double overload. The transformer I selected … Continue reading →

I don’t like software with skins. Period. But sometimes I am forced to use such software as lame programmers love skins. Typically, the programmers builds some useful software, then he update it and make lots of bug-fixes. Then he didn’t … Continue reading →

My co-worker bought notebook. It was some from Fujitsu Siemens Amilo series. So from cheaper ones. At the same time I’ve bought similar computer, but more expensive few bucks. So my co-worker was very happy that this time he was … Continue reading →

Sometimes I try to fix LCD monitors and I have some leftover LCD modules from various LCD monitors. I place then in various spaces to prevent screen from scratches. I noticed one LCD module on my windows and I remembered … Continue reading →

I have Thrustmaster LCD in my LCD collection for more that one year. The exact model is: XL Screenmate. I was trying to sell it in my online shop, but nobody was interested. Our local electronic hobbyist are not very … Continue reading →

Somehow I received “several” bad Philips DVP 3010-02 DVD (DivX/Xvid) players. They were sold in local market about year ago for about 100$. All the devices have same flaw- not reading disk due to the damage of flexible conductor. This … Continue reading →

Here is software, source code and excel worksheet to check citizens personal identification code used in Lithuania. Checking the code is mandatory when filling various legal documents. Here is the checker as independent MS Visual Basic program. As I have … Continue reading →

There is special term- memory leak. What it is? Looks similar to brain leak, or that old joke from old zombie movie: brains brains…! In real world, the bug in memory management is described as memory leak. Every program use … Continue reading →

I was forced to build some VPN (virtual private network)… I examined all my available documentation, did all RTFM and consulted with some gurus from local unix newsgroup. I selected first available VPN type: PPTP. I am using Linux Debian … Continue reading →