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Field Day 2011
This past weekend was the annual ARRL Field Day event. It’s a contest of sorts where US hams attempt to contact as many other stations as possible in a 24 hour window. It encourages people to get out of their … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
A super key for people with real keyboards
How exactly did Microsoft get their logo on a key anyway? In the Windows world, this is known as the “windows key” or the “win key”. In Linux, it’s often mapped as the super key. The new Unity environment (which … Continue reading
Posted in Linux
ACPI Events on a Toughbook CF-29
I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 that I use for situations where I don’t want to take my regular office-ish notebook. I am planning to take and use it at the 2011 Eagle Cap Extreme event for digital communications. I … Continue reading
Posted in Linux
Custom UPS External Battery Bank
When we moved into our current house, I had a Matrix 5000 UPS that I used to power my server room. This 5kVA unit was a really impressive device that ran on 220V and could have its “brain” replaced without … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware
The IBM “Jeopardy Challenge”
Most people don’t think of working at IBM as a very exciting endeavor. At times, I’d be hard pressed to convince them otherwise. However, there’s something very special about what a large (country-sized) company with a wealth of talent and resources … Continue reading
Posted in News
2010 Eagle Cap Extreme Dog Sled Race
Last week, Taylor and I were in Joseph, OR for the 2010 Eagle Cap Extreme dog sled race. This is the second year that the race administration used ham radio as its primary communications mechanism. Without us, they are limited … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
ID800 Magnetic Head Modification
The ICOM ID-800 is a very common D-STAR radio, and for good reason: it includes the digital functionality, dual-band operation, and a remote-able head. It’s much easier to mount a small head unit in view than an entire radio, with … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
Communications Academy 2009
This past weekend, I was up in the Seattle area (again) for the 2009 Communications Academy conference. This was my first time attending, and I found it to be quite good. There was a lot of good information on various … Continue reading
Posted in Radio
A change for me at work
When I started full-time with IBM, I was working on the Open Virtualization team, specifically on some core bits of the Xen hypervisor. I really enjoyed that work, as it was close to what I wanted to be doing. I … Continue reading
Posted in News