Author Archives: Dan

October 31, 2007
16:23
by: Dan

Sensor Hack

Well, after being so happy with my proof that the server room A/C unit wasn't cycling too often, I realized that my sampling rate was low enough (10 minutes) that if it was cycling really often, I wouldn't necessarily be … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardware

October 21, 2007
12:58
by: Dan

Server Room Temps

I have an over-sized A/C unit for my server room, which is both good and bad.  It's good because I have plenty of capacity and can keep the room at 64 degrees in 100+ degree weather (if I so desire) … Continue reading →

Posted in Hardware

February 4, 2007
09:53
by: Dan

Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro

I recently helped a friend setup a new Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro under Ubuntu Edgy.  My worry was that such a new device was likely to be unsupported under linux.  Indeed, Ubuntu did not have support for it by … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux

August 1, 2006
19:05
by: Dan

Unlocking a GSM Treo 650

I’m back to using a Treo 650 (GSM, Cingular) for the time being (yet another long story).  I "acquired" this one from someone who was a AT&T subscriber.  Even though the phone is branded as Cingular, it is locked to … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous

October 30, 2005
11:37
by: Dan

New Palm T|X

So, I moved away from my Treo 650 (long story).  Since I need a PDA, I purchased a new Palm T|X.  It has 128MB of RAM, Bluetooth, and WiFi.  Whee. Read on for information about syncing with Planner.el and Linux.

Posted in Miscellaneous

August 31, 2005
19:57
by: Dan

Weather Page

I’ve put together a basic weather monitoring page to display the information from my LaCrosse 2010 weather station.  I wrote the data logging software myself, since only a windows application was available for free.  I plan to make the source … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous

July 4, 2005
20:46
by: Dan

Treo 650, Bluetooth, and Fedora Core 4

I recently acquired a Cingular Treo 650 smartphone.  I wanted to make sure to get the 650 because of the bluetooth functionality.  I have had a bit of trouble syncing it with Linux.  The easiest to get working was infrared.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux

July 1, 2005
12:59
by: Dan

IBM

Well, I’ve started work for IBM, on the Open Virtualization team.  We will be working on an opensource project called Xen. I’m very happy to be joining IBM full-time, and am proud to be a part of their Linux Technology … Continue reading →

Posted in News

June 1, 2005
18:59
by: Dan

Moved

We have arrived in Beaverton, OR.  More importantly, all of our "stuff" has made the journey as well. We had quite an experience with the moving company, which I plan to write up later. Pictures are up in the gallery.

Posted in News

May 28, 2005
16:59
by: Dan

Code Test

Today I took (and passed) my FCC Amateur Radio Morse Code test!  I decided about 5 days ago that I should start studying for it.  I was lucky that the DurHamFest was holding a VE testing session, so I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous