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    This Lady Has My Laptop! How I Tracked It Down.

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    This is a troll people. The exact same thread got started on Reddit with similar results. Guaranteed that you never hear the "end result". Same pattern here. "OMG MY LAPTOP WAS STOLEN AND HERE IS THE PERSON WHO STOLE IT" Call the cops, tehy pussy foot around, never hear the end of it. This is an advertisement for Prey.

    Here is the reddit thread:

    http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jftq0/i_just_had_my_laptop_stolen_and_am_currently/

    There, called out: Now get the fuck out of hak5 if you know what is good for you troll.

    What Was Your First Computer ?

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    1st PC I owned was a VIC-20. I played Pirate's Cove and a number of other games. I also made my way through a BASIC programming book. I was in kindergarten if I recall. Pops got me a commodore 64 later with 2x 1541's. Then when he went all IBM-compat I got his C-128 and the 1581 drive, and the 1571 RAM expander, and I don't recall the monitor but was composite in, and the 1200 baud modem.

    First Unix machine I touched ran a CAT scan machine. Another one used a VAX and I really didn't like VMS.

    First IBM compat I touched was my aunties 286-12. 40mb HD and 1MB RAM - dos 3.3.

    First IBM compat I owned was a full size IBM XT I pieced together from about 4 different PC's I bought at a computer show, back when computer shows were awesome places, and not just cheap chinese BS (that is more expensive than newegg). mono monitor, then a CGA monitor. 8088-4.7mhz 256k RAM. 1200 baud modem.

    It wasn't till we got to 386dx-40 that I started gaming.

    In Car Pc ...

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    Posted

    Check this out some products on this site: http://pico-psu.net/

    In that same vein - look at http://www.mini-box.com who resell Pico's products in the states.

    M350 combo is an Excellent case+PS starter. THe form factor is amazing.

    Add an Intel DQ45EK and a core2duo CPU, a gig or 2 of RAM, + 80GB laptop HD - and you should be out the door for less than $400.

    I'll vouch for the Pico PSU units. Only seen 1 death, and that was my error - I put a +8-14V unit on a 24V boat, they hooked it up and fried the thing.

    Zipit Image Woes

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    Posted

    So I hacked my zipit a while ago and go everything working. I wanted to try out the SideTrack userland, but I'm having trouble getting it to boot. I have the bootloader screen when you turn on the zipit (the weird penguin thing) but I can't get it to go any further. I tried using ubuntu image writer under linux mint to write the img to my 4 gig micro sd card, but no luck. I also tried writing it under windows with Win32DiskImager, which didn't work, so then I tried again and expanded the ext3 partition to fill the entire disk like it's suggested to do on IronGeek's site to no avail. I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of me getting an image written correctly and not that I've somehow bricked my zipit right?

    That you get the penguin indicates that you have caused no damage.

    Are you able to read the ext3 disk on any other PC? (use a Linux variant and mount the sucker).

    Try using dd (carefully) the windows stuff is dodgy at best.

    Zipit Z2 + Ext Connector / Serial Port

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    Posted

    I am looking for a Zipit Z2 expansion port connector. Where did you get yours?

    Do you know if you can access audio "INPUT" from this port?

    Thanks,

    Tinner

    Newark Part No:

    59M2244

    Manufacturer Part No:

    ST40X-36S-CV(80)

    I never actually buit the connector BTW, and the USB port I was looking to get at is only a device using the current kernels. You must update to U-Boot and get a diff kernel running to make it a host port. Then you gotta worry about PXA drivers for USB stuff.......

    Zipit Z2 --> Serial Port

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    Yes. I run Mozzwalds ubuntu and it was already there (minicom). THe port is ttyS2 - and it works at least up to 115200 baud.

    Already used this to fix a thought to be bricked Cisco 7960 phone. Only needed my console cable and to open minicom to watch to see that the tftp server didn't have a needed file. I actually could have done cat /dev/ttyS2 but I wanted to be sure of the baud rate.

    You DO need a level shifter of some sort. It isn't a real UART, its just direct to the PXA CPU's serial pins, so you might want something with a touch of isolation too. FYI: its a TTL level 232 port, so you need a ttl - real 232 level shifter. A couple folks have done one up inside the case of the zipit. Mine is a bit kludgy but it works for me and I don't care what it looks like. (its a full DB-9 sticking out of the side of the case.)

    Ok so we can run linux on the Z2.

    We can add a serial port to it.

    http://www.notanon.com/zipit/adding-a-seri...ter/2010/06/24/

    From what I can see you can use the serial port to access the Z2,

    but can we use the serial port and run minicom on the Z2 so that we could say configure switches and routers via the Z2. It would beat carrying a laptop round!

    I know I could get a netbook and use that, but this would be way cheaper, lighter and I can't find any netbooks with serial ports so would have to get a USB to Serial adapter as well.

    Eletronic Cigarettes

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    The only reason I smoke is because I like smoking. e-cigs would never work for me. Thankfully I don't plan on trying to quit anytime soon...

    I always find this interesting. As a former smoker for 19 years myself ( I started when I had just turned 11, snuck around until my folks felt it better to have me smoking in front of them, vs burning down the house/getting into trouble with the law at 14), I always thought when I was smoking that I enjoyed it, and that is why I continued to do so.

    I'm not going to tell anybody what to do. I've come to realize that I've become an asshole former smoker that I despised while I still smoked, so it is best if I limit myself in these conversations to simply this point, and to relate my life experiences:

    With an open mind, thinking not of your own self or situation, but merely in the abstract:

    The smoker does not enjoy smoking. He simply enjoys not smoking even less than the act of smoking.

    Continuing the addiction and not going through the withdrawal process is easier and feels better than quitting.

    Thus the addiction continues....

    Tinfoil hat stuff below!

    There has been a lot of study done on the subject, and it seems that cigarettes and smoking are self-rewarding. There has also been some research that shows that smokers actually have a chemical change occur upon addiction that makes life without smoking seem unlivable. This same mechanism is seen as the reason smokers think that inhaling toxic fumes that taste bad is "relaxing" and that they "enjoy it". It seems the only thing *really* happening is that the addiction is fed, and the timeclock reset for the next intake of nicotine. This satisfaction settles the anxiety that the addiction won't be fed. Thus its thought of as "good".

    The latter was the biggest obstacle to quitting that I experienced. How was I to continue on? What do I do every hour or so? How can I wake up and not smoke? How do I get past every meal without the 5 minutes that I got?

    The simple answer of course, is that you live your life, but you don't smoke while doing so.

    I quit cold turkey Dec 1 2009 and I haven't looked back. I think about smoking just about every day but there is nothing I will ever do about it. The urges have gotten very weak, and now I think about them as if they were thoughts of a really good steak. Sure it would be nice, but I don't have to do it, and a few minutes after it comes up the thought is gone.

    I became an asshole former smoker because the lie of nicotine angers me so much. I'm sure a number of other folks feel the same.

    Zipit Stuff

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    I just posted my serial modification to my blog and a disassembly guide for the Zipit Z2 if anyone is interested:

    http://www.notanon.com/gadgets/adding-a-se...ter/2010/06/24/

    http://www.notanon.com/gadgets/zipit-z2-di...ide/2010/06/24/

    And I just completed it, sort of kinda modified. I use an external level shifter that I have kicking around that i used for interfacing with a Mastervolt unit back a year or so ago - It's almost as big as the zipit itself, but I wanted to prove the concept prior to actually building on a newish (to me) design. It's the rs232it from RE Smith:

    http://www.rs485.com/prs232it.html

    Works a champ. Its a real rs232 port now avail up to 115.2k on ttyS2 and minicom talks through it. There is no hardware flow control (as there is no real UART).

    My primary reason for wanting a real rs232 port is that i often am called upon to interface and debug with motors, generators, HVAC, lighting control, etc. We do vessel monitoring systems aboard luxury motor yachts. Laptops need external serial ports, and take up a lot of space and weight. ZipitZ2 fits literally in a pocket.

    Uboot stuff looks really interesting, and I'm waiting for all the dust to settle down and hammer out some of the specifics and trouble before I jump into it.

    Zipit Z2 Hak'ed, Now What Fun Is To Be Had?

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    Posted

    Target seems to be the only place... and not at a brick & mortar Target, online. I found it on Amazon, but that just is on there through target as well. After tax + ship it came out to about $59.

    I need to get

    OREGON TRAIL going for Apple 2 emulator. Justifies the spending of $59.

    Zarrsh:

    Have ye a cross compiler setup yet? There is a virtual PC ready to go somewhere with all the hard work done. All you really need is to tar -xzvf xxx.yyy

    cd xxx

    ./configure

    make

    In theory just about all vanilla c and c++ stuff should work out of the box provided your userland has the libraries in it. I managed to get a calculator emu to work.

    Have some links and whatnot if you are interested that should help.

    Make A Aprs Gps Tracker

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    Posted

    When i watched 6x08 a few months back i really wanted to build one, but couldnt find the right info on how to go about it, i happen to come across this link and looks like it dose the same thing as in the video.

    i was wondering if anyone could walk thought it with me and brake it down so i no all the parts i need to get and how i put it together and get the software on it.

    im not completely in the dark about working out what i need but this will be my first pcb board and i want to make sure i get all the right parts.

    thanks.

    The most important bit here is that 16f628a micro. You will also need some method to program it. In my case I already possess a Microchip "PICstart plus", as I've done some hardware dev. You'll need something either to build, or to have someone program that micro for you. Might I suggest using a socket to containt the micro as well?

    As for parts, it seemed most of the stuff is easily available from mouser, digi, spark, mcm, newark, jameco, et al.

    One other thing folks just starting out often miss: A box! You need some sort of enclosure.

    Solid State Anemometer

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    Posted

    I intend to make something like this. I'm finding a lot of help and specifically a number of plans are available. The long term goal is to build a weather station that I can clandestinely hide outside. I live in the bottom floor apt at a complex that is fairly strict. No outside wires or antennae. I will likely hide inside a birdfeeder and clandestinely supply power, or even do with solar.

    The ultimate goal is to get me on the air as an APRS (ham radio) weather station, also CWOP. I'd love for it to be somewhat automated too.

    Before you ask, I do this because I don't want to pay for something pre-built. yes I know a number of weather stations exist that do exactly this.

    It'll involve thermocouples and sensors as I can often find sensors like that I'll need from work as discards, and likely something from Rabbit Semiconductor, maybe I'll use Arduino stuff it its more suited.

    Bricked Zippit?

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    Posted

    Ok, so i tried to hack my zipit ( It was version 1.13 ) i putted the:

    Autoflasher-r2 in my Mini sd, and extracted there.

    Then downloaded:

    wireless-image-zipit2.tar

    And renamed the: /boot/zImage-2.6.29 to kernel.bin

    I guess something went wrong, cause i do can see the "linux logo" but then nothing happens, soo whats wrong??

    Sorry, im kind of desperate, if needed, i'll upload a video, just ask.

    Thanks!

    Once you see the Penguin logo the autoflash script has succeeded. Now you must supply a userland. Follow the next bit of the tutorial.

    Best Freeware Im Sniffer

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    Posted

    why don't you just use wireshark with a filter?

    ROFL this. I can't tell you how much ammo I found when I was in control of the "router" machine that came across port 5190. Trouble is you need that machine thats in the path, OR you need on the same HUB (not a switch) as the target machine. Unlikely these days.

    Zipit Discmage Problem

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    Posted

    i got my zip it to the the open zipit screen with the fake penguin thing. but my computer wont write/burn the 1gb image on a 2gb sd card so any help would be appreciated. oh and the physdisc write program opens and i run it like in the vid then it just popped with the German word for end.

    Nods physdiskwrite is FUNKY. I was able to write the 1gb image on my 2gb SD card just fine. Try removing all the partitions off the thing (using like disk management in windows or gparted in linux). Or even try putting a FAT or FAT32 partition on it and formatting it, THEN using physdiskwrite.

    It should take about 8 minutes to do the actual writing. During that time it is in a command line screen with german and numbers going up.

    There are a couple other disk writing programs that do the same thing.

    Zipit Discmage Problem

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    Posted

    Ok im having problems with my disc image and getting it on my sd is their another way... im in windows 7.

    What is the problem? Which userland/image are you using? Have you already autoflashed it to kernel.bin?

    What "way" did you try?

    Zipit Z2 + Ext Connector / Serial Port

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    Posted

    I have me expansion port connector. it arrived today. I'll be building my plugin charger dock thingy and headphone output soon. I'm SO impressed with the DAC on this cheap ass box. Not to mention how fraking loud it is! Also the idea of text mode control like in the old days (I'm thinking x-tree gold and shit) is really appealing to me.

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