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Car Changelog!

March 4, 2012 - Cars , Land Rover , TR6 - by admin - No Comments

It occurred to me that I should keep track of things I do to my cars. Typically I’ve done most of the work to the Landie over the past 2 years, and now it’s just minor fixes, but here goes.. Land Rover * Replaced oil pressure sensor * Replaced alternator […]

Land Rover Series 3 Alternators

February 29, 2012 - Cars , Land Rover - by admin - 2 Comments

[flickr id=”6796206814″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”large” group=”” align=”left”] Recently I had the misfortunate to wear out my alternator. It started under-charging, and my battery would slowly discharge over the course of a week. It was time for a replacement. This would normally be a routine task, if it weren’t for a […]

Epson SX235W on Linux

February 24, 2012 - Computers , Geek , Linux - by admin - 7 Comments

Recently my parents purchased an Epson Stylus SX235W for use with their Linux laptops. It’s a combined inkjet printer and flatbed scanner with wireless network support, all for a decent price. My dad uses Ubuntu Lucid, my own choice back when Lucid was current, and it was also conveniently on […]

Making XBMC work on Mint 12, with HDMI Audio Passthrough and LIRC

December 11, 2011 - Computers , Geek , Home , Home Automation , Linux - by admin - No Comments

I’ve got a Dell Optiplex 755 hooked up to my Yamaha amp and surround system, and it was about time XBMC was installed on it. It uses a low profile Nvidia GeForce 8400GS for VDPAU acceleration and HDMI audio. These are some rough notes I took whilst setting it up. […]

Setting up the Squeezebox Receiver

November 30, 2011 - Computers , Cool things , Geek , Technology - by admin - No Comments

I’ve got a variety of Squeezebox Receivers dotted about the house, playing synchronized music and audio on demand. Due to the lack of a remote control requirement (using the Android controller), I opted to get the receivers on their own. However, the setup procedure is highly dependent on the remote […]