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Became tired of the Pogoplug cloud, so I decided that I could make more use of it as a local server. There a few lines to type in which frustrates a lot of people. I decided to take a shortcut and use the web and the command line together to make things easier. You will go to the page where the commands are. Copy a command at a time and then paste it in the terminal that is connected to the pogoplug. Once you finish the install, you may want to add other software to make the unit more usable. here is a basic install I sort of used. Warning: do this at your own risk, There are several models of the pogoplug. this only works on one version only of the unit. Will not be responcible for any or all issues. Arch Linux ARM Pogoplug v2 (Pink/Gray) Overview and Installation The Pogoplug v2 is the second device from CloudEngines to feature Pogoplug so...

A while back I did a pvc megaphone add on for the Nexus 7. Now there is a newer version that is more stable. Because of the acoustics, it works really well in the bathroom. for some reason. Basically you seal up the end that will be away from you. ------------- Tried to use the famous Kipkay's method for a sort of megaphone for the pad. Not stable enough. Used tees instead of right angles. Also sealed off the back side of the tees to concentrate sound.

Printing on  linux is so much fun. Used a web browser for accessing Cups to set up a printer on my server from my desktop.  The Cups software easily found the network printer. and after I chose a driver, the driver  was installed without ever having to load a single cd or restart a computer. Was printing in just a few minutes. You need to change a  few settings. First back up your settings file. $ sudo cp /etc/cups/cupsd.conf /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.original Then you need to write protect the file. $ sudo chmod a-w /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.original And lastly you need to add settings in the settings file to let the interface be accessible. [code] # Only listen for connections from the local machine. Listen localhost:631 Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock Listen 192.168.1.41:631 # Listen on the LAN interface, Port 631 (IPP) local host  address # Show shared printers on the local network. Browsing Off BrowseOrder allow,deny Bro...

Just an idea I was thinking of for a power supply.

An author had a circuit for a temp sensor as seen here (from http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Miniature-Thermometer/ ) : So I redid it to see if I could make more sense of it, Here is the author's code if you want to try it. http://www.mediafire.com/view/qn615bapt9t91a2/PocketThermometer.ino