Category Archives: Technology

Programming, software, hardware, and electronics.

Entertainment Center Power Consumption

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

I used my Kill A Watt to measure the power consumption of various items in my entertainment center. PVR Antec case, Biotstar TF-7050M2 motherboard, Hauppauge tuners, 2.5″ Hitachi drive. 80 watts peak at bootup 65 watts nominal Dell 2001FP 20.1″ … Continue reading →

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SSH Key Generation and Conversion With OpenSSH

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

Key Generation Generate a DSA key: ssh-keygen -t dsa This will generate an RFC 4716-formatted key file similar to the following: —–BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY—– MIIBuwIBAAKBgQDijfpmyXBZpnq8EhEhSxeJz7fNxIlWYD6t7bviDZMARh8mLCr2 bug2J1K+Rl4qoLQJ7zRGlytwQ2krTCmvVahOjy9m/QW5936rCyVS19PRdJMEEMSN vLQaMtpKbnHp0z8Xs/X1CkDmxThOlvRVjiObdd0U9eELLoo5VHauVHmufwIVAO7j l4bxgVXeX09WJcyOXAUauNXHAoGAF20ESXgTvbbdxDECa2tfTi/j1/+emNV/+zuR aq6xms/K0piZhMlkK3BD9PgHhXfqZuRT/Z9b8ja3nR34H2KL3UInCNV6kSq6h+MD MLJnNQG4wADLYw3p5Tzz/hUwtfqpZ/9e7FpBdgfooS274GgPKTG8BFRiudIztPpK 4GueicoCgYEAy8hllDrFzQUqFG0kMe8r3dOFDjMQHf6ITttmAiScwEPg+a5D++Sq bj42vkKSNgaYHc+Z8QPgerPehIkBde6wx0ukq0a8IXy8F86IasXz3wzotPeJsdKi mynQKzhSm9Jzbk/SK/yh5NGhJzz1VmHsg+ir/qReguMHfqDGCI4kSFYCFDJKXQ4h MteJHSlu62RrGwInRBOh —–END DSA PRIVATE KEY—– An … Continue reading →

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Compiling X264 on Ubuntu

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

I noticed that HandBrakeCLI displayed this message: x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: none! I thought that, perhaps, I could gain some performance by recompiling x264 directly for my AMD dual-core, 64-bit CPU. It turned out to be quite a task. … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged AMD, Athlon, compile, gpac, libgpac.so, libgpac_static.a, libx264, libx264.so, recompile, x264 | Leave a comment

Edirol MA-15D ‘Micro Monitor’ Speakers

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

A random YouTube video reminded me of one of the most disappointing product experiences I’ve ever had. A few years back, my employer gave us each $500 to spend on office improvements, since we completed a project well under schedule. … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged Edirol, MA-15D, micro monitor, mini monitor, NHT, PC, Roland, speakers, SuperZero, SuperZero XU | Leave a comment

Console Replacement for Windows

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

The Windows Console is an abomination. In this modern word of mice, cut and paste, and fast video output, it’s slow, painful to use, and ugly. As it turns out, there’s an Open Source project called, appropriately enough, Console. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged cmd, console, copy, copy on select, paste, shell, windows, windows console | Leave a comment

Windows Vista UAC Goofiness

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

Windows Vista UAC is not always a predictable beast. Today I found out that if an executable doesn’t set level=”asInvoker” in its manifest, UAC confirmation will kick in if any of the following substrings appear in the filename: setup install … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Win32 | Tagged CreateProcess, Setup, ShellExecuteEx, shield icon, UAC, Update, User Access Control, Windows Vista | Leave a comment

Hacking the Buffalo TeraStation Live

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

The Buffalo TeraStation Live is a NAS device which uses an embedded, ARM-based computer running a variant of Linux. Originally, I wanted to enable NFS, though later I stuck with CIFS/Samba. However, enabling SSH access proved invaluable for performing backups … Continue reading →

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XML + XSLT Won’t Render in Firefox

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

In an attempt to create some easily customizable Kanji flashcards, I put all the class handouts into an XML file and wrote an XSLT file to transform it into HTML. Internet Explorer was able to render the resultant HTML table, … Continue reading →

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Antec Fusion Black + Logitech Harmony 880 (via LIRC iMon)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

I have an Antec Fusion Black 430 HTPC case, which has a built-in LCD and IR receiver, and I want to control it using my Logitech Harmony 880 programmable remote. Getting it to work was a major pain. Overview The … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged Antec, Antec Fusion, Antec Fusion Black, Antec Versys, Harmony 880, iMon, LIRC, lirc_imon, Logitech Harmony 880, MythTV, ubuntu, universal remote | Leave a comment

Japanese Monster (Yunnie VLog)

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Jeff Fitzsimons

I came across a series of Japanese videos on YouTube. Initially, they appear to be rather mundane and cute. By the 11th video, things take a different turn, and by the 12th video, they’re downright weird. The videos seem to … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, 日本語 | Tagged Gears of War, Japanese, V.Log, video blog, video log, weird, YouTube, Yunnie | Leave a comment