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Things that are technical in nature

New permalinks structure

Posted on October 24, 2008 by mahto

Note: I punched the button to enable a new permalinks structure. This means that my articles can be accessed by their month and title instead of the cryptic ?p= default setup. As far as I can tell, that original version … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day 7: Nikon Camera Intervalometer, Part 1

Posted on October 9, 2008 by mahto

Please note: The library described on this page was originally written for an extremely old version of the Arduino software. I’ve modified the project to work with Arduino 18, the new version is here: NikonRemote.zip. Download and unzip in your … Continue reading →

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Maker Faire!

Posted on October 8, 2008 by mahto

Before I forget, I wanted to mention that I will be bringing my laser harp to Maker Faire in Austin, so stop by and see me! Bonus offer: Mention this ad, and win a free prize (or at least a … Continue reading →

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Ableconf: Free Software conference, this Saturday

Posted on September 16, 2008 by mahto

Interested in Free Software? Live in the Phoenix area? Come on out to Ableconf this Saturday, at the University of Advancing Technology. Rumor has it there will even be a presentation on the Arduino platform by yours truly. From the … Continue reading →

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Ignite Phoenix is This Tuesday (August 12th)

Posted on August 10, 2008 by mahto

This is rather late notice, but Ignite Phoenix looks to be a cool event. Twelve speakers (schedule) will each be given 5 minutes to present a lightning talk on a topic of their choosing. Check out the event site for … Continue reading →

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Direct video manipulation using DimP

Posted on July 7, 2008 by mahto

I don’t usually like to re-post things from other sites, but this one is too pretty to pass up. A group of researchers from the University of Toronto and INRIA in France have developed a nonlinear video interface tool that … Continue reading →

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Keyboard buzzer to replace console bell

Posted on June 30, 2008 by mahto

+ = ? The Idea Being a console junky, I am always looking for ways to improve my experience at the terminal. One thing that is is dire need of improvement is the console bell. You know, the really annoying … Continue reading →

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