AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

MIUI on a Motorola Flipside MB508

I have been trying out numerous mods in an attempt to better understand how they are ported and how well they work. As I continue my studies, I have put MIUI (Me-I-You-I or Me-I-User-Interface, sort of a play on words) on my Motorola Flipside.

As with before, not too much …

Real World Example: Converting a package with Alien

At my office we have a new printer, a Dell C3765dnf Color Multifunction printer. This was not my choice of printer, but it is what we were given, so I needed to make the most of it. Unfortunately, I didn't find any suitable ppd drivers in Cups for it. Not …

JWM Theme Friday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …

Archos 101 Tablet: Urukdroid experiment

Recently I attempted to change my Archos 101 tablet by changing it from Android to Urukdroid, but it was not very successful. While I was able to put Urukdroid on the tablet, it would stall while loading up, forcing me to switch back to Android instead.

The first question that …

JWM Theme Friday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …

Real World Example: Another excuse to use tcpdump

This happened a while back, but I really can't stress enough how great a program TCPdump is. A great way to show it is to include it in a real world example where I actually used it at work.

This was yet another simple problem that had to be addressed …

JWM Theme Firday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …

Transmitting data through sound with Minimodem

In my continued efforts to utilize minimodem to transmit data via sound over a medium (such as a radio or cell phone) has yielded some great results. I have been able to transmit an image (a gif file of several signal flags) as an actual image rather than as a …

Minimodem: Sending digital information via analog sound!

In my free time I have been involved in a little side project involving sound, data, and communications. The end goal is to transmit data wirelessly via a cellular phone by using audio during a phone call. I know, quite a mouthful and a pretty interesting project. My "theory to …