http://monda.hu/blog My reality. Be my guest. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:54:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever seen a print server from the inside?  I can appreaciate its two floor design since it's very compact.  See the all of the images of the Flickr set by clicking on the image below. http://monda.hu/blog/2010/06/08/edimax-ps1206uwg-disassembly/ I'm collecting the ones that alow you to upload STLs and give you a quote: shapeways.com growit3d.com exone.com I'd love to see contributions to this list. http://monda.hu/blog/2010/05/13/3d-printing-service-providers/ I try to collect all Open Hardware stores that I know but you're encouraged to let me know about others in the comments. www.sparkfun.com/ adafruit.com/ www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ www.makershed.com/ www.liquidware.com/ shop.gadgetfactory.net/ www.moderndevice.com/ store.diydrones.com/ store.makerbot.com/ www.solarbotics.com/products/ www.trossenrobotics.com/ http://monda.hu/blog/2010/04/25/open-hardware-stores/ I've seen some helping hands offered by various shops and I'm not impressed at all. Their price is usually dirt cheap and I can say from experience that you get what you pay for. The only viable solution is to build a kickass helping hand for yourself. ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/03/31/making-a-helping-hand-that-actually-helps/ I'm very passionate about open hardware. I'm into FOSS software for a long time since about 2000 when I completely switched to Linux, but I've only recently became conscious that it's possible to create hardware by individuals or small groups. Hardware is not that fascinating to me in itself. ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/02/14/open-hardware-revolution/ I'm using Oracle 10g, but you're free to download any other versions that you want. wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cx-oracle/cx_Oracle-5.0.2-10g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm?download # We should use alien but it didn't work for me. rpm2cpio cx_Oracle-5.0.2-10g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm | cpio -id sudo cp usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/cx_Oracle.so /usr/lib/python2.6 # Go to the Oracle Instant Client download page and accept their fucking license, then download Instant Client ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/01/29/installing-cx_oracle-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala-64-bit/ I think this feature will soon be standard in Ubuntu as many users requested it. It's absolutely mandatory for me because every time I leave my laptop I carry out this action, even at home. Yeah, call me paranoid... I've written a simple script to deal with the issue: #!/bin/bash gnome-screensaver-command ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/01/12/lock-your-laptop-and-turn-off-display-with-the-touch-of-a-keystroke-in-ubuntu-karmic/ It's a great movie with spectacular visuals. It's a must see for anyone even remotely interested in sci-fi or if you're interested about what today's state-of-the-art rendering technology can produce. I've enjoyed every minute of it. http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/23/avatar-owns-me/ About a year ago I became involved in electronics. This was because the development of the Ultimate Keyboard requires strong electronics knowledge and not only I couldn't hire anybody (without the resources doing so), but I also wanted to understand electronics and over time as I read the articles ... http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/19/joe-grand-is-my-hero/ Finally, I got my first laptop a week ago which I named nitehawk because of it's color.  It's an Acer Aspire 8935G-874G100BN and I think it pretty much represents the level of hardware integration that can be achieved in 2009.  With its 18.4-inch LED LCD screen and its load of ... http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/19/nitehawk-rocks-the-house/