Archive for December, 2009

Sending post (snailmail) and fax from your file browser

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in Internet | Comments Off on Sending post (snailmail) and fax from your file browser

Pixelletter is a German service provider allowing you to send documents (pdf, doc, odt, ppt and some more) by fax and even by post, without leaving your chair, or even ... Read more..

Fridge alarm

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Just for Fun | 2 Comments »

Getting into PIC programming, I thought I'd start small: our fridge sometimes jams open leaking cold air out, and heating up the compressor in the back, burning electricity without end.  ... Read more..

Network thermometer

Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Just for Fun | Comments Off on Network thermometer

Recently I ordered an AVR microcontroller based ethernet device and some sensors from Tuxgraphics*.  It's a controller board with an atmega328p processor and ENC28J60 ethernet controller onboard.  You can connect ... Read more..