Bigpond NextG ZTE-MF633 modem with Ubuntu 9.10

There’s some instructions on ZTE forums on how to get this modem working and it *does work* but it’s convoluted. I just created a file called /etc/modprobe.d/zte-mf633.conf and added the following to it: options usbserial vendor=0x19d2 product=0x0031 and then reboot with the modem in to test it works on a fresh boot. If you insert …

Tonidoplug – a sheeva plugin server that uses 5-12watts

TonidoPlug is a tiny, low power, low cost home server based on the 1.2 GHz Sheeva processor that allows you to access your applications, files, photos, music and media from anywhere (Powered by Tonido). TonidoPlug comes pre-installed with powerful Tonido Applications – Photos, Jukebox, Webshare, Workspace, Thots, Explorer, Torrent and Search – all running on …

Boo Language aspx .Net using xsp2 on Mono and Linux (Ubuntu)

I have been playing around with boo a little bit because it has Python-inspired syntax, runs at C# speeds and is a first class citizen on dotnet. So I decided to find out what it would be like to do some web programming in it. I learned a bit about asp.Net in the process and …

How to schedule Linux to mute speaker volume overnight

Here’s a simple method of automatically muting your volume overnight and resetting it in the morning. This is especially good for those who use softphones, skype or an IM client that have sound alerts output to speakers. We are going to use three command line tools for this: aumix, which and cron. We are also …