Getting MTP devices to work on Linux: Nook HD(+)
Android devices typically require you to use MTP to read and write files, instead of using USB mass storage. Wondering why? A lot of other...
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Installation notes on ipython-notebook
ipython-notebook is a nice piece of kit, a sort of user-friendly pocket web interface slash gui for mucking around with Python. According...
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Accessing local-network-only web pages from outside the firewall
VPNs aren’t as painless as they ought to be, and setting one up purely in order to get at web pages that have been hidden behind a...
Read MoreTechnical standards
In our project (Writeslike.us) we are using a number of different techniques and tools to make things done. Coding As main development...
Read MoreUSB webcam fun
Bought a pair of webcams (mostly for the purposes of playing with opencv). When plugged in, the uvcvideo kernel module recognises them, and...
Read MoreLinux on a Toshiba NB200
Thanks to Ultim8Fury, Leesa and Nick255 for the following. Presumably as it’s a fairly new model, after setting up linux (Ubuntu...
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