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Simple LED detector for RFID or NFC of 13MHz, without any battery
Triggered by experience with “Raspberry and RFID reader/writer, first test “, I tested a simple LED RF detector idea that can be found in “RFID detector” and “RFID Reader Detector and Tilt-Sensitive RFID Tag “. For 13Mhz RFID/NFC, the LED … Continue reading
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Car on-board diagnostics (ODB II) with android, first tests
Short version With an android phone and ODB adapter one can get access to the standardized diagnostic interface(s) of a car. I bought an ODB II bluetooth adapter to find out what information is available from a car. With a … Continue reading
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Free vector graphics and icons by freepik
Freepik has made several vector graphics and icons available. Worth to take a look. Their icons are available also at flaticon. In this blog, I try to make a short story by using freepik icons. Please note that, icons are … Continue reading
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Fritzing, tool for documenting Raspberry Pi projects
Fritzing is an open source tool, which is great for documenting your Raspberry Pi projects. Their library contains several electronic parts, and if needed, one can create own components too. For advanced usage, one can even order PCBs (Printed Circuit … Continue reading
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“Tiger in the cage” examples, bow-tie analysis as part of risk assessment
Bowtie analysis might be an helpfull tool for risk assessment. I used yEd to create my own bowtie (see the source at the end). Bow tie analysis in the ISO 31010. Bow tie analysis is a simple diagrammatic way of … Continue reading
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Raspberry Pi as security device, first look on IPFire
Raspberry Pi is an interesting candidate for a low cost, low power, small and open source based security device to be used at small office or at home office (SOHO), or for protecting your home automation… However, some preconcerns were … Continue reading
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Synergy, tool for sharing keyboard and mouse over network
Synergy is an open source tool for using one keyboard and mouse for 2 (or more) computers over the network. Usage is simple, just move mouse from one screen into another. Clipboard is supported. In the figure above, desktop with … Continue reading
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