Category Archives: Tests
Test: ONVIF IP Camera
ONVIF is recent standard for security IP cameras. Due to the standard, it should be easier to integrate these cameras into a surveillance solution. From ONVIF site: The ONVIF specification defines a common protocol for the exchange of information between … Continue reading
USB KM switch for sharing Keyboard, Mouse, clipboard and transfer files
With this special USB cable, it is possible to use one Keyboard and Mouse to work with 2 computers (and with 2 screens). In addition, one can transfer files and share the clipboard. In Wikipedia, it is called “Easy Transfer … Continue reading
Experience with Blackphone BP1, “the privacy phone”
The main reason for wanting to use Blackphone is typically privacy, to gain as much control as possible over the privacy. Some reviews (mainly from 2014) related to Backphone 1: Blackphone review: security above all Device Review: Blackphone BP1 Blackphone … Continue reading
DIY Woodwork: test of wooden workbench
I needed to build a proper (solid) workbench, and I ended up into these plans “Workbench plans free“. The result is shown in the 2 photos below. I’m really happy with the result. There were some implementation issues due to … Continue reading
Challenge: How to estimate angles for objects in the sky
I’m novice when it comes to looking planets via telescope. Well, I actually would like to take decent photos but have realised that it is not as easy as it sounds… One of the basic skills when searching planets, or … Continue reading
ansifilter, tool to convert color codes in log file into color html
ansifilter is an open source tool which can convert ssh session logs (with putty) with ansi escape codes into html with colors. First, putty should be configured with “all session output”, see figure below. Next, the log file should contain … Continue reading
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