Sonar Is Cool!
July 23, 2010
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One of the things I find oddly intriguing about working with microcontrollers is that they interact with the environment. This isn’t some amazing insight, of
Month: July 2010
Redmine, We Hardly Knew Ya
July 23, 2010
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Yesterday I received word from WebFaction, my hosting company, that Redmine was using way more memory than my account limit. After doing some research, apparently
VirtualBox, Ubuntu and GumStix
July 19, 2010
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My next embedded programming project will involve a single board computer (SBC), rather than a microcontroller. I’ve come across several kinds in my research, but
Exchange 2007, Outlook Anywhere and SSL Certificates
July 17, 2010
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Today I did my annual heart-in-the-mouth exercise of updating the SSL certificates which allow me to access my Exchange accounts remotely, either over the web
Aquarium Controller Windows Interface
July 14, 2010
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Configuring my Arduino aquarium script gets a little tedious when all you have is a serial port monitor in which you read and write bytes.
Nifty SSL Certificate Service
July 14, 2010
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When I set up this blog, and the Redmine and SVN subdomains, I didn’t realize that I would need a “wildcard” SSL certificate (or multiple
Hurray for Webfaction!
July 13, 2010
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I moved olbert.com over to Webfaction a few days ago, mostly because they support Subversion and Redmine (a nifty multi-project alternative to Trac). But I’ve
Out Damn Algae!
July 12, 2010
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A nice extra bonus of switching to LEDs from fluorescents in an aquarium is that you can “tailor” the spectrum of the light. Specifically, if
Arduino Aquarium Controller
July 11, 2010
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One of the software/hardware projects I’ve been working on recently is a microcontroller-based system for controlling the lights and various other ancillary devices in my