Project Enclosures, Too Many of the Wrong Choices
Working on a small project and need to hide some power adapters and small devices.
Spent a few hours searching around for a cheap plastic retail project enclosures when I came across the ELK-PB1 which is close to what I need but it comes in only one size.
Also found the Reglocard Plus enclosure which might work, but again, very speciality item with no options.
Anyone have a good source for wall mount plastic project enclosures with an access cover/door?
Sending Video to Grandma and Grandpa Through KakaoTalk
Sending video of the first and only grandchild to grandma and grandpa is somewhat of a challenge. Internet access is the primary limitation which is currently 3G data through their recently acquired smartphones. I got them setup using the KakaoTalk chat app for easily sending pictures and text messages back and forth. Using it for video was limiting because high quality videos were too short and longer, low quality videos, weren’t any good for anything besides sending through KakaoTalk.
After doing some experiments using Nero Record to down-size recorded HD video I found I could get over 3 minutes of decent quality video sent through KakaoTalk. This gave me the benefit of recording HD video for permanent record (i.e. burning to DVD) and being able to send a reasonably long video through KakaoTalk for easy access.
The following YouTube video is a walk through of the process.
Good-bye CMS Made Simple Hello WordPress
As a long time CMS Made Simple user I’m sad to report that it’s time for me to move on and standardize on WordPress.
Years ago when WordPress was just viewed as a just a blogging platform I decided to standardize on using CMS Made Simple. It was a good move and still is a great tool for the following reasons:
- Actively developed
- Community support
- Smarty template engine support
- Straight forward design
- Easy to use
- Templates
If you haven’t at least heard about the project it’s worth the time to checkout all of the features.
Despite the good memories with CMS Made Simple I’ve decided that I’ve got to cut back on my repertoire and standardize on WordPress and Drupal.
Nobody likes to admit their site is using a template but I’m thinking of upgrading to the UBlog WordPress Theme. More to follow…
OpenWRT Installation Tutorial on a N600 TL-WDR3600 Router
After several failed attempts to find a well supported router that was reasonably priced I picked up a TP-LINK N600 TL-WDR3600 router and found the right OpenWRT firmware to install on it.
As part of the project I produced my first YouTube video that walks through the process. The video walks through located the correct firmware on the OpenWRT site and upgrading the factory default firmware using the built-in web interface.
If you’re going to be using the video as a guide here is the link to the OpenWRT firmware for the TL-WDR3600 router.
My thanks goes out to Michael Kuron for his blog posting about his experiences with the TL-WDR3600 and OpenWRT whose blog posting convinced me to purchase this router.