October 29, 2005
GPS Project Pics
A couple pictures of the GPS project hardware bits.
Take a stack of routers...
...and a couple GPS modules...
...and combine them so...
October 16, 2005
Live Traffic Monitoring
Here's an excellent idea... tracking cell phones to monitor traffic. Since nearly everyone has a cell phone nowadays, if you can obtain all the data of where these phones are and how fast they're moving, you're able to pin point any traffic problems.
Mo. May Track Cell Phones for Traffic Data - Yahoo! News
This however had me rolling: "But the local transportation commission went a step further, mailing 250,000 metal bags into which motorists could place their toll devices to prevent them from being monitored along the roads." At least they're kind enough to provide the tin-foil hats!!!
October 09, 2005
Linksys PAP2 Lives Again!
A while back I purchased a Linksys PAP2 from Staples, wanting to get my feet wet in the whole VOIP thing. I signed up for Vonage and voila, I was VOIPing! It worked quite well, but just because it works doesn't mean it's good enough!
I then switched to an Asterisk setup, which I had read about before buying the PAP2 and planned to move to eventually. But low & behold, the Linksys PAP2 I had purchased was crippled and made to only work with Vonage! I was left with a $100 paperweight.
The PAP2 retired to the closet, and there it remained until today. I always imagined it would be possible to unlock the PAP2, as it's nearly identical to the PAP2-NA, the unlocked version of the PAP2. But search though I might, no solutions could be found. I forgot about it, thinking that someday someone would find the solution. Sure enough, a week or two ago, the tricks were finally uncovered!
I finally again am able to use my PAP2 which I paid good money for! I still have a slightly bitter taste in my mouth after purchasing something for $100 and being left with a piece of hardware worth nothing when not used with Vonage, so no guilt here!
October 08, 2005
Wireless in Bulk!
I need to purchase 10-25 Linksys WRT54G Wireless G Routers. Wondering how/where I'd go to get some kind of volume discount on them?
Any suggestions welcomed!