The Android GPS navigation application where you can make a difference is out now in version 3.0. Lifehacker has published an overview about it, having declared it in December The Best Turn-by-Turn Navigation App for iPhone. Having tested the previous version for more than a month now, and just tried the 3.0 I’ve decided to share my thoughts. Here are my observations so far, both pros and cons. Continue reading ‘Waze 3.0 for Android short review’
Archive for January, 2012
UPS Ever Duo II Pro with NUT / Linux
Published 25.01.2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: battery, ever, linux, nut, ups
Unless you are running a “Home Edition” of a nuclear reactor by Toshiba you need an UPS for your systems. Here’s another tale about running an UPS with nut under Linux. This time it’s an Ever Duo II Pro [PL]. Full specs for Duo II Pro family are available on the manufacturer’s website – but only in Polish. Note that the non-Pro versions are specified with “no software included” and (as I have heard) are “dumb” UPS-es (again: unconfirmed). The Duo II Pro model is “smart” and reports real data instead of just states via contact-closure. Continue reading ‘UPS Ever Duo II Pro with NUT / Linux’
UPS Orvaldi 1000GE with NUT / Linux
Published 17.01.2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: linux, nut, orvaldi, ups, usb-serial
I recently got an Orvaldi 1000GE (or 1000 GE) [PL] [EN-by-google] to test it. This model – in my area – is externally equipped with:
- 2x Schuko (european) output sockets
- 1x IEC 60320 C-13 (PC, female) output socket
- non-detachable input cable with Schuko plug
- 2x RJ-45 for some kind of protection for network I guess
- 1x semi-RS-232/serial DB-9 female socket for control
First thing I did was to plug some load on the output (UPS testing classic: a lamp), connect it to charge, and turned it on. I also connected it to a Linux host with a red RS-232 cable (included in the package). And installed nut on Linux. Continue reading ‘UPS Orvaldi 1000GE with NUT / Linux’
Gentoo on Android – cross compilation with distcc
Published 03.01.2012 Uncategorized 4 CommentsTags: android, cross-compiling, distcc, gentoo, linux, scm, sgs2
In one of my previous posts I have described how to run Gentoo on Android ARM device. Depending on its power your emerges may take either a long time or a longer time. And your device will warm up significantly. But you have already heard of and used FEATURES=”distcc”, right? Here’s how to set-up a cross compilation with a help from an x86 box in a nutshell. Continue reading ‘Gentoo on Android – cross compilation with distcc’
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