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Fun with servos

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Servos are cool. They’re small motors that can be told to go to certain position with decent precision. They’re cheap, powerful and extremely easy to control for example with Arduino. I use RC microservos at my work with Arduino to … Continue reading →

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GPSTrack GPS logger on Linux

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Last weekend I inherited a GPS tracker from my aunt who got it as subscription gift from a magazine. It says ‘Geotech’ in the back, it has a small 1 inch LCD screen, a on/off button and a four-way button … Continue reading →

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24hour timelapse with webcam

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

I have a Logitech HD Webcam C270 at work. It has 1280×720 resolution, works out-of-the box in *buntu Linux. Nice. As I’ve recently found timelapse shooting, I wanted to try how it works with webcam where the battery power will … Continue reading →

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Mikä on Ubuntu? Mikä VALO?

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Facebookissa tuli vastaan erään naispuoleisen ystävän statuspäivitys: “N.N ei osaa käyttää omaa konettaan. Pitäiskö hommat mac tms?” Ensimmäinen kommentaattori heitti että “Sitä ei ainakaan osaa”. Toiseksi kommentiksi laitoin osoitteen www.ubuntu-fi.org. Reaktio oli yllättävä: kommentaattoreiksi löytyi kaksi muuta Ubuntua käyttävää naishenkilöä … Continue reading →

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Quick review: Maemo Community SSU

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Risto H. Kurppa

Seamless Software Update (SSU), is the term Nokia used to brand the over-the-air updates of Maemo. Community Seamless Software Update (CSSU) is being developed by the Maemo community, for the Maemo community. It aims to deliver fixes which can’t be delivered … Continue reading →

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