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Command-line Fu: post and vote on command-line snippets

Command-line Fu: post and vote on command-line snippets

By Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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Here’s a great resource for command-line geeks; you can browse and vote on snippets that people have posted and upload your own: Command-Line-Fu is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again. Delete that bloated snippets file you’ve been using and share your personal repository with the world. That […]

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Linux drivers for USB Motion Detector from Make: 16

Linux drivers for USB Motion Detector from Make: 16

By Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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pmgeahan has posted Linux drivers for the USB Motion Detector from Make: 16: Thought others might be interested in this; I built the USB motion detector in MAKE 16. The driver program provided was for Windows and was used to make a presentation work. In my case, I’m a Linux guy, so I hacked together […]

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TI’s BeagleBoard and DLP Pico Projector == Linux everywhere

TI’s BeagleBoard and DLP Pico Projector == Linux everywhere

By Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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TI’s BeagleBoard is a great little Linux system. It consumes less than 2 watts and can connect to all sorts of things; it has an HDMI port that carries DVI-D video, a USB port that lets you connect USB peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and network adapters, an RS-232 serial port, and an expansion connector […]

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