Rebuilding the 1987 AdLib Music Synthesizer Card
In an attempt to bring sound to my PC XT clone without spending a lot of money on highly overpriced vintage sound
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Fixing video recording issues in Linphone v4.1.1 for Windows
In one of my projects, I noticed an interesting issue with Linphone v4.1.1 for Windows, a popular open-source cross-platform VoIP application. If I attempted
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Exploring Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Macintosh computers
Being a fan of vintage Apple computers, I have always been looking for a modern way to build apps for
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Data recovery after using ‘dd’ on the wrong partition
During my recent experiment with the Raspberry Pi, I accidentally used dd on the wrong partition and wrote the Pi system image onto
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Repairing a vintage Macintosh SE/30
The Macintosh SE/30 is probably the most wanted Compact Macintosh computer due to its various upgrade options, especially the ability to support
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Fixing BOOTMGR blinking cursor of death when moving Windows across different partitions
Recently I attempted to transfer the Windows 8 installation from my desktop machine to my Thinkpad laptop by using Clonezilla
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Restoring text from PDF files encoded using custom CID fonts
Recently while reading Dune: The Battle of Corrin, a 2004 science fiction novel, from a PDF e-book using Foxit Reader,
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Capturing data from a Tektronix 1230 logic analyzer by emulating a parallel port printer
UPDATE: Refer to my latest article for a full review of the Tektronix 1230 logic analyzer. As a fan of
Read moreCreating calls and conferences using 3CX Call Control API
UPDATE (May 2018): See my latest article for more information on how to manage calls programmatically on 3CX v15. The article below was
Read moreUnlocking the Linksys SPA2102 Phone Adapter
I got myself a free Linksys SPA2102 SIP-to-PSTN adapter from a friend. However, to my disappointment, it is locked to
Read moreThe good old days: cracking 16-bit DOS games
I recently wanted to play one of my favorite old games again, Zentris for DOS by Zensoft and realized how
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