Converting between NSString and C strings in an iOS project
I recently had to use a C library in an iPhone project, which is mostly in Objective-C. Things were going
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HMC-35HD Media Player with NAS Server Review
A few days ago I upgraded my home media player from the HMC-35HD made by Mele, a Chinese company, to
Read moreDreambook W7: Cheap and apparently features-packed but unusable Chinese-made Android tablet
Well, if you’re intending to buy this tablet, the title says it all. This article serves as a reminder to
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Rebuilding the Olevia LT19W 19-inch LCD TV Remote Control Unit
I have here in my room an Olevia LT19W 19″ LCD television that has no remote control unit. The buttons
Read moreCompaq Contura 3/25C 80386 Laptop
I recently picked up a free Compaq Contura 3/25c, a very old IBM-compatible laptop computer from the early 1990s, with
Read moreBlogspot bug: Google+ Share button and Google Friend Connect widget
Recently I observed that the Google Friend Connect widget that shows my site’s followers on the left panel sometimes cannot
Read moreXcode 4 bug: Crash when using Core Data Model from Xcode 3
I recently upgraded my Xcode from version 3 to 4.0.2 (build 4A2002a) and notice that Xcode keeps on crashing whenever
Read moreWorking with ext2 images under Windows
My HTC HD2 running on Android from SD card had been working well for some time until it could not
Read moreStill alive after all these years: NEC D3835 45MB SCSI hard disk
Recently I got around 20 old IDE/SCSI hard disks for free from a member of a Singapore technical forum and
Read moreThe old new thing: mathematics of paper folding
A few weeks ago I received the following quiz as one of the questions for an exam. The question is
Read moreSamsung P2370 and ATI Moblity Graphics Card
I recently bought a Samsung P2370 LCD monitor in order to watch 1080p HD movies on my HP G42 laptop,
Read moreWindows Phone 7 and Singapore IDD prefix 0XX
When using my Windows Phone 7 today to make an international call using Singtel IDD 019, I realized that the
Read moreInterfacing Nokia 3510i and 5110 LCD with PIC Microcontroller
Recently I started to regain some interest in embedded systems, and start to experiment with PIC micro-controllers. After some successful
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VGA output with PIC Microcontroller
I tried to use the instructions from here to make a PIC16F84A display some test patterns on my monitor. The
Read moreExperimenting with LCD modules and PIC microcontrollers
I recently got a PIC16LF84A (free sample from Microchip) and a few LCD modules at a cheap price from eBay.
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