Hardware

Quick hack to get Munin to graph the cpu temperature.

First of all, install Munin and make sure it’s working.

Then follow these steps:

1. We’ll use cron to write the current temp to a log file. We do this because I wasn’t able to get Munin to directly execute the command (error: temp.value VCHI initialization failed)

Execute crontab -e and add this line (this has to be on one line):

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Used my Raspberry Pi, with an USB disk as TimeMachine. Another disk as NAS/storage. It’s just quite slow… Not sure whether it’s my WiFi or RPi that can’t keep up.

But for now, it’s working.

I now own three Raspberry Pi’s.

Using two of them (and my Guruplug as WiFi AP) I connected my new apartment with my old house (= parents) over VPN.

This way I can access the printers/scanners and NAS at home.

The 2 rPI’s are used as router (using a Macbook Air USB-to-Ethernet adapter as 2nd ethernet (eth1) port). Basic howto’s are easily found using Google to do this (a good starting point).

I recently dared to upgrade from Snow Leopard (10.6) to Mountain Lion (10.8), skipping Lion (10.7) altogether.

One of the mayor disturbances I had, was when I was using my Macbook Pro at my home office. I use an external display (some Samsung SyncMaster) as well as my MBP’s main display.

I put my MBP to sleep by simply closing the lid, keeping the power source and external display attached.

(Source).

We’re quite a while later, but this is what it’s starting to look like…

Our 46" Samsung screen with a Genesi’s Efika at our (temporary) o-f-f-f-i-c-e, next to L’Oreal in St. Agatha Berchem.

Still lots and lots to do, but we’re slowly starting to deploy InfoScreens all over Brussels.

Be sure to provide feedback and to connect to the wireless Access Point “FlatTurtle.com” (unless our customer explicitly asked not to provide free WiFi ;)) near every screen.

I’m selling my Guruplug Display as it’s underperforming for what I want it to be doing.

The 720p resolution doesn’t cut it, and it’s generally too slow and unstable to be used in a professional environment (although, I guess, at home it’d be fine).

It’s been flashed with Debian Squeeze and has some iRail specific apps running on it (which will be deleted). You can download the stock fs from plugcomputer.org.

I’m selling my Pandaboard* board. Never used.

Selling because I could use some cash and I do not have the time (or any particular use) for it anymore. It was a dev project for a project of mine.

Contact: yeri+panda@tiete.be

(*) seems like my Flickr plugin is broken. > pics here.