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Monthly Archives: June 2010

Mitsubishi Colt squealing brakes

28/06/2010 – 21:46

A few months ago the brakes on my Mitsubishi Colt started to squeal as I was coming to a stop. It was less than a year old and due for a service in another couple of months so I decided to just wait. At first Sparshatts said on the phone they would sort it out [...]

By mojo | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

PayPal – no protection after 45 days!

25/06/2010 – 19:31

In the EU everything electrical comes with a two year warranty. I bought an MSF receiver module on eBay. It arrived from overseas and it took me a couple of weeks to get around to testing it when I realised it did not work. I opened a PayPal dispute and they closed it because it [...]

By mojo | Posted in Internet, law | Comments (0)

Same old Tory party, what happened to the LibDems?

21/06/2010 – 13:43

Selling off rail track built with £5bn of public money for a mere £1.5bn. Remove waiting time limits from the NHS, thus driving people to go private. Same old, same old. This coalition is a joke.

By mojo | Posted in politics | Comments (0)

Mouse+Joystick “computer” mode for the Retro Adapter

18/06/2010 – 18:18

I have just finished updating mouse support on the Retro Adapter so that it now supports a mouse and joystick simultaneously. I am still trying to think of a good name for it but for the moment I am calling it “Computer Mode” because it is ideal for emulating machines like the Amiga or Atari [...]

By mojo | Posted in electronics, hardware, microcontrollers, Retro Adapter | Comments (0)

Dating Recordings by Power Line Fluctuations

18/06/2010 – 18:14

An interesting article. Summary: Using power fluctuations in the national grid police claim to be able to date a recording precisely. The fluctuations affect any mains connected equipment, and allegedly even battery powered devices. The police seem to love this kind of highly dubious forensic evidence. Let’s look at their record. Fingerprints – not unique [...]

By mojo | Posted in law | Comments (0)

Making the Umax PowerLook 2100XL scanner work on Windows 7

15/06/2010 – 14:56

I had an interesting challenge at work a few weeks ago. A customer wanted a new PC running Windows 7 but he needed to keep using his rather old A3 scanner, a Umax PowerLook 2100XL. Umax only provide Windows XP drivers and installing them on Windows 7 stops the system starting up. Something about the [...]

By mojo | Posted in hardware, software, windows | Comments (26)

Maplin Soldering Fume Extractor mini review

12/06/2010 – 23:38

I decided it was time to stop breathing in leaded solder fumes and get a fume extractor. Being on a limited budget getting a new iron with one built in or a larger unit was out of the question. Actually we have an iron with extractor on it at work (Blackjack hot-air rework station with [...]

By mojo | Posted in electronics | Comments (2)

… and so it begins

08/06/2010 – 22:52

Massive public service cuts and farming jobs out to private companies. Tell me again Mr Cameron, Mr Osborne, how is this different to the 1980s? Actaully, to be fair, it is different. It’s worse. Cuts are inevitable, but doing so much so soon will cause a double dip recession. Getting rid of government jobs and [...]

By mojo | Posted in politics | Comments (0)
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