Author Archives: Dennis

There are good solutions for maintaining network hardware.

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Dennis

I, by choice, prefer working with software. When I deal with networks, it’s usually only so that I can solve some problem and then get back to working on my software projects. That being the case, I often find myself … Continue reading →

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Extending std::exception

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Dennis

So you’re writing some C++ code, feeling all object oriented and all, and you decide you’d like an application specific exception whenever one of your methods has an issue. You’d like to have error messages that the exception can print … Continue reading →

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Adding more disk space with LVM2

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Dennis

I’ve always known that virtualizing things can make management of all types of resources easier. Recently, I had the most pleasant experience adding disk space to a virtual machine. Of course, if you use LVM, this can happen just as … Continue reading →

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FX2 CyStream throughput test with SDCC and fx2lib

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Dennis

I’ve been optimizing my firmware for throughput and I thought a good benchmark would be to test it against the CyStream example provided by Cypress. I modified their CyStream.c file to be compatible with the latest firmware file provided by … Continue reading →

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GnuCash Budget Followup

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Dennis

Here is a followup to a few questions that have come up since my GnuCash Budget post. How much did I spend for this month? I find the Cash Flow report useful for this question. (Reports->Income & Expense->Cash Flow). You … Continue reading →

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Finding the Best Mobile Broadband Service

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Dennis



Mobile broadband is an exciting, fairly new service that provides wireless Internet access virtually anywhere you can get a mobile phone signal. The service usually requires some sort of data stick or card and is a very reasonably priced service … Continue reading →

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