Technical Notes
From time to time some bit of info that might be useful to others comes
along. This page is a collection of some various things that might be
useful to others. Feel free to ask me about any of the info. I'll try to
either answer them myself, or direct you to someone else who can.
- Sony Vaio PCG-Z505JS Information Indicator LED
- Tip on how to twiddle the information indicator LED, also known as the mail waiting LED, on and off using a program provided (though not documented) by Sony.
- Bad Capacitors
- How parts worth a penny can bring expensive electronic equipment to
a screetching halt.
- Proteon Ethernet Adapters and Linux
- A review of some of the Ethernet LAN adapters in Proteon's line, and
how to make them work with Linux.
- TV Frequency Chart
- Broadcast and cable television frequencies for North America
- 9 Pin RS-232 Pinouts
- Mapping of the PC 9 Pin D-shell RS-232 to the standard 25 pin D-shell layouts.
- Using SOCK_PACKET on Linux for LAN Access
- How to use the facilities of SOCK_PACKET to make Linux work well for testing
software for other platforms. Full access to Ethernet reading and writing is
possible, including complete control of the MAC header.
- Configuring RedHat Linux for Dialup (RAS) service
- This note cronicles the various factors which must converge for dialup
service to function. This is to allow users to dial into a box as a remote
access server.
- Installing RedHat Linux for Dual Boot with Windows
- A short note on how to install Win95/98 and RedHat Linux on the same
system and use Lilo to boot one or the other, no floppies required.
- Work-arounds for Microsoft Word97 Annoyances
- Microsoft seems to be out to annoy the world. Whole books have been written
about annoyances in their software. This is a list of the things I find most
annoying about Word97, and a set of work-arounds for curing them.
Send any comments or suggestions to dan@senie.com
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