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Serial port control of power switch
Submitted by amillar on Mon, 2006-10-16 05:44.I have an old laser printer which does not have a decent standby power-saving mode. I built a computer-controlled power switch for it, so the computer turns on the printer when there is a print job, then turns it off again later.
KVM Custom Power Supply
Submitted by amillar on Mon, 2005-08-29 06:49. I acquired an older Connect-Tek KVM (PC keyboard/video/mouse) switch. I got it for free because it was missing the power supply. I decided to make one.
Linux Digital Picture Frame
Submitted by amillar on Fri, 2005-03-18 08:05.Like many people, I have growing number of pictures from my digital camera. I decided that I wanted a digital picture frame to display them in the houseThe purchase price is just too expensive for me to afford (anywhere from US$100 to $900 or more) so instead I am building one.
I acquired an older HP Omnibook 2000 laptop. It has a 2GB hard drive, PCMCIA slots, and an 800x600 TFT LCD display. I am now working on the software setup. After that is working then I will do the hardware frame part.
