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- Radiofax: The Quest for ZSJ Cape Naval, South Africa (+ Updates)
- Can’t Copy that Floppy? KryoFlux Can! feat. Unistat V4.53
- Opinion: Finding a Decent EU to AU (Reverse) Travel Adapter
- Failed, Teardown: Cowin E7 Pro Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones
- Radiofax Tips: Modify kiwifax.py for Better DX Use, Slant Correction Factors & Status
- Radiofax: RBW41 (?) Murmansk, Russia
- Radiofax: JFX Kagoshima (Japan Fisheries)
- Radiofax: HLL2 Seoul, South Korea (Korean Meteorological Administration)
- Radiofax: NMG New Orleans, Louisiana (National Weather Service/NOAA, USA)
- Radiofax: NMF Boston, Massachusetts (National Weather Service/NOAA, USA)
- Radiofax: NOJ Kodiak, Alaska (National Weather Service/NOAA, USA)
- Tested: Generic “Sintechi” FC1307A-based SD to IDE Adapter (SD35VC0)
- Quick Teardown: Mini VGA2HDMI Converter
- Weekend Project: MMA8451Q Accelerometer as a Microphone?
- Radiofax: NMC Pt. Reyes California (National Weather Service/NOAA, USA)
- Radiofax: DDH3/DDK3/DDK6 (Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany)
- Radiofax News: BMF Confirmed Offline, VMC/VMW Transmission Fault & Radiofax Status
- Radiofax: KVM70 Honolulu, Hawaii (National Weather Service/NOAA, USA)
- Radiofax: GYA (Northwood, United Kingdom)
- Quick Tip: Use kiwirecorder.py to Automate Recordings & Evade Inactivity Time-Outs
- Quick Teardown, Pairing: J.Burrows Wireless 2.4Ghz USB Keyboard & Mouse Combo
- Radiofax: HSW64 (Weather Forecast Division, Thai Meteorological Department)
- Radiofax: CBV/CBM (Armada De Chile, Servicio Meteorologico)
- Radiofax: JMH/JMH2/JMH4 (Japan Meteorological Agency)
- Radiofax: ZKLF (Metservice, New Zealand)
- Radiofax: SVJ4 (Hellenic National Meteorological Service, Athens Marine Meteorological Centre, Greece)
- Radiofax: VCO (Canadian Ice Service, Environment & Climate Change, Canada)
- Teardown: Cowin HE5A SportFree Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Bluetooth Earphones
- Radio: RadioFax/HF Fax Reception on KiwiSDR with kiwifax.py
- Radio: JJC/9VF Kyodo HF Fax *MEGA* Gallery (Aug 2017 – Jan 2019)
- Repair: SteelSeries Sensei “Pro Gaming” Laser Mouse (62150)
- Troubleshoot, Repair: TP-Link UE300 USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter
- Tech Flashback: Diamond SM56LE-PCT V.92 56k Internal PCI Modem (I56PSP-F40)
- Tech Flashback: KDS Converter/Measure/Calculator 5m (YS-5010ME)
- Salvage: Techway Endeavour II Computer (Part 2)
- Tech Flashback: Colourful Memories – Floppies & RAM
- WebSDRs: The Urban SWL’s Dream, a DXers’ Tool, & the End of DXpeditions?
- Review, Teardown & Test: Portable USB 18650 Li-Ion Rechargeable Fans (x3)
- Random: Happy New Year (2019) – Reflections, ABC/TBS Satellite Feed & Other Stuff
- Salvage: Techway Endeavour II Computer (Part 1)
- Teardown: Eveready General Purpose (No. 909) 6V Carbon-Zinc Lantern Battery
- Analysis: Freeview TV Services in Sydney, Australia (27th December 2018)
- Service Call: Samsung HD204UI 2TB SpinPoint F4EG Hard Drive in Trouble
- Event: Sony Alpha Sessions Sydney (6-8th December 2018)
- Review: ADATA Ultimate SU650 480GB 3D NAND SSD (ASU650SS-480GT-R)
- Review: EEVBlog HVP-70 (70Mhz) & Micsig DP10013 (100Mhz) High Voltage Differential Probes
- Project: DIY Weather Station & Displays
- Quick Review: LG 27UD59-B 27″ UHD 4K IPS LED Monitor with Freesync
- Random: Crap Cables, USB Charger Repair, USB “Condom” & Win10 October Update
- Quick Review: Xiaomi Wiha Screwdriver Set (JXLSD01XH)
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Tag Archives: site update
Site Update: HTTPS (at last), with a Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
Just the other day, an anonymous poster commented on one of my recent posts asking whether I had considered using HTTPS and reminding me that I needed a Privacy Policy due to the use of Google Adsense and Google Analytics. … Continue reading
Random: 3M Views, Birthday Analysis and Taronga Zoo
“It’s been a while since I last posted.” “A lot has happened since my last posting …” It’s unfortunate, but I’m afraid that this might be the way I start most of my posts in the future. Life has become … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged analysis, event, photography, random, site update, visited
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Site Update: 2.5M Views, Holiday Plans & Optical Disc Corner
The site’s been pretty quiet as compared to how it was before the start of the year. I didn’t expect it to get this way, but it did, for better or for worse. The first major leg of my holiday … Continue reading
Random: Birthday, Reflections, Taronga, CeBIT & the Kitchen Sink
#include <stdio.h> int main (void) { printf(“Hello World!”); return(0); } It’s been quiet. Too quiet. Sorry for that. While I did say I was going on holidays and would be on a hiatus, I didn’t expect it to be a … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Event, Opinion, Photography, Travel
Tagged analysis, cebit, electronics, event, power, random, repair, site update, travel
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Site Update: 2 Million Views & Site Future
Readers may have noticed recently that my posting schedule has become rather erratic and sometimes posts have been getting rather thin on the ground. This is because I’ve been extraordinarily busy behind the scenes, and a few things had happened, … Continue reading
Modification: Manson HCS-3102 Power Supply Output On/Off Switch
Three years ago, I purchased a pair of Manson HCS-3102 programmable switch-mode power supplies. These were not particularly expensive supplies, and judging by some of the noises they made and the granularity of the programming and read-back, weren’t particularly high … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics
Tagged electronics, improvise, mods, power supply, site update, test, test equipment, tested
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Failed: Cheap and Nasty SMA Right-Angle Adapter (& Site Update)
If you’re a bit of a radio equipment user like myself, you’ll find that you’ve always got an amazing array of different connector needs. For example, you might have some older TV tuners with a “PAL” connector, some satellite equipment … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Radio
Tagged cheap, fail, failed, made-in-china, radio, rf, site update
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Site Update: A Trip to Melbourne for OzWater’16
Readers may have noted the slight quieting down of the site over the past weeks – indeed, this is a sign of my continuing busyness. As I like to say, what people see is the results, but only you know … Continue reading
Site Update: Celebrating 1 million+ views (25 Jan 13 – 3 Sep 15)
On 23rd January 2013, this site (i.e. goughlui.com) was officially born out of the ashes of gough.ath.cx, formerly served from home on an ADSL2+ link with a humble Raspberry Pi Model B with WordPress, and before that, a Pentium III … Continue reading
Site Update: Major Downtime at 29/07/2015 1044UTC – Cause: GoDaddy
I was going to spend some time in the evening (here in Sydney, Australia) doing some blogging when, to my surprise, I got an e-mail from my uptime monitor saying I had been downed for over 20 minutes. The downtime … Continue reading
Project Adverpising: A Wi-Fi Beacon with Raspberry Pi
Privacy is a major issue, especially as we continue to gear-up and carry various wireless devices which emit signals which can be used to track our movements, be it just a smartphone with Wi-Fi turned on, probing for access points … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Radio, Raspberry Pi
Tagged computer, networking, project, raspberry pi, rf, site update, wifi, wireless
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Happy Birthday: Facebook Post Experiment & SSH Honeypot
Another birthday, and it’s a reminder that yet another year has passed. Time seems to pass by quickly, even when you do your best to make the most of every day without overloading yourself. That’s just how life is, I … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Event, Uncategorized
Tagged experiment, personal, project, site announcements, site update
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Random: Happy 2nd Anniversary to goughlui.com
In late December, I warned that the site might get a little bit quiet. That wasn’t an empty threat, as for the past month, there really hasn’t been anything new on here. Here’s a little update as to what has … Continue reading
Mega Random: Merry Christmas, Site Updates, Transport Updates etc.
Gee, it’s been ages since my last random post. Since then, countless security vulnerabilities, mobile OS updates, world news events, scientific discoveries, scandals and wild weather events have happened – so many that it seems pointless to try and even … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Tablet, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged opal, public transport, random, site announcements, site update, train, trains
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Site Update: The Camel’s Back is Well-and-Truly Broken!
As this site slowly steams towards its second anniversary at the http://goughlui.com address, and (nearly) half-a-million views, this week has been a week of terrible service. The site was down or intermittent for the better part of the past two … Continue reading
Random: Site Stuff, LG D686 Fail, Shellshock, Transport Stuff, etc.
It’s been a few weeks since my last random post, and many things have happened in the tech world. Unfortunately, because of the amount of work that I’ve had to do, I haven’t been able to take a break to … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Opinion, Telecommunications, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged annoyances, dtrs, mobile, security, site announcements, site update, transport
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Site Update: WP Super Cache Active
So far so good. It seems the use of CloudFlare CDN hasn’t broken anything critical yet, although as CloudFlare only caches static content, the slow response time of Ziphosting’s servers is still a problem. So far, I have found that … Continue reading
Site Update: CloudFlare Active
Well, I guess it was a long time coming. Despite having initial reservations about running CloudFlare, it seems that I have little choice but to do it to help improve load times and reduce loading on my already ailing web … Continue reading
Random Post: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, ElectroneX, Train Stuff, Site Updates, etc.
It’s been another long break from my last random post, and it’s no co-incidence that I’ve been extremely busy. In fact, I’ve been so busy that the blog hasn’t been able to get the time it deserves – so I … Continue reading
Random: Site Stuff, Sydney Trains Stuff, Raspberry Pi Fun, Permissions Creep, etc.
It’s been a while since I’ve made a random post, or any sort of post for that matter. Don’t worry though – I’m still here, and I’m still busy as always. If there was a picture that could describe how … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Electronics, Opinion, Raspberry Pi, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged led, lighting, mobile, random, raspberry pi, site update, teardown
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Random: Hiatus, Opal, Station Upgrades, DTRS, CeBIT, Things Breaking
It’s been a long while since my last random post. While the site might seem quiet, the Gough never stops! Amongst the minefield that is my brain, there are many pages and posts which I’ve planned and have intended to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Telecommunications, Travel
Tagged event, mvno, opal, random, site update
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Random Post: Transport Sydney Stuff, Webinar, AudioTechnica RMA, UNSW etc.
It’s been oddly quiet around here for a bit, but don’t think for a second that I’ve been slacking off. As blogging is a leisurely activity of mine, it means that I’ve been too busy for a variety of reasons … Continue reading
Random Post: Railcorp GSM-R Rollout, Opal Stuff, and other observations
It’s been another busy week, but this time around, there hasn’t been that much “random” action to note. Part of the reason is the fact that I’ve been spending increasing amounts of time inside the microbiology lab where I’m doing … Continue reading
Random: Site Update, Media Fails, TV Retune, Transport Sydney, Micro*sigh*ft, etc.
Another week, another random post! We begin this week with a quick site update – while I can’t say I have much faith in the scientific accuracy of Alexa’s ranking methods, after 13-14 months of being online at this domain … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Opinion, Travel
Tagged digital tv, opal, public transport, random, site update, trains
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Random: Happy CNY, DASH, Drive-by-Download Ads, Zoom H1 F/W Upgrade, etc
I’m not sure it’s that appropriate given the circumstances surrounding my extended family, but today is the eve of the lunar new year, so an early “Happy Chinese New Year” to all. Technically, it is more like “Happy Lunar New … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Electronics, Opinion, Uncategorized
Tagged conversion, firmware, qsl, random, site update, web service
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Random Post: Happy New Year
First and foremost, Happy New Year to everyone! Gee, didn’t 2013 go by really quickly? I suppose time flies when you’re “having fun” or “otherwise occupied”, and I’ve definitely been occupied a lot. This is probably the largest random post … Continue reading
Random: Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow …, Acer Iconia W3 and Windows 8.1, Site Update
It’s been an even slower week than normal. Somehow, after having ridden my 40km as I “normally” try to do last Saturday, and going through Sunday without any problems, on Monday I started to limp. My right ankle started to … Continue reading
/dev/random: Trains, Aus Post, Sick Seagate, and other amusing thoughts
Well, that was quick. Another week is over, and chances to blog have been slim. I’ve been keeping myself busy with my now very-involved PhD project, but in-between, I’m also doing a little spring cleaning around here. I’m just sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Opinion, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged computer hardware, random, site update, storage, teardown, trains
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Analysis: DVB-T Freeview in Sydney, NSW, Australia
It’s probably been clear from my “new year’s” piece that I’m not too much a fan of the free-to-air TV in Sydney (or Australia) at the moment. Ultimately, it delivers quantity but not quality. As I noticed the recent “launching” … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion, Radio, Telecommunications
Tagged analysis, data crunching, dvb, freeview, site update
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Random Post: Trip to Canberra, Dr. David Suzuki Lecture, Sydney Trains “Upgrades”, etc.
It’s been a while. I know. I’m sorry, but things (as usual) has been hectic. It’s so hectic, that I’ve had no time to ride bike for the past three weeks! Trip to Canberra Last Sunday (22nd September) and Monday, … Continue reading