It took me a while to figure out how to get a dial-out connection using a Huawei E220 USB mobile broadband dongle. Mine was supplied by Three in the UK so this is specific to them, but if you’re not on three this should give you a starting point…
Edit or create the file /etc/wvdial.conf with [...]
If you’ve been trying to transfer a GPX file to your GPS unit from a Linux machine, using GPSBabel, and have seen this message:
$> gpsbabel -r -i gpx -f FOO.gpx -o garmin -F usb:
usb_set_configuration failed, probably
because kernel driver ‘garmin_gps’ is
blocking our access to the USB device.
…then don’t despair. Help is here.
OK, my original HOW TO (http://www.marengo-ltd.com/gps/index.php) detailed how to get a track ONTO your GPS unit. The Marengo Route Planner allows you to define a route suitable for this.
But many people have asked how to do the opposite – get a track, i.e. a recorded route, OFF of the GPS unit and into the [...]
This is by far the shiniest, jangliest gadget I’ve played with for a long time.
It can play games (MAME, squillions of other emulators, and also full SDL). It can play your movies (DivX/Xvid/OGM). It can play your music (Ogg/MP3). It can view photos. It can read Ebooks. It runs on just 2 AA batteries – [...]
I recently built a Javascript application, based around Google Maps, which enables a user to plot a cycle route online, and then upload it to their GPS unit to allow them to be directed en route. I designed a 72-mile route on it when I first built it, and then rode it. I wasn’t [...]
I’ve got to say it, I love my new iPod Nano. I would normally avoid such a gadget like the plague – limited Linux support, DRM-infested music, vendor lock-in, and so on. However, when I read about Rockbox (http://www.rockbox.org), a free, open-source firmware replacement for several music players, I just had to buy [...]