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 Welcome to MartyBugs.net

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This website contains information on numerous subject areas, so use the menu on the left, the links below, or the google search at the bottom-left of the page to find the information you want.

about Martin

Photography Blog - discussion, gear, and photography journal

Martin's Datsun 1200 - details of my 1971 4-door Datsun 1200 sedan
Datsun 1200 Modifications - comprehensive details for modifying your Datsun 1200/B110
Datsun 1200 Photo Gallery - photos of various Datsun 1200/120Y/B110/B210s from around the world
Nissan U12 Pintara website - details of my U12 Pintara
TJ Magna Info - details of my Mitsubishi TJ Magna wagon

Applications & Utilities
   WinEvents - a free event reminder
   SysUptime - a free system uptime utility (with screensaver hot corners)
   Uptime ScreenSaver - a free system info screen saver
   iiNet Usage Analyser - a free system tray application to monitor your iiNet downloads

Smoothwall GPL/Express Info - details of modifications and enhancements

Linux Info - guides for traffic monitoring, bandwidth monitoring and more

Wireless Networking Info / Experiences - antenna modifications, building a biquad, building a linux router, OpenWrt, etc

Electronics Projects - digital speedometer, serial port / USB temperature sensors, keyboard status LEDs and more

Photography Info - articles and information on digital photography

Photo Galleries - a selection of photos

Articles - Comments - Opinions - on various topics, including web development, oracle info, etc, and anything else that doesn't naturally fit into any other section

Product Reviews - reviews of various products


Recent Changes/Additions
Note that Martin's Photography Blog is updated regularly.
08 Mar 20 added info about conterfeit Maxim/Dallas temperature sensors
27 Feb 20 added info about using digitemp on Windows to query temperature sensors via USB-serial adapters
22 Nov 19 added info about different connection options for USB-serial adapters and temperature sensors
24 Jan 17 published info on configuring Quagga BGP with muliple AS numbers
14 Nov 16 updated traffic monitoring with RRDTool information, scripts and screenshots
31 Aug 16 released iiUsage version 1.3.2
27 Dec 15 added schematics to better show how to connect temperature sensors to PL2303TA USB-to-serial adapters
17 Dec 15 added link to Maxxim's Guidelines for Reliable Long Line 1-Wire Networks on Using Multiple Temperature Sensors page
23 June 15 added info about testing USB-serial adapters with long cable lengths to temperature sensors
13 June 15 published details on using USB-serial adapters with temperature sensors
29 Apr 15 updated wireless page to indicate WACAN connection instead of WAFreeNet
10 Mar 15 updated Stalling TJ Magna page to indicate the issue also applies to the TH Magna
18 Aug 14 published details for making a solder fume extractor
07 Jun 14 published details for making a fridge and freezer door alarm
29 Apr 14 updated details for installing iiUsage on Linux under Wine
18 Apr 14 updated details for installing iiUsage on Linux under Wine
26 Mar 14 updated component list for temperature sensor circuit to list alternate part numbers
01 Jul 13 added details on making a higher-gain collinear antenna
02 May 13 released iiUsage version 1.3.1
06 Mar 13 released iiUsage version 1.3.0
11 Sep 12 released iiUsage version 1.2.9
21 Mar 12 released iiUsage version 1.2.8
06 Feb 12 added addendum to Stalling TJ Magna page
28 Jan 12 published page on using wireless antennas
26 Jan 12 added info about a removable breadboard adapter for the MSP430 microcontroller
18 Nov 11 added iiUsage FAQ entry about upgrading
25 Oct 11 released iiUsage version 1.2.7
07 Mar 11 published page on MSP430 microcontrollers, and MSP430 breadboard interface
  added deprecated note to top of page about WAFreeNet ArmadaleAP node
07 Jan 11 added new larger photos to the Digital Speedo page
03 Jan 11 added info on installing RRDTool on Ubuntu to Installing RRDTool
11 Oct 10 released iiUsage version 1.2.6
11 Sep 10 released iiUsage version 1.2.4 and 1.2.5
16 Aug 10 Biquad Antenna Construction page is now available in Russian
  Double Biquad Antenna page is now available in Russian
31 Jul 10 Home-brew Compact 6dBi Collinear Antenna page is now available in Russian
19 Mar 10 released iiUsage version 1.2.3
12 Mar 10 added more photos of completed serial port interface circuits for DS18S20 temperature sensors
03 Mar 10 added information on non-parasitic mode serial port interface circuit for DS18S20 temperature sensors
12 Dec 09 published information on replacing capacitors in an Acer AL1716 LCD screen
03 Dec 09 added sample script for graphing multiple temperatures in a single graph
  added clarification on using temperature sensors in non-parasitic mode
24 Aug 09 updated waix.ipac scripts to use new source of data
4 Aug 09 added functionality for viewing all thumbnails in a gallery on a single page
10 Jul 09 released iiUsage version 1.2.2 (release version)
  published information on running iiUsage on Linux under Wine
27 Jun 09 updated iiUsage screenshots
15 Jun 09 released iiUsage version 1.2.1 (release version)
13 Jun 09 released iiUsage version 1.2.1beta4 (release candidate)
11 Jun 09 released iiUsage version 1.2.1beta3
03 Jun 09 released iiUsage version 1.2.1beta2
28 May 09 released iiUsage version 1.2.1beta1
11 Jan 09 added diagram showing how to connect multiple temperature sensors
25 Sep 08 published info on Resolving a Bad Hostname Error in Net::SMTP Perl Module
06 Jul 08 added info about 100m limit for remote temperature sensors
23 Jun 08 released iiUsage version 1.1.6
17 Feb 08 released iiUsage version 1.1.5
03 Feb 08 started a photography blog
Dec 07 released iiUsage version 1.1.5 beta4
30 Nov 07 new black background for photo gallery
26 Sep 07 added review of Cactus Wireless Flash Trigger V2
20 Sep 07 added info about new software installation wiki
24 Jun 07 added info about homebrew wired remote compatibility with Pentax cameras
19 Jun 07 updated OpenWrt pages for OpenWrt white russian 0.9 release
27 Apr 07 published info on fixing Magna remotes
       more history...

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last updated 4 Jul 2023
  
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