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A new version of our catflap

tor — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:28:49 +0000

Wow - now soon with a computer interface!

Optional accessories available soon!
Soon you will be able to connect your Smart Flap to your pc to record your cats movements.

[From Pet Porte Microchip Cat Flaps | The Smart Flap - Model PP0203 | Keeping other cats out]

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The Litter Kwitter

tor — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:03:18 +0000

The mind boggles over the use of the Litter Kwitter - the cat toilet training system :

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RFID cat tracker

tor — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:34 +0000

This is one of the Arduino projects I am going to try out - it goes very well together with out already RFID enabled catflap (see elsewhere on this blog for more):

Some people love to keep cats as their pet. However, unlike the dogs, cats didn’t like to stay at home and its like to wandering all around the neighborhood. Sometimes, you’re very hard to track its trace, as it can walk up to several kilometers away per day!

If you’re one of the cat owners and would like to keep your eyes on its, maybe this CATaLOG project is what you’ve looking for…
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Cat tracks in new snow

tor — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:24:01 +0000

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CatTracker

tor — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:47:45 +0000

Ah - a GPS based Cat Tracker for those who want to know where their cats have spent the last 24 hours (or more for that matter) - and plot it on a map:

A small but powerful receiver was sourced. It contains a SkyTraq Venus 5 chipset. You can buy it here.
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You: Cat #2 - Photo: http://bkite.com/02CuU (via Twitter)

tor — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:10:54 +0000

You posted a message on Twitter
â€œCat #2 - Photo: http://bkite.com/02CuUâ€

2 hours ago -
Comment -

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You: Happy cat (via brightkite.com)

tor — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:16:00 +0000

You posted a photo on brightkite.com
Happy cat (at Compton)

3 hours ago -

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Professor Nesson: Protect Harvard from the RIAA

tor — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:23:26 +0000

The following story (follow the link for the full story) is a "must-read" for anyone interested in how the music industry is conducting it's "war" on people it believes are breaking copyright on music downloads:
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A bridge too far

tor — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:08:06 +0000

This is just scary - and not even BNP members should be subject to such mashups:
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SIM card cloning

tor — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:46:39 +0000

This is a interesting posting (from Bruce Schneier's blog) - about using of cloned SIM's in mobile phones. Seen from the point of anyone relying on tracing of mobile phone calls through tracing the IMEI number (and from there the phone number) is not a guaranteed way of tracing the person who used the phone ....
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TUAW Review: Geocaching iPhone app

tor — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:20:48 +0000

TUAW has a review of the iPhone geocaching app from Geocaching.com. I have not tried this one myself so far, I use iGeoCacher, and it works reasonably well.

Filed under: Software, Reviews, iPhone, App Store
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Evernote and The iPhone

tor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:39:30 +0000

Evernote is growing on me - this application which synchronises my clippings/notes between my laptop, the web and my iPhone does a really simple job really well.

So it does not come as much of a surprise that most of their registered users are iPhone owners:
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Ecto - This server and Drupal6 test

tor — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:35:11 +0000

This posting is a test to see that Ecto works correctly with the upgraded server software and tags.

Hm! I now have both categories and tags.

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PC-to-Mac USB Cable

tor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:28:00 +0000

This may come in handy - as I come across a lot of people switching away from their laptop PC's :

Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Switchers, Odds and ends
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Ultracapacitors

tor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:53:04 +0000

This is seriously interesting technology that is now commercially available - even for flashlights it looks like.

It's basically a good sized battery that can be recharged in seconds! Think about the applications for this!
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Impressive house in Norway

tor — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:01:06 +0000

Someone has built a fairly spectacular house outside Bergen in Norway:

Villa Storingavika in Norway, a Stunning View

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Liquidware graphics shield for Arduino

tor — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:28:00 +0000

This is a really interesting shield for the Arduino - but I guess the photo speaks for itself:

To demonstrate a few *random* functions added to the TouchShield's core, I made a simple application.

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Battery backpack for Arduino

tor — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:26:06 +0000

Occasionally there is a need to run a Arduino for limited periods of time away from main power - and that is where this shiel/backpack should come in handy :
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Cat toilet

tor — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:59:09 +0000

A automatic cleaning cat toilet! (With the litter in copy-protected (well - almost) cartridges.

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Arduino wireless

tor — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:31:06 +0000

One problem with the Arduino is how you communicate with it if you have embedded it in a reasonable inaccessible place. Using zigbee for wireless access may solve a number of problems if all you need is short range access:

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