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How the AmigaHASP was born

by Michael_Haephrati

Michael Haephrati describes how a hardware copy protection dongle was developed.

Arduino Platform - Working with Shift Registers

by DaveAuld

A beginners' introduction to using shift registers with the Arduino

Securing access to Cisco routers

by Mario Majčica

A simple best practice for configuring the remote access to a Cisco IOS devices.

Netgear GS108 - 8 Blinking Link LEDs - Can we fix it? Yes we CAN!

by DaveAuld

Netgear GS108 8-port Gigabit switch is unhappy, only wants to blink.......blink no more!

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A PicRS232 control with a PIC microcontroller serial port

by Metaconta

You can have a small home automation system controlling the serial port and a PIC microcontroller.

Repairing a Dead Netgear JGS516 Network Switch

by DaveAuld

Repair can often be just as effective, this is how I repaired my dead switch.

How the AmigaHASP was born

by Michael_Haephrati

Michael Haephrati describes how a hardware copy protection dongle was developed.

Securing access to Cisco routers

by Mario Majčica

A simple best practice for configuring the remote access to a Cisco IOS devices.

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Hardware

How the AmigaHASP was born

30 Aug 2022 by Michael_Haephrati

Michael Haephrati describes how a hardware copy protection dongle was developed.

Hardware

Arduino Platform - Working with Shift Registers

12 Apr 2012 by DaveAuld

A beginners' introduction to using shift registers with the Arduino

Securing access to Cisco routers

19 Apr 2012 by Mario Majčica

A simple best practice for configuring the remote access to a Cisco IOS devices.

Hardware

SysAdmin

Network

Netgear GS108 - 8 Blinking Link LEDs - Can we fix it? Yes we CAN!

29 Feb 2012 by DaveAuld

Netgear GS108 8-port Gigabit switch is unhappy, only wants to blink.......blink no more!

Hardware

ESD System Communication Failure Fail Safe Software Implementation

12 Apr 2012 by DaveAuld

Introduction to implementing a Fail Safe communications failure ESD System architecture.

Hardware

Design

Architect

Repairing a Dead Netgear JGS516 Network Switch

30 Aug 2022 by DaveAuld

Repair can often be just as effective, this is how I repaired my dead switch.

Hardware

Identify Unknown Hardware Using Hardware IDs

4 Jan 2012 by DaveAuld

Use the Hardware ID to determine product information

Hardware

WMI Scripts and Documentation

28 Jan 2013 by SoMad

First of all, you should be prepared for a lot of the information coming from old articles - this is not a bad thing as long as it works :).I would suggest starting with these MSDN articles:WMI Scripting Primer: Part 1[^]WMI Tasks for Scripts and Applications [Local...

Windows

Hardware

WMI Scripts and Documentation

8 Sep 2013 by Michael Haephrati

The proper answer would depend on your programming language. For example, VBScriptstrComputer = "."Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _ & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")Set colScheduledJobs = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ...

Windows

Hardware

The Hybrid Alternative - Did it make a difference?

1 Mar 2012 by DaveAuld

Swapping out a standard HDD for a Hybrid HDD in my ageing Acer 6935

Hardware

WMI Scripts and Documentation

25 Jan 2013 by Sean Cundiff

Hello,Are there any good resources out there or a WMI script repository for pulling hardware information such as hard drive status, raid status, or power supply status? I'm looking for information on how to remotely pull this information from Windows Servers.Thanks

Windows

Hardware

WMI Scripts and Documentation

7 Mar 2013 by ledtech3

One main resource is the script center.http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter[^]The the script center repositoryhttp://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter[^]That is a great resource for learning about different scripts from vb script to powershell scripting.Have a...

Windows

Hardware

A PicRS232 control with a PIC microcontroller serial port

30 Aug 2022 by Metaconta