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IT eBook sites

IT eBooks is a very interesting site that promises free download IT eBooks. It is like a very large library of IT books on-line. They have very many books and they seem to have complete books on-line and links to sites to buy printed copy. The site is built using  IT eBooks Open API. Other

gl.iNet – router and dev board

Gl.iNet 6416A  is a very small cheap (around 20 Euros / $25) smart WLAN router platform (clone of TP-Link WR-703 router). It has two Ethernet interfaces, WLAN interface and USB port. The small device is powered with USB power supply. It runs open source OpenWRT Linux operating system. It can be used as a router

Ingenious Little Thing to Apply Gaffa Tape

http://digg.com/video/if-youre-a-filmmaker-you-need-this-ingenious-little-thing This looks like a cool device. I have used enough many meters of gaffa tape years ago that I know how much this kind of device can potentially help. Making applying gaffa tape over cables easy will speed up system setup, help safety because you would not try to get without taping cables and

Audio jacks evolution to confusion

In the portable electronics market, cell phones and MP3 players have greatly expanded the use of headsets for listening to music, making phone calls, and watching videos. Connecting headphones to the 3.5 mm plug used to be easy some years ago when headphones were just headphones (still then you might sometimes need to check sometimes