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I got tired of running out of space on my TiVo Series3 DVR especially after recording every episode of “Planet Earth“, so I finally decided to expand the storage space on it. (more…)

I have created a 20GB “storage brick” from a IBM Travelstar 20GN drive mounted inside an Addonics Pocket ExDrive enclosure kit. The drive is connected to my Compaq iPAQ H3630 using a PC Card Expansion Pack and the Addonics PCMCIA adapter/cable. (more…)

I modified my Compaq iPAQ CompactFlash (CF) Expansion Pack to reduce its size. The modification is based on the original Silver Slider design by George Mosquera, with slight adaptations. (more…)

After I had finished the Storage Brick project, I wanted to improve the music listening experience while driving in my car. Unfortunately my current car audio system does not have a line-in connector, so I had to build one myself.

The basic project concept is similar to the AutoMP3 article written by Ralph Cottenham. I built my setup into a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder. (more…)

I built a dual I/O (USB & RS-232) cradle for my Compaq iPAQ PocketPC to better enable my development work, as well as to enable me to use an external keyboard while leaving the iPAQ in the cradle. I recently purchased the Targus Stowaway portable keyboard and was very disappointed to discover that it cannot support the iPAQ fully loaded with a PC Card Expansion Pack.

The dual cradle is based on the original design by David Landais, although I started out with a USB cradle and grafted RS-232 onto it. (more…)