Comments on: More things to do with a Leatherman http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/ Mark Skipper's continuing adventures Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Drew +Mithi http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1016 Drew +Mithi Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1016 Best Blog entry to date :)<br /> Pull the string tighter!<br /> Two baked bean cans, and Pull the string tight!<br /> <br /> Time to boost the recieving power of your laptop.<br /> Put the Wireless dongle thing on a 5m cable, then<br /> <br /> What you be needing is more chinese cookware.<br /> Stage 1: http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/fryup.jpg<br /> <br /> Stage 2: http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/usbscoop.jpg<br /> <br /> Results: <br /> http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/mk2wifi.jpg<br /> http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/lazywifi.jpg<br /> <br /> If that don't work, then replacing one of the aerials on the router with a wire linked to more fabulous chinese cookware should sort you out.<br /> <br /> Perhaps with a wok or a champion steamer:<br /> http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/wokaxim.jpg<br /> http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/petals.jpg<br /> <br /> Please report back with further results<br /> Lala laaaaaaa<br /> Smiles<br /> Drew and Mithi Best Blog entry to date :)
Pull the string tighter!
Two baked bean cans, and Pull the string tight!

Time to boost the recieving power of your laptop.
Put the Wireless dongle thing on a 5m cable, then

What you be needing is more chinese cookware.
Stage 1: http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/fryup.jpg

Stage 2: http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/usbscoop.jpg

Results:
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/mk2wifi.jpg
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/lazywifi.jpg

If that don’t work, then replacing one of the aerials on the router with a wire linked to more fabulous chinese cookware should sort you out.

Perhaps with a wok or a champion steamer:
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/wokaxim.jpg
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz/petals.jpg

Please report back with further results
Lala laaaaaaa
Smiles
Drew and Mithi

]]> By: Nic http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1017 Nic Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1017 Fantastic, there should be more cookware in comptuing! Fantastic, there should be more cookware in comptuing!

]]> By: Chris http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1018 Chris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1018 Yayy!! Hackety hackety hack.<br /> <br /> Did you try putting the antennae higher up? Radio waves like being high up. <br /> <br /> Get yourself a cantenna on the roof, mate! Yayy!! Hackety hackety hack.

Did you try putting the antennae higher up? Radio waves like being high up.

Get yourself a cantenna on the roof, mate!

]]> By: Lydia http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1019 Lydia Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1019 When you get back to the UK, Blue Peter needs you!! Havent been on this site for a while so lots and lots of hugs. :D When you get back to the UK, Blue Peter needs you!! Havent been on this site for a while so lots and lots of hugs. :D

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1020 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1020 Enuf already, I can't compete with this!<br /> <br /> We only have this router whose antennae are not removable, or at least if removed would no longer be replacable. So Im limited in scope for positioning the antenna in the focus of the dish. Also the dish is a little irregular still. I tried the triuck of rotating the unit through 90 degrees once the antennae were installed and measuring the gain with net stumbler as described on the Chinese cookeare page. I got slightly lower results which kinda suggest the signals weren't<br /> being reflected as I'd like them to be.<br /> <br /> Also have a problem positioning the unit. The router has to be connected to our Ethernet LAN and to a power supply. I konw that there are ways of putting power over ethernet and also of putting network over power lines, but we have neither here. This limits me to a long patch cable and a white plastic extension cable from the lab window. Leaving it in the lab is undesirable for reasons of stone walls. There is a student hostel made of stone between the lab and my house so I don't get line of sight until the base station is out on the verandah as shown in the pictures above. Clearly I can't leave it there standing on that chair. <br /> <br /> As for putting it up high, its not that simple because of said accommodation block in the way of the roof of the lab, but if there were easy power and ethernet up there I might consider it. Meanwhile Im still wondering if there wasn't something we coudl do to improve the reflection on those dishes. Here's where I found the template; http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ Enuf already, I can’t compete with this!

We only have this router whose antennae are not removable, or at least if removed would no longer be replacable. So Im limited in scope for positioning the antenna in the focus of the dish. Also the dish is a little irregular still. I tried the triuck of rotating the unit through 90 degrees once the antennae were installed and measuring the gain with net stumbler as described on the Chinese cookeare page. I got slightly lower results which kinda suggest the signals weren’t
being reflected as I’d like them to be.

Also have a problem positioning the unit. The router has to be connected to our Ethernet LAN and to a power supply. I konw that there are ways of putting power over ethernet and also of putting network over power lines, but we have neither here. This limits me to a long patch cable and a white plastic extension cable from the lab window. Leaving it in the lab is undesirable for reasons of stone walls. There is a student hostel made of stone between the lab and my house so I don’t get line of sight until the base station is out on the verandah as shown in the pictures above. Clearly I can’t leave it there standing on that chair.

As for putting it up high, its not that simple because of said accommodation block in the way of the roof of the lab, but if there were easy power and ethernet up there I might consider it. Meanwhile Im still wondering if there wasn’t something we coudl do to improve the reflection on those dishes. Here’s where I found the template; http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1021 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1021 There's clearly something wrong with my comment filter because as far as I understand Drew shouldn't have been able to post four URLs even though they didn't contain the word blowjob. There’s clearly something wrong with my comment filter because as far as I understand Drew shouldn’t have been able to post four URLs even though they didn’t contain the word blowjob.

]]> By: Drew http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1022 Drew Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1022 Trying to post a rude link:<br /> <br /> www.linkwithblowjob.com Trying to post a rude link:

http://www.linkwithblowjob.com

]]> By: Mark http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1023 Mark Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1023 Shit! Shit!

]]> By: Chris http://bitterjug.com/blog/more-things-to-do-with-a-leatherman/#comment-1024 Chris Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://ogham.dragonsblood.net/~bitterjug/blog/?p=232#comment-1024 ...it could be worse, LinkWithBlowJob.com could actually be a real site! :blush: …it could be worse, LinkWithBlowJob.com could actually be a real site! :blush:

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