A view and comparison of the Toughbook H2 / H1 HDD Caddies

Having acquired a working Panasonic Toughbook H2, without HDD and caddy, had to buy one to use it.

Little did I know I could have avoided wasting $50+ on an H2 caddy.

I searched online for a comparison of Toughbook caddies, with no success. If you find any, please share.

So I ordered one for me. As soon as the caddy arrived, I compared the H1 and H2. To my surprise were pretty similar!!!

The white is from the Toughbook H2, 

the black from the Toughbook H1

There is some difference in size, with the white being half cm, shorter from each side and the protrusions that slot it into place, are L shaped for the Toughbook H2, and rectangular for the toughbook H1. The spacing though is exactly the same.

You see where this is going?

Using a razor thin blade, I cut the rectangular protrusions into L shapes.

and it fitted right in!! Of course something has to be used on the sides to keep the caddy steady, as well as on the top to remain secured inside without wiggling. The data connector alone isn't holding the caddy firmly. 

The H2, booted the H1 windows, obviously without success. But proves the point.

Repair of Siemens room thermostat RDE 10.1 battery compartment, Επισκευη θήκης μπαταριών θερμοστατη Siemens

So I've seen a few Siemens room thermostat RDE 10.1 get thrown away due to broken battery compartment.

The door keeping the compartment in place brakes and the lower part of the battery case falls apart.so the battery powered thermostat can't operate.

However if you are a little crafty, there is a solution other than replacing the whole thermostat.

first you use some THIN (non elongating) adhesive tape to stick the batteries together in reverse polarity. Make sure the ends of the batteries are at the same exact level. Otherwise it may not have good contact. (I used insulating electrical tape, but that's not optimal)

Use a thin wire to bridge the 2 lower battery contacts. Even better if you solder them.


Then use adhesive tape to stick the two batteries inside the battery case. And a small piece to use as a way to pull and remove the case if needed.

Voila the thermostat is good to go!

Toughbook H1 Stylus "Hack"

UPDATED!!
I recently got a toughbook H1 to use. I got it cheaply via ebay but without stylus pen.
Having a Toughbook CF18 pen I tried it and it worked fine!
So instead of giving 40 quid to get a replacement, I gave 3.50 and I will be able to do my job just as easy :)

Update, After I received the stylus I realised that this one, would not work with the digitizer screen. Only with the touchscreen models. It was rather disappointing, but I should have read the description better.

replacing the digitizer

Touchscreen digitizer repair
How to separate the digitizer from the screen?
If you break your touchscreen while your screen is intact, and you wand to repair it on your own assuming you found a replacement digitizer on Ebay or elsewhere, be very VERY VERY careful. I cannot stress that enough when separating the broken glass from the rest of the phone. It is very likely that the screen is glued on the digitizer as it happened in my case with my Star B92M, and when you try to pull the digitizer off the phone the screen may come with it. And if you cant pull it neatly, you will break it.
So I was thinking, how could someone solve this problem? And it hit me. One could probably use dental floss to separate the glass from the screen in a clean and non invasive manner.

Usually the digitizer is glued in the periphery of the phone, hence with the floss one could be able to separate that thin piece of adhesive and free the screen intact.
Unfortunately I managed to break my screen before thinking of that, but hopefully it will save others.

Μαχαίρι ξεφλουδίσματος

Στην συνεχή αναζήτηση για λιγότερα απορρίματα βρήκα αναπάντεχο σύμαχο σε ένα μαχαίρι ξεφλουδίσματος σαν αυτό.

Το ανακάλυψα πρώτη φορά όταν ήμουν στο εξωτερικό και η χρησιμότητα του φάνηκε αμέσως. Επιστρέφοντας αγόρασα ένα για τον πατέρα μου ο οποίος για καιρό δεν το χρησιμοποιούσε και μόνο μετά από τσίγκλισμα άρχισε δειλά δειλά να το χρησιμοποιεί. Σε σημείο που γύρισε πρόσφατα και μου είπε "μακάρι να είχαμε και άλλο". Τόσο πολύ χρήσιμο του φάνηκε τελικά. Σε άλλη περίπτωση μια κοπέλα μου συνήθιζε να ξεφλουδίζει πατάτες και αγγούρια με μαχαίρι και επειδή βαριόταν να κόψει προσεκτικά λεπτές φλούδες πέταγε σχεδόν το μισό λαχανικό κόβοντας φλούδες πάχους ακόμα και 5 χιλιοστών!!! Γεγονός που κόπηκε πάραυτα με την έλευση μου. Κυρίως γιατί ανέλαβα εγώ να ξεφλουδίζω τα λαχανικά και όχι γιατί εκείνη ασχολήθηκε :(

HP laserjet 5L memory upgrade

I have been using an HP laserjet 5L printer that I was given as a gift (they were throwing it away) and had written a post about it earlier. The memory I bought from that Ebay seller who was kind enough to send me two different types, was not working. Hence I've been searching for a DRAM module since. A few days back I start searching again and to my dismay I was still finding the disturbingly high prices I was finding a year ago. But I had an epiphany, I visited www.pchub.com which has lots of used computer parts and I found a hopefully proper DRAM module for 7$ (with free shipping). I am waiting for it to arrive now and put it to test as soon as possible.

What is more, after about 2-3 years of infrequent use, the new toner was about to end. Hence with 13$ I bought refill toner and the printer is going strong as ever.

Update:

After a couple of weeks I finally received the DRAM put it in the printer and VOILA! It prints 600x600dpi without problems! Hurrah!!!

Kingston KTM-TP750/8 Memory Card 8 MB

security issues and fax machines

A few days ago I was walking down the street and I found a fax machine on the sidewalk waiting for the garbage truck to collect it. Of course the truck arrived too late and I got home with a fax machine to play with. This was a heavily used Panasonic model which had a lot of dust in every place possible. I left it in the storage room for about 8 days before I decided to play with it a bit. And then after tinkering with it for 10 minutes it occured to me that this fax machine could pose a serious security threat for its previous owner for the following reasons:

Since it is still pretty much operational,

1. I could listen the recorded incoming messages on the answering machine.

2.I could hear the recorded message of the answering machine.

3.I could read all the faxes that had been received on the roll of ink paper that was stored in the fax. Thats a LOOOOONG roll of paper to read.

4. I could read the 30 last numbers that had called this particular fax machine.

5. Could access all the stored numbers in the fax's telephonebook.

Now malice is not in my playbook, but if it was, I could make the life of the person owning this fax quite interesting by having so much data about the contacts and the business. Of course such an attack would be considered kinda analog and not as interesting or in depth as getting access to an email account for example but still troublesome. Of course if the fax hadn't been operational or had been off the AC for longer period not all the data would be accessible. But electronics can be fixed if there is need to.

All I can say is: Take care when disposing an old fax machine you dont know what a dumpster dive might reveal.

Livingroom TV-Computer set up

I was watching recently TV adds about TV monitors able to connect to the internet and make skype calls. Why would anyone want to spend thousands of $ on a new TV just to make skype calls from the living room is a matter beyond my comprehension but anyway.

In my living room, I recently got an LG TV and for quite some time I was considering buying a media streaming device. Such as those sold by iamm.

However my laptop's screen inverter died recently for the second time. The first one lasted 2 years and the second about 1.5 years. It had a few other issues as well (not to mention being from a not very well know brand) making it unattractive to potential ebay buyers. So instead of dropping money on a dedicated media box, the choise was made to use this laptop instead. And drop money on a new laptop.

The screen was stripped from the laptop. Unfortunately the laptop lacks an HDMI port, but the TV supports a VGA input.

An old logitech wireless mouse and keyboard dongle that was bought separately for 6 quid a few years back was connected on the laptop and an external WIFI antenna was connected on the wifi card. (the original antenna was in the back of the screen,so it was removed) . Now I could use an old webcamera with the laptop for those skype calls I mentioned earlier, but left that for some other time. In any case webcams come cheap these days.

I could probably go with a linux OS setup, but since windows were already installed required less hassle leaving it as is. It did require some tweaking using large fonts and large icons to make them fully readable hence fully operational from a 4-5 meters distance where the couch is.

Hence for zero cost I got a media streaming device fully Internet connected.

I know at lest one who has a desktop connected on his TV. Using a laptop though which is easier to conceal has a greater wife acceptance factor C:

φυσικό αρωματικό αυτοκινήτου για το καλοκαίρι

Πάρτε 3-4 χρησιμοποιημένες λεμονόκουπες και αφήστε τες στο αυτοκίνητο σε ένα κουτάκι για να μη λερώσουν όταν το όχημα μένει στον ήλιο για πολλές ώρες με κλειστά ή σχεδόν κλειστά παράθυρα.

Η θερμοκρασία που ανεβαίνει στο όχημα ζεσταίνει τα λεμόνια και απελευθερώνει τα αιθέρια έλαια στην καμπίνα των επιβατών. Έτσι το αυτοκίνητο θα μοσχοβολάει άρωμα λεμόνι. Δεν το δοκίμασα αλλά το ίδιο φαντάζομαι ισχύει και με πορτοκάλια.

Αναβάθμιση λογισμικού στο ZTE BLADE

Όπως έγραψα σε προηγούμενο ποστ απέκτησα κινητό Android. Το πήρα από Αγγλία, 99 λίρες + 10 χρόνο ομιλίας. Δηλαδή περίπου 120 ευρώ. Γλύτωσα έτσι 30 περίπου κερατιάτικα που ζητάει εδώ η Wind.
Μετά το αρχικό απαραίτητο (δωρεάν) ξεκλείδωμα, για να λειτουργεί με τα δίκτυα στην Ελλάδα, φόρτωσα το Japanese jellyfish, που εκείνη την περίοδο ήταν από τις πιο σταθερές και εύχρηστες παραλλαγές λειτουργικού για το ZTE BLADE. Και ήταν μια χαρά εκτός ίσως από το wifi το οποίο ενώ στην αρχή φαινόταν να λειτουργεί άψογα, όσο περνούσε ο καιρός εμφάνιζε προβλήματα σύνδεσης.
Σήμερα πήρα την απόφαση να αλλάξω κοστούμι και να δοκιμάσω το Swedish Spring. Αναλυτικές και εύκολες οδηγίες μπορείτε να βρείτε εδώ στα Αγγλικά.

Για να δούμε πως θα ταιριάξει το νέο κοστούμι.

Υ.Γ. προχτές αγόρασα και μια μνήμη micro SD 16GB η οποία όμως δεν έλεγε να παίξει με τίποτα στο Jelly Fish. Ε καλά να μην είμαι υπερβολικός δεν έκανα και πολλές προσπάθειες για να δουλέψει ίσως χρειαζόνταν ένα γενικό wipe το οποίο όμως κρίνεται απαράδεκτο. Τι διάβολο; Κάθε φορά που αλλάζω μνήμη πρέπει να σβήνω τα πάντα από το κινητό; Τέλος πάντων μετά την εγκατάσταση του S.S. και το απαραίτητο wipe, η κάρτα δούλεψε με το που την έβαλα μέσα.

ΠΟΛΥΠΡΙΖΟ ΜΕ ΔΙΑΚΟΠΤΕΣ

Πολύ καιρό τώρα έψαχνα πολύπριζο με ξεχωριστό διακόπτη για κάθε πρίζα. Στην Αγγλία είχα λύσει το πρόβλημα με το εικονιζόμενο (που μπορεί να δεχτεί και ελληνικές πρίζες χωρίς γείωση -όχι σούκο). Το είχα αγοράσει από τα Wilkinson με 2.99£ αν και μετά όσες φορές είχε τύχει να ψάξω για δεύτερο δεν είχα βρεί.


Στην Ελλάδα το πρόβλημα αποδείχθηκε πιο σύνθετο. Έψαξα διάφορα καταστήματα ηλεκτρικών, με υπολογιστές, πολυκαταστήματα, χωρίς αποτέλεσμα. Το κοντινότερο σε αυτό που ζητούσα ήταν το παρακάτω:

"Premium Line" με φωτιζόμενους διακόπτες ανα δύο πρίζες.

Τα μειονεκτήματα του πολλά.
Καταρχάς είναι ΤΕΡΑΣΤΙΟ! (χάθηκε να βάλουν μικρότερους διακόπτες;)
Είναι ΠΑΝΑΚΡΙΒΟ!! (22 € και κάτι πήγε το μαλλί)
Δεν έχει διακόπτη σε κάθε πρίζα.
οι υποδοχές εκτός από δύο είναι κολλητά η μια με την άλλη. Αυτό αποκλείει την ομαλή συνύπαρξη φορτιστών με μεγάλο μέγεθος. Το γεγονός ότι οι πρίζες είναι τοποθετημένες σε γωνία δεν βοηθά ιδιαίτερα εκτός αν έχετε μόνο σούκο.
Το λαμπάκι του μεσαίου διακόπτη ήταν καμμένο όταν το πήρα! (!@#%$&)
Έχει τερατωδώς μακρύ καλώδιο. περί τα 2-2.5 μέτρα!!

Το αγγλικό από την άλλη είναι υπόδειγμα οικονομίας, 4 πρίζες, 4 διακόπτες, το μικρότερο δυνατό μέγεθος, χωρούσε όλους τους φορτιστές που είχα δοκιμάσει, 1 λαμπάκι μόνο, διακόπτες με ένδειξη on-off, ασφάλεια εσωματωμένη στο φις (όπως και όλα τα αγγλικά φις).

Για να δώσω σημείο αναφοράς, το αγγλικό έχει μήκος 28 εκατοστά, ενώ το ελληνικό 52 περίπου και πολύ νεκρό χώρο...
Τι να πω, οι γερμανοί κατασκευαστές μπορεί απλά να ξεφορτώνονται τα κακοσχεδιασμένα προϊόντα τους σε μας (υποβρύχεια κανείς;)

HP Laserjet 5L repair

Some time ago, I received an HP 5L laserjet printer from a not so computer savvy friend. I am not sure if she dumped it cause she thought it was broken or just was time for an upgrade.

First thing I did was to get a serial cable through Freecycle.org
Second thing I did was to check the toner and remove the protective tape that was partially removed!!?
Third thing I did was to put some Vaseline on the gray rubber roller that is used to suck paper sheets.
After about a year of little use, I needed to print some long documents. Then the printer started getting funky. It would print some pages ok, it would print some pages half and the other half on the next page, it would not print some pages at all or print some illegible and HUGE fonts.

I was in the process of looking for a new printer focusing on the Lexmark e260d mono or the HP CP1215 color and then by pure chance I read the article in wikipedia about 5L printers. It said this printer was facing some issues due to low memory. It has only 1MB of ram installed and that can be extended to 8+1. An other solution was to reduce printing resolution from 600x600 to 300x300.
After searching online for a suitable DRAM memory module with most of them costing above 20-30$ which is very expensive considering I wanted to buy 8 Megabytes of memory for a 16 year old printer, I came across and Egay offer who sold me an 8Mb and a 16MB dram modules for 3.50£.
I do not suppose the 16MB will be working, or if it does it will only see half of it. I am not either sure that the 8MB will work, cause on the printer says needs a 5V dram and on the actual dram card was no voltage inscription, nor was I able to find such info online for the card itself of the machine the chap who sold it to me used.
Oh well if it breaks, I will decide which laser printer to buy from the two mentioned above.

cooling hard disks

Currently on my desktop I have two hard disks an IDE and a SATA.

Initally I was reluctant to use two hard disks in the confined space of the computer box, since they would be one on top of the other and the heat levels would be rather high as well.

A spare fan lurking deep in the parts box came to rescue. It was attached as seen in the pic and keeps both disks surprisingly cool.

I haven't tried it with the box closed, but it is thin enough to allow the box cover to close.

DONOT EVER hit or stop this fan intentionaly or by mistake. The moment I did, the HD stoped responding and I had to reboot.

Sapphire x1550 cooling fan fix

some time ago I boutght second hand a Sapphire x1550 AGP card for my desktop.

The fan failed immediately and since the seller washed his hands from his sins, and the card was a major improvement to my aging desktop I had to replace the fan. Unable to find a similar one online fairly easylly, I dug up from my parts box an Intel fan originaly supposed to cool intel processors, ( I dont even recall where I got it from) disconnected the original fan along with the plastic cooler cover and sticker revealing the copper cooler and put the new fan on it.

I must admit I was extremely lucky since the three legs had a perfect tight fit with in the fins of the cooler (the fourth unfortunately had to be

cut off since it was interfering with a couple of capacitors) connected on the mainboard and off it went. The card was as cool as morning dew.

I could replace the conector to draw current from the card itself but left it for another day.

I should take a better photo of the whole card but I cant be bothered at the moment

πως να βελτιώσετε την ψύξη του φορητού αν το ανεμιστηράκι χτυπάει υπερωρίες

Πριν από 2 χρόνια είχα δώσει 2 μηνιάτικα για να αγοράσω ένα λάπτοπ. Καλό ήταν σε γενικές γραμμές και ακόμα το χρησιμοποιώ. Δεν ήταν κανένα υπερμηχάνημα αλλά τη δουλειά του την έκανε ικανοποιητικά.
Αυτό που με είχε ενοχλήσει όμως ήταν το ότι κάθε φορά που έτρεχε κάποια εφαρμογή που απαιτούσε παραπάνω από το σύνηθες ισχύ, βίντεο πχ, ή κανένα παιχνίδι, ή 10-20 υποπαράθυρα στον firefox ή τον chrome το ανεμιστιράκι του δούλευε υπερωρίες ακόμα και μετά το κλείσιμο των ενεργοβόρων παραθύρων.
Το πράγμα σήκωνε έλεγχο και σκέφτηκα αρχικά να βάλω καινούρια θερμοαγώγιμη σιλικόνη για καλύτερη απαγωγή της θερμότητας.
Όταν έβγαλα το ψυγείο παρατήρισα ότι ενώ στον επεξεργαστή, ακουμπούσε απευθίας η μεταλική επιφάνεια του ψυγείου, στον επεξεργαστή γραφικών είχε ένα μαλακό μαξιλαράκι το οποίο έφερνε σε επαφή GPU και ψυγείο. Υπέθεσα ότι κατασκευαστικά ήταν δύσκολο να υπολογίσουν τα πράγματα έτσι ώστε το CPU και το GPU να βρίσκονται στο ίδιο επίπεδο και να κάνουν σωστή επαφή με το ψυγείο, και για να το έχει έτσι ο κατασκευαστής ξέρει τι κάνει, αλλά δυστυχώς δεν είναι πάντα έτσι.

Έβαλα νέα θερμοαγώγιμη σιλικόνη και δεν είδα προκοπή. Μετά όμως μου ήρθε η θεία φώτιση. Έπρεπε να βάλω ένα κομμάτι χαλκού κατάλληλου πάχους ανάμεσα στο GPU και το ψυγείο, έτσι ώστε να πατάει σωστά και το CPU και το GPU.

Η μέθοδος που ακολούθησα είναι λόγο μπακάλικη, αλλά εκ του αποτελέσματος έχω να πω ότι δουλεύει.
Η ερώτηση είναι: που θα βρω κομμάτι χαλκού ίσιο, λεπτό με μικρές διαστάσεις που να μπει ανάμεσα στο επεξεργαστή γραφικών και το ψυγείο;

μία συζήτηση που βρήκα ψάχνοντας, άλλα δεν θυμάμαι που σε παρόμοιο πρόβλημα πρότεινε τη χρήση του επίπεδου μέρους ενός τερματικού χαλκοσωλήνα (μετά από κόψιμο) στο οποίο έλεγε ότι έχει ιδανικό πάχος.













Ήμουν στο τσακ να αγοράσω ένα και να αρχίσω τα κόψε ράψε, όταν μου ήρθε ιδέα. Πήρα ένα penny το έβαλα στις γραμμές του τραμ και βουαλά! είχα ένα μικρό επίπεδο κομμάτι χαλκού! μάλιστα χρησιμοποίησα ένα παλιό του 1970 τα οποία έχουν περισσότερη ποσότητα χαλκού.

Δυστυχώς, το πάχος του νομίσματος αν και μικρότερο από το κανονικό, δεν ήταν ομοιόμορφο. Λύσεις σε αυτό το πρόβλημα θα ήταν ίσως να βάλω 2-3 νομίσματα στη σειρά κολητά το ένα στο άλλο ελπίζοντας ότι το μεσαίο θα παραμορφωθεί ομοιόμορφα. Αλλά δεν είχα εκείνη τη στιγμή επιπλέον κέρματα να δοκιμάσω. Οπότε δοκίμασα αυτό που είχα, με προσθήκη θερμοαγώγιμης σιλικόνης.

Δικαιώθηκα πανυγηρικά. Το ανεμιστιράκι πήγε διακοπές, αν και καλοκαίρι και ηρέμισαν τα αυτιά μου. Βέβαια, μπορεί να υπάρξουν προβλήματα...
Ενδέχεται να μην κάνει καλή επαφή ούτε ο κεντρικός επεξεργαστής ούτε και ο επεξεργαστής γραφικών με το ψυγείο. Πάντως μετά από 3 εβδομάδες λειτουργίας δεν φαίνεται να υπάρχει κανένα πρόβλημα.
Αν το δοκιμάσετε όμως το κάνετε με δική σας ευθύνη.

NAS Network Attached Storage (GIGA NAS Dongle by Sumvision) review and disassembly

I DO NOT RECOMEND IT see bellow

UPDATE
For a long time now, I wanted to set up a Network Storage solution so that files could be accessed, from all the computers in the home network. Dedicated Hard Drive NAS systems, were out of the question, since I needed the solution to be as cheap as possible and use external hard disks I already had.

The solution arrived unexpectedly. It is called, Giga NAS Storage Dongle made by Sumvision and has one USB storage port and one USB print port to share a network printer.

There are quite a few similar devices out there even from known brands, but most of them have speeds of 10/100 mbit which is very very slow by today's standards. Perhaps that was adequate a few (a lot) years back, but certainly not today.

Giga NAS dongle, however uses 10/100/1000 mbit connection, which allows about 1.5 MB/sec file transfer which is not much but ok even for video transfer with no serious lags.


Pictured is the device.
It has an ethernet port,
a reset button,
DC connector,
3 leds,
and the 2 usb ports mentioned

It comes with a CD rom with the software needed to set up the device, a power adapter and a 20 cm Ethernet cable.

It is very easy to set up and the CD manual is very informative and acts as a step by step guide. The hard disk connected needs to be formated with FAT 32 from the software provided and after setting up user and administrator usernames and passwords you are good to go


This is the set up at home:
D-Link DIR 615 router,
and 500GB seagate drive I already had.











the set up has been on for a few days now, with no glitches.

The downside as I see it, is that the hard disk is continuously on which probably limits its life and the dongle itself becomes a little bit hot so I am considering putting it on an old laptop heatsink.

Considering it costs about 40£ to buy online, its almost all I was asking for.

I also disassembled the box to make some photos. It has no screws to hold it in place, but in doing so I damaged two of the four the pins that hold the cap in position.












































Update: There must be a bug on the device. I have noticed, something strange. It has happened twice so far. I copied 2 large files (a few days apart one from the other) about 600MB each. The file, seemed to be copied ok. Lated however when I tried to access the file from my PC, the file had somehow vanished. The file itself was there the name, was there with the proper filetype, but the size was different. Instead of being 600MB, now it was 30KB and of course unaccessible. The file had vanished.
Now I dont know why that happens. If perhaps was a faulty transmission, or something worse.The disk itself was working flawlessly before, so I dont think its a problem with the hard disk.
Another problem is that the device doesnt live up to the expectations of the Gigabit ethernet. The speed doesnt come close to Giga, which is a huge let down, since I only bought it hoping it was way faster than the competition.
Unfortunately the website of sumvision there is no way to contact them and inform them about it and there is no new firmware for this device. The only hope perhaps is SnakeOs. The founder there, told me this looks like the devices he is working on and I keep my hopes high!

Update 2:
It has been almost a month since I am using it, and it keeps destroying files!!!
at least 5-6 600MB files bit the dust for unknown reason. Hence it is not useful for backup

Casio EWC underwater Case for Casio Exilim cameras brocken latch repair

I have been using for a while a few different Casio exilim cameras mostly because I am very fond of the easy BestShot mode they have for taking pictures in various environments. Yea what can I say I am not very proficient when it comes to photography settings.
For all the exilim cameras I got, I aquired (second hand) the relevant Casio EWC underwater case.The type of cases I have used are similar to the following:

The latch used to shut securily the case is also used as a lever to open it after the use when the internal pressure is lower than the atmospaheric and is difficult to open it. Unfortunately it breaks quite often too! 3 out of 5 cases had this problem. The case can still be used and is waterproof at the rated depth however becomes rather difficult to open it after each use.

Looking around in Ebay I found a listing with a similar EWC case and similar problem which had been repaired as shown in the photos:

Pixel Q will be providing a very interesting opportunity soon. Their Do It Yourself (DIY) kits will allow 10'' laptops owners to change their net-book screen to a E-Ink screen design.

I have opened to repair several full sized laptops and CE devices, but never a net-book type so I don't know what kind of screen cable connectors they have and if it is a universal type cable. But from experience I am pretty sure it is not. So hopefully they will address that issue with different screen connectors of different motherboard laptop manufacturers.

And I surely hope that they will launch a product for 15.4'' laptops and other screen sizes. It will boost laptops life cycle wayyyyyy more and will be able to repair my laptops whenever the screen breaks. What? You have never broken your laptop screen? Me neither actually but take a look at Ebay...

Nec 900c Backup Battery

Some time ago, my gf was rather worried she got pregnant. Hence she rushed to the drugstore to get some tests. Those tests to my surprice, were the electronic clearblue pregnancy tests, which in order to function need a battery.

The test came and was about to goI was curius to see what was inside it so I took it apart only to find out a battery similar to my NEC900c backup battery, except the thickness, which was running outof juice.
Hence with the help of a penny which when inserted in the slot gave similar thickness with the original battery.

And now my NEC is working like a charm!

same trick worked for the TV remote, which suprisingly was using same kind of battery.

Panasonic CR2032 3V and was replaced with the CR2016 3V

Half the thickness, all the pleasure!!!
( I should copyright it lol)

How to make a NEC mobilepro 900 case for £2

Get an £1 double CD case from your local 1 quid shop like the following:











remove the white CD slips which are sewed on the back of it,










Get a car visor organizer for CDs for another £1













and after removing the internal reinforcement for easier sewing













and you got yourself a great and cheap case for your NEC 900c