I went looking for something like this a few months ago but I seemed to miss the USB-over-IP project over at Sourceforge. This project implements a virtual USB stack on one side that receives USB events from another system.
This would be a great project to combine with a Linksys NSLU2: a USB-over-IP server for less than $100.
Just got myself a Treo 650 last week off Ebay. It’s an aftermarket-unlocked, Cingular-branded phone, about $100 cheaper than purchasing an unlocked GSM phone directly from palmOne.
This device is very cool. It supports a form of dial-up-over-USB through its virtual serial port. Under Linux, I just need to point pppd at the /dev/ttyUSB0 device and the device gets itself a nice internet connection:
pppd /dev/ttyUSB1 :192.168.145.200 ms-dns 192.168.145.2 nodetach proxyarp
If you’re running Windows, it looks like Softick’s PPP client does the same thing.
It also includes support for syncing and surfing over Bluetooth. I’ll probably end up purchasing a little Bluetooth USB adapter so I don’t need to fiddle with cables to have it sync.
After seeing Typo on a few high-profile blogs, I’m considering making the switch to a different blog engine. I’m hoping this will help me post more often than I do.
Switching to a new blog system is tough when you consider the problem of legacy blog posts. Thankfully, I can probably use mod_rewrite to archive my older posts without having to worry about importing them into the new blog system.
With any luck, I’ll be able to jam my current site template into Typo and have a seamless switchover.
Three spools of wire and CDN$ 470 later, I’ve got 1000 ft of Cat 5e and RG6 (both fire-rated) and 300 meters of 14 gauge fire-rated audio wiring.
If anyone is considering a home wiring project, this is a good time. Home Depot has some 10% off in-store coupons good ‘til the 17th.
I love Slashdot comments:
Introverted, suspicious-looking people acting strange on public transportation. What a wonderful point in history to do this!
What it means is that in Canada the terrorists have not won.