Monthly Archives: September 2019

Random: Thanks Cooee, CBD Light Rail Testing, Metro Construction, T-Coil Audio & More

Posted on September 29, 2019 by lui_gough

Every week is a busy week for me now that I’m fully laden with work and things to do on the side, thus I must apologise for later-than-usual replies to e-mails recently. Unfortunately, this often means that blogging also has … Continue reading →

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Experiment: In search of NB-IoT, 4G & 5G signals on the air

Posted on September 21, 2019 by lui_gough

It seems that at least every decade, wireless telecommunications makes a significant leap in the form of a new generation of air-interface technology which puts the latest developments in radio technology into the consumer’s hands. Right now, we are actually … Continue reading →

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Random: Media Appearances, Ticket-less Parking Meters, Transport Observations, A Funny Battery & More

Posted on September 15, 2019 by lui_gough

While being busy is the default state for me, sometimes I just need to take the time to unwind and offload. That can only mean one thing – another random post full of random observations and thoughts. Media Appearances One … Continue reading →

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Analysis: Freeview TV Services (6-7th Sept 2019)

Posted on September 8, 2019 by lui_gough

It’s been almost a year since I last analysed what was on the air on Freeview in Sydney and a number of people have asked that I take another look to tally up the bitrates and formats on air. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Teardown: Two Generic (Black, Transparent) 2.5″ SATA to USB 3.0 External Enclosures

Posted on September 8, 2019 by lui_gough

I’ve almost always got an excess of computing equipment, which includes spare 2.5″ hard drives and smaller SSDs. Better than letting them idle, I thought it would be good to shove them into a USB enclosure for use as an … Continue reading →

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Project: Data Recovery from a Well-Travelled Artistic SyQuest SQ400 (44MB) Cartridge

Posted on September 8, 2019 by lui_gough

Around two weeks ago, Stefan J. contacted me by e-mail to say that he saw my article Project: A long fogotten Syquest cartridge visits and wanted to know if I would still be able to read such disks. I replied … Continue reading →

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Review: Sandisk Ultra 400GB microSDXC UHS-I Card w/Adapter (SDSQUAR-400G-GN6MA)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by lui_gough

It’s not often that I’ve needed or wanted to purchase more flash memory storage, hence the reason for a lack of reviews of products on the market. However, just the other day, I was tempted by the Sandisk Ultra 400GB … Continue reading →

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RoadTest Review: Cypress EZ-BT™ Mesh Evaluation Kit (CYBT-213043-MESH)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by lui_gough

Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity is an area which is constantly evolving, with pressures towards having lower power, smaller footprint, longer ranges, interoperability/compatibility with standards and good throughput. In many consumer “smart-homes”, there may be a mixture of technologies used, … Continue reading →

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