There’s Nothing New in IT
Ok, I’ll admit the headline might be a bit much. Especially as we’re now in a world where automation is king (really, stop hand cranking stuff!) and mobile devices are everywhere. However, when you’ve...
D/Line Radio Blog
Pretty LEDs
Looks at photos modern radio studios in the UK and you’ll see two things. Firstly, there’s all those TV screens hung on walls to deliver dynamic branding. They may look the part but the...
Default Passwords Strike Again – This Time On Air
Breaking into broadcast transmissions isn’t anything new. We can go back to 1977 and the interruption of Southern Television, replacing the audio feed with some “interesting” content. Doing similar nowadays, where digital studio to...
Making Debian Play Nice with 802.1x and User VLAN Switching
As you could probably guess from previous posts, I’m currently working on a project that will see the deployment of 802.1x on the wired network. The ultimate aim would be to authenticate both the...
Generating FM MPX on a Raspberry Pi 3
It’s been possible to turn your Raspberry Pi into a little FM transmitter for quite a while now. Download the right software, attach a wire to the GPIO pin in and you’re broadcasting a...
What’s the story on webRTC?
Ask some people, and they’ll claim webRTC isn’t making great inroads. In fact, a podcast I heard recently triggered me to actually write this article. After all, it’s a technology that’s helping change a...
Wired 802.1x on OS X
Getting 802.1x going on OS X for wired networks is not something that should be particularly difficult. In fact, when you connect the machine to the network, you’ll get a little popup window asking...
Weather with You
While waiting in for a delivery one weekend (thanks to my partner for that one!) I ended up mucking about with one of those USB TV reciever dongles. Specifically, one that can be used...
TTL for Now
It’s always the little things that get you in technology. I’ve seen instances of stations taken off air by a simple fuse blowing. You also wouldn’t believe the level of embarrassment that can come...
SIP-ing Through the Firewall
Here’s an odd puzzle for you. Fire up a SIP soft-phone and connect it to an external provider. Dial a number and you can make a call successfully. Doesn’t sound particularly unusual. Now fire...