New arrival: Holux GPSlim 236 bluetooth GPS receiver 27 January 2006, 09:09
Posted by Orhan in : General , 1 comment so farI just received my new GPS receiver from www.gps4evyone.com’s eBay store. Having given my older GPS (Holux 210 usb) to my father, I needed another one and just heard too many good things about the GPSlim 236. I will now be experimenting with it along with MS Streets & Trips 2006. My first impression is; I am really amazed by the size of this thing. It is really small and lightweight, and bluetooth mode requires no driver installation given that you have active bluetooth capability. Here is the picture of GPSlim 236 with two quarters for size comparison:
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The GPSlim 236 also impressed me with its reception sensitivity. It picked right up in my living room. The first very short trip in town also went seamlessly. The first impression score: 9.5 out of 10!
Does your 700m lose microphone input after hibernation? Here is a possible fix: 27 January 2006, 08:34
Posted by Orhan in : Geeky Techy Stuff , add a commentMy 700m’s microphone goes dead after almost every hibernation. I decided to do a search and found out that I was not the only one. Apparently the oldest version driver does the trick.. Read the following posts at Dell forums:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_audio&message.id=25135
Here is the Dell Support older version driver download link for 700m audio:
I installed the oldest available version. So far so good.. Knock on wood! 
Edit: I checked the driver version and “SIGMATEL STAC 9750 AC97, v.6.14.01.3901, A11” is what I installed.
Dell Inspiron 700m microphone input noise problem and fix 20 January 2006, 04:53
Posted by Orhan in : Geeky Techy Stuff , 11 commentsI have a Dell Inspiron 700m laptop that I love and frequently use for VOIP applications (like Skype). However, the 700m has an inherent design flaw that causes the microphone to capture electrostatic noise from its components, especially the harddrive. You can check www.recall700m.com
and
www.tinyscreenfuls.com/index.php?s=700m
for more info.
While 700m users are still waiting for an official fix from Dell, Jesse at www.jumboprawn.net has come up with a fix that works like a charm (I have done it on my computer) :
Yes! There is a Fix for the Noisy Mic Input | Dell Inspiron 700m
Remember, you need a little soldering experience, right tools and some magnifiers.
Also you will be doing this at your own risk, and should be aware that it will void your warranty..
I did it using a surface mount 680 ohm resistor that I took from an old soundcard and one 47 uf capacitor from RadioShack. Jesse says it performs better with 47+1 uf but I think one 47 uf is pretty good. My version looks like this:
The middle picture is the close-up shot of the area, taken from Jesse’s website Yes! There is a Fix for the Noisy Mic Input | Dell Inspiron 700m. The rightmost picture is the edited version that shows how I mounted the components.
Hello to the blogworld! 19 January 2006, 20:42
Posted by Orhan in : General , 1 comment so farWow, setting up Wordpress was easier than I thought.. The site will be filled with everything that I think is useful for others. Keep looking
See you!!
Orhan