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This evening I finished off my rsync script. It now uses the “–link-dir” feature to support proper incremental backups using hard links. The system works pretty well; wander into the flat, wifi auto-connects and phone backs itself up automatically. No user intervention required whatsoever. Here’s the finished rsynchero script:

So, at the end of my previous post, I had rsync compiled and runnable on the phones via ssh. Some playing about and chatting later, my friend Colin suggested adding the backup into one of the dhcpcd hooks. The idea being that whenever the phone connects to my flat wifi and successfully gets an IPContinue reading “Android auto-phone backup part 2”

I’ve been looking for a way to automatically backup my HTC Hero android phone. All the solutions on the market seem a bit lacking – either unable to backup everything, or only backing up to the SD card and so on. My total flat backup system is fully automated and based around rsync and rdiff-backupContinue reading “ARM rsync binary for android”

View across the ForthOriginally uploaded by adq_uk

Nautilus PendantOriginally uploaded by adq_uk

Presentation CaseOriginally uploaded by adq_uk Some shots of my brass domino mask. It consists of half-etched brass sheet on leather. Cotton tape secures the mask to the head. I’ll try and do a similar shoot for my submariner mask soon too!

CliffsOriginally uploaded by adq_uk Behold! Pictures from my trip to Tantallon castle a while back.

Hey look, its an ordinary, common-or-garden coffee table: well mostly ordinary, this one seems to have rather an excessive amount of laptops/serial port hacking cables on it… Hmm, whats that though? This? Oh its that crazy treebogey thing Bt got me from Japan. (ta! I specified wee and crazy after all!) No, not that.. aContinue reading “Coffee table upgrade”

THEY ARE COMINGOriginally uploaded by adq_uk Photos from "Power Plant"; the Botanics Glasshouses by night.

Woo, finally, here is v3.0 of my etch tank: The main features/improvements of this version are: Sensible 1.5L capacity (v1.0 was something stupid like 5L). Tank now has a cover during operation. Now using air stones instead of air curtain; the stones don’t tent to float about in water so much. Dual airstones – providesContinue reading “Etch tank v3.0”