BusyDizzys http://busydizzys.com/index.php BusyDizzys - Computer & video gaming product development. New products for old computers. en-GB http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Collection of emails from some attorneys, the UK Lottery, Libya & ATM co. http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/12/419-mail-fails-uk-lottery-libya-and-the-law Thu, 12 May 2011 22:49:26 +0000 drf News 367@http://busydizzys.com/ <p>Not alot else going on so I thought I would throw up some scam mail examples. Nice mixture lately, lots of lottery themed ones. Got one from a Libyan amazing considering they got some issues at the moment down there.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/NdwHM.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/NdwHM.jpg" alt="" width="350" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&#160;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/12/419-mail-fails-uk-lottery-libya-and-the-law#more367">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/12/419-mail-fails-uk-lottery-libya-and-the-law">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Not alot else going on so I thought I would throw up some scam mail examples. Nice mixture lately, lots of lottery themed ones. Got one from a Libyan amazing considering they got some issues at the moment down there.

 

 

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/12/419-mail-fails-uk-lottery-libya-and-the-law#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=367 Todays Random pic(s) http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/07/todays-random-pic-2 Sat, 07 May 2011 12:44:45 +0000 drf News 366@http://busydizzys.com/ <p>Todays random pics, "hating Apple" theme.</p> <p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/m65Kh.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.imgur.com/m65Kh.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="macintrash" src="http://i.imgur.com/m65Kh.jpg" alt="macintrash" width="350" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"></p><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/07/todays-random-pic-2#more366">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/07/todays-random-pic-2">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Todays random pics, "hating Apple" theme.

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/05/07/todays-random-pic-2#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=366 Pics of old hard drives using a HD cam (cant get on with it) http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/28/pics-of-old-hard-drives-using-a-hd-cam-cant-get-on-with-it Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:36:26 +0000 drf News 365@http://busydizzys.com/ <p>Had a pile of old hard drives, &#160;so decided to grab a pic of a few them using our HD cam (Sanyo Xacti) however I just cant seem to on with it, its not really user friendly, it just does not feel like a cam, its claiming 12 mega pixels, the shutter speed is quite poor too, to me my old 4mp Kodak looks loads better. Video however is a different story it really leaves our old Kodak behind then. So I don't think I will be using this cam alot to be fair, I was going to use it for some high res PCB work, but we will see how it stacks up against the Kodaks macro mode. Good job it was free ;)</p> <p style="text-align: center; ">You may click for the raw uncompressed versions of the images from the cam, but beware there 4000x3000 &amp; about 4mb each</p> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://busydizzys.com/temp/SANY0063.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/hd1.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="263" /></a><a href="http://busydizzys.com/temp/SANY0064.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/hd2.jpg" alt="" width="350" height="263" /></a></div> <p>&#160;</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/28/pics-of-old-hard-drives-using-a-hd-cam-cant-get-on-with-it">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Had a pile of old hard drives,  so decided to grab a pic of a few them using our HD cam (Sanyo Xacti) however I just cant seem to on with it, its not really user friendly, it just does not feel like a cam, its claiming 12 mega pixels, the shutter speed is quite poor too, to me my old 4mp Kodak looks loads better. Video however is a different story it really leaves our old Kodak behind then. So I don't think I will be using this cam alot to be fair, I was going to use it for some high res PCB work, but we will see how it stacks up against the Kodaks macro mode. Good job it was free ;)

You may click for the raw uncompressed versions of the images from the cam, but beware there 4000x3000 & about 4mb each

 

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/28/pics-of-old-hard-drives-using-a-hd-cam-cant-get-on-with-it#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=365 419 Mail Fails...Luke Robertson, Ekaterina mutants & Mr. Danial Martins http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/22/419-mail-fails-luke-robertson-ekaterina-mutants-aamp-mr-danial-martins Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:40:13 +0000 drf News 364@http://busydizzys.com/ <p>This weeks random 419's having to be picked from the pile now, since we have gathered so many of the things. What got me this weeks was 2 of the mails were the same but had different pictures of apparant Eastern Bloc b*tches and we all love them expect for when they mutate (yet still blonde). Eastern bloc scam mail's have more pictures and usually of woman (mostly blonde) therefore they take presedence in the mail que.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a title="419 email collection templates examples" href="http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/129058366149354661.jpg" target="_blank"><img title="419 email template collection examples" src="http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/129058366149354661.jpg" alt="419 email template collection examples" width="350" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"></p><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/22/419-mail-fails-luke-robertson-ekaterina-mutants-aamp-mr-danial-martins#more364">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/22/419-mail-fails-luke-robertson-ekaterina-mutants-aamp-mr-danial-martins">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> This weeks random 419's having to be picked from the pile now, since we have gathered so many of the things. What got me this weeks was 2 of the mails were the same but had different pictures of apparant Eastern Bloc b*tches and we all love them expect for when they mutate (yet still blonde). Eastern bloc scam mail's have more pictures and usually of woman (mostly blonde) therefore they take presedence in the mail que.

 

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/22/419-mail-fails-luke-robertson-ekaterina-mutants-aamp-mr-danial-martins#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=364 Attempted discharge of NiMh batteries http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/18/discharging-nimh-batteries-to-regain-lost-capacity-using-a-motor Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:05:00 +0000 drf News 363@http://busydizzys.com/ <div class="image_block" style="text-align: left;">A experiment in discharging. I have noticed something hardly any of my cameras batteries are holding a charge. Even when there chargers say there fully charged, they can't even put out enough to run on my cam! whats more worrying about this is some of them are less than 12 months old and from well known brands such as Duracell and Energizer. In this drain test I discharge 2 of my oldest batteries.</div> <p>&#160;</p> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; ">2 x Hahnel 1800Mah batteries made in the year 2002!</div> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/bats/hahnels.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/bats/hahnels.jpg" alt="" width="350" /></a></div> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; "><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7149845214335516"; /* Half img banner */ google_ad_slot = "0144140640"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div> <p></p><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/18/discharging-nimh-batteries-to-regain-lost-capacity-using-a-motor#more363">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/18/discharging-nimh-batteries-to-regain-lost-capacity-using-a-motor">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> A experiment in discharging. I have noticed something hardly any of my cameras batteries are holding a charge. Even when there chargers say there fully charged, they can't even put out enough to run on my cam! whats more worrying about this is some of them are less than 12 months old and from well known brands such as Duracell and Energizer. In this drain test I discharge 2 of my oldest batteries.

 

2 x Hahnel 1800Mah batteries made in the year 2002!

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/18/discharging-nimh-batteries-to-regain-lost-capacity-using-a-motor#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=363 Hitachi Freeview TV recorder taken apart. http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/15/tear-down-of-a-hitachi-freeview-tv-recorder Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:53:18 +0000 drf News 362@http://busydizzys.com/ <p>Faulty Hitachi Freeview TV recorder thing, gutted for bits. For some odd reason it wont recognize the hard drive, yet the drive works fine. It's a SATA 500Gb Western Digital drive. Here are some pics taken of whats inside the unit, if that kind of thing gets you off. It's pretty sad state of affairs this things barely 2yrs old and is dead, sure I could attempt to fix it but its worthless anyhow, the drive may prove useful though :)</p> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/hitachi/100_3694.JPG"><img src="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/hitachi/100_3694.JPG" alt="" width="350" /></a></div> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; "> </div> <p> </p><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/15/tear-down-of-a-hitachi-freeview-tv-recorder#more362">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/15/tear-down-of-a-hitachi-freeview-tv-recorder">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Faulty Hitachi Freeview TV recorder thing, gutted for bits. For some odd reason it wont recognize the hard drive, yet the drive works fine. It's a SATA 500Gb Western Digital drive. Here are some pics taken of whats inside the unit, if that kind of thing gets you off. It's pretty sad state of affairs this things barely 2yrs old and is dead, sure I could attempt to fix it but its worthless anyhow, the drive may prove useful though :)

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/15/tear-down-of-a-hitachi-freeview-tv-recorder#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=362 Sanyo microwave tear down/recycling cheap skate efforts http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/14/sanyo-microwave-tear-down-recycling-cheap-skate-efforts Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:45:37 +0000 drf News 361@http://busydizzys.com/ <p style="text-align: left;">Recovered a old microwave today, I orig. only wanted the transformer for something else, but decided to gut the thing as it contained many useful parts such as spade clips, micro switches, transformers and a couple of caps. I took some pics in case anyones wondering what the inside of a microwave looks like. Also don't f*ck about in there the capacitor is DEADLY, short it if possible.</p> <p style="text-align: center; ">Faulty Sanyo microwave no heat output. Found anyhow.</p> <div class="image_block" style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/microwave/front.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://busydizzys.com/media/blogs/BusyDizzys/microwave/front.jpg" alt="" width="350" /></a></div> <div class="image_block"></div> <p></p><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/14/sanyo-microwave-tear-down-recycling-cheap-skate-efforts#more361">Full story &raquo;</a><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/14/sanyo-microwave-tear-down-recycling-cheap-skate-efforts">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Recovered a old microwave today, I orig. only wanted the transformer for something else, but decided to gut the thing as it contained many useful parts such as spade clips, micro switches, transformers and a couple of caps. I took some pics in case anyones wondering what the inside of a microwave looks like. Also don't f*ck about in there the capacitor is DEADLY, short it if possible.

Faulty Sanyo microwave no heat output. Found anyhow.

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]]> http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/14/sanyo-microwave-tear-down-recycling-cheap-skate-efforts#comments http://busydizzys.com/index.php?tempskin=_rss2&disp=comments&p=361 Atari ST/STE 2Mb or 4Mb memory upgrade sims kit http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/13/atari-st-ste-2mb-or-4mb-memory-upgrade-sims-kit Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:06:54 +0000 drf Sales Hardware 360@http://busydizzys.com/ <p>Found a box of 2Mb &amp; 4Mb Atari ST memory upgrade sims left over from when we used to sell the upgrade kits. These are meant for Atari 520 or 1040 STE's not all STF or STFM systems have the 30 pin simm slot and its kind of luck if you have a STF/STFM with the slot (post 1991 STF/STFMs do). However all STE's do. The simms were tested and stored long ago, there are many matching pairs left.</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img title="atari 520 1040 ste stf stfm 2mb 4mb memory ram upgrade kit" src="http://www.subwaycollective.com/images/Atari_ST_Computers-small.jpg" alt="atari 520 1040 ste stf stfm 2mb 4mb memory ram upgrade kit" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">eMail any interest : <a href="http://busydizzys.commailto:dizzy@busydizzys.com">dizzy@busydizzys.com</a> or use the contact form</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://busydizzys.com/index.php/2011/04/13/atari-st-ste-2mb-or-4mb-memory-upgrade-sims-kit">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> Found a box of 2Mb & 4Mb Atari ST memory upgrade sims left over from when we used to sell the upgrade kits. These are meant for Atari 520 or 1040 STE's not all STF or STFM systems have the 30 pin simm slot and its kind of luck if you have a STF/STFM with the slot (post 1991 STF/STFMs do). However all STE's do. The simms were tested and stored long ago, there are many matching pairs left.

 

atari 520 1040 ste stf stfm 2mb 4mb memory ram upgrade kit

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