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IP Mutton: a clean, ad-free IP checker

June 23, 2026 5 minute read

Why I built a fast, private, ad-free IP page with a clean JSON API.

Quick Phone

January 1, 2003 1 minute read

My first win32 application written in C. A simple phonebook.

OB-1

January 1, 2002 less than 1 minute read

A multicast IM tool

PingMaster

October 25, 2001 less than 1 minute read

An application for monitoring server availability.

Network Spy 2.0

August 8, 2001 2 minute read

A network capture and protocol analysis program for Windows.

Tiger Mapping and Routing Server

January 1, 2001 2 minute read

An open-source map-drawing engine written in C, uses TIGER street data

Network Utilities

January 1, 2001 less than 1 minute read

Super-tiny programs for traceroute, mailcheck, DNS loookup

Zzz..

January 1, 1999 less than 1 minute read

A windows DLL to capture Idle Time and put computer to sleep

Split Window using Win32 API

January 1, 1999 less than 1 minute read

Sample code to show how split windows are programmed using Win32 API in C.

MailCheck

January 1, 1999 less than 1 minute read

A tiny utility to periodically check your email inbox for new messages

ListCD

January 1, 1999 less than 1 minute read

An audio CD player for Windows

idletime.dll

January 1, 1999 less than 1 minute read

A Windows DLL to monitor how long the keyboard and mouse have not been touched.

Internet Maniac

March 3, 1998 3 minute read

A collection of network utilities including ping, traceroute, whois, DNS and scanner

TV Viewer

January 1, 1998 less than 1 minute read

A simple windows program for watching TV with a tuner

Computer Graphics

January 1, 1998 less than 1 minute read

Class project for Introduction to Computer Graphics class at USF. An implementation of basic 2D and 3D operation primitives in C.

Computational Geometry

January 1, 1998 less than 1 minute read

Class project for Computational Geometry class at USF.

Fileseeker

January 1, 1997 less than 1 minute read

Scan for Windows shares on your local and remote networks.

StereoLights.class

January 1, 1996 less than 1 minute read

A Java applet for simulate graphic EQ of a stereo.

Image Processing II

January 1, 1996 less than 1 minute read

Assignments for Digital Image Processing (CAP 5400) class at USF. Includes smoothing techniques, histogram equialization, high-pass and low-pass filters, edg...

PHP/MySQL Guestbook

January 1, 1996 less than 1 minute read

A simple, accessible and XHTML compliant guestbook script.

Image Processing I

January 1, 1995 less than 1 minute read

Assignments for Digital Image Processing (CIS 4930) class at USF. Includes filters, histograms, smoothing, edge thinning and linking and volume visualization.

ImageButton Applet

January 1, 1995 2 minute read

A Java applet for simulate a button with icon animation and sound.

Carnet v1.4

January 1, 1995 1 minute read

A fancy phone book programmed in Visual Basic 4.0

IP Mutton: a clean, ad-free IP checker

June 23, 2026 5 minute read

Why I built a fast, private, ad-free IP page with a clean JSON API.

The Tricorder Project

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

It has always been my dream to have an universal sensing device much like what is seen in the Star Trek world. It is essentially a high-tech swiss-army knif...

Progress

November 23, 2014 2 minute read

Progress Report

Mobilerobot

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Mobile Robot

Home Controller

November 23, 2014 9 minute read

Description of my home Linux server used for internet access, file/print serving, media server, phones etc.

My Home Automation Setup

November 23, 2014 1 minute read

Updates of construction of my car PC

Home Automation (Sensor Data)

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

List of my personal projects including home Linux server, structured wiring, astronomy etc.

Experiments with Electronics

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

My dabblings with electronics bagan at a very young age. I started building circuits by taking plans from magazines when I was in sixth grade. Needless t...

Space: the final frontier

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

My fascination with space and astronomy

12 06 2002

November 23, 2014 7 minute read

Minimal Linux System

DIY Level 2 EV Charger Build

January 25, 2022 4 minute read

How I built my own EV charger using off-the-shelf components.

Using PLC for Home Automation

January 6, 2020 9 minute read

This post is not meant to teach you what a PLC is. If you are unfamiliar with it, I suggest you make a quick read of the following before returning to th...

Swimming Pool Chemistry

January 14, 2012 4 minute read

Coat Hanger Antenna

August 15, 2008 less than 1 minute read

I decided to build a coat-hanger antenna last weekend. It required 6 coat hangers, one long block of wood, screws/washers and a balun (UHF/VHF converter). Th...

Structured Wiring

April 22, 2007 2 minute read

Installation of ethernet and coax infrastructure in my house

I have given Cable TV the Boot!

February 3, 2007 5 minute read

Out of boredom, I decided to hook up a piece of wire to act as an antenna for my upstairs TV. And behold, I was receiving all local High Definition channels ...

New CarPC Video Posted

July 10, 2005 less than 1 minute read

Demo of a computer I built for my car in the early 2000’s. It ran on a Single Board Computer (SBC) running at 233MHz. I created a tiny embedded distribut...

OpenSIPS #3: Basic Accounting

March 20, 2016 3 minute read

With any phone system, you want to log the calls and certain details related to each call. You may do this to perform billing or generate reports of some kin...

OpenSIPS #2: Connecting to PSTN

November 25, 2015 2 minute read

Note: updated for OpenSIPS 2.2 (long term support) on May 10th, 2017.

OpenSIPS #1: A Basic Script

November 20, 2015 2 minute read

Note: updated for OpenSIPS 2.2 (long term support) on May 10th, 2017.

Quick FreeSWITCH Installation on Ubuntu

March 8, 2014 4 minute read

Goodbye Traditional Phone

March 5, 2004 less than 1 minute read

OpenSIPS #3: Basic Accounting

March 20, 2016 3 minute read

With any phone system, you want to log the calls and certain details related to each call. You may do this to perform billing or generate reports of some kin...

OpenSIPS #2: Connecting to PSTN

November 25, 2015 2 minute read

Note: updated for OpenSIPS 2.2 (long term support) on May 10th, 2017.

OpenSIPS #1: A Basic Script

November 20, 2015 2 minute read

Note: updated for OpenSIPS 2.2 (long term support) on May 10th, 2017.

How to build a scalable, caching, resizing image server

November 11, 2011 11 minute read

Building the next big thing on the web?  It is never a good idea to serve your static files, i.e. style sheets, javascripts and images, from your main applic...

Favorite Quotes

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

List of my favorite quotes

Favorite Movies

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

List of my favorite movies

Favorite links

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Links of my favorite sites and friends

Favorite Engineering

November 23, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Feats of engineering which amaze me

Windows vs. Linux

November 23, 2014 8 minute read

One of the great philosophical wars of our times - Windows vs. Linux

Describing Video

November 23, 2014 5 minute read

A brief write-up of various parameters used for describing video formats.

My Green Initiative

November 23, 2014 2 minute read

The steps I have taken to reduce my energy consumption and environmental footprint

OpenSIPS #3: Basic Accounting

March 20, 2016 3 minute read

With any phone system, you want to log the calls and certain details related to each call. You may do this to perform billing or generate reports of some kin...

OpenSIPS #2: Connecting to PSTN

November 25, 2015 2 minute read

Note: updated for OpenSIPS 2.2 (long term support) on May 10th, 2017.

OpenSIPS #1: A Basic Script

November 20, 2015 2 minute read

Note: updated for OpenSIPS 2.2 (long term support) on May 10th, 2017.

Sun’n’Fun 2002

April 8, 2002 less than 1 minute read

Or you could call it ‘too much sun’ n fun! The City of Lakeland hosts this annual event where people from all over the country fly in. There are air-shows, e...

Review of Canon D30 Digital SLR

January 6, 2002 1 minute read

I have finally obtained a digital SLR camera after much thought. It is a canon D30 and it appears to offer some impressive possibilities. I have already tak...

DIY Level 2 EV Charger Build

January 25, 2022 4 minute read

How I built my own EV charger using off-the-shelf components.

New CarPC Video Posted

July 10, 2005 less than 1 minute read

Demo of a computer I built for my car in the early 2000’s. It ran on a Single Board Computer (SBC) running at 233MHz. I created a tiny embedded distribut...

Home Automation Philosophy

April 22, 2020 3 minute read

In order to build a reliable and long-lasting system, I try to follow these rules:

The Beauty of Fiber Optics

July 1, 2008 1 minute read

After much waiting, Verizon finally decided to lay down fiber optic cables in my neighborhood. Last night, the final connection was made when my FiOS service...

¡Viva España!

September 14, 2003 less than 1 minute read

.Net on Linux (Fedora Core 2)

September 18, 2005 6 minute read

Introduction

.Net on Linux (Fedora Core 2)

September 18, 2005 6 minute read

Introduction

Thirty Years of This Website: From a USF Server to Today

July 1, 2026 5 minute read

I have had this website, in one form or another, since the mid-1990s — back when the World Wide Web was still in its infancy. It began not as a “website” at ...