Tag Archives: Linux

Clap detector circuit / AirSpell typing system

This circuit combines a simple audio amplifier (based on an LM358 opamp) with an Arduino Nano to facilitate the detection of clapping sounds or blowing on the microphone. This is my breadboard circuit: I actually used a loudspeaker for my … Continue reading

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AirMouse – control mouse pointer in Linux using one switch or by blowing on microphone

Article under construction! To install xdotool: Bash script (save as “airmouse” and “chmod 755 airmouse” to make it executable): Arduino code:

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Keyboard shortcut to simulate a mouse right-click in CrunchBang Linux

I don’t have Linux installed on my Windows 8 Asus laptop, so when I want to do some Linux work I usually just boot into a live session from a USB key. My favourite Linux distribution is CrunchBang because it’s … Continue reading

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One-shot file transfer from the command line using netcat

Netcat is an extremely useful and versatile command line utility for computer networking. I’ve used it occasionally over the last few years for simple network operations like file transfer or getting two applications to talk to each other over the … Continue reading

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