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Vietnamese disconnect tone string for Cisco Linksys SPA devices

Geoff — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:47:20 +0000

I have recently acquired a Cisco SPA8800 device to do a VoIP installation.

I was having a lot of trouble getting it to recognise the disconnect tones for my landline. I recorded some, analysed them, and–with the help of these awesome instructions–created a disconnect string.

So, to help others in Vietnam and beyond, here is the disconnect string for Vietnam (specifically VNPT in the south of Vietnam):

430@-30,430@-30;1(.5/.5/1+2)

Textcast alternative

Geoff — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:10:09 +0000

Some months ago I read the story of how Textcast was created … but (coincidentally) about a week earlier I’d created basically the same thing using Mac OSX’s Automator.

And months and months later I’m finally getting around to sharing that Automator script.

… continued …

(I don’t intend any disrespect to the Textcast authors. I understand they’ve done a nice job on their application … but I don’t need many bells and whistles … and all the pieces were just sitting there in Automator ready to go …)

You’ll need a little Automator understanding to modify the paths and locations for your own use.

Here it is: spoken_web.zip

To use it, I copy the text I want to convert onto the clipboard and run the application.

(keywords: voice, reading, spoken, web, podcast, itunes, audio)

Boing Boing advertising Scientology?!

Geoff — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:45:06 +0000

Resubscribing to Hugh Macleod

Geoff — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:40:42 +0000

Hugh … I’d miss you too much!

Hugh saw my previous post about unsubscribing … and sent me a most beautiful cartoon … I bow to you, sir …

It is a beautiful cartoon … … Much is forgiven … Hugh, I’d like to say that I understand your point of view, but as a long-term participant in the world of co-operative development (culture, software, etc), I’ve seen too many behaviours pour out of Micro$oft that must be attributed to a rotten corporate culture … I’ll return to enjoying your beautiful art and your intelligent discourse when the Kool-Aid runs out …

(of course, I am tempted by the argument that I should never attribute to malice those behaviours of Micro$oft which can be ascribed to mere incompetence).

I know there are good people inside the organisation. I have worked with some exceptional escapees.

To be honest I think my problems are much deeper than merely Micro$oft … I am troubled by corporations, which are given the legal rights of a person, but whose behaviours are outright criminal, anti-social or anti-community. I hope this stuff is in the past for Micro$oft.

I do genuinely hope that a new Blue Monster emerges from this … but the signs have not been good.

Unsubscribing from Dave Winer

Geoff — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:15:34 +0000

Dave … um, seriously … I’ve put up with a lot of shit, but this is just stupid: How we’re twisted by the top-100 lists … you are only twisted if you want to be. Grow up … just ignore them.

Unsubscribing from Hugh Macleod

Geoff — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:10:19 +0000

My late friend Brian and I had/have a phrase that describes Hugh Macleod’s recent fawning over Microsoft … but I’m told that it should not be used in polite company … it refers to fellatio and Satan.

Why I won’t use Facebook

Geoff — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:39:04 +0000

Because I’m waiting for a solution that doesn’t sell my friends and relationships to unknown parties … among numerous other reasons … I’ve seen a lot of walled gardens grow and wither … and I don’t intend to pour my time and information into one when open solutions are not far away … Read this.

[UPDATE 20071206: The Beacon nonsense confirms my beliefs ...]