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In-Vehicle Navigation and Entertainment Computer Project

August 11, 2005
By Christopher
In-Vehicle Navigation and Entertainment Computer Project

I have been receiving a lot of questions on my in-vehicle computer project. It's about time that something was posted on the site so that a web page can be referred to instead of typing something out in email all the time. All of the software issues have been solved, including OSS -> ALSA integration...
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Simplifing sorting of images with jhead

August 7, 2005
By Christopher

I have upgraded my camera equipment and as a part of that we have been shooting a lot more images and filling 1GB CF cards pretty quickly. The old method of sorting our images for upload into Gallery was beginning to really slow us down. iPhoto is not an integral part of my archival method...
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Tire and Wheel Weights

April 3, 2005
By Christopher

One of the things to be considered in building a Jeep is the weight of the tire and wheel assembly that is bolted to the axle. Not only does this weight affect handling and braking, but in an off-roading situation it can lead to axle breakage if the tire comes to a "dead stop"...
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New Venture Gear Transfer Case Chart

March 10, 2005
By Christopher

It looks like Magna International has bought New Venture Gear and as such has taken over their web assets. Unfortunately, that means that it is no longer possible to get to the transfer case table that all us off-roaders refer to on a semi-regular basis. I've pulled a copy out of Google's cache and reproduced...
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Unlimited Analysis

February 19, 2005
By Christopher
Unlimited Analysis

The following document traces the various machinations of Chris' brain as he tries to resolve what kind of a family, topless wheeling machine he would like to have. Initially this document was meant to be a direct comparison between the Unlimited and the options. Since it is unlikely that a TJ Unlimited would be...
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Navigation Computer Update

January 18, 2005
By Christopher
Navigation Computer Update

Not a whole lot new with these revised images. I have themed GTK with the "Tenebrific" theme. It kind of matches the factory looking buttons in the interior of the Jeep so I'll probably stick with it. I was toying with adding some "bling" via the addition of Apple Aqua looking buttons. I decided...
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Five Bolt Wheel Donors

December 3, 2004
By Christopher

The following table lists 5 lug wheel donors.
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