HomePlug AV

HomePlug AV is a standard for transmitting ethetnet packets via power outlets. Second edition of initial HomePlug standard with almost 200 Mbit rates in theory and about 40-80 Mbit in practice (~ 5-7 Mb/s).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug
So, all the HomePlug AV devices in the world are made by Intellon Corp. (the division of Atheros right now). There are many brands on the market, that sell devices with Intellon/Atheros chips inside. There are a lot of firmwares also. Most of them can be installed on HomePlug AV devices from different  brands.
The name of chip can be viewed by various number of utilities from different manufactures. Usually it's signed as INT6xxx-MAC-...
For example:
INT6300-MAC-3-0-3052-1120-20070816-FINAL-B
-- INT6300 is a chip,
-- 3-0-3052 is FW version,
-- 20070816 is a date.

To work with HomePlug AV you need an utility to set up  Private Network Name and viewing current rates. I recommend WD Livewire Utility 1.0.3 build 005 (can be downloaded via their site). You can also upgrade/downgrade FM of device via this utility. To do it you need to connect HomePlug AV device directly (locally) to your PC/laptop and press "Upgrade Firmware" button. The asked files:
PIB -- control file (offsets, tones, region etc., don't bother),
NVM -- FW file.
You can find these two files in archive of actual FW to your device from the original or any other manufacturer's site.
For example:
int6000-400-cord6ft-HomePlugAV_CE.pib  (CE -- for Europe, NA -- for North America)
int6000-v3.0.5-0-2-B-FINAL.nvm (B -- for Europe, C -- for North America and Japan)

So, to tweak your HomePlug AV device you need another utility from the Intellon -- INT6x00 Device Manager. The only version you can find in Internet is 3.0.3032. And it works only with FW 3.0.5 and below. So, you can upgrade to newest FW, but in this case you can't tweak your device, because there is no new version of Device Manager for free download in Internet.
I found version 3.0.3032 here:
http://www.cpx.cz/dls/wodaplug/Executables.zip

The "tweaking" process requires knowledge of network and HomePlug AV specification. So, if you are not in subject -- don't even touch it. I'm serious. Here they are, the famous delusions of all newbies:
1. New FW = better work and speed. NO. And don't ask why. Just know. If you want more details -- read the release notes of the FW carefully. Notice that chip has your device, google and read enough info about it before you decide to press "Upgrade" button.
2. The 4 digits code on the case is important. NO. It's useful only for remote control of the device via utility (WD Livewire Utility, for example). If you try FW from another manufacture your device can lost its original MAC and that 4 digits code..
3. You can brick your device by up/downgrading. YES, you can, but the chance is veeery low. Sometimes you can receive this for your new MAC: 00:b0:52:00:00:03. This MAC shows that your device in trouble (PIB and NVM installed are different). But even in this case you should try to set up the device via Utility (not Device Manager, Utility). Try and if it's working -- just relax. Even with 00:b0:52:00:00:03 your device will work in the PowerLine Network. The only difficulty will be setting Private Network Name (PNM) for this device locally (i.e you should directly connect it to the PC/laptop and set PNM), because your original 4 digits code was deleted from the device memory.
If MAC changed to 00:b0:52:00:00:03 and device don't want to wark with another HomePlug AV you can try to downgrade it to FW version 3.0.5. And after it -- upgrade to any different new version. There is some chance that new MAC of your device will change from 00:b0:52:00:00:03 to normal.


And about speeds. The best result I heard about was 10 Mb/s. The results that I got personally: 4-7 Mb/s. It's better than wi-fi 802.11g, but it's worse than wi-fi 802.11n. And remember that in case of using HomePlug AV network you should avoid using electric devices that can create current noises in Power Line Network (drill, halogen lamps, hairdryers etc.). They can dramatically slow down the performance of the HomePlug AV network.

So, that's enough for the beginning :)

Istra (Croatia) Hotels

So, this is the best Istrian (Croatia) hotel-on-the island:
http://www.maistra.com/Accommodation/Hotels/Istra_Rovinj
Was there many times. Expensive, very good cooking, very good facilities and nature around.

All firmwares for WD TV Live

http://wdtvhd.com/firmware/wdtvlive/?C=M;O=A

That shirt

Look at my shirt, my shirt is amazing..
I need a shirt like that. And I'm still in searching.. It's hard to find the same style.

Kari Byron is awesome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kari_Byron

Yes, definitely awesome.

NANObacteria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanobacterium
So, if you don't know about it -- she eats you whatever.
It's rather new form of Ca-based life, that lives in your blood vessels and using your calcium for life and building their homes. You can google for it -- it's true kind of life, no tricks. And nanobacteria can resist high doses of radiation. Also: EDTA unroofs nanobacteria and tetracycline kills them. Thats all you need to know :)

1. Douglas Mulhall, The Calcium Bomb: The Nanobacteria Link to Heart Disease and Cancer;
2. Science For People: The Attack of the Killer Nanobacteria;
3. BBC News: Claim made for new form of life;
4. New Scientist: Nanobacteria revelations provoke new controversy;
5. E. Olavi Kajander, MD, PhD: Nanobacteria in Kidney Stones, Department of Biochemistry, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland;
6. Puskas L : Nanobacteria in Atherosclerotic Plaques;
7. Ciftcioglu N: What Nanobacteria are and their Identification.

Deuterium Depleted Water and Tales

So, the water is H2O. And the H can be:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterium
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen-1
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritium
If you drink H2O where H2 is two atoms of Protium ("light water") you are very:
1. healthy,
2. happy/lucky,
3. rich (maybe famous). Because "light water" is sooo expensive.
But more likely you drink ordinary water from filter. And there are Deuterium and Tritium inside. So, beware.
A lot of Deuterium inside gives "heavy water". It can be naturally found in oasis lakes (deserts etc.). Many slavoniс tales believe that "death water" ("heavy water") can speed up curing of any wounds. So, many modern studies show that "heavy water" suppresses DNA reparation and enhances the proliferation of cells. So, cells grow faster and healing of wounds increases. Tales are not so stupid.
The "light water". Tales believe it can cures all diseases and extends life. And more over "light water" can revive corpse back to live. Wooh. Modern studies show that normal cells in "light water" grow without DNA and RNA disruptions and cancer cells don't grow in this water and die. So, "light water" speeds up reparation meсhanism and kills cancer cells. Thus the lifetime grows.
So, if you are a corpse -- someone should shower you with "heavy water" (to cure all the wounds) and then shower with "light water" (to bring you back to life). "Light water" can be naturally found in highlands glaciers (that deep blue colored ice -- this is deuterium depleted water, "light water").

Awesome.

Urine, aloe and skin defects

So, here is it. Mannose 6-phosphate helps to cure skin warts and scars. And there is a lot of mannose in human urine:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=9164838
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1859868
http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/11/2465

So, if you have scars or warts -- try fresh aloe juice or fresh middle portion of urine. And remember -- this is science and nothing else. So, don't get cocky.

Russian boobs

http://foto.mail.ru/mail/tatiana.angelina/1/
These are free from silicone.. I think..

Best webcam site

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

Something about Asos.com

http://www.asos.com/
As customer I'm disappointed in them. Poor service. But they have really low prices for some positions. So, if you need bargain clothes and you have a lot of time and nerves -- choose them.
You may also like this:
http://www.dress-for-less.com/tmpl/de/index.tmpl
Good service and prices.

Hotels of London

So, I wasn't there. But I spend about two weeks to choose the best middle class hotel near the center. And I selected this one near Hyde Park:
http://www.ramadajarvis.co.uk/hotels/hydepark/gallery.aspx
Price, location, furniture, TV, train and metro stations. So, if you are planning to go to London this season -- take it, I'm not greedy.

PS. If you know more tasteful example -- tell me please.

Asus notebooks drivers search and updates

So, you have an Asus laptop.. And you can't find new drivers and soft for it. Of course. All you need is:
1. http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-en
2. Select product -- Notebook
3. Select Series -- Apps (for software) or Drivers.
You don't have to choose your model, that's the trick. Do what I said. For example, you need to upgrade your VGA driver from ATI. Choose: Notebook -> Drivers -> VGA -> Search -> Windows 7 -> Search -> 69 results (January 9th search result). Press + and choose the latest driver signed "ATI Graphics driver". There are 3 different types of drivers: Intel based, nVidia based and ATI based. See "Description" field for info. The latest driver is always for the latest OS (Windows 7). You can update to it even if you have Vista installed, don't worry.
To download driver choose download from "Global" and fill the captcha code. Sometimes you have to choose other location to set the maximum speed of downloading (depends on your physical location), but this way to download the driver is better than using Asus's ftp site, just know it.
4. So, you downloaded the driver. Find and install Driver Sweeper. Run it in Windows Safe Mode and delete all the previous driver files from ATI (first uninstall driver using ATI Manager and then do the Driver Sweeper's cleaning in Windows Safe Mode).
5. Run installation of new driver after Sweeping and Windows reloading.
Of course you can also try to download and install the latest driver directly from ATI's site. But this is another story..
Now, for example, you need to find new version of some program for your laptop. Once again:

1. http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-en
2. Select product -- Notebook
3. Select Series -- Apps.
Choose the desirable software and again, choose Windows 7 OS for latest version of software. After downloading -- install as ordinary program.
This manual helps you to keep drivers and soft for your Asus laptop fresh as first snow.