Of all the great DIY projects at this year's Maker Faire, the one project that really caught my eye involved converting a regular old $60 router into a powerful, highly configurable $600 router. The router has an interesting history, but all you really need to know is that the special sauce lies in embedding Linux in your router. I found this project especially attractive because: 1) It's easy, and 2) it's totally free.

Personnel of 51 Squadron RAF Regiment patrol on a Jackal armoured vehicle around the perimeter of Camp Bastion. 51 Squadron are the Resident Field Squadron at Camp Bastion who are part of 5 Force Protection Wing, protecting the troops and aircraft at Camp Bastion. ------------------------------------------------------- Photographer: Cpl Laura Bibby RAF Image 45154395.jpg from www.defenceimages.mod.uk For latest news visit www.mod.uk Follow us: www.facebook.com/defenceimages…

RAF-T 5252. A Bristol Belvedere twin rotor helicopter of No 66 Squadron RAF at Kuching British Borneo during operations in Indonesia.

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RAF-T 4833. A view from under the delta-wings of an Avro Vulcan B.2A (probably XM571) of the Scampton Wing as the aircraft is being refuelled at RAF Scampton

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51 Squadron (Sqn) Royal Air Force (RAF) Regiment carry out a routine foot patrol in their area of operation (AO) to the south of Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. 51 Sqn, based at RAF Lossiemouth in the UK are split up into various combat roles including quick reaction force (QRF) and guard posts around the perimeter fence, this particular unit are tasked with patrolling and engaging with local nationals in order to keep up to date with whats going on around Main Operating Base (MOB) Bastion…

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RAF-T 4642. One of its crew pre-flight checks an Avro Shackleton MR.2 of of No 37 Squadron in the Air Forces Middle East based at RAF Khormaksar Aden before an operation over the Radfan region of the Federation of Southern Arabia (now Yemen)

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RAF-T 8077. Ground crew handover to the pilot a Westland Whirlwind HCC12 of The Queen's Flight at RAF Benson Oxfordshire.

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A soldier of 63 Squadron (Queens Colour Squadron) RAF Regiment mans a .50 calibre gun whilst on patrol around Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. Photographer:SAC Neil Chapman www.defenceimages.mod.uk