Video Clips with Emacs
Sometimes it seems like there’s nothing Emacs can’t do. Which, of course, is why some people love it, and some people hate it. Apparently, [mbork] loves it and devised a …read more Continue reading Video Clips with Emacs
Author Archives: Al Williams
How’s the Weather? (Satellite Edition)
When [Tom Nardi] reported on NOAA’s statement that many of its polar birds were no longer recommended for use, he mentioned that when the satellites do give up, there are …read more Continue reading How’s the Weather? (Satellite Edition)
Quieting that Radio
If you are casually listening to the radio, you probably tune into a local station and with modern receivers and FM modulation, the sound quality is good. But if you …read more Continue reading Quieting that Radio
Linux Fu: Windows Virtualization the Hard(ware) Way
As much as I love Linux, there are always one or two apps that I simply have to run under Windows for whatever reason. Sure, you can use wine, Crossover …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Windows Virtualization the Hard(ware) Way
Instant Macropad: Just Add QMK
I recently picked up one of those cheap macropads (and wrote about it, of course). It is surprisingly handy and quite inexpensive. But I felt bad about buying it. Something …read more Continue reading Instant Macropad: Just Add QMK
Roll Your Own SSB Receiver
[Paul Maine] was experimenting with GNU Radio and an RTL-SDR dongle. He created an SSB receiver and, lucky for us, he documented it all in a video you can see …read more Continue reading Roll Your Own SSB Receiver
The VLF Transformation
People have long been interested in very low frequency (VLF) radio signals. But it used to be you pretty much had to build your own receiver which, luckily, wasn’t as …read more Continue reading The VLF Transformation
Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back
While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak and Spell was the height of novel tech. [Kevin] found a vintage one, but it …read more Continue reading Silent Speak and Spell Gets Its Voice Back
I, 3D Printer
Like many of us, [Ben] has too many 3D printers. What do you do with the old ones? In his case, he converted it into a robotic camera rig. See …read more Continue reading I, 3D Printer
Recto: In Case Programming isn’t Hard Enough
There’s long been a push to stop writing code as a sequence of lines and go to something graphical, which has been very successful in some areas and less so …read more Continue reading Recto: In Case Programming isn’t Hard Enough