Freeing Windows
There have been several attempts to make an unencumbered version of Windows. ReactOS is perhaps the best-known, although you could argue Wine and its progeny, while not operating systems in …read more Continue reading Freeing Windows
Author Archives: Al Williams
You Are Already Traveling at the Speed of Light
Science fiction authors and readers dream of travelling at the speed of light, but Einstien tells us we can’t. You might think that’s an arbitrary rule, but [FloatHeadPhysics] shows a …read more Continue reading You Are Already Traveling at the Speed of Light
IPV4, IPV6… Hey! What Happened to IPV5?
If you’ve ever been configuring a router or other network device and noticed that you can set up IPv4 and IPv6, you might have wondered what happened to IPv5. Well, …read more Continue reading IPV4, IPV6… Hey! What Happened to IPV5?
IPV4, IPV6… Hey! What Happened to IPV5?
If you’ve ever been configuring a router or other network device and noticed that you can set up IPv4 and IPv6, you might have wondered what happened to IPv5. Well, …read more Continue reading IPV4, IPV6… Hey! What Happened to IPV5?
Clock Mechanism Goes Crazy for Arduino
You’ve doubtless seen those ubiquitous clock modules, especially when setting clocks for daylight savings time. You know the ones: a single AA battery, a wheel to set the time, and …read more Continue reading Clock Mechanism Goes Crazy for Arduino
Deep Drawing with Ultrasonics
Small cylindrical parts are often formed through deep drawing — a process by which a punch forms the finished piece from a flat sheet of metal using a forming die. …read more Continue reading Deep Drawing with Ultrasonics
Fictional Computers: EMERAC was the Chatbot of 1957
Movies mirror the time they were made. [ErnieTech] asserts that we can see what people thought about computers back in 1957 by watching the classic Spencer Tracy/Katharine Hepburn movie “Desk …read more Continue reading Fictional Computers: EMERAC was the Chatbot of 1957
Transceiver Reveals Unusual Components
[MSylvain59] likes to tear down old surplus, and in the video below, he takes apart a German transceiver known as a U-600M. From the outside, it looks like an unremarkable …read more Continue reading Transceiver Reveals Unusual Components
This Laser Knows about Gasses
What’s that smell? If you can’t tell, maybe a new laser system from CU Bolder and NIST can help. The device is simple and sensitive enough to detect gasses at …read more Continue reading This Laser Knows about Gasses
Tearing Down a Vintage Word Processor
There was a time when the line between typewriters and word processing software was a bit fuzzy. [Poking Technology] found a Xerox 6040 which can’t decide what it is. It …read more Continue reading Tearing Down a Vintage Word Processor