The Book That Could Have Killed Me
It is funny how sometimes things you think are bad turn out to be good in retrospect. Like many of us, when I was a kid, I was fascinated by …read more Continue reading The Book That Could Have Killed Me
Author Archives: Al Williams
Fixed Point Math Exposed
If you are used to writing software for modern machines, you probably don’t think much about computing something like one divided by three. Modern computers handle floating point quite well. …read more Continue reading Fixed Point Math Exposed
Clearly 3D Printing
[Joel] picked up a wireless mouse kit. The idea is you get some 3D printing files and hardware. You can print the shell or make modifications to it. You can …read more Continue reading Clearly 3D Printing
In Future, Printer Documents You
[Jason Dookeran] reminded us of something we don’t like to think about. Your printer probably adds barely noticeable dots to everything you print. It does it on purpose, so that …read more Continue reading In Future, Printer Documents You
Vintage Hacks for Dot Matrix Printers in China
In an excerpt from his book The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, [Thomas Mullaney] explains how 1980s computer tech — at least the stuff that was …read more Continue reading Vintage Hacks for Dot Matrix Printers in China
Build Your Own Tape Recorder/Player
If you want to read something from magnetic tape, you need a tape head, right? Or you could do like [Igor Brichkov] and make your own. It looks surprisingly simple. …read more Continue reading Build Your Own Tape Recorder/Player
Is That a Large Smartwatch? Or a Tiny Cray?
While we aren’t typically put off by a large wristwatch, we were taken a bit aback by [Chris Fenton]’s latest timepiece — if you can call it that. It’s actually …read more Continue reading Is That a Large Smartwatch? Or a Tiny Cray?
Adding Texture to 3D Prints
[3DJake] likes putting textures on 3D prints using things like patterned build plates and fuzzy skin. However, both of those techniques have limitations. The build plate only lets you texture …read more Continue reading Adding Texture to 3D Prints
Arduino + TFT = Micro Star Chart
We always look at the round LCDs and wonder what to do with them other than, of course, a clock. Well, [shabaz] had a great idea: use it as a …read more Continue reading Arduino + TFT = Micro Star Chart
Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels?
We’ll admit it. The closer a project is to completion, the less enthusiasm we have for it. Once the main design is clearly going to work on a breadboard, we’re …read more Continue reading Ask Hackaday: How Do You Make Front Panels?