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What does Linux Need? A Dial!

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Jenny List

It’s fair to say that there can’t be many developers who have found the need for a rotary telephone dial as a peripheral for their Linux computer, but in case …read more Continue reading What does Linux Need? A Dial!→

Posted on May 29, 2025 by Jenny List

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for …read more Continue reading Bring Back The BIOS! (To UEFI Systems, That Is)→

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Jenny List

In 2025 we are spoiled for choice when it comes to displays, with affordable LCDs, OLEDs, TFTs, and e-ink panels of all sizes only a few clicks away. But in …read more Continue reading Bubble Displays Make a Neat Retro Clock→

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Jenny List

Plenty of readers will be familiar with CRT televisions, not least because many of us use them with retrocomputers and consoles. But perhaps fewer will have worked with CRTs themselves …read more Continue reading Reconditioning a Vintage CRT Tube→

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Jenny List

If you ask someone for a piece of received opinion about Bernese mountain dogs, the chances are that the tale of their carrying barrels of brandy round their necks for …read more Continue reading 2025 Pet Hacks Contest: A Barrel Of Fun For Your Dog→

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Jenny List

Part of the charm of having a cat in your life is that by their nature these animals are very interactive. They will tell you in no uncertain terms when …read more Continue reading 2025 Pet Hacks Contest: A Water Fountain For Your Cat→

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Jenny List

It’s been a universal trait among the different faithful Hackaday Hounds who have loped around these parts over the decades, that there is no place warm enough for their tastes. …read more Continue reading 2025 Pet Hacks Contest: Keep Your Hound Toasty Warm With This Heated Dog Bed→

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Jenny List

We’re back in Europe for this week’s Hackaday podcast, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List. In the news this week is the passing of Ed Smylie, the engineer …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Ep 322: Fake Hackaday Writers, New Retro Computers, and a Web Rant→

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Jenny List

If you work with virtual machines, perhaps to spin up a clean OS install for testing, historically you have either bitten the bullet and used one of the commercial options, …read more Continue reading Now KDE Users Will Get Easy Virtual Machine Management, Too→

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Jenny List

The ARRL used to have a requirement that any antenna advertised in their publications had to have real-world measurements accompanying it, to back up any claims of extravagant performance. I’m …read more Continue reading Field Testing An Antenna, Using A Field→