Collaborate Disseminate
Wine has become a highly optimized and useful piece of software for those that live in Linux, but occasionally need to walk on the Windows side. In case you’d wondered, …read more Continue reading Wine is for Windows and Darling is for MacOS
The VTech PreComputer 1000 is a rather ancient toy computer that was available in the distant misty past of 1988. It featured a keyboard and a variety of simple learning …read more Continue reading Is Microsoft Basic Hidden In This Educational Child’s Toy?
The Raspberry Pi line is full of capable compact computers, but they’ve never been the strongest in the bunch when it comes to graphical output. Nor have they been particularly …read more Continue reading The Raspberry Pi 5 Can Use External Graphics Cards Now
Sometimes, a little puny matchbox-sized electronic speed controller (ESC) won’t do the job. If you find yourself looking for something heftier, say, in the range of hundreds of amps, you …read more Continue reading 300 Amps Through an Open Source Speed Controller
Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go with gesture control instead. The …read more Continue reading Gesture-Controlled Robot Arm Is A Nifty Educational Build
Once upon a time, if you wanted to generate some waveforms, you needed to buy an expensive off-the-shelf function generator or whip up a big pile of analog electronics. Not …read more Continue reading Arbitrary Wave Generator For The Raspberry Pi Pico
These days, you have to be careful what you buy. Counterfeit hardware is everywhere, especially when you’re purchasing things sight unseen over the Internet. [Jon Bruner] recently set out to …read more Continue reading CT Scanner Reveals The Difference Between Real and Fake AirPods
Once upon a time, escaping an aircraft was a tricky business. You had to unstrap yourself, fling open a heavy glass canopy, and try to wrench yourself out of a …read more Continue reading Ejector Seats: The Rocket Chairs That Save Lives
There are reports that some Nintendo Wii U systems out in the wild are falling victim to mysterious failures. As is so often the case, certain error codes have been …read more Continue reading Resurrecting a Bricked Wii U with a Raspberry Pi Pico
The BBC has a long history of teaching the world about computers. The broadcaster’s name was proudly displayed on the BBC Micro, and BBC Basic was the programming language developed …read more Continue reading BBC Basic Is Back in a Big Way