[SANS ISC] The Challenge of Managing Your Digital Library

I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “The Challenge of Managing Your Digital Library”: How do you manage your digital library on a daily basis? If like me, you are receiving a lot of emails, notifications, tweets, [name your best technology here], they are chances that you’re flooded by tons

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Creating KiCad Parts From A PDF Automagically

For anyone out there who has ever struggled finding a part for Eagle or KiCad, there are some who would say you’re doing it wrong. You’re supposed to make your own parts if you can’t find them in the libraries you already have. This is really the only way; PCB design tools are tools, and so the story goes you’ll never be a master unless you can make your own parts.

That said, making schematic parts and footprints is a pain, and if there’s a tool to automate the process, we’d be happy to use it. That’s exactly what …read more

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Simplifying Basic LED Effects

There was a time when having a blinking blue LED on a project was all you needed to be one of the cool kids. But now you need something more complex. LEDs should not just snap on, they should fade in and out. And blinking? Today’s hotness is breathing LEDs. If that’s the kind of project you want, you should check out [jandelgado’s] jled library.

At first glance, an Arduino library for LED control might seem superfluous, but if you are interested in nice effects, the coding for them can be a bit onerous. If you don’t mind stopping everything …read more

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Why too little attention is paid to protection from buying widespread dependencies

Lot of software use lot of dependencies. Some of these dependencies have been developed by single developers. There were cases of buyout popular npm and php libraries and browser extensions with the sole purpose to put a back… Continue reading Why too little attention is paid to protection from buying widespread dependencies