Upgrade Puts a Lot of Zeroes on Kit-Built Frequency Counter

If there’s anything more viscerally pleasing than seeing an eight-digit instrument showing a measurement with all zeroes after the decimal point, we’re not sure what it could. Maybe rolling the …read more Continue reading Upgrade Puts a Lot of Zeroes on Kit-Built Frequency Counter

3 myths about ISO 27001 certification

ISO 27001 is the international standard for an ISMS (information security management system), a best-practice approach to security that helps organisations achieve all of their data privacy compliance objectives. If you are currently weighing up your o… Continue reading 3 myths about ISO 27001 certification

This Debug Connector Brings Your Issues to the Edge

Given an unknown PCBA with an ARM processor, odds are good that it will have either the standard 10 pin 0.05″ or 20 pin 0.1″ debug connector. This uncommon commonality is a boon for an exploring hacker, but when designing a board such headers require board space in the design …read more

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C++20 Is Feature Complete; Here’s What Changes Are Coming

If you have an opinion about C++, chances are you either love it for its extensiveness and versatility, or you hate it for its bloated complexity and would rather stick to alternative languages on both sides of the spectrum. Either way, here’s your chance to form a new opinion about …read more

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Benefits of Implementing ISO/IEC 27001 in Your Management System

The internationally known ISO/IEC 27001 standard provides the requirements for the implementation of an information security management system (ISMS), a set of principles and controls used to secure the information that an organization stores and proc… Continue reading Benefits of Implementing ISO/IEC 27001 in Your Management System

Drifting Instrument Presents Opportunity to Learn about Crystal Oscillators

Sure, we all love fixing stuff, but there’s often a fine line between something that’s worth repairing and something that’s cheaper in the long run to just replace. That line gets blurred, though, when there’s something to be learned from a repair.

This wonky temperature-compensated crystal oscillator is a good example of leaning toward repair just for the opportunity to peek inside. [Kerry Wong] identified it as the problem behind a programmable frequency counter reading significantly low. A TCXO is supposed to output a fixed frequency signal that stays stable over a range of temperatures by using a temperature sensor …read more

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Options for Load Balancing Services in Azure

Aidan Finn explains the options you have for load balancing applications or services in Azure.

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Azure Preview for DDoS Protection

Paul Thurrott's Short Takes: April 17, 2015

Aidan Finn discusses a new preview release in Azure that offers us a protection service against distributed denial of service attacks.

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