| In the mid 1960's I was a teenager and getting interested in electronics. I had just read about rebuilding old radio receivers (Popular Elec...
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| So you’ve decided that your ePod is going to make money for you. You’re going to manufacture them and sell them yourself. And with a little...
| There’s a big difference between resolution and accuracy. It’s easy to create something that has very high resolution. That is: something th...
| Last month I talked about what it was like as hobbyist fifty years ago. This month I’ll look into the future to see what the next fifty yea...
| Reading the Retronics pages in Elektor got me thinking about my 50 years in electronics. I started at age twelve and was lucky to experience...
| Summary/IntroductionEdward Snowden has received a lot of publicity about revealing the CIA’s analysis of telephone and internet activity in...
| The lowly fuse (or circuit breaker) is an important part in the safety of any electrical device. Primary fuses (for the AC mains) protect a...
| What this means is that the larger concerns are neglected in favor of the small or immediate concerns. This is a common human trait. It’s mu...
| Everyone likes to be at the forefront of technology. Using all the latest gadgets and applying all the latest ideas. Unless you’re a company...
| It is most frustrating to have a great idea and not be believed. The most common reason for this is lack of credibility. That is, you are no...