Bitcoin is in the news a lot these days. Should we be worried about it? By looking at the basics of how it works, some issues come to light… Continue reading
Category Archives: Programming
Free Upgrades, Microsoft ‘Free’ Upgrades, And Windows 10
(With apologies to Samuel Clemens). As part of this week’s goal to move into the 2010s, it was time to … Continue reading
Using Nuget Without Nuget?
For a project I’m using VS2010 express, and needed the Google drive apis, which are available on Nuget. Except that … Continue reading
WordPress and XML-RPC With Visual BASIC .NET
My wife’s website is filled with photos she’s taken locally, and making sure they get up there handily is my … Continue reading
‘Think Python’ Excercise 12-6 – Optimized Solution?
I’m busy working my way through Think Python and doing the excercises when I found an especially interesting one: Exercise … Continue reading
What Programming Language Do YOU Drive?
Although I’ve already talked about how there are too many programming languages, I was pleased to see recently that I … Continue reading
How To Connect A Linear Actuator To The Arduino
Note: I’ve added a second part to this article if you need further troubleshooting tips. In the Arduino world, it’s … Continue reading
License Or No License – There Is No “Implied”
A rather hackneyed attempt at channeling Star Wars’ Yoda Puppet I admit (“do or do not, there is no try”), … Continue reading
SonarEye: An Open Source Way To ‘See’ With Audio Using The Arduino
I once watched a science program where a blind person walked an obstacle course. He did it by making a … Continue reading
On Too Many Programming Languages
Is it just me, or are there too many programming languages? (Hint) It’s not just me – and here’s why I think so… Continue reading