I used to be very active with small electronic computing devices produced by Parallax. One was the “Basic Stamp”. A small microcomputer that was programmed with “micro-BASIC” programming language. These computers are not what we now call “personal computers” but rather hardware control computers. I.E. Control system or embedded application computers. Their control application use is only limited by human imagination. But these computers are used to control hardware. Not send emails in social media....
Continue reading...Home Ceiling Fans
I have been running some tests in my home, in severe winter weather, to reduce the elevated upstairs room temperature due to over heated first floor air rise to the 2nd floor. My house design has a huge open two story atrium space in the middle area of the home. There is a large open balcony to the downstairs area. The space is easily 50% of the floor area. The home has two separate HVAC...
Continue reading...My LINUX Story
I am a pro-Linux supporter. I started using Linux back in my early DOS experience days. I was at the edge of CPM. But never had a need to play with it. DOS was all the rage. But then an amateur radio (ham) friend clued me into Linux in year 1993 or so… Linux needed to be compiled from source code (Slackware Distro) and could be exactly configured to match hardware. This of course made...
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Keyboard problems here. I broke the charging USB port on my Logitech MX Keys S for Mac. My fault. It is because of the way I support the keyboard on my desk drawer. No problem when not charging. But the USB plug gets forced a bit when plugged in for charging. I just re-designed my support ramps to prevent the problem. I should have done that 10 months ago… Lesson learned. This was a chance...
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