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My last goofy hardware purchase of the week — StickNFind

  • Posted on November 17, 2013
  • by john

So I bought a 4-pack of StickNFind BLE stickers. I’m not quite sure why. My hope was I guess that you could use these things for very fine-grained local resolution.…

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SimpleTV, Aereo miss the mark

  • Posted on May 31, 2012
  • by john

Some early reviews of the original Kindle were very dismissive, wondering why anyone would want to carry around a limited device with a goofy display. These tech-savvy reviewers predicted failure…

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Dorking around with an intel atom home theatre system

  • Posted on May 30, 2012May 31, 2012
  • by john

“Rich”:www.tongfamily.com asked me what setup I am using — here is what I have so far * Zotac IONITX-S motherboard with Intel Atom D525 proc Nivida ION 512MB GPU. You…

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Great summary of beam systems if you are into that sort of thing

  • Posted on April 15, 2012
  • by john

“Beam Me Up”:http://rasterweb.net/raster/2012/04/07/beam-me-up/ at Rasterweb. I don’t have much current need but great starting point here if you need to dig into these.

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Starting to dabble with Arduino

  • Posted on March 17, 2012March 17, 2012
  • by john

A few years ago when I was very active in Halloween decorating, I used the “Basic Stamp”:http://www.parallax.com/ for prop control. This is still a solid product and you can still…

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Ninjablocks look kind of cool

  • Posted on February 19, 2012February 19, 2012
  • by john

“Ninjablocks”:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninja/ninja-blocks-connect-your-world-with-the-web — looking back at my article on “MSFT and the hardware ecosystem”:http://theludwigs.com/2012/02/msft-and-the-decline-of-the-pc-hardware-ecosystem/, this is the kind of innovation and brainpower MSFT needs around the PC platform.

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MSFT and the decline of the PC hardware ecosystem

  • Posted on February 18, 2012February 18, 2012
  • by john

In the late 80s, IBM attempted to reassert control over the PC hardware platform with the introduction of the PS/2 and its proprietary “MicroChannel”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Channel_architecture architecture. The cloners fought back, customers…

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The size of our gadgets

  • Posted on April 8, 2010
  • by john

Some smart guys have noticed that “internally, the iPad looks more like a battery with a computer than a computer with a battery”:http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/the_ipad. This is a pretty fundamental point. I…

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iPad preorder day arrives

  • Posted on March 12, 2010
  • by john

Ok well the day arrived. I can’t quite figure out what the ipad is for. I still need to carry my iPhone for phone calls. I still need to carry…

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Tech toys I want but don’t need

  • Posted on February 5, 2010
  • by john

* Lifebook MH380. Japan only right now. For some reason this netbook just looks cool to me. * “Netgear 200mb powerline ethernet”:http://www.netgear.com/Products/PowerlineNetworking/PowerlineEthernetAdapters/xavb2501.aspx — I might actually need this, one spot…

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The iPad

  • Posted on January 28, 2010
  • by john

Well of course I will buy one because I am a geek. That said I am unconvinced. * I still have to carry my iPhone around because I need to…

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Holiday PC Builds

  • Posted on December 22, 2009
  • by john

Time for our biennial system build exercise. We built two systems over the last two weeks. While I still use my MacBook Pro for 95% of my productivity work, the…

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We've come a long way since the 8088

  • Posted on April 2, 2009
  • by john

Dr. Dobb’s | A First Look at the Larrabee New Instructions (LRBni) | April 1, 2009.

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SanDisk to mass produce 64GB memory cards

  • Posted on February 10, 2009
  • by john

SanDisk to mass produce 64GB memory cards. I currently use a 64G USB for partial backup of my photo collection, it works great.  I need a 128G (and soon 256G)…

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Stuff I want but do not need — New Year's Edition

  • Posted on January 1, 2009
  • by john

* Hardcore Computer — fully submerged computer. So you can reboot more quickly and reliably. * HighSpeedPC — on second thought, screw the case, who needs it. * Innovative snow…

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Ethernet to Coax adapter

  • Posted on May 31, 2008
  • by john

CrunchGear » Archive » D-Link’s ethernet-to-coaxial adapter kit: useful but expensive — ha, you can buy old ethernet coax cards for pennies on various websites. of course they need ISA…

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Replacing a PC Power Supply

  • Posted on February 24, 2008
  • by john

Beautiful day here yesterday but I spent part of it wrestling a new power supply into a desktop pc. The PC wouldn’t turn on this morning — didn’t respond at…

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Simple but useful tools

  • Posted on February 14, 2008
  • by john

* Toolmonger ? Blog Archive ? All Tied Up With Flat Twine — more useful than tape in a lot of cases * Nylon Pry Set — excellent idea *…

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Color code for soundcard ports

  • Posted on December 8, 2007
  • by john

PC 99: Information and Much More from Answers.com — i always forget this

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Products I Want But Don't Need — PC Edition

  • Posted on November 5, 2007
  • by john

* Electronista | SanDisk TakeTV media player leaked — an end to DVD burning which has always sucked. * Bare SATA drive dock — OK not sure why I want…

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