Experience Microsoft Comic Chat using Linux This guide focuses on how this once-favorite chat client can also be enjoyed today using Linux, too! Continue Reading →
Making a dial-up modem sing before its retired to a bookshelf That got my thinking … could I make this telephone modem sing before it comes to rest on a shelf as office decor? Yes, but … Continue Reading →
The KD2OTG amateur radio station Overview of the KD2OTG amateur radio station. Included are details and photos of my radios, antennas, and desk setup. Continue Reading →
The “2022 Thanksgiving Scramble” runs Wed afternoon thru Sun night Thirty years ago, Thanksgiving week of 1992, I was gifted a hand-me-down IBM 5150 computer. With that beige box … Continue Reading →
Are toy kites viable for elevating ham radio wire antennas? Coupled with the afternoon off from any work or household commitments, it was the opportune time for me to settle a … Continue Reading →
Lessons learned from my first portable ham radio Parks on the Air activation I must have proved to be entertaining to watch as I enacted my Plan B by affixing my antenna and paracord to … Continue Reading →
YouTube ‘Filters’ are quirky, but do help uncover videos worth watching Whether YouTube realizes it or not, there is a lot of great content to discover that is created by contributors with … Continue Reading →
Feeling nostalgic for ’90s computer games? Play them for free online I lost interest playing most console and computer games in the late nineties. Although there are some … Continue Reading →
Learn basic coding and electronics using Adventure Kit: 30 Days Lost in Space The kit is reminiscent of the Radio Shack electronic project lab I once received from Santa Claus as a child. In retrospect, I … Continue Reading →
Watch amateur (ham) radio operator make contacts using the ISS passing overhead Watch and listen in 60 seconds how an amateur (ham) radio operator makes contacts relayed using the … Continue Reading →
Software Centre included with Ubuntu 22.04 is too amateurish for this modern OS Canonical’s Ubuntu 22.04 desktop operating system is a polished open source PC operating system. But how does the … Continue Reading →
The 6-year inspiration that created Series-V I’m out of the professional coding world for over fifteen years, but it hasn’t stopped me from … Continue Reading →
Frequency Recorder/Graph by KD2OTG Free amateur radio (ham radio) software that monitors radio frequencies for activity and … Continue Reading →
No reason to feel intimidated taking your first amateur radio license exam It was five minutes to noon and cold rain fell hard against a troop of girl scouts as they ran … Continue Reading →
How a box fan sparked my interest in amateur radio In 2015 I experienced an interesting phenomena. An inexpensive (dare I say, cheap plastic) box fan … Continue Reading →
Agile deployments: Do users really want their software changing so often? It began as an innocuous statement: “Drive-thru windows at coffee shops. Call-ahead seating … Continue Reading →