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Experience Microsoft Comic Chat using Linux

This guide focuses on how this once-favorite chat client can also be enjoyed today using Linux, too!

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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 …

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The KD2OTG amateur radio station

Overview of the KD2OTG amateur radio station. Included are details and photos of my radios, antennas, and desk setup.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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YouTube ‘Filters’ are quirky, but do help uncover videos worth watching

Image excerpt from YouTube's page: https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks

Whether YouTube realizes it or not, there is a lot of great content to discover that is created by contributors with …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Frequency Recorder/Graph by KD2OTG

Free amateur radio (ham radio) software that monitors radio frequencies for activity and …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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