• Feeling nostalgic for ’90s computer games? Play them for free on the web

    Feeling nostalgic for ’90s computer games? Play them for free on the web

    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

    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 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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  • Do people really want their software to update so frequently?

    Do people really want their software to update so frequently?

    It began as an innocuous statement: “Drive-thru windows at coffee shops. Call-ahead seating …

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