Let’s Play KiCad 7: Quick Start Guide (Part 2)
KiCad and its recent versions include built-in templates for Arduino, Beagle Bone, and Raspberry Pi add-on boards. These labor-saving files come with...
Bitcoin Pizza Day: How 2 Pizzas Revolutionized the Crypto World
In 2010, Florida resident Laszlo Hanyecz received 2 pizzas from fellow Bitcoin enthusiast Jeremy Sturdivant in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoin (BTC). At...
Let’s Play KiCad 7: Installing Plugins (Part 1)
Previously, Part 0 showed what makes KiCad 7 such a versatile electronic design automation (EDA) tool. Today, Part 1 will introduce the...
Let’s Play KiCad 7: Why KiCad? (Part 0)
How many people can you name who create their own circuit boards? Circuit board design is a rare and valuable skill, even...
PinePhone Unboxing: 200 Days Later
Months ago, this blog featured a Linux-friendly smartphone: Pine64’s PinePhone beta edition. At the time, it was using the default Linux distribution:...
The One Way ChatGPT Never Responded
Last week, I shared a few revealing questions that I think showed the true flexibility of the latest ChatGPT model. ChatGPT’s creators...
First Unboxing Tomorrow Newsletter
I’m pleased to announce I have launched the Unboxing newsletter for electronics and robotics enthusiasts! As this blog approaches its four-year anniversary,...
Manjaro Arm Lock Screen Fix
Manjaro Arm and KDE Plasma Mobile are Linux projects aimed at bringing security, configurability, and open-source software to mobile platforms. The notion...
PinePhone Unboxing: 100 Days Later
The Linux-powered PinePhone is an alternative to other smartphone brands that have cornered the market. The project, led by PINE64 focuses on...
Seven Revealing Replies from ChatGPT
A new chatbot named ChatGPT has caught the engineering community including myself off-guard. While artificial intelligence is a bit outside my specialization...
