Commodore 64 (C64) was the most popular home computer in the days when you connected your computer to the TV set. This most popular home computer just turns 40 years old. Commodore C64: The Most Popular Home Computer Ever Turns 40 article tells that this year marks the anniversary of the most popular selling home →
A wire stripper is used in removing insulation from around a wire or cable. Sure, you can do this with a pair of scissors, wire cutters or even a utility knife, but using a tool specifically designed for this purpose makes life easier if you work with wires often. Here are three wire strippers I →
Russia tried to cut off electricity to about two million Ukrainians in a cyber operation scheduled to take place on Friday night, April 8th. The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm tried on Friday to take down a large Ukrainian energy provider by disconnecting its electrical substations with a new variant of the Industroyer →
Telecommunication and networking has been and will be one of the core technologies in helping the evolution of mankind and technology. Here is a quick view to the history of the modern electronics based communications technologies with help of few history articles. “10th March, 1876 – The day when Alexander Graham Bell made the first →
Did you know than an audio equipment can cause “off gear distortion” on line level signals that are driving multiple pieces of audio gear? I have had situation where I had one CD player wired to inputs of two different amplifiers (Y-splitter cable). When both amplifiers were powered on, everything worked nicely. But when one →
Happy birthday Windows 3.1, aka ‘the one that Visual Basic kept crashing on’ This 30-year-old software that first introduced Windows Registry and killed Real Mode. This was the Windows version that made it to really mainstream. Windows 3.1 sold very well, with an appealing user interface and consumer-friendly multimedia features. It did, however, have a →
Here are links to some links to maybe useful Windows 10 information: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/windows-10-spring-2021-update-every-new-feature-when-to-download-and-more/ https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-windows-fast-startup-why-disable-it/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/five-windows-10-features-you-really-should-be-using/ https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-flush-the-dns-cache-to-improve-network-performance-in-windows-10/ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3613049/lock-windows-10-pc-with-a-dedicated-local-administrator-account.html https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-a-batch-file-to-reset-and-renew-a-network-connection-in-windows-10/ https://www.howtogeek.com/213145/how-to%C2%A0convert-a-physical-windows-or-linux-pc-to-a-virtual-machine/amp/ →
This posting is here to collect cyber security news in April 2022. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. You are also free to post related links to comments. →
RF attenuators are essentially electrical resistor circuits that are put in line with an RF signal and reduce the signal strength. The amount of resistances used is what determines the amount of attenuation. Basic circuits used in attenuators are pi pads (π-type) and T pads. The lost power in the attenuator is converted into heat. →
Humidity meters are a useful device to help to ensure that your home or workplace is kept at a reasonable humidity. It is a good idea to monitor the humidity to avoid problems caused by dampness or extreme dry conditions. Here are videos and links a look at how they humidity sensors work and how →