Nowadays it is typical that small embedded platforms and modules offer TTL level (5V or 3.3V) serial port interfaces in them. The easiest way to interface such port to PC is to use USB to TTL level serial port converter (it is easier than adding external TTL-RS232 converter board and then connect to normal serial →
http://www.wired.com/2014/09/microsoft-unveils-windows-10/ Posted from WordPress for Android →
Here is another story from the same era (early 1990′s). It is a continuation to my LPT DAC story. Before PC sound cards became popular, around same time as LPT DAC circuits became popular, PC speaker was also used to play back digital audio. Software (game and other) wanted to have the option to use →
http://techreport.com/review/27062/the-ssd-endurance-experiment-only-two-remain-after-1-5pb Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.iea.org/newsroomandevents/pressreleases/2014/september/how-solar-energy-could-be-the-largest-source-of-electricity-by-mid-century.html#.VCmKGDNoJ18.twitter Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/rooftop-solars-threat-to-utilities-by-the-numbers Posted from WordPress for Android →
Shellshock Bash Vulnerability has been keeping me busy last few days. Shellshock is a nasty bug that causes problems. Because ePanorama.net is running on Linux server, I has to do the necessary steps to keep the site safe. First step was to analyze the problem: Does my system have vulnerable bas version? The answer is yes →
http://safeandsavvy.f-secure.com/2014/09/29/danger-of-public-wifi/ Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/09/29/londoners-accidentally-pay-for-free-wi-fi-with-a-firstborn-because-no-one-reads-anymore/?tid=sm_fb Posted from WordPress for Android →
Hackaday featured today LPT DAC circuit. Back in the olden days, around 25 years ago, sound cards were rare on PCs. One hack those days was the original Covox Speech Thing, that connected a simple DAC to to PC parallel port. The Covox Speech Thing (also known as Covox plug) was an external audio device →