Please, brethren of the software forest, pay attention. Ure is not happy with ya’ll. Not that I don’t love Windows 10. I like it – lots. And, for that matter, I totally “get” the Office 365 product which we run on our machines here. But there are multiple areas where you need some guidance from real people … Read More
A bit of something for everyone this morning,. I mean if the aliens aren’t of interest, surely your telecom costs are? The alien story – now this is something. Got an email from Chris Tyreman up at www.thechronibleproject.org: “I don’t know if I mentioned this before, but the Jewish blessing is done by holding your hands … Read More
Making: The Electronic Detective version of the story was fun to write, but it didn’t get deeply into the making/fixing part of the linear amplifier project so this morning I wanted to run through the process of restoring an old piece of electronics. Process, you see, is a HUGE factor in whether a person is successful at anything. … Read More
Making: it’s what people do on weekends. In our first episode, we will tackle a medium-complexity problem in electronics. While many people are put-off by such endeavors, with an almost superstitious belief that there “is magic in all those wires and parts” nothing could be further from the true. In fact, electrons always follow the rules … Read More
Two discussions about radios and prepping this morning. First a discussion of basic receive-only antennas and basics of that. Then a real grown-iup discussion of radio transmitting antennas using dipoles versus off-center fed dipoles (OCFDs)
Communications: There has been increasing chatter in social media circles about what the ‘next business model’ will be. Social is running its course; like a bad case of flu. To refresh: The social hoodwinking of established web sites and creative content for all, began with the simple premise that if established websites (like Urban, for … Read More
Reader Input Request (RIR): As you know, I have started working on the periodic updates and upgrades planned for UrbanSurvival. Just by being here, you’re already a highly esteemed member of our Board of Directors. In order to make sure we continue to deliver a quality product, please take the time to send an email … Read More
Communications: Forget Specter/Meltdown for a minute. And, if you’re a Mac, Android, or Linux user, stick around – you may get some jollies. Because this morning I’ll tell you the tale of tracking down a miserable bug in Windows 10 that I spent much of my “down time” working on over the holidays. Try 12-hours … Read More
Prepping/Comms: Take it from UrbanSurvival Actual – this is a very big deal – this weekend – in celebrating the heritage of ham (amateur) radio. Starting Sunday night to Monday night is Straight Key Night – SKN for short. There is still a pretty good base of us “old timers” who can copy Morse code at 30+ … Read More
Communications: We have been bemoaning the over-abundance, over use, over-price, over-tech, over-indulgence, and over-rudeness of cell phones for a good, long time. Finally, although they get things generally wrong, California may be about to get something right. Start with the Forbes article here: “California’s Latest Precautionary Move Against “Cell Phone Radiation”. (Continues below) The story is potentially … Read More
Communications: We begin this morning with an interesting phenomena up on the “gurney” here at Cleat Through Labs. We look at the problems around us and wonder how much of it is being whipped up by electronic versions of mob rule? Let’s back up for a second and understand how it happens. Maybe the best … Read More
I mentioned a while back that I was planning to pick up an IBM Selectric II because to my way of thinking they were the absolute best keyboard ever made. That is, if you don’t count that seven-pound marvelous mechanical keyboard that shipped with the original IBM-PC’s and which I used at a number of … Read More
Don’t buy it yet – we are still in the proofreading adventure on the new (non-fiction) book Dimensions Next Door, but we’re now in the test-loading phase at Amazon…but ONE of the interesting items in the book that I’ve mentioned before is the shofar. Called “trumpets” in the Anglo-centric interpretations of the ancient texts, the shofar … Read More