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A tale of a maid - and a prize
Hot tip: Coils ain't coils!
Hot tip: Coils ain't coils!
The new dishwasher
How old is the LED?
How old is the LED?
Under the Hood
Vacuum Tube Supercomputer
Vacuum Tube Supercomputer
Size does matter
SPLat and Connectivity
Intel's birthday gift to Stephen Hawking
SPLat and Connectivity
Intel's birthday gift to Stephen Hawking
Use your smartphone as an HMI
How to make your own transistors
How to make your own transistors
The (very expensive) case of the lost SPLatWare
Featured product: SX10504 - fluid levels and analog I/O
Featured product: SX10504 - fluid levels and analog I/O
Has your car been hacked yet?
Announcing a new controller product - HD8
Announcing a new controller product - HD8
It's cheap, but is it safe?
State of the computing art (1953)
State of the computing art (1953)
TABULA: A new programming tool, a new design approach
Race horse trainer bets on SPLat
Race horse trainer bets on SPLat
New firmware - Dialect 23
Don´t overlook our File Resources!
Don´t overlook our File Resources!
Affordable, easy to program colour touch screens
C and Unix were just a big prank!
RS232 (RS485) is not a protocol!
RS232 (RS485) is not a protocol!
All together now: One - Two - Pee!
Failing to design is designing for failure
Making reading easier for some
Failing to design is designing for failure
Making reading easier for some
Please help me out here ... and win a prize as well!
Brainwave control of wheelchairs
Vale Internet Explorer 6
Brainwave control of wheelchairs
Vale Internet Explorer 6
SPLat/PC V10.21.3
When not to trust the electronics
How do transistors really work?
When not to trust the electronics
How do transistors really work?
The need for speed
Help stamp out bad code!
Beware power factor (and other energy saving) scams!
Help stamp out bad code!
Beware power factor (and other energy saving) scams!
Micro-loans
Do you use Finite State Machines?
Meccano Magic
Do you use Finite State Machines?
Meccano Magic
32-bit SPLat/PC released
Custom SPice? Just ask!
The First Blinking LED
The power of minus
The First Blinking LED
The power of minus
Success in 3:33
Spaghetti or Lasagne?
Defensive Publication - a budget alternative to patents?
Spaghetti or Lasagne?
Defensive Publication - a budget alternative to patents?
Geek logic (animated cartoon)
What is multitasking?
Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life
What is multitasking?
Swine flu: Eight myths that could endanger your life
$69 PLC
Driving relays and solenoids safely
The world's oldest hotel - nearly 1300 years old
Driving relays and solenoids safely
The world's oldest hotel - nearly 1300 years old
Temperature/distance sensing
When not to trust the electronics
Uncle Sam funds Australian battery technology
When not to trust the electronics
Uncle Sam funds Australian battery technology
SPLat/PC 32-bit beta release
Get grounded! (Tips on grounding)
Make your own UAV
Get grounded! (Tips on grounding)
Make your own UAV
Program SPLat in C
The 3 laws of robotics: Nearing reality?
Waterless (nearly) washing machine
The 3 laws of robotics: Nearing reality?
Waterless (nearly) washing machine
Traffic control
Calculating Apollo trajectories
Calculating Apollo trajectories