Electronics
3D Scanning Fast Easy and Low-cost Using Kinect
3D object scanning yields 3d numeric models.
Electronics
Silicon Labs USB to Serial Bridge Chip CP2102
Silicon Labs was good. They were bought out.
Ham-Radio
Ham Radio License Test Links
Technician test pool of questions Search for a time / date / location of testing Technician Test Question Pool – All the Question Pools Practice Exams Frequency Allocations
Radio Frequency
Friis equation in a flash
You can immediately see the Friis equation by using this configuration using the diagram below. It shows in a flash how a 2 stage amplifier's equations result. It can be generalized for N stages. Microwave Rules of thumb
Crowd-Sourcing
Crowd Sourcing the Rally Fighter Car – The future of production
The implications of the crowd sourcing are very interesting. Case in point is the Rally Fighter car that was designed by the crowd sourcing method. Their version of crowd sourcing has some obvious flaws however look to this to see the seeds of a coming revolution.
Computing
Pelco PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom Software
Pelco PTZ software download Not sure it works with model below on ebay but it is worth a try.
Cracking
Blackberry 7290 Phone Unlocking
I bought a Rim 7290 and want to unlock it. These are my notes on the topic. FAQ about Blackberry phones – includes mention about how to unlock pst carcked
Economics
Economist and Economic Modeller Steve Keen showing instability inherent in high debt economies
Steve Keen talks about instability inherent in high debt economies. He does this while modeling economies on a computer and demonstrating the oscillations. Video Notes I have seen this kind of stability analysis applied before. It is valid for circuits and system functions – I would posit it is valid Read more…
Open-Source
MakerBot Video Talk 3D printer – an open source hardware project
Google TechTalk on the 3d printer that works with ABS plastic Presented by Adam Mayer. This talk is about MakerBot, a new low-cost, open-source CNC fabrication robot produced by MakerBot Industries. MakerBot is an evolution of the RepRap project. Adam Mayer, one of the three founders of MakerBot Industries, will Read more…