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Using the Microchip PIC Kit 1 with Linux
The PICKit 1 is a combination programmer and development board for midrange PIC micro-controllers. In addition to being able to program FLASH pic devices, it also allows them to run and access 8...
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Book Recommendation: The Wreck of the River of Stars by Michael Flynn
The Wreck of the River of Stars by Michael Flynn is a character driven space tragedy. The characters are excellent and the writing is superb. If you like happy endings, you shouldn’t be reading a...
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Review: MPJA 9615: 0-30 volt, 0-3 Amp, Bench Power Supply
This is the MPJA 9615ps mini-bench power supply. The specs say that it will provide 0-30 volts and 0-3 amps. Mine actually goes up to 31.6 volts (displayed, measured to 31.3 volts on my lowest DMM)...
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Book Recommendation: Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan is a work of historical fiction set in the court of Elizabethan England, and the corresponding faerie court below London. If you like historical fiction and...
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Spare One Phone – Dead on Arrival – Two Red LEDs
UPDATE: I called the company twice (once on Monday and again on Tuesday) and on Tuesday after asking a few questions they shipped me a new phone (arrived on Saturday and worked correctly!) and a label...
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Getting rid of extra UI elements in Google Reader!
My wife complained about all of the extra stuff at the top of Google reader. You know, the links to all of the other Google products in the black bar, the humongously big “Search Reader” bar and Google...
View ArticleVelocity Cruz T301 Android Tablet review
I purchased a refurbished Velocity Cruz T301 Android Tablet for $70, and it was worth it. This tablet has many downsides when compared to many more expensive tablets, but the $70 price tag makes it a...
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oneTesla kit review and build comments.
Big Picture: I was one of the first 100 backers of the oneTelsa Kickstarter (120 volt) and received one of their earlier kits (manual revision 1.3.0). Overall I was very happy with the kit. The...
View ArticleSmall Phone Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini cell phone
I recently purchased a Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15a Cellphone to see if I would like it enough to replace my HTC Aria / Liberty A6366. (I did a review of the aria here.) Form Factor: I specifically...
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AT&T U-Verse upstream speed bump in June
I have an AT&T U-Verse “Internet Pro” DSL account. In the middle of June (near the 13th) my latency suddenly improved by 10ms. Then around the 19th of June (2014) my upstream bandwidth jumped from...
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EVSE Install: JuiceBox Pro 40
This is my new J1772 EVSE, a JuiceBox Pro 40 (Amp) unit. Georgia Power is offering a $250 rebate for installing a Level 2 EVSE with dedicated circuit this year. I already had the dedicated NEMA 14-50...
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Lines appearing on the display of my Pebble
My original Pebble smart watch (purchased refurbished) started to have a problem where the display would get corrupted. It mostly only occurred when I was pushing a button to change the display, or...
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Original Pebble Review + Application / Watchface Recommendations
I finally jumped on the “SmartWatch” bandwagon (after the CST – “World’s Thinest Watch” Kickstarter I’d been waiting on for two years finally gave up the ghost) purchasing a refurbished (Jet Black,...
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How I melted my ANOVA Precision cooker
I purchased an ANOVA precision cooker (a Sous-vide immersion heater) via their Kickstarter almost a year ago and have been having fun cooking things in water baths. (It makes cooking salmon so very...
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Ring Video Doorbell Review
A few months ago I purchased a Ring video doorbell (along with a Chime Wifi announcer). This is a doorbell unit that has a video camera and motion detector built in, as well as the traditional button....
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Pebble screen corruption issue (take 2…..watch 3)
My original pebble watch suffered from the screen corruption issue that has apparently been plaguing all of the 301BL models. Pebble was responsive and replaced it relatively quickly two months ago....
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JuiceBox EVSE Pro 40 – Second Unit
I’ve been using an Electric Motor Werks JuiceBox Pro 40 to charge the truck for the last six months. It worked just fine most of the time, but suffered from intermittent GFI trips that would cause the...
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Current imbalance with dual chargers – TSM 2500 / EVCC
This graph shows the temperature (in C) of my two chargers, as well as the watts of power they report providing over time (in minutes) as they charge the Nissan Leaf battery pack in my truck. For the...
View ArticleSmall Phone Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini cell phone
I recently purchased a Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini ST15a Cellphone to see if I would like it enough to replace my HTC Aria / Liberty A6366. (I did a review of the aria here.) Form Factor: I specifically...
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AT&T U-Verse upstream speed bump in June
I have an AT&T U-Verse “Internet Pro” DSL account. In the middle of June (near the 13th) my latency suddenly improved by 10ms. Then around the 19th of June (2014) my upstream bandwidth jumped from...
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