Category Archives: Computers and hardware

Simon Monk

Posted on March 28, 2016 by deafdave

Simon Monk has written some great Arduino based books. I like his Programing Arduino, Next Steps. Going Further with Sketches book. TAB the publisher. I have this book. http://simonmonk.org/?page_id=370 I plan to buy this Fritzing for Inventors book again by … Continue reading →

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Regular Expressions and Python

Posted on March 28, 2016 by deafdave

Python is a great scripting language. www.python.org Al Sweigart wrote great Python books; Automate the boring tasks with Python https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ Read his books online or buy his books. I have all of his books! http://inventwithpython.com/ Regular expressions allow you to … Continue reading →

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DesignSpark PCB

Posted on April 8, 2014 by deafdave

DesignSpark PCB is a free of charge PCB design tool! “DesignSpark PCB is the world’s most accessible electronics design software. Easy to easy to learn and easy to use, DesignSpark PCB is designed to significantly reduce your concept-to-production time. At … Continue reading →

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OS: Windows 8 64 Bit Issues

Posted on December 21, 2013 by deafdave

I own a PC that runs Windows 8.1 64 bit OS on a AMD based computer . While I am very happy with this OS, but I am experiencing a few annoying issues. 1. I own a CanoScan LiDE 20 … Continue reading →

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My three favorite electronics prototyping platforms

Posted on August 7, 2013 by deafdave

1. Ardunio http://www.arduino.cc/ http://www.adafruit.com/category/17 2. Raspberry Pi http://www.raspberrypi.org/ http://www.adafruit.com/category/105 3. BeagleBone http://beagleboard.org/Products/BeagleBone http://www.adafruit.com/category/75 Tutorial on how to use BeagleBone http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2013/07/29/tutorial-introduction-to-the-beaglebone-black-device-tree/ That’s all! Deaf Dave.  

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