Just a quick note, StackExchange now has a Retrocomputing site in beta.  I almost never sign up for anything on the interwebs.  I don't face-space or my-book or twit-trist or any of that nonsense.  … more

Here is a small programming tip I thought I would share. Sometimes in .NET / C# I find myself needing to write a pattern similar to this:

private bool m_bSemaphore = false;

private void … more

I was sidetracked today by a rather interesting problem; How to get duration using Media Foundation and C#?  I've worked on several projects over the years where I needed a simple method to get the … more

I have been exposed to amateur radio all of my life.  Some of my earliest memories are of myself and my Dad playing with his old Hallicrafters SX 110.  When I was 13 (with a lot of encouragement and … more

I just wanted to jot off a quick post regarding the Eastern Arizona Amateur Radio Society (EAARS). These guys have a really nice 2 meter repeater network set up covering several thousand square miles … more

I have too many computers.  There.  I said it. My friends and family all tell me to get rid of some of this stuff.  They roll their eyes when I get excited about some new piece of junk equipment.  … more

When I was just a kid, I loved computers.  Everything was 8 bit back then, and everything was comprehensible by a 14 year old.  65xx assembler wasn't very difficult, and you could apply your … more

I was browsing through posts on Hackaday and found a link to an excellent series of articles by Sagar GV entitled "NTSC Demystified".  If you enjoy electronics and have wanted to learn more about … more