Review – The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition

Review – The Art of Electronics, 3rd Edition

I’m a little late to the party here, because it was released in 2015, but recently I received my very own copy of the third edition of Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill’s book, The Art Of Electronics. The Art of Electronics is one of those books you always...
When products attack

When products attack

This week, it’s been revealed that a massive botnet made up substantially of hacked IoT devices was responsible for attacking a top tier service provider, and taking a whole collection of major websites down for a long period of time....
Ohm Sweet Ohm..

Ohm Sweet Ohm..

It’s nice to be back in my workspace today. So much onsite work lately has meant I’ve been away for 2 weeks. Working alongside all the other small businesses that operate out of here is great – so many people passionate about what they do, and what...
Wio Link – a review

Wio Link – a review

The Wio Link is a novel IoT prototyping solution from prolific maker gear supplier Seeed studios. The first thing to understand about Wio Link is, while it’s marketed as a simple IoT prototyping solution, it’s not really about prototyping IoT devices, but...
A happy surprise – Wio Link arrived

A happy surprise – Wio Link arrived

My Seeed Studio kickstarter reward for the Wio Link finally showed up this morning – the Wio Link deluxe kits were last to ship, as they had some problem getting all the bits ready on time, so I’d actually kind of forgotten about it when it showed up....
A new Altium Designer feature to get excited about

A new Altium Designer feature to get excited about

I just saw this marketing video today streamline-and-standardize-your-documentation-process and I’m very excited. It looks like finally Altium is taking their process that makes quick, repeatable, and reliable manufacturing file releases, and applying it to basic...