Life is a continuous learning experience. I have been using RS485 for about 20 years, on and off. Despite all that experience, I found something new for my toolkit a few months ago. I suspect some of my audience has been using the same RS485 solution for decades. There will be a similar portion who … More RS485 Auto-direction
A short post to announce the soft launch of a book I’ve been writing. … More Am I now a published author?
A teaser of upcoming technical posts on my blog. … More Upcoming Technical Content
What you see is what you get. A Helpful Tool There is a helpful type of text editing tool known as a WYSIWYG editor. They have been around so long that most of us don’t know that we used to do things in other ways. Microsoft Word is a great example. You type in text, … More WYSIWYG? An Apology.
Hey everyone. I’m trying out a new format. It’s probably not going to be the long-term solution, but it fixes some short term issues. Contrast Some of us, as we get older, start having trouble with contrast; others have lifelong issues. As much as I liked the grey on off-white format, I started seeing issues … More A New Format!
I’m wrapping up my “gap year” and am contemplating what is next for me. … More Moving Forward
I reflect on a year of challenges, successes, and adventures—from joining a startup and exploring debug toolkit ideas to writing a book and visiting the UK’s iconic landmarks. Looking ahead, I share my goals for 2025: job hunting, finishing my book, and resuming blogging about technical adventures. … More The Obligatory End of Year Post.
What you see is what you get. A Helpful Tool There is a helpful type of text editing tool known as a WYSIWYG editor. They have been around so long that most of us don’t know that we used to do things in other ways. Microsoft Word is a great example. You type in text, … More WYSIWYG? An Apology.
This is an adventure in debugging.
I recently encountered a bug in a very simple walking-ones test. It was near the end of the data, so it looked like an off-by-one bug; closer inspection told me otherwise. … More What feels like an off-by-one-bug, but isn’t?
We all have split loyalties between our family life and our work life.
Right now, I’m going through a phase where family has to come first.
I don’t have the answer on how to cope, but I have shared some of my experiences. … More The other type of sabbatical – family care leave of absence.
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