I’ve recently upgraded my DSLR and have had a bit to play around with it and get a feel for it. I went for an upgrade over my old Pentax K-7 to a Pentax K-3. I already have lenses so I saved money by buying Body Only I like my K-7, it just got worn … [Read more…]
I’ve already briefly discussed my NextThing CHIP computers before. A few weeks ago I was purchasing a Raspberry Pi 3 and found that the store had Pi Zeros in stock as well, so I tossed one on because, hey, $5, and they are apparently hard to find. These two little devices are pretty similar, but … [Read more…]
I’ve been at a bit of a loss for a while on what to do with my RaspberryPi B+. I have a B+ and two RaspberryPi B 2s. The B2s are so much more useful and powerful than the B+ that the poor B+ has kind of been tossed to the wayside. I was using … [Read more…]
I mentioned getting my CHIPs from NextThing aq bit ago, but I have not really done much with them. I noticed a bit of an issue keeping them powered when I set them up and assumed I had been using a power supply that wasn’t ideal. I believe it was the one off of the … [Read more…]
I found a couple of Arduino apps in the Windows 10 App store recently, both put out by Microsoft. There is an app that allows your Windows Phone to act as a virtual shield for an Arduino board which I ave not tried yet, but I set up and ran a quick test of the … [Read more…]
Every so often, I’ve seen the “ethical dilemma” of Self Driving cars come up for debate. Specifically, the scenario goes something like this: A self driving car is approaching a crowd of children, it can veer off a cliff and kill the occupants, saving the children, what choice does it make? Who is responsible for … [Read more…]
Last post, I talked a bit about my new Multi Monitor set up. I mentioned that I use a program called Synergy to handle using multiple machines with one keyboard and mouse. It’s essentially a virtual KVM, only without the V, since everything has it’s own Video disrt play. It’s not a free program, but … [Read more…]
I just wanted to take a moment to share my new multi monitor set up. Many years ago I was turned on to the idea of using two monitors at my previous job. having the extra desktop space was great and we ended up adding a second monitor to a lot of the desktops in … [Read more…]
I just want to start here by saying CHIP is kind of a shitty name for a computer thing, there is no effective way to do any sort of search for “Chip computer” since “computer chip” has been a thing for eternity and gives the same results. This thing really needs a re-branding or something. … [Read more…]
I held off a bit on the whole “Free Update to Windows 10” thing. I’m still a bit apprehensive on the whole issue, it feels like there might eventually be a “catch” of some kind. There probably isn’t, more likely, it’s just an attempt to get everyone on the same page so to speak. It … [Read more…]