USB – the need for speed

USB – the need for speed

I have commented before on “fashions” in the embedded software world and part of my job is to understand what…

What is stress?

What is stress?

We all know what stress is. It is something that everyone experiences at least some of the time. It is…

Function parameters

Function parameters

When you use a function in C/C++ [or most other programming languages] you are likely to pass it some parameters…

The wardrobe

The wardrobe

A while back, I went to an art exhibition, which showed the work of some students from a local college,…

Chinese embedded

Chinese embedded

I wrote previously about my interesting in writing and my fulfilled ambition to get a book published. My interest in…

iPad – how I feel

iPad – how I feel

I recently wrote about how I was getting along with my iPad, having owned it for a couple of months….

Why write code?

Why write code?

I have a very basic question for you: what do you do and why do you do it? It is…

More laziness

More laziness

A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog posting that was about my philosophical stance with regard to the best…

Electronics for the sick

Electronics for the sick

I have always for medical electronics interesting and I have blogged about it from time to time [here and here,…