There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch [or operating system]

There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch [or operating system]

Not long ago, I was telling a friend about an iPad app that I had found useful. I commented that…

Homeopathy – science or nonsense?

Homeopathy – science or nonsense?

I have some friends, a couple, who are keen tea drinkers – like many English people, of course, including myself….

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #4

Embedded software article: RTOS Revealed #4

My latest article on embedded.com has been published. This piece is the fourth installment of the RTOS Revealed series, which…

The latest at the Repair Café

The latest at the Repair Café

A while back, I wrote about the Repair Café, which is a monthly event at which a bunch of volunteers…

EtherCAT – networking for real-time industrial embedded systems

EtherCAT – networking for real-time industrial embedded systems

For many years, I would regularly be asked about networking options for embedded systems. Commonly, the query was about real…

Making a difference

Making a difference

I guess that I spend quite a lot of time thinking about Life the Universe and Everything. Starting out on…

Top 10 embedded.com articles

Top 10 embedded.com articles

Some exciting news today! Every year, embedded.com publish their Top 10 list of embedded articles. This year I had two entries…

Embedded software video blog about memory architecture

Embedded software video blog about memory architecture

My latest video blog is now available. I am talking about memory architectures in embedded systems. Not strictly a software…

Mr. Tsunami and life-saving cricket

Mr. Tsunami and life-saving cricket

We decided that we would like to get away for the Christmas and New Year holiday. We had two objectives:…