++i or i++?

++i or i++?

If you are reading this blog, you are probably knowledgeable about embedded software and, therefore, like me, you consider yourself…

The .99 phenomenon

The .99 phenomenon

My house is for sale. The price that the estate agent is posting is £339,950. I did not argue with…

USB: easy, but …

USB: easy, but …

I love USB. I have worked with PCs since The Beginning, and I remember how it used to be. I…

Problem solving

Problem solving

I stumbled across a way to solve problems and also enhance creativity. And I want to share this discovery with…

Devices that phone home

Devices that phone home

For some years, there has been discussion about how embedded devices are increasingly becoming connected. WiFi enabled home appliances are…

An odd coincidence

An odd coincidence

Life does strange things to you sometimes. It is when weird coincidences occur that I begin to wonder who is…

Y2K redux

Y2K redux

I am sure that you can remember the “Millennium bug” or “Y2K problem”. In the late 1990s we were all…

Mind mapping

Mind mapping

Intelligence is a funny thing. We all have a vague idea what it is, but I do not really think…

The Works

The Works

All my life I liked words – reading and writing – and there are always books around me. I had…