IPv6 is really coming

IPv6 is really coming

For quite a few years, the need to update the primary protocol used by the Internet – the Internet Protocol…

Stuffing bits

Stuffing bits

I am not a networking specialist. If you are an expert in this area, this posting will be teaching a…

Choosing an embedded operating system

Choosing an embedded operating system

I was recently approached for help by a Mentor Graphics customer, who was planning a new project and needed to…

A different angle on multicore

A different angle on multicore

Multicore is a hot topic at the moment. The subject crops up in numerous articles and I have written about…

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,…

Hacking your car

Hacking your car

In the early days of PCs, the software was very fragile – from a security point of view. Virus software…

Product quality: belief or proof?

Product quality: belief or proof?

There are two aspects of any product that give me great pleasure: good design and quality of manufacture. This applies…

Where does Ford make its paint?

Where does Ford make its paint?

There is a good, albeit rather general, rule that applies to the management of a successful business: focus on what…

Would you buy a TCP/IP stack from me?

Would you buy a TCP/IP stack from me?

I will be straight with you. I am not a networking specialist. I look at the long list of protocols…