My Commentary and Technical help

The 2016 Batavia Hamfest was the best Hamfest that I have attended this year.  Maybe also one of the biggest in Batavia as well.  I only spe...

I have succeeded in writing the code for the SSD1289 screen to work with a Raspberry Pi.  I also added a control panel so I have more variab...

I have removed the wall between the dining room and kitchen.  This creates an open concept, making the living room and kitchen seem bigger. ...

After about 2 weeks of trying I finally got a parallel interface LCD to work in Python.  I converted the code from C for the Arduino.  It di...

The 2016 Chaffee Hamfest was last weekend.  It was supposed to rain so we used the pavilions.  It was a little too windy for my books so I k...

The Raspberry Pi Zero was supposed to be a $5 single board computer.  However they were quickly bought up and resold for $25 or more.  With ...

Over the holiday weekend I finished up writing my code for this 2.8 inch LCD.  It can now do bmp graphics as well as text and even large tex...

I have written six books on the Arduino, but only one on the Raspberry Pi.  Now I am working on a second Raspberry Pi book called, "Ras...

First of all I must say that I am not a doctor nor do I play one on TV.  But the doctors have sure seen a lot of me.  If you are sick see a ...

Our Dodge Stratus is nearing the end of its useful life.  It has over 150,000 miles on it.  The exhaust is held together with clothes hanger...

I have preferred Sony cameras for years.  I once saw a Sony camera that produced a picture that was much better than what I could see with m...

Someone dropped a fairly new LG Optimus Fuel phone into the tub.  I had to tear it apart.  It was really amazing how easy it was to take apa...

I am making a servo based tyrannosaurus modeled after my wooden version.  Here is a picture of the two of them side by side.  The biggest di...