Author Archives: M. Eric Carr

Why SI Is Cool

Posted on 2011-01-06 by M. Eric Carr

SI makes unit conversions a lot easier, by eliminating a lot of the “magic” constants… Continue reading →

Posted in Analog, Electronics, Math, Science | 3 Comments

You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Misinformation

Posted on 2010-12-23 by M. Eric Carr

Radio Shack sometimes has useful parts. Just don’t always expect them to have “answers”… Continue reading →

Posted in Digital, Digital Citizenship, System Administration | Leave a comment

FreeBASIC

Posted on 2010-12-07 by M. Eric Carr

FreeBASIC : It’s like QBasic, only bigger, faster, and better. And Free, too. Continue reading →

Posted in Coding, Digital | 1 Comment

Yesterday’s supercomputer; today’s junk?

Posted on 2010-11-17 by M. Eric Carr

An “obsolete” junker of a computer — an old 64-bit, 2.66+GHz machine. The mind boggles. Continue reading →

Posted in Digital, Digital Citizenship, Nostalgia | Leave a comment