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Remote Controlled EV3 Robot with Dual Gyro Sensors
I’m in the middle of another project involving the LEGO EV3 system. My 11-year old has been making some inquiries about the gyro sensor that came with the EV3 Education kit. To make the lesson more interesting, I wrote a … Continue reading
Putting an EV3 into a Lego Technic Cruiser, Part 2
Continuing from my previous post, I was ready to put in a second EV3 motor and drive train for the rear wheels of the cruiser. The Mindstorms EV3 retail set comes with two large motors and one medium motor. Conventionally, … Continue reading
Putting an EV3 into a Lego Technic Cruiser
This is the first of few posts about my project in getting an EV3 brick into one of the Lego Technic retail sets. I’ve always had a Lego Mindstorms robot kit ever since Lego came out with the NXT. Though … Continue reading
Getting the kid started with Lego Technic and Mindstorms
Last summer, I started to teach my kid about building with Lego Technic, particularly using the EV3 Mindstorms set. Though she had been building with non-technic Lego bricks for years now, the Technic pieces involve a different mindset, dealing more … Continue reading
Creating an Apple IIgs GS/OS Live CD
The Apple II High-Speed SCSI card is one of my favorite peripheral cards for the Apple IIgs. I typically install System 6.0.1 into a SCSI hard drive and use that as my boot and mass-storage drive. Any old “SCSI” hard … Continue reading
Explorations with Low-Powered Devices for the Apple IIe/IIgs
I recently posted my experiences with using a Bluetooth module to perform wireless ADTPro transfers with my Apple IIe. At that time, I was powering the Bluetooth module from an AC adapter. Seeing that the Bluetooth module power adapter was … Continue reading
Adding Wireless (Bluetooth) Support in ADTPro
It’s been months since I planned to look into adding Bluetooth support in David Schmidt’s fabulous ADTPro software. I’ve been using ADTPro for years to transfer disk images for use in my Apple IIe using the Apple II Super Serial … Continue reading
Updating my cable setup with the Raspberry Pi
I’ve delayed looking into the Raspberry Pi for quite some time now. I’ve known how awesome it is, but also know that I didn’t have a lot of time to tinker around with it. However, recent developments in late 2013 … Continue reading
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Video options for the Apple IIgs
I’ve always abhorred CRT monitors. They’re bulky, heavy, and they probably emit too much radiation to tire your eyes too quickly. I’m so thankful that the computer industry, and every other video-related industry has switched over to using LCDs. Retrocomputing … Continue reading
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Out-of-band Authorization
A lot of applications require the need for an in-session authorization mechanism. This means that when an end-user is within an authenticated session, the end-user will be prompted to enter a set of credentials before he can be allowed to … Continue reading
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