I cope with my depression by finding distractions, and what better way to do that in the long run than by learning something new or rediscovering something I thought I’d forgotten? These are often small projects that can be completed in a few days or even a few hours. Sometimes I can’t sustain my interest, or unexpected costs come up that I hadn’t planned for, and then it’s over before it’s real...

Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes) were something of a precursor to the Internet. Back then, you would dial into such a system over a telephone line using a modem and terminal emulator to—for example—download files, exchange messages, or play simple arcade games. If you find this history interesting, I recommend the FidoPedia page as a starting point for further research; going into detail here wou...

There are countless opinions on this subject; some contributions have attempted to cite measurable criteria to suggest an objective comparison, while others dripped with subjectivity in every sentence. However, unlike the scenario in my teaser image, this is not a single athletic competition but a multi-event contest with countless disciplines—events that, when repeated at different venues, yield...

A year ago, I set up a Raspberry Pi Zero to lay the groundwork for a time-lapse video capturing a tree as the seasons changed over the course of a year. At 18 shots per day, over 7,000 images were captured (it actually took over 13 months), and the story must continue.

The Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W has built-in Wi-Fi, which is quite handy—given the lack of an Ethernet port—for downloading the phot...

On October 5, Microsoft released the new Windows 11, which had previously been available through Microsoft Insider. Although Windows 10 was supposed to be the last version of Windows, the original “Windows as a Service” (WaaS) model remains in place, with the option to obtain a free upgrade using an existing Windows license—almost. While it’s still possible to use a Windows 7/8/10 license key for...