In Part 1 of this miniseries, I described the base level of my personal cybersecurity setup. In Part 2, we talked about virtual private networks (VPNs), including the fact that they still leave you exposed when you are connecting to the internet via a Wi-Fi network, even if you are…

In Part 1 of this miniseries, I mentioned that when I was young my mother always used to tell me that I was “special,” and that I foolishly took this to be a complement. …

The coronavirus is turning all of our lives upside down. My family and friends in the UK have been on lock-down for a several weeks now. Here in Alabama, we just went into shelter-in-place mode a couple of days ago as I pen these words. As a result, a lot…

The Intel 8051 microcontroller unit (MCU) is an interesting beast from many different perspectives. …

I don’t know about you, but when I hear the name Rambus, I think of the company that was founded in 1990. I remember them leaping into the limelight with a fanfare of trumpets. Well, if the truth be told, it was with their 600 MHz interface technology, which addressed…

Do you recall my column TinyML Packs a Punch from a couple of weeks ago? …

I have a theory that every engineer has his or her favorite fundamental design, component, or function. If we were to generalize by domain, then — in the case of analog engineers — I think most would opt for the op-amp (operational amplifier) as their component of choice. When you…

The Internet of Things (IoT) is getting more and more ubiquitous. These days, we are surrounded by IoT devices. The problem is that most of these devices are pretty “dumb” in the scheme of things. …

I’ve been making “stuff” for as long as I can remember. Every now and then, something I make actually works, in which case it’s time to break out the party hats and perform a happy dance (not in public, of course, ever since… but let’s not go there). I remember…