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Big Brother is watching

Big Brother is watching

It is nearly 50 years since I read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. It was required reading at school. I thought…

Measuring time in an RTOS

Measuring time in an RTOS

I spend a lot of my time talking about, writing about and thinking about real time operating systems – including…

What shape is a photo?

What shape is a photo?

There are some photographers who are very proud of ability to “get it right in camera”. What they mean is…

Does anyone write assembly language?

Does anyone write assembly language?

The simple answer to my question is: yes, of course. There are things that can be done in assembly that…

Wild swimming

Wild swimming

At the time of writing, according to my calendar, it is Summer. However, the grey overcast sky and slight chill…

Video about using an SMTP server in an embedded system

Video about using an SMTP server in an embedded system

My latest video blog is now available. This time I am looking at using an SMTP [email sending] server in…

iPhone RAW photography

iPhone RAW photography

A few weeks ago I did some comparative analysis of the image quality from three cameras and wrote about it…

A UI for a deeply embedded system

A UI for a deeply embedded system

From time to time, I have the need to explain to someone exactly what an embedded system is. The definition…

Some more embedded software programming tips

Some more embedded software programming tips

Another in my occasional series of tips for embedded software developers. Sometimes my tips are just personal taste; on other…