November 22, 2006
Useful technology, overpriced - OnStar for GM, Chevy vehicles
Here’s a useful technology that I personally have on my car because I couldn’t opt out unless I got the car with it. The news that OnStar could go black for millions of analog subscribers in ‘08 tells only one story, that a useful technology that is overpriced might become useless and still overpriced. I am not bagging on GM fo ... More
November 6, 2006
PLC - Consider Programmable Logic Controllers for your next DIY project
PLCs are basically industrial-grade computers that can be programmed to do tasks, sorta like microcontrollers but most PLCs have built-in encoders for motor control, support for modbus, and more… Basically, if you are not familiar with BASIC, C, Java, or assembly language, PLC Ladder Logic language might be the way to go as it has been prov ... More
