I have Hung Chang HC-F100L multifunction counter that I bought few decades ago. I planned to do a teardown post of it some day, but someone else did it first. Korean Multifunction Counter Teardown https://hackaday.com/2024/07/07/korean-multifunction-counter-teardown/ [Thomas Scherrer] likes to tear down old test equipment, and often, we remember the devices he opens up or — →
A fiber-optic cable, also known as an optical-fiber cable, is a cable that is one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light. The optical fiber elements (typically made of glass) are typically individually coated with plastic layers and contained in a protective tube suitable for the environment where the cable is used. →
This posting is here to collect cyber security news in July 2024. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. You are also free to post related links to comments. →
Gives hot-wire a whole different meaning Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/GaGBsVVgdbYLfRW8/ It used to be a cable. Now it’s modern art. That’s why it is recommended to always fully unspool/uncoil power cables before plugging in. It is a good idea to never leave cable on the drum when doing events.. You’d be surprised how many people don’t realise →
Useless Use of Cat Award https://porkmail.org/era/unix/award Contents: Useless Use of cat Useless Use of kill -9 Useless Use of echo Useless Use of ls * Useless Use of wc -l Useless Use of grep | awk Useless Use of Backticks Useless Use of test →
The flickering of the LED light bulbs can be a problem for some people and also when making video/film. Some LED light bulbs flicker noticeably when new, some do not flicker noticeably. In home lighting applications, flickering LED lights can be particularly bothersome in areas such as the living room or bedroom where people often →
The consumer market has adopted High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI®) technology in TVs, projectors, and other multimedia devices, making HDMI a globally recognized interface. HDMI is a very popular video interface, but not everything have HDMI inputs or outputs. An HDMI converter is a device that converts an HDMI signal to another format — and vice →
My first 20 MHz oscilloscope still works but age shows. Bought this sometimes in 1990′s used, made maybe sometimes early 1980′s. I don’t have original manuals and I have not found much info on this on Internet. My first real oscilloscope: Iwatsu SS-5050. Served well for many years until a digital oscilloscope took it’s place →
Good idea to disconnect your automation devices from network – most of the devices are not secure enough to handle network connection. Here is one big news related to Industrial Controls Systems (ICS) from a big manufacturer: ICS/OTRockwell Automation Urges Customers to Disconnect ICS From Internet Rockwell Automation is concerned about internet-exposed ICS due to →
This posting is here to collect cyber security news in June 2024. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article. You are also free to post related links to comments. →