EEVblog - The Electronics Engineering Video Blog » rant http://www.eevblog.com No Script, No Fear, All Opinion Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:44:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Copyright © David L. Jones 2011 eevblog@gmail.com (David L. Jones) eevblog@gmail.com (David L. Jones) 1440 http://www.eevblog.com/images/logo/EEVblogDaveLab144x144logo.jpg EEVblog - The Electronics Engineering Video Blog http://www.eevblog.com 144 144 No Script, No Fear, All Opinion David L. Jones David L. Jones eevblog@gmail.com no no EEVblog #157 – Angry Birds http://www.eevblog.com/2011/03/24/eevblog-157-angry-birds/ http://www.eevblog.com/2011/03/24/eevblog-157-angry-birds/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:24:03 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1394

Tangent time.
Dave can’t shoot his latest blog because of some angry birds.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2011/03/24/eevblog-157-angry-birds/feed/ 12 0:00:54 Tangent time. Dave can’t shoot his latest blog because of some angry birds. Tangent time. Dave can’t shoot his latest blog because of some angry birds. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #146 – Digikey Postage FAIL http://www.eevblog.com/2011/02/20/eevblog-146-digikey-postage-fail/ http://www.eevblog.com/2011/02/20/eevblog-146-digikey-postage-fail/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:19:36 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1334

Dave got a big santa sack delivery, what’s inside?

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2011/02/20/eevblog-146-digikey-postage-fail/feed/ 30 0:03:19 Dave got a big santa sack delivery, what’s inside? Dave got a big santa sack delivery, what’s inside? David L. Jones no no EEVblog #134 – The Maxim Manipulation http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/21/eevblog-134-the-maxim-manipulation/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/21/eevblog-134-the-maxim-manipulation/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:52:22 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1256

More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola)

The DS2502 datasheet is HERE

UPDATE:
Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss.

It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone batteries:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5717307.html

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/21/eevblog-134-the-maxim-manipulation/feed/ 29 0:15:28 More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola) The DS2502 datasheet is HERE UPDATE: Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss. It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone [...] More dodgy components, this time from our friends at Maxim (c/o Motorola) The DS2502 datasheet is HERE UPDATE: Maxim have admitted the problem and have fixed everything without fuss. It turns out the firmware is intended for Motorola phone batteries: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5717307.html David L. Jones no no EEVblog #133 – Dodgy Digikey Components http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/14/eevblog-133-dodgy-digikey-components/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/14/eevblog-133-dodgy-digikey-components/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:31:46 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1243

Dave cuts loose on Digikey (or Bourns?) for providing dodgy resistors which made their way into his

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/14/eevblog-133-dodgy-digikey-components/feed/ 69 0:17:40 Dave cuts loose on Digikey (or Bourns?) for providing dodgy resistors which made their way into his Dave cuts loose on Digikey (or Bourns?) for providing dodgy resistors which made their way into his David L. Jones no no EEVblog #132 – Delusional Dyson Marketing http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/13/eevblog-132-delusional-dyson-marketing/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/13/eevblog-132-delusional-dyson-marketing/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:48:38 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1215

Dave cuts loose on the dickhead marketing team at Dyson.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/12/13/eevblog-132-delusional-dyson-marketing/feed/ 23 0:02:52 Dave cuts loose on the dickhead marketing team at Dyson. Dave cuts loose on the dickhead marketing team at Dyson. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #129 – US Airline TSA Security Rubbish & the $9 fee http://www.eevblog.com/2010/11/27/eevblog-129-us-airline-tsa-security-rubbish-the-9-fee/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/11/27/eevblog-129-us-airline-tsa-security-rubbish-the-9-fee/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:56:06 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1191

Dave cuts loose on all the US airline security and TSA rubbish, their stupid reactionary process to every new security threat, and the new $9 “Security fee” for all packages going into the US of 453g (16oz). How will affect local business who export to the US

Thanks to Don McKenzie:
http://www.dontronics.com/pdf/APO_US_surcharge.pdf

And don’t try and ship any item with a tiny lithium coin cell in it!:
http://auspost.com.au/personal/dangerous-goods-personal.html

The Royal Mail are increasing security for US bound packages, but has as yet not passed on a cost:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400033&mediaId=3800088

Reminds me of the Jack Black Tenacious D song:

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/11/27/eevblog-129-us-airline-tsa-security-rubbish-the-9-fee/feed/ 44 0:05:35 Dave cuts loose on all the US airline security and TSA rubbish, their stupid reactionary process to every new security threat, and the new $9 “Security fee” for all packages going into the US of 453g (16oz). How will affect loca[...] Dave cuts loose on all the US airline security and TSA rubbish, their stupid reactionary process to every new security threat, and the new $9 “Security fee” for all packages going into the US of 453g (16oz). How will affect local business who export to the US Thanks to Don McKenzie: http://www.dontronics.com/pdf/APO_US_surcharge.pdf And don’t try and ship any item with a tiny lithium coin cell in it!: http://auspost.com.au/personal/dangerous-goods-personal.html The Royal Mail are increasing security for US bound packages, but has as yet not passed on a cost: http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400033&mediaId=3800088 Reminds me of the Jack Black Tenacious D song: David L. Jones no no EEVblog #107 – Live Show #4 http://www.eevblog.com/2010/09/01/eevblog-107-live-show-4/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/09/01/eevblog-107-live-show-4/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:19:28 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1038

The 4th Live EEVbog show. Dave answering questions in the lab and flashing the odd bit of hardware around.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/09/01/eevblog-107-live-show-4/feed/ 4 0:00:01 The 4th Live EEVbog show. Dave answering questions in the lab and flashing the odd bit of hardware around. The 4th Live EEVbog show. Dave answering questions in the lab and flashing the odd bit of hardware around. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #106 – Top 5 Tips To Bring Your Product to Market http://www.eevblog.com/2010/08/22/eevblog-106-top-5-tips-to-bring-your-product-to-market/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/08/22/eevblog-106-top-5-tips-to-bring-your-product-to-market/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:58:28 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=1017 Are you are a hobbyist, hacker, maker, or garage engineer with a great product idea?
Dave gives you his Top 5 tips for bringing your product to market.
And a bonus Top 5 reasons to avoid patents.
Copyright, Marketing, Advertising, Protection, and Creative Commons Open Source all get a look in.

Watch all the Patent and Invention ads ironically popup over this video!

The Creative Commons licenses available:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/08/22/eevblog-106-top-5-tips-to-bring-your-product-to-market/feed/ 37 0:12:53 Are you are a hobbyist, hacker, maker, or garage engineer with a great product idea? Dave gives you his Top 5 tips for bringing your product to market. And a bonus Top 5 reasons to avoid patents. Copyright, Marketing, Advertising, Protection, and Cr[...] Are you are a hobbyist, hacker, maker, or garage engineer with a great product idea? Dave gives you his Top 5 tips for bringing your product to market. And a bonus Top 5 reasons to avoid patents. Copyright, Marketing, Advertising, Protection, and Creative Commons Open Source all get a look in. Watch all the Patent and Invention ads ironically popup over this video! The Creative Commons licenses available: http://creativecommons.org/licenses David L. Jones no no EEVblog #98 – Microsoft InstaLoad Battery Technology – Patent Busting Time? http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/05/eevblog-98-microsoft-instaload-battery-technology-patent-busting-time/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/05/eevblog-98-microsoft-instaload-battery-technology-patent-busting-time/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 01:40:24 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=862 Microsoft’s new Instaload battery technology allows batteries to be inserted into a product either way around.
Is it one of those brilliant “why didn’t anyone think of that before” moments, or just another silly patent on a really obvious idea?
Is it workable in practice?
Can YOU bust the patent by finding prior art before 2006?

See the Microsoft Patent here:
http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=hVXGAAAAEBAJ

OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF PATENT HERE: http://www.eevblog.com/files/Microsoft%20Instaload%20Patent%20US7527893.pdf

You can get Dave’s T-Shirt here:
http://www.eevblog.com/store


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/07/05/eevblog-98-microsoft-instaload-battery-technology-patent-busting-time/feed/ 49 0:00:01 Microsoft’s new Instaload battery technology allows batteries to be inserted into a product either way around. Is it one of those brilliant “why didn’t anyone think of that before” moments, or just another silly patent on a r[...] Microsoft’s new Instaload battery technology allows batteries to be inserted into a product either way around. Is it one of those brilliant “why didn’t anyone think of that before” moments, or just another silly patent on a really obvious idea? Is it workable in practice? Can YOU bust the patent by finding prior art before 2006? See the Microsoft Patent here: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=hVXGAAAAEBAJ OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF PATENT HERE: http://www.eevblog.com/files/Microsoft%20Instaload%20Patent%20US7527893.pdf You can get Dave’s T-Shirt here: http://www.eevblog.com/store David L. Jones no no EEVblog #96 – The TI LaunchPad MSP430 Development Board http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/24/eevblog-96-the-ti-launchpad-msp430-development-board/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/24/eevblog-96-the-ti-launchpad-msp430-development-board/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:21:12 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=840 Drive-Time.
Dave rants randomly about TI’s bold new entry into the hobby/hacker/maker market with the $4.30 MSP-EXP430G2 Evaluation Board, and what it’s got to do with the Arduino.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/24/eevblog-96-the-ti-launchpad-msp430-development-board/feed/ 53 0:00:01 Drive-Time. Dave rants randomly about TI’s bold new entry into the hobby/hacker/maker market with the $4.30 MSP-EXP430G2 Evaluation Board, and what it’s got to do with the Arduino. Drive-Time. Dave rants randomly about TI’s bold new entry into the hobby/hacker/maker market with the $4.30 MSP-EXP430G2 Evaluation Board, and what it’s got to do with the Arduino. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #94 – Near Death Multimeter Experience http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/15/eevblog-94-near-death-multimeter-experience/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/15/eevblog-94-near-death-multimeter-experience/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:57:02 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=824 Dave was looking forward to reviewing the new Extech RC200 SMD Tweezer Multimeter, until the damn thing tried to kill him. Now he’s, well, kinda mad!…

The Cryrustek ES51928 DMM Chip: www.cyrustek.com.tw/spec/ES51928.pdf


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/15/eevblog-94-near-death-multimeter-experience/feed/ 61 0:00:01 Dave was looking forward to reviewing the new Extech RC200 SMD Tweezer Multimeter, until the damn thing tried to kill him. Now he’s, well, kinda mad!… The Cryrustek ES51928 DMM Chip: www.cyrustek.com.tw/spec/ES51928.pdf Dave was looking forward to reviewing the new Extech RC200 SMD Tweezer Multimeter, until the damn thing tried to kill him. Now he’s, well, kinda mad!… The Cryrustek ES51928 DMM Chip: www.cyrustek.com.tw/spec/ES51928.pdf David L. Jones no no EEVblog #93 – PCB Autorouters Suck http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/12/eevblog-93-pcb-autorouters-suck/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/12/eevblog-93-pcb-autorouters-suck/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:49:42 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=820 Drive time rant again.
Dave begs beginners not to use PCB autorouters, and questions why the low end EDA CAD packages even bother to have them.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/12/eevblog-93-pcb-autorouters-suck/feed/ 31 0:00:01 Drive time rant again. Dave begs beginners not to use PCB autorouters, and questions why the low end EDA CAD packages even bother to have them. Drive time rant again. Dave begs beginners not to use PCB autorouters, and questions why the low end EDA CAD packages even bother to have them. David L. Jones no no Product Design FAIL – IDEAL Multimeter – Redux http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/05/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter-redux/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/05/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter-redux/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:51:30 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=814 Is the bad design of the IDEAL multimeter tilting bail really that a-typical? Should you expect to be able to poke the buttons on a multimeter while it’s standing up?
Dave does some comparisons to find out.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/05/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter-redux/feed/ 18 0:00:01 Is the bad design of the IDEAL multimeter tilting bail really that a-typical? Should you expect to be able to poke the buttons on a multimeter while it’s standing up? Dave does some comparisons to find out. Is the bad design of the IDEAL multimeter tilting bail really that a-typical? Should you expect to be able to poke the buttons on a multimeter while it’s standing up? Dave does some comparisons to find out. David L. Jones no no Product Design FAIL – IDEAL Multimeter http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:48:18 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=807 Bad Product Design 101:
How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight.
The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked like a nice multimeter until Dave tried to actually use it and discovered an epic product design FAIL!

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/06/02/product-design-fail-ideal-multimeter/feed/ 23 0:00:01 Bad Product Design 101: How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight. The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked like a nice multimeter until Dave tried to actually use it and discovered an epic product design FAIL! Bad Product Design 101: How to screw up your product with a simple design oversight. The IDEAL brand 61-342 looked like a nice multimeter until Dave tried to actually use it and discovered an epic product design FAIL! David L. Jones no no EEVblog #88 – There’s More To Electronics Than Just Circuit Design http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/19/eevblog-88-theres-more-to-electronics-than-just-circuit-design-3/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/19/eevblog-88-theres-more-to-electronics-than-just-circuit-design-3/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 12:53:29 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=758 Drive time rant. Dave talks about how circuit design and prototyping can often come last in the design process. And talk on the upcoming live EEVblog show.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/19/eevblog-88-theres-more-to-electronics-than-just-circuit-design-3/feed/ 23 0:00:01 Drive time rant. Dave talks about how circuit design and prototyping can often come last in the design process. And talk on the upcoming live EEVblog show. Drive time rant. Dave talks about how circuit design and prototyping can often come last in the design process. And talk on the upcoming live EEVblog show. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #86 – Buy a real Analog Oscilloscope PLEASE! http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/11/eevblog-86-buy-a-real-analog-oscilloscope-please/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/11/eevblog-86-buy-a-real-analog-oscilloscope-please/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 02:46:02 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=699 Dave is sick of getting emails asking if the cheap toy DSO’s and FPGA/PIC/AVR oscilloscope kits are worth buying.
Guess his response… answers by telepathy please.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/11/eevblog-86-buy-a-real-analog-oscilloscope-please/feed/ 55 0:00:01 Dave is sick of getting emails asking if the cheap toy DSO’s and FPGA/PIC/AVR oscilloscope kits are worth buying. Guess his response… answers by telepathy please. Dave is sick of getting emails asking if the cheap toy DSO’s and FPGA/PIC/AVR oscilloscope kits are worth buying. Guess his response… answers by telepathy please. David L. Jones no no Proof that Telstra Bigpond is Throttling Youtube Bandwidth in Australia? http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/10/proof-that-telstra-bigpond-is-throttling-youtube-bandwidth-in-australia/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/10/proof-that-telstra-bigpond-is-throttling-youtube-bandwidth-in-australia/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 22:03:31 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=692 Are Telstra (Bigpond), Australia’s largest Internet Service Provider deliberately throttling (capping) Youtube bandwidth on all of their plans?

Try it yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/my_speed

My speed:
http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/MyTelstra.png
Other Telstra customers:
http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra1.png
http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra2.png
http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra3.png
http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra4.png

Other ISP’s:
Internode: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Internode.png
Netspace: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Netspace.png
Optus: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Optus.png
TPG: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/TPG.png
Exetel: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/exetel.png
iiNet: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/iinet.png

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/05/10/proof-that-telstra-bigpond-is-throttling-youtube-bandwidth-in-australia/feed/ 28 0:00:01 Are Telstra (Bigpond), Australia’s largest Internet Service Provider deliberately throttling (capping) Youtube bandwidth on all of their plans? Try it yourself: http://www.youtube.com/my_speed My speed: http://www.eevblog.com/images/t[...] Are Telstra (Bigpond), Australia’s largest Internet Service Provider deliberately throttling (capping) Youtube bandwidth on all of their plans? Try it yourself: http://www.youtube.com/my_speed My speed: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/MyTelstra.png Other Telstra customers: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra1.png http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra2.png http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra3.png http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Telstra4.png Other ISP’s: Internode: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Internode.png Netspace: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Netspace.png Optus: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/Optus.png TPG: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/TPG.png Exetel: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/exetel.png iiNet: http://www.eevblog.com/images/telstra/iinet.png David L. Jones no no EEVblog #80 – Nokia E71 + Garmin Mobile XT = Embedded Hell http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/22/eevblog-80-nokia-e71-garmin-mobile-xt-embedded-hell/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/22/eevblog-80-nokia-e71-garmin-mobile-xt-embedded-hell/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:20:57 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=668 Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone.
The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/22/eevblog-80-nokia-e71-garmin-mobile-xt-embedded-hell/feed/ 31 0:00:01 Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone. The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve. Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone. The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #79 – Peak Oil Crisis & Career Options http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/21/eevblog-79-peak-oil-crisis-career-options/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/21/eevblog-79-peak-oil-crisis-career-options/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:33:03 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=665 Drive time rant.
Mail Bag time, Dave answers two viewer emails about career options, and manages a rant on the coming peak oil crisis.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/21/eevblog-79-peak-oil-crisis-career-options/feed/ 21 0:00:01 Drive time rant. Mail Bag time, Dave answers two viewer emails about career options, and manages a rant on the coming peak oil crisis. Drive time rant. Mail Bag time, Dave answers two viewer emails about career options, and manages a rant on the coming peak oil crisis. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #76 – Publish And Be Damned! http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/16/eevblog-76-publish-and-be-damned/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/16/eevblog-76-publish-and-be-damned/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:42:57 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=654 Another drive-time rant.
Dave cuts lose on people who email pointing out stuff he should have covered in the blog.
Bottom line – don’t email, put it in the comments and let the community debate it!


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/16/eevblog-76-publish-and-be-damned/feed/ 22 0:00:01 Another drive-time rant. Dave cuts lose on people who email pointing out stuff he should have covered in the blog. Bottom line – don’t email, put it in the comments and let the community debate it! Another drive-time rant. Dave cuts lose on people who email pointing out stuff he should have covered in the blog. Bottom line – don’t email, put it in the comments and let the community debate it! David L. Jones no no EEVblog #75 – Digital Multimeter Buying Guide http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/14/eevblog-75-digital-multimeter-buying-guide/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/14/eevblog-75-digital-multimeter-buying-guide/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:46:17 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=649 Who else in the industry can give you 52 solid minutes of beginner advice on buying a multimeter?
Dave of course!, who started out wanting to give some “quick” advice, but as usual Dave likes to rant…
So you get a feature-by-feature breakdown on what makes a good digital multimeter. It turns out there is a surprising amount of stuff to talk about on the humble multimeter.

The other video on meter counts & accuracy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4JFeU-o2kc

And this is what happens to cheap meters when you overload them:
http://gossenmetrawatt.com/english/seiten/cautiondangerousmultimeters.htm


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/14/eevblog-75-digital-multimeter-buying-guide/feed/ 51 0:00:01 Who else in the industry can give you 52 solid minutes of beginner advice on buying a multimeter? Dave of course!, who started out wanting to give some “quick” advice, but as usual Dave likes to rant… So you get a feature-by-featur[...] Who else in the industry can give you 52 solid minutes of beginner advice on buying a multimeter? Dave of course!, who started out wanting to give some “quick” advice, but as usual Dave likes to rant… So you get a feature-by-feature breakdown on what makes a good digital multimeter. It turns out there is a surprising amount of stuff to talk about on the humble multimeter. The other video on meter counts & accuracy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4JFeU-o2kc And this is what happens to cheap meters when you overload them: http://gossenmetrawatt.com/english/seiten/cautiondangerousmultimeters.htm David L. Jones no no EEVblog #74 – Video Blogging Tools http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/12/eevblog-74-video-blogging-tools/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/12/eevblog-74-video-blogging-tools/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:09:12 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=645 Another drive time rant about the tools I use for video blogging, video formats etc.
No electronics content, so if you don’t like that then don’t watch.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/12/eevblog-74-video-blogging-tools/feed/ 9 0:00:01 Another drive time rant about the tools I use for video blogging, video formats etc. No electronics content, so if you don’t like that then don’t watch. Another drive time rant about the tools I use for video blogging, video formats etc. No electronics content, so if you don’t like that then don’t watch. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #73 – How to screw up your winning product http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/10/eevblog-73-how-to-screw-up-your-winning-product/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/10/eevblog-73-how-to-screw-up-your-winning-product/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:39:04 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=642 Another random drive-time rant.
Dave rants about how dickhead marketing changes can screw up your winning product.

The Tropicana Story:
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2009/04/tropicana_fiasc.html
and
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/linda-tischler/design-times/never-mind-pepsi-pulls-much-loathed-tropicana-packaging
and
http://www.johnmamus.com/designeverything/2009/01/tropicana-design-critique.html

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/10/eevblog-73-how-to-screw-up-your-winning-product/feed/ 12 0:00:01 Another random drive-time rant. Dave rants about how dickhead marketing changes can screw up your winning product. The Tropicana Story: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2009/04/tropicana_fiasc.html and http://www.fastcompa[...] Another random drive-time rant. Dave rants about how dickhead marketing changes can screw up your winning product. The Tropicana Story: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/2009/04/tropicana_fiasc.html and http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/linda-tischler/design-times/never-mind-pepsi-pulls-much-loathed-tropicana-packaging and http://www.johnmamus.com/designeverything/2009/01/tropicana-design-critique.html David L. Jones no no EEVblog #71 – Happy Birthday to Us! http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/04/eevblog-71-happy-birthday-to-us/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/04/eevblog-71-happy-birthday-to-us/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 00:03:05 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=619 Dave hasn’t sold out and is still doing, well, the same old stuff a year later…

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/04/04/eevblog-71-happy-birthday-to-us/feed/ 29 0:00:01 Dave hasn’t sold out and is still doing, well, the same old stuff a year later… Dave hasn’t sold out and is still doing, well, the same old stuff a year later… David L. Jones no no EEVblog #69 – Sex Toys, Telescopes, Cable TV, UHF Modulation, Renewable Energy, & Silly Shower Taps http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/30/eevblog-69-sex-toys-telescopes-cable-tv-uhf-modulation-renewable-energy-silly-shower-taps/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/30/eevblog-69-sex-toys-telescopes-cable-tv-uhf-modulation-renewable-energy-silly-shower-taps/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:27:09 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=605 Dave goes on holidays to Hawaii and rants a little bit about a variety of things, yet ultimately manages to tie Sex Toys, big Telescopes, Cable TV, NTSC, UHF Modulation, Renewable Power Generation, and bad product design together in the one blog.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/30/eevblog-69-sex-toys-telescopes-cable-tv-uhf-modulation-renewable-energy-silly-shower-taps/feed/ 47 0:00:01 Dave goes on holidays to Hawaii and rants a little bit about a variety of things, yet ultimately manages to tie Sex Toys, big Telescopes, Cable TV, NTSC, UHF Modulation, Renewable Power Generation, and bad product design together in the one blog. [...] Dave goes on holidays to Hawaii and rants a little bit about a variety of things, yet ultimately manages to tie Sex Toys, big Telescopes, Cable TV, NTSC, UHF Modulation, Renewable Power Generation, and bad product design together in the one blog. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #68 – I should be Selling Oscilloscopes http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/16/eevblog-68-i-should-be-selling-oscilloscopes/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/16/eevblog-68-i-should-be-selling-oscilloscopes/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:11:29 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=602 Another drive-time rant. Dave laments the difference between designing oscilloscopes and selling them. Seek and ye shall find.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/16/eevblog-68-i-should-be-selling-oscilloscopes/feed/ 43 0:00:01 Another drive-time rant. Dave laments the difference between designing oscilloscopes and selling them. Seek and ye shall find. Another drive-time rant. Dave laments the difference between designing oscilloscopes and selling them. Seek and ye shall find. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #65 – Umm, I Design Computers http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/04/eevblog-65-umm-i-design-computers/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/04/eevblog-65-umm-i-design-computers/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:16:56 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=593 Another drive-time rant.

The camera mount (turns out it’s a bit shaky).


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/03/04/eevblog-65-umm-i-design-computers/feed/ 29 0:00:01 Another drive-time rant. The camera mount (turns out it’s a bit shaky). Another drive-time rant. The camera mount (turns out it’s a bit shaky). David L. Jones no no EEVblog #63 – Microchip PIC vs Atmel AVR http://www.eevblog.com/2010/02/22/eevblog-63-microchip-pic-vs-atmel-avr/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/02/22/eevblog-63-microchip-pic-vs-atmel-avr/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:54:02 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=577 Let the microcontroller fanboy wars begin!
Dave’s rather random rant on which is better, Microchip PIC or Atmel AVR.
(Warning, Dave hates Fanboys)

And check out this way to program AVR chips with the PICkit2


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/02/22/eevblog-63-microchip-pic-vs-atmel-avr/feed/ 114 0:00:01 Let the microcontroller fanboy wars begin! Dave’s rather random rant on which is better, Microchip PIC or Atmel AVR. (Warning, Dave hates Fanboys) And check out this way to program AVR chips with the PICkit2 Let the microcontroller fanboy wars begin! Dave’s rather random rant on which is better, Microchip PIC or Atmel AVR. (Warning, Dave hates Fanboys) And check out this way to program AVR chips with the PICkit2 David L. Jones no no EEVblog #59 – Back to the Future Flux Capacitor T-Shirt Tanty http://www.eevblog.com/2010/02/06/eevblog-59-back-to-the-future-flux-capacitor-t-shirt-tanty/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/02/06/eevblog-59-back-to-the-future-flux-capacitor-t-shirt-tanty/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:47:57 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=558 Dave goes nuts over NBC Universal Pictures pulling his Flux Capacitor T-Shirt designs from Zazzle.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/02/06/eevblog-59-back-to-the-future-flux-capacitor-t-shirt-tanty/feed/ 37 0:00:01 Dave goes nuts over NBC Universal Pictures pulling his Flux Capacitor T-Shirt designs from Zazzle. Dave goes nuts over NBC Universal Pictures pulling his Flux Capacitor T-Shirt designs from Zazzle. David L. Jones no no OT: The Australian Mandatory Internet Filter Folly http://www.eevblog.com/2010/01/10/ot-the-australian-mandatory-internet-filter-folly/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/01/10/ot-the-australian-mandatory-internet-filter-folly/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:55:29 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=507 (Sorry for the off-topic rant, normally I wouldn’t post it here, but I know some of my regulars will be interested. This is an Australian specific social commentary, so those who are just after electronics, you won’t find any in this post, sorry)

Dave cuts lose on the idiots behind Australia’s proposed Mandatory Internet Filter, and calls everyone to arms to stop this madness before it’s too late.

For more information, see:
http://www.nocleanfeed.com
http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=892
http://www.efa.org.au/category/censorship/mandatory-isp-filtering/
(PDF Fact Sheet) https://www.getup.org.au/files/campaigns/conroys_greatfirewall_factsheet.pdf
(PDF Fact Sheet) http://www.efa.org.au/mandatory-internet-filtering-fact-sheets/
http://stephenconroy.com.au/
And THIS video is hilarious!

And a politician finally backs down!


Thanks to Miwers for the image!

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/01/10/ot-the-australian-mandatory-internet-filter-folly/feed/ 32 0:00:01 (Sorry for the off-topic rant, normally I wouldn’t post it here, but I know some of my regulars will be interested. This is an Australian specific social commentary, so those who are just after electronics, you won’t find any in this pos[...] (Sorry for the off-topic rant, normally I wouldn’t post it here, but I know some of my regulars will be interested. This is an Australian specific social commentary, so those who are just after electronics, you won’t find any in this post, sorry) Dave cuts lose on the idiots behind Australia’s proposed Mandatory Internet Filter, and calls everyone to arms to stop this madness before it’s too late. For more information, see: http://www.nocleanfeed.com http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=892 http://www.efa.org.au/category/censorship/mandatory-isp-filtering/ (PDF Fact Sheet) https://www.getup.org.au/files/campaigns/conroys_greatfirewall_factsheet.pdf (PDF Fact Sheet) http://www.efa.org.au/mandatory-internet-filtering-fact-sheets/ http://stephenconroy.com.au/ And THIS video is hilarious! And a politician finally backs down! Thanks to Miwers for the image! David L. Jones no no EEVblog #52 – Panasonic Plasma TV’s Suck http://www.eevblog.com/2010/01/02/eevblog-52-panasonic-plasma-tvs-suck/ http://www.eevblog.com/2010/01/02/eevblog-52-panasonic-plasma-tvs-suck/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:09:51 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=489 Dave cuts loose on his Panasonic Plasma TV set that failed, yet still manages to give it the thumbs up.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2010/01/02/eevblog-52-panasonic-plasma-tvs-suck/feed/ 40 0:00:01 Dave cuts loose on his Panasonic Plasma TV set that failed, yet still manages to give it the thumbs up. Dave cuts loose on his Panasonic Plasma TV set that failed, yet still manages to give it the thumbs up. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #47 – Recruitment Consultants Suck, and Engineering Evil http://www.eevblog.com/2009/12/01/eevblog-47-recruitment-consultants-suck-and-engineering-evil/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/12/01/eevblog-47-recruitment-consultants-suck-and-engineering-evil/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:19:06 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=435 100% pure rant time.
Dave cuts lose on recruitment consultants, local component suppliers, and companies that make you register to get datasheets.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/12/01/eevblog-47-recruitment-consultants-suck-and-engineering-evil/feed/ 37 0:00:01 100% pure rant time. Dave cuts lose on recruitment consultants, local component suppliers, and companies that make you register to get datasheets. 100% pure rant time. Dave cuts lose on recruitment consultants, local component suppliers, and companies that make you register to get datasheets. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #45 – Arduino, PICAXE, and idiot assembler programmers http://www.eevblog.com/2009/11/21/eevblog-45-arduino-picaxe-and-idiot-assembler-programmers/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/11/21/eevblog-45-arduino-picaxe-and-idiot-assembler-programmers/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:15:03 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=423 Dave checks out what all the fuss is about with the Arduino, contemplates the PICAXE, and cuts loose on die hard assembly language programmers.
All with no more silly 10 minute youtube time limit.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/11/21/eevblog-45-arduino-picaxe-and-idiot-assembler-programmers/feed/ 56 0:00:01 Dave checks out what all the fuss is about with the Arduino, contemplates the PICAXE, and cuts loose on die hard assembly language programmers. All with no more silly 10 minute youtube time limit. Dave checks out what all the fuss is about with the Arduino, contemplates the PICAXE, and cuts loose on die hard assembly language programmers. All with no more silly 10 minute youtube time limit. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #41 – Pigs fly at Microchip in HD http://www.eevblog.com/2009/11/04/eevblog-41-pigs-fly-at-microchip-in-hd/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/11/04/eevblog-41-pigs-fly-at-microchip-in-hd/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:29:28 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=291 See Dave in glorious HD-ish, Microchip PIC talk, and Damocles the flying pig takes flight.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/11/04/eevblog-41-pigs-fly-at-microchip-in-hd/feed/ 18 0:00:01 See Dave in glorious HD-ish, Microchip PIC talk, and Damocles the flying pig takes flight. See Dave in glorious HD-ish, Microchip PIC talk, and Damocles the flying pig takes flight. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #40 – Dilbert and the world of micro managed Engineering http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/28/eevblog-40-dilbert-and-the-world-of-micro-managed-engineering/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/28/eevblog-40-dilbert-and-the-world-of-micro-managed-engineering/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:42:20 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=282 Dave goes through his Top 5 list of dead projects, Dilbert style.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/28/eevblog-40-dilbert-and-the-world-of-micro-managed-engineering/feed/ 14 0:00:01 Dave goes through his Top 5 list of dead projects, Dilbert style. Dave goes through his Top 5 list of dead projects, Dilbert style. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #39 – PICkit 3 Programmer/Debugger Review http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/21/eevblog-39-pickit-3-programmerdebugger-review/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/21/eevblog-39-pickit-3-programmerdebugger-review/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:56:59 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=269 Dave compares the new PICkit 3 to the old PICkit 2, and, well, he starts to rant uncontrollably about how Microchip may have screwed this up…
And what do MBA managers and dickheads have in common?

UPDATE:
Since this blog has gone to air and made it’s way all around the Microchip HQ, I have received a phone call from none other than the Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi. In a totally unexpected and rare show of honesty from any corporate person, let alone the CEO, he thanked me for the blog and for raising the issues, and appologised for the poor implementation and release of the PICkit3. They took it as serious constructive criticism (as it was intended). He pointed out a few factual errors on my part which was fair enough, but admitted they could have done the PICkit 3 better and most importantly are working to fix the issues (and the bugs) and give customers what they expect of such an upgrade.

Check out their video response below!

Any other huge multi-billion dollar corporation probably would have got their lawyers to give me a dressing down, if they cared at all, but Microchip really do care about their products and will happily take constructive criticism seriously at the top level. Such a thing has to be unprecedented surely?
I am absolutely blown away by Microchip’s honesty, and it starts from their CEO down.
Two thumbs up to Steve Sanghi and Microchip!

Issues in my blog pointed out by Microchip are:
1) The auto VDD voltage was removed deliberately due to potential damage to chips if applied incorrectly. (Fair call, but I still don’t like it)
2) The VDD range is not 3V-5.5V, it’s actually 2V-5.5V and range changes with the chip selected. (Yep, I didn’t see this, it is different to the PK2 and buried away)
3) The PK3 is only slower for the chip type I selected (Murphy’s Law), for all others it’s actually faster than the PK2. They are working on speed optimisation for the other ones.
4) Debugging is faster than the PK2 which I didn’t mention at all.
5) Programming to Go feature is now supported (only a week or so before I filmed the blog)
6) They plan on releasing the separate programmer software again (open source)

Microchips response!

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/21/eevblog-39-pickit-3-programmerdebugger-review/feed/ 50 0:00:01 Dave compares the new PICkit 3 to the old PICkit 2, and, well, he starts to rant uncontrollably about how Microchip may have screwed this up… And what do MBA managers and dickheads have in common? UPDATE: Since this blog has gone to air and ma[...] Dave compares the new PICkit 3 to the old PICkit 2, and, well, he starts to rant uncontrollably about how Microchip may have screwed this up… And what do MBA managers and dickheads have in common? UPDATE: Since this blog has gone to air and made it’s way all around the Microchip HQ, I have received a phone call from none other than the Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi. In a totally unexpected and rare show of honesty from any corporate person, let alone the CEO, he thanked me for the blog and for raising the issues, and appologised for the poor implementation and release of the PICkit3. They took it as serious constructive criticism (as it was intended). He pointed out a few factual errors on my part which was fair enough, but admitted they could have done the PICkit 3 better and most importantly are working to fix the issues (and the bugs) and give customers what they expect of such an upgrade. Check out their video response below! Any other huge multi-billion dollar corporation probably would have got their lawyers to give me a dressing down, if they cared at all, but Microchip really do care about their products and will happily take constructive criticism seriously at the top level. Such a thing has to be unprecedented surely? I am absolutely blown away by Microchip’s honesty, and it starts from their CEO down. Two thumbs up to Steve Sanghi and Microchip! Issues in my blog pointed out by Microchip are: 1) The auto VDD voltage was removed deliberately due to potential damage to chips if applied incorrectly. (Fair call, but I still don’t like it) 2) The VDD range is not 3V-5.5V, it’s actually 2V-5.5V and range changes with the chip selected. (Yep, I didn’t see this, it is different to the PK2 and buried away) 3) The PK3 is only slower for the chip type I selected (Murphy’s Law), for all others it’s actually faster than the PK2. They are working on speed optimisation for the other ones. 4) Debugging is faster than the PK2 which I didn’t mention at all. 5) Programming to Go feature is now supported (only a week or so before I filmed the blog) 6) They plan on releasing the separate programmer software again (open source) Microchips response! David L. Jones no no EEVblog #38 – LCR Meters, Transmission Lines, and Moving goal posts http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/16/eevblog-38-lcr-meters-transmission-lines-and-moving-goal-posts/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/16/eevblog-38-lcr-meters-transmission-lines-and-moving-goal-posts/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:32:53 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=260 Dave gives the solution to the first hardware quiz.
How do you design an LCR meter?
What about a stepped transmission line attenuation tester?
What does modular design and management have in common?

LINKS: Guardian Solid Streamer and Marine Aquisition

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/16/eevblog-38-lcr-meters-transmission-lines-and-moving-goal-posts/feed/ 12 0:00:01 Dave gives the solution to the first hardware quiz. How do you design an LCR meter? What about a stepped transmission line attenuation tester? What does modular design and management have in common? LINKS: Guardian Solid Streamer and Marine Aquisiti[...] Dave gives the solution to the first hardware quiz. How do you design an LCR meter? What about a stepped transmission line attenuation tester? What does modular design and management have in common? LINKS: Guardian Solid Streamer and Marine Aquisition David L. Jones no no EEVblog #34 – Girls, Brad Pitt, and Sweden vs the United Kingdom http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/02/eevblog-34-girls-brad-pitt-and-sweden-vs-the-united-kingdom/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/02/eevblog-34-girls-brad-pitt-and-sweden-vs-the-united-kingdom/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:50:25 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=214 Dave ponders his demographic data, and why on earth women would want to watch this rubbish.
WARNING – contain 0% electronics, and nerd semi-nudity.

Jeri’s Fatman & CircuitGirl site.
Jeri’s YouTube page.
Lady Ada’s Video Blog

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/10/02/eevblog-34-girls-brad-pitt-and-sweden-vs-the-united-kingdom/feed/ 36 0:00:01 Dave ponders his demographic data, and why on earth women would want to watch this rubbish. WARNING – contain 0% electronics, and nerd semi-nudity. Jeri’s Fatman & CircuitGirl site. Jeri’s YouTube page. Lady Ada’s Video B[...] Dave ponders his demographic data, and why on earth women would want to watch this rubbish. WARNING – contain 0% electronics, and nerd semi-nudity. Jeri’s Fatman & CircuitGirl site. Jeri’s YouTube page. Lady Ada’s Video Blog David L. Jones no no EEVblog #29 – Audiophile Audiophoolery http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/07/eevblog-29-audiophile-audiophoolery/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/07/eevblog-29-audiophile-audiophoolery/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:06:57 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/07/eevblog-29-audiophile-audiophoolery/ Dave cuts loose on the Golden Ear Audiophiles and all their Audiophoolery rubbish.
Panasonic gets a serve too, or is that applause?
The Blue Jeans cable LINK

And Kurt Denke’s response to the infamous letter: LINK

The Panasonic design guide is HERE and the rest of it HERE
Post your best Audiophool product links in the comments!

Thanks to Steve Macatee from Rane Corporation for pointing out this must-have bit of gear for every Audiophool!

Check out this awesome Audiophool product!: Blackbody


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/07/eevblog-29-audiophile-audiophoolery/feed/ 62 0:00:01 Dave cuts loose on the Golden Ear Audiophiles and all their Audiophoolery rubbish. Panasonic gets a serve too, or is that applause? The Blue Jeans cable LINK And Kurt Denke’s response to the infamous letter: LINK The Panasonic design guide is [...] Dave cuts loose on the Golden Ear Audiophiles and all their Audiophoolery rubbish. Panasonic gets a serve too, or is that applause? The Blue Jeans cable LINK And Kurt Denke’s response to the infamous letter: LINK The Panasonic design guide is HERE and the rest of it HERE Post your best Audiophool product links in the comments! Thanks to Steve Macatee from Rane Corporation for pointing out this must-have bit of gear for every Audiophool! Check out this awesome Audiophool product!: Blackbody David L. Jones no no EEVblog #28 – Product design drives me NUTS! http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/01/eevblog-28-product-design-drives-me-nuts/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/01/eevblog-28-product-design-drives-me-nuts/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:18:15 +0000 EEVblog http://www.eevblog.com/?p=154 Dave goes nuts over dodgy product design decisions in Canon DV camcorders, Fluke multimeters, Timex watches, Princeton Tec LED lights, and PVR’s.
And how cool would it be to design farting gnomes?


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/09/01/eevblog-28-product-design-drives-me-nuts/feed/ 62 0:00:01 Dave goes nuts over dodgy product design decisions in Canon DV camcorders, Fluke multimeters, Timex watches, Princeton Tec LED lights, and PVR’s. And how cool would it be to design farting gnomes? Dave goes nuts over dodgy product design decisions in Canon DV camcorders, Fluke multimeters, Timex watches, Princeton Tec LED lights, and PVR’s. And how cool would it be to design farting gnomes? David L. Jones no no EEVblog #27 – More Engineering Job Interview Tips! http://www.eevblog.com/2009/08/26/eevblog-27-more-engineering-job-interview-tips/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/08/26/eevblog-27-more-engineering-job-interview-tips/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:21:17 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=148 Yes, it’s another round of Electronics Engineering job interview tips.
Techniques to help you stand out at the interview and secure that engineering job.
See Blog #7 for the previous bunch of tips.
(Note the record number of “you know”‘s!)


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/08/26/eevblog-27-more-engineering-job-interview-tips/feed/ 24 0:00:01 Yes, it’s another round of Electronics Engineering job interview tips. Techniques to help you stand out at the interview and secure that engineering job. See Blog #7 for the previous bunch of tips. (Note the record number of “you know[...] Yes, it’s another round of Electronics Engineering job interview tips. Techniques to help you stand out at the interview and secure that engineering job. See Blog #7 for the previous bunch of tips. (Note the record number of “you know”‘s!) David L. Jones no no EEVblog #25 – The Infinite Resistor Puzzle http://www.eevblog.com/2009/08/15/eevblog-25-the-infinite-resistor-puzzle/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/08/15/eevblog-25-the-infinite-resistor-puzzle/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:14:45 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=144 The Infinite Resistor Puzzle

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/08/15/eevblog-25-the-infinite-resistor-puzzle/feed/ 16 0:00:01 The Infinite Resistor Puzzle The Infinite Resistor Puzzle David L. Jones no no EEVblog #22 – On Blogs and Video Blogging http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/31/eevblog-22-on-blogs-and-video-blogging/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/31/eevblog-22-on-blogs-and-video-blogging/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:25:54 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=136 On blogs and video blogging.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/31/eevblog-22-on-blogs-and-video-blogging/feed/ 21 0:00:01 On blogs and video blogging. On blogs and video blogging. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #19 – Rigol caught with their pants down! http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/19/eevblog-19-rigol-caught-with-their-pants-down/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/19/eevblog-19-rigol-caught-with-their-pants-down/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:26:41 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=123 Rigol caught with their pants down! An issue with the Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope.
Or perhaps it’s Analog Devices caught out?
(correction – there are only 2 PLL’s in the model FPGA used in the Rigol)

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/19/eevblog-19-rigol-caught-with-their-pants-down/feed/ 20 0:00:01 Rigol caught with their pants down! An issue with the Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope. Or perhaps it’s Analog Devices caught out? (correction – there are only 2 PLL’s in the model FPGA used in the Rigol) Rigol caught with their pants down! An issue with the Rigol DS1052E Oscilloscope. Or perhaps it’s Analog Devices caught out? (correction – there are only 2 PLL’s in the model FPGA used in the Rigol) David L. Jones no no EEVblog #18 – The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/18/eevblog-18-the-garmin-etrex-gps-investigated/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/18/eevblog-18-the-garmin-etrex-gps-investigated/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:12:43 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=121 How can a consumer electronics product last on the shelf for more than 10 years? The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/07/18/eevblog-18-the-garmin-etrex-gps-investigated/feed/ 15 0:00:01 How can a consumer electronics product last on the shelf for more than 10 years? The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated. How can a consumer electronics product last on the shelf for more than 10 years? The Garmin Etrex GPS investigated. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #14 – An unusual Oscilloscope phenomenon! http://www.eevblog.com/2009/06/21/eevblog-14-a-rather-unusual-oscilloscope-phenomenon/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/06/21/eevblog-14-a-rather-unusual-oscilloscope-phenomenon/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:30:35 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=109 A rather unusual Oscilloscope phenomenon!

Here is an old paper on the ESD chair issue: http://www.emcesd.com/pdf/eos93.pdf

Here is

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]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/06/07/eevblog-12-part-2-of-2-shanghai-special%e2%80%93dodgy-usb-hubs/feed/ 14 0:00:01 Shanghai Special – Dodgy USB hubs Shanghai Special – Dodgy USB hubs David L. Jones no no EEVblog #10 Part 1 of 2 – More cheap Chinese Multimeters http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/24/eevblog-10-part-1-of-2-more-cheap-chinese-multimeters/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/24/eevblog-10-part-1-of-2-more-cheap-chinese-multimeters/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 00:38:04 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=80 More on cheap Chinese Multimeters, how a rubber band cost millions of dollars, and the Fluke 87-V Multimeter reviewed.

]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/24/eevblog-10-part-1-of-2-more-cheap-chinese-multimeters/feed/ 9 0:00:01 More on cheap Chinese Multimeters, how a rubber band cost millions of dollars, and the Fluke 87-V Multimeter reviewed. More on cheap Chinese Multimeters, how a rubber band cost millions of dollars, and the Fluke 87-V Multimeter reviewed. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #8 Part 1 of 2 – Graphical LCD display development http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/10/eevblog-8-part-1-of-2-graphical-lcd-display-development/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/10/eevblog-8-part-1-of-2-graphical-lcd-display-development/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 02:36:37 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=66 Graphical LCD display development and PIC demo board stories.


]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/10/eevblog-8-part-1-of-2-graphical-lcd-display-development/feed/ 8 0:00:01 Graphical LCD display development and PIC demo board stories. Graphical LCD display development and PIC demo board stories. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #7 – Engineering job interview tips galore! http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/05/eevblog-7-engineering-job-interview-tips-galore/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/05/05/eevblog-7-engineering-job-interview-tips-galore/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 12:54:42 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=60 Blog update, and Engineering job interview tips galore!

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]]> http://www.eevblog.com/2009/04/29/eevblog-6-part-2-of-2-why-cheap-chinese-multimeters-suck/feed/ 17 0:00:01 Why cheap Chinese Multimeters suck. Why cheap Chinese Multimeters suck. David L. Jones no no EEVblog #4 – Low Power Calculator Design and FPGAs http://www.eevblog.com/2009/04/16/eevblog-4-low-power-calculator-design-and-fpgas/ http://www.eevblog.com/2009/04/16/eevblog-4-low-power-calculator-design-and-fpgas/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:07:57 +0000 EEVblog http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=32

Dodgy low power calculator design, Annoying FPGA’s, LCD’s, & Mr Bean

EEVblog #4 Podcast

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