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. Podcast: DownloadPodcast (podcast2): Download
Read More »Proof that Telstra Bigpond is Throttling Youtube Bandwidth in Australia?
Are Telstra (Bigpond), Australia’s largest Internet Service Provider deliberately throttling (capping) Youtube bandwidth on all of their plans? Try it yourself: https://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 Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #80 – Nokia E71 + Garmin Mobile XT = Embedded Hell
Dave cuts loose on the ridiculous battery life on the Nokia E71 mobile phone. The code monkeys at Garmin and Nokia get a serve. Podcast: Download
Read More »EEVblog #79 – Peak Oil Crisis & Career Options
Drive time rant. Mail Bag time, Dave answers two viewer emails about career options, and manages a rant on the coming peak oil crisis. Podcast: DownloadPodcast (podcast2): Download
Read More »EEVblog #76 – Publish And Be Damned!
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! Podcast: DownloadPodcast (podcast2): Download
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