At their best, laptops are a compromise design. Manufacturers go to great lengths to make the slimmest, lightest, whatever-est laptops possible, and the engineering that goes into doing so is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/laptop-usb-c-charging-hack-lets-you-leave-the-brick-at-home/)

Solaris might be Free If You Want It
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/solaris-might-be-free-if-you-want-it/

There was a time when “real” engineering workstations ran Linux. Apollo and Sun were big names and Sun’s version was Solaris. Solaris has been an iffy proposition since Oracle acquired …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/solaris-might-be-free-if-you-want-it/)

Measuring Electromagnetic Fields With Just an Arduino and a Piece of Wire
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/measuring-electromagnetic-fields-with-just-an-arduino-and-a-piece-of-wire/

Electromagnetic interference problems can be a real headache to debug. If you need to prove what causes your WiFi to slow down or your digital TV signal to drop, then …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/measuring-electromagnetic-fields-with-just-an-arduino-and-a-piece-of-wire/)

The 555 Gives the CarolinaCon Badge Life
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/the-555-gives-the-carolinacon-badge-life/

For the electronic badge enthusiast, these last two years have seen something of a famine. While the pandemic may not be over yet, we’re learning to live with it in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/the-555-gives-the-carolinacon-badge-life/)

Hackaday Links: April 17, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/hackaday-links-april-17-2022/

There are plenty of stories floating around about the war in Ukraine, and it can be difficult to sort out which ones are fact-based, and which are fabrications. Stories about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/hackaday-links-april-17-2022/)

Drill Press Piece Fastening 101
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/drill-press-piece-fastening-101/

What are the options you have for securing your workpiece to the drill press table? [Rex Krueger] shows us that there’s plenty, and you ought to know about them. He …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/drill-press-piece-fastening-101/)

Processing Audio With the RP2040
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/processing-audio-with-the-rp2040/

The Raspberry Pi, although first intended as an inexpensive single-board computer for use in education, is now ubiquitous in electronics communities. Its low price as well as Linux platform and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/17/processing-audio-with-the-rp2040/)