by Eric Bogatin | Oct 12, 2014 | What Works
One of my general principles in life is that computers should work for us, not the other way around. In this context, am always looking for tools that simplify tasks. One of those is adding posts to my WordPress blog. The best tool I’ve found for this is a Microsoft...
by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Astonishing Science News, Inspiration, What Works
published in EE Times Looking for that perfect Christmas gift that will give your 6- to 14-year-old a taste of the most basic engineering principle — that you can change your world if you can dream it — and stir their creative juices while having a lot of...
by Eric Bogatin | Mar 2, 2014 | Inspiration, Life 201, What Works
I’ve been writing technical books, feature articles and columns for more than 40 years. Based on the old guideline, “An expert is someone who’s made all the mistakes possible,” I am well along my way to being an expert. Most of my writing has been for a general...
by Eric Bogatin | Feb 23, 2013 | Astonishing Science News, What Works
When you are all alone in the middle of the wilderness, how do you hook-up a camper to your car’s hitching ball? If the camper is not secured, you will be stranded in the middle of nowhere. I found a simple method, using a web cam dangling from the back of the...
by Eric Bogatin | Feb 23, 2013 | What Works
I hated Vista and actually downgraded two computers from Vista to XP. Windows 7 is a huge improvement, and I am in the process of migrating all my computers to this new operating system. As I reinstall old programs, especially those I use for astronomy and...
by Eric Bogatin | Feb 23, 2013 | What Works
I have multiple monitors on my various computers. If I open and save applications with one monitor configuration, and then change the monitor configuration, or move that application to a computer with a different monitor configuration, I have a problem when I try to...
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