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January 2006
What's Inside the Microsoft XBOX 360
Tuesday, 24 January 2006 8:17 A GMT-06
Electronic Products magazine publishes a column that describes the component content of popular electronic products. In the January 2006 issue, the XBOX 360 was profiled.Architecture The XBOX 360 has an IBM Power PC based CPU with 3 cores each
Category: Digital Design Statistics
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Dynamic vs. Transactional Engineers
Thursday, 19 January 2006 10:09 P GMT-06
I've seen a lot of articles recently in industry publications and even in mainstream media that discuss the problem of a loss of the United States' advantage in science and engineering innovation. Generally the articles focus on some studies th
Category: Engineering Profession
Ethernet RJ-45 Connector Pinout and Home Networking
Monday, 9 January 2006 10:36 P GMT-06
One area of great confusion on every design I've done with Ethernet is the connector pinout. The standard 10/100 Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet copper cable to board connection is the RJ-45 plug and RJ-45 jack. The jack is mounted on the b
Category: Digital System Architecture Home Projects
Wart Zapper Circuit
Thursday, 5 January 2006 7:33 P GMT-06
I have had some warts on my feet, and I came across a circuit in Nuts & Volts Magazine to help remove them [1]. The basic concept of the circuit is that it uses high frequency current pulses through the wart to destroy it. The article
Category: Electronics Hobby
Thermal shock of brittle materials (aka broken fireplace glass door) part 3
Thursday, 5 January 2006 6:46 P GMT-06
It turned out that the first replacement piece of glass shattered during the first fire after I got it. There was no similar explanation as a tack or nail found to explain it this time. The fire place shop did not have an explanation for
Category: Home Projects
Christmas Gadgets 2005
Sunday, 1 January 2006 2:49 P GMT-06
I love gadgets and tools. I received some interesting gadgets for christmas this year that are described in this entry.Excalibur Forever Flashlight IIIThis is a flashlight from Excalibur Electronics that does not need batteries. It is pow
Category: Tools and Gadgets