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Recently MindTribe held our very first hack day! We took a day off to build a drawing robot inspired by the polargraph. It was an opportunity for us to work together as a company, working on a single project (we … Continue reading
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I can’t agree more with this advice. Debugging by thinking is as important an educational tool as it is a development tool. If you’re used to jumping into the debugger right after you compile, try something different: As soon as … Continue reading
I’ve only traveled abroad with an iDevice a couple of times, but each time I have done so without data roaming. With data goes one of the more handy tools on the phone (especially when in unfamiliar ground), Maps. Getting … Continue reading
A new entry in the crowded world of online resistor tools, Wolfram|Alpha recently expanded its functionality to fulfill all your ohmic needs. Check out the results from these queries: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1337+ohms http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=resistor+brown+black+red Without a graphical interface, it might not replace my … Continue reading
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Earlier today, I recalled a prescient conversation of the mid-1990’s that I had with a procurement person about how engineers select components. There in our San Jose R&D office on Brokaw, deep in the belly of Silicon Valley, she felt … Continue reading
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Pre-ordered long ago, my copy of “Test-Driven Development for Embedded C” by James Grenning finally arrived. I’m super-excited because
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Palo Alto generally lays claim to the birthplace of Silicon Valley, but fast forward to today, and one can find geek paradise all along Lawrence Distressway – enough to declare it the Geek Center of the Universe. Continue reading
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At MindTribe we assist clients wherever they are in the product development cycle, from early concept to manufacturing in China. Frequently, clients need a quick proof-of-concept design, so we are always on the lookout for tools that allow us to work faster and more effectively. Recently I stumbled onto a great prototyping microcontroller called the mbed. Continue reading
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Sometimes you have team meetings on your Outlook calendar that you know that you will not attend because you’ll be physically or mentally somewhere else, for example Borneo. You don’t want these meetings on your calendar, or else your iOverlord … Continue reading
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