Your laundry and higher math

I thought it would be simple to figure out the optimum time to do the laundry based on the cost of energy. First stop was to the Edison website to download the rate and tariff schedule. Opening up the document, beads of sweat broke out as I reviewed the incredibly complex, multi-layered rate schedule that [...]

Honk if you love XPort Pro

Well actually “Vote if you love XPort Pro”.  As the world’s smallest Linux networking computer, the XPort Pro is attracting a lot of attention.  In fact EDN magazine has declared it a finalist for their 20th annual Innovation Awards.  If you like it too, please cast your vote, the deadline is Friday the 19th, click here [...]

You’re Not Alone with Windows

Does thinking about writing Windows networking software give you cold chills? You’re not alone. A lot of developers feel that way because they have never had to develop Ethernet applications before on a PC. Like many companies, you may have an application that works great and communicates over the serial port (COM1: etc.). Well this [...]