Archive for the 'Open Source' Category

RepRap

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Friends decided to dip their toe into the 3D printing revolution by putting together a RepRap open source (both hardware and software) device.  Being hardware technicians, they became a little lost when the software didn’t behave as expected.  I helped out in my spare time making modifications to both the Arduino firmware on the actual […]

JBug11

Sunday, March 14th, 2004

During development of the motorcycle instrument panel, a remote debugger for the Motorola 6811 micro-processor was needed.  As this was a fun project, I didn’t want to spend heaps of money on fancy tools.  A web search turned up an open source Window based debugger based on Motorola’s monitor protocol.  I need to make a […]

Stock Doctor

Saturday, September 15th, 2001

Stock Doctor is an existing application which analyses stock prices and keeps a history of a portfolio.  It is sold through a subscription system where the customer’s database is updated regularly with latest prices and expert comments and tips.  It was being supplied on CD but the owners wished to take advantage of the new […]

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