Master of Orion 2 ship images by color
Another month, another post, amirite?
On mobile phone operating systems
It finally came time to retire the Touch Pro 2, which, I believe, is one of the last ever released Windows Mobile devices. I’d only ever used Windows Mobile 5/6 devices before, and only ever devices with a physical keyboard, so it was a natural choice at the time. It was underpowered even then (devices with 700+ MHz processors were already available, or maybe even 1 GHz), but it had the WM6 and the keyboard that I wanted, so I grabbed it.
First board returned from DorkbotPDX
It's a one-wire interface board for connecting sensors using RJ9 jacks. It was a quick little design, and I haven't populated a board yet. I'll post another picture when I do. It'll be a good chance to put to work the new soldering station.
Fluent programming interfaces
I've got a strong opinion on fluent APIs (yeah, nothing else, though). My opinion is that fluent APIs are for the weak-minded. I've always believed this, but today I had an epiphany: fluent APIs are for reformed VB programmers who miss the "using" statement!
Idea for an interesting new project
Pan+Tilt, servos, low-power laser (or highly focused red LED?) module, add it all together, and you should be able to get hours of fun.
Upside-down USB ports
Yeah, maybe it's juvenile and petty, but upside-down USB ports really bother me. Why can't a manufacturer be bothered to get the ports the same way as everyone else in the world does? Is it really too much to ask?