Freeing Windows
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/freeing-windows/

There have been several attempts to make an unencumbered version of Windows. ReactOS is perhaps the best-known, although you could argue Wine and its progeny, while not operating systems in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/freeing-windows/)

Solar-Powered E-Reader With No Buttons
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/solar-powered-e-reader-with-no-buttons/

Modern e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle are incredible pieces of engineering, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. A device custom-built to your own specifications is always …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/solar-powered-e-reader-with-no-buttons/)

What’s Wrong With This Antenna Tuner?
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/whats-wrong-with-this-antenna-tuner/

[Tech Minds] built one of those cheap automatic antenna tuners you see everywhere — this one scaled up to 350 watt capability. The kit is mostly built, but you do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/whats-wrong-with-this-antenna-tuner/)

Satellite Imagery You Can Play With
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/satellite-imagery-you-can-play-with/

Satellite imagery is in the news right now, but not all satellite constellations are the preserve of governments. Satellogic operates a series of CubeSats with Earth imaging payloads, and best …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/satellite-imagery-you-can-play-with/)

Hacking a Heavyweight Philco Radio
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/hacking-a-heavyweight-philco-radio/

There’s something magical about the clunk of a heavy 1950s portable radio – the solid thunk of Bakelite, the warm hum of tubes glowing to life. This is exactly why …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/10/hacking-a-heavyweight-philco-radio/)

Homebrew Traffic Monitor Keeps Eyes on the Streets
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/homebrew-traffic-monitor-keeps-eyes-on-the-streets/

How many cars go down your street each day? How fast were they going? What about folks out on a walk or people riding bikes? It’s not an easy question …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/homebrew-traffic-monitor-keeps-eyes-on-the-streets/)

Josephine Cochrane Invented the Modern Dishwasher — In 1886
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/josephine-cochrane-invented-the-modern-dishwasher-in-1886/

Popular Science has an excellent article on how Josephine Cochrane transformed how dishes are cleaned by inventing an automated dish washing machine and obtaining a patent in 1886. Dishwashers had …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/josephine-cochrane-invented-the-modern-dishwasher-in-1886/)

TrapC: A C Extension For the Memory Safety Boogeyman
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/trapc-a-c-extension-for-the-memory-safety-boogeyman/