We hear a lot about how ham radio isn’t what it used to be. But what was it like? Well, the ARRL’s film “The Ham’s Wide World” shows a snapshot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/21/retrotectacular-ham-radio-as-it-was/)

Tricked Out Miter Fence Has All the Features
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/tricked-out-miter-fence-has-all-the-features/

“World’s best” is a mighty ambitious claim, regardless of what you’ve built. But from the look of [Marius Hornberger]’s tricked-out miter fence, it seems like a pretty reasonable claim. For …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/tricked-out-miter-fence-has-all-the-features/)

The Perfect Pi Pico Portable Computer
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/the-perfect-pi-pico-portable-computer/

[Abe] wanted the perfect portable computer. He has a DevTerm, but it didn’t quite fit his needs. This is Hackaday after all, so he loaded up his favorite CAD software …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/the-perfect-pi-pico-portable-computer/)

Multitasker or Many Monotaskers?
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/multitasker-or-many-monotaskers/

In Al Williams’s marvelous rant he points out a number of the problems with speaking to computers. Obvious problems with voice control include things like multiple people talking over each …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/multitasker-or-many-monotaskers/)

A Web-Based Graphics Editor For Tiny Screens
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/a-web-based-graphics-editor-for-tiny-screens/

These days, adding a little LCD or OLED to your project is so cheap and easy that you can do it on a whim. Even if your original idea didn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/a-web-based-graphics-editor-for-tiny-screens/)

KiCad 9 Moves Up In The Pro League
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/kicad-9-moves-up-in-the-pro-league/

Do you do PCB design for a living? Has KiCad been just a tiny bit insufficient for your lightning-fast board routing demands? We’ve just been graced with the KiCad 9 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/kicad-9-moves-up-in-the-pro-league/)

DataSaab: Sweden’s Lesser-Known History in Computing
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/datasaab-swedens-lesser-known-history-in-computing/

Did you know that the land of flat-pack furniture and Saab automobiles played a serious role in the development of minicomputers, the forerunners of our home computers? If not, read …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/22/datasaab-swedens-lesser-known-history-in-computing/)