Finding older versions of particular software can be a real chore, all too often only made possible by the sheer grace and benevolence of their creators. At the same time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/oldversion-com-archive-facing-shutdown-due-to-financing-issues/)

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Using Inductors to Steal Power from Qi Wireless Charging Base Station
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/2025-component-abuse-challenge-using-inductors-to-steal-power-from-qi-wireless-charging-base-station/

Over on Hackaday.IO our hacker [bornach] has his entry into the Component Abuse Challenge: Inductors are Wireless Power Sources. Some time back [bornach] was gifted a Qi wireless charging base …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/2025-component-abuse-challenge-using-inductors-to-steal-power-from-qi-wireless-charging-base-station/)

BIOS Detectives Find Ghost Of Previously Unknown PC
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/bios-detectives-find-ghost-of-previously-unknown-pc/

Old parts such as EPROMs will often find themselves for sale on sites such as eBay, where they are sometimes snapped up by retrocomputing enthusiasts in search of interesting code. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/08/bios-detectives-find-ghost-of-previously-unknown-pc/)