In the open source world we are used to software being compiled from source for our particular distro, so while in a few cases an ancient release may still be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/the-oldest-windows-app-to-still-run-on-windows-11/)

ESP32 Rotary Display Makes Ideal Timer
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/esp32-rotary-display-makes-ideal-timer/

We’re big fans of pushing hardware into situations it wasn’t designed for here at Hackaday, but sometimes you’ve got to appreciate a nicely designed gadget doing more or less exactly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/esp32-rotary-display-makes-ideal-timer/)

SIMD-accelerated Machine Vision on an ESP32-S3
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/simd-accelerated-machine-vision-on-an-esp32-s3/

Recently [shraiwi] decided to have a bit of good nerdy fun and implement the FAST machine vision algorithm on an ESP32-S3 using its SIMD ISA. This involves using the assembly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/simd-accelerated-machine-vision-on-an-esp32-s3/)

How Bad Is That Bridge: A Government Database
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-bad-is-that-bridge-a-government-database/

Bridges! We kind of expect them to just be there and do their job, ad infinitum. They are built into the landscape, and we often take them and the routes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-bad-is-that-bridge-a-government-database/)

Where Did Your Mouse Come From?
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/where-did-your-mouse-come-from/

Many readers will be familiar with Douglas Englebart’s 1968 so-called “Mother of All Demos”, in which he described many of the devices and technologies we would be using two or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/where-did-your-mouse-come-from/)

2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Explore Space with a Credit Card Reader
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-explore-space-with-a-credit-card-reader/

The humble credit card reader — most of us have used hundreds, perhaps even thousands of them over the years. But even for folks like us, it’s not the sort …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-explore-space-with-a-credit-card-reader/)

How a Single University Project Started Everything
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-a-single-university-project-started-everything/

If we care to cast an eye over the history of ubiquitous personal computing as we know it today, we might immediately point at the original IBM PC. After all, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-a-single-university-project-started-everything/)

Airborne Particle Monitoring, the BIG way
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/airborne-particle-monitoring-the-big-way/