Monthly Archives: December 2008

Better Budgeting with GnuCash

As a fan of tracking my finances electronically, I’ve paid attention to GnuCash for quite a while. In the past, it wasn’t ready for my needs since it didn’t automatically import finances from my bank. That has changed though. I … Continue reading

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Retrieving data from your corrupted hard disk

I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked about lost files. The story goes something like one of these: “Hey, I can’t open a file.” “Hey, the file was there but now it isn’t.” “Hey, I’ve got a file … Continue reading

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An Open Source Library for Writing Firmware on the Cypress FX2 with SDCC

After playing around with the Cypress FX2 and SDCC for the past while, I’ve developed a library of utilities that make some of the common tasks for writing firmware and performing certain functions a little easier. I’m lucky to work … Continue reading

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