How-To Geek on MSN

Please stop treating coding tutorials as the best way to learn programming

Don’t get me wrong, coding tutorials are a fantastic place to start to learn programming. I have done my fair share of ...
MUO on MSN

I tried to make my toaster smart with Arduino — it did not go as planned

I've been on a mission to unify all my smart devices under one app, and as someone who's running most of his smart devices with ESP32s, the toaster seemed like the next logical step. After all, all I ...
Circuit Digest

Top 10 Open-Source Robotic Arms For Beginners

1. Joints - The Foundation of Movement Joints are the moving links in a robotic arm. They let the arm bend, rotate, or change ...
Hackaday

Arduino Hacks

Here’s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics — an Arduino-controlled two-wheeled robot. The video assumes you already have one ...
CNX Software

ESP32-P4 learning and prototyping kit features 7-inch touchscreen, comes with 16 modules and AI lessons

Elecrow “All-in-One Starter Kit for ESP32-P4” is an open-source learning and prototyping platform based on the ESP32-P4 ...
PC World

You can’t change the Roku’s quick shortcuts, but there’s a workaround

For the most part, we’re fans of Roku’s friendly, intuitive remotes, and particularly the ones that have voice capabilities. But there’s a sticking point—four of them, actually—when it comes to the ...
Stuff

The four best Amazon Dash Buttons – and three ways they can improve

Just when we thought touchscreens had killed real buttons, they go and make an unlikely comeback. Why now? Because a retail giant with a black belt in shopping psychology knows we can’t resist ...
Investopedia

Understanding Third-Party Transactions: Definition and Real-World Examples

Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. courtneyk / Getty Images A third-party transaction is a business deal ...
Forbes

15 Mission Statement Examples For Your Business

Jennifer Simonson is a business journalist with a decade of experience covering entrepreneurship and small business. Drawing on her background as a founder of multiple startups, she writes for Forbes ...
Investopedia

Contempt of Court Explained: Definition, Key Elements, and Real-Life Example

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
BBC

Why we push buttons

Why is punctuation important? Neil and Alice discuss rhetoric, commas and full stops.
GitHub

Arduino Rust PWM Example

This repo demonstrates how to work with an Arduino's PWM outputs in a clean programmer-friendly way. It packages all the low-level interaction with timer clocks that underly PWM functionality, ...