We all love our electronic techie toys, be they, phones, PCs, labour saving gadgets, TVs and so on. Especially now that these sorts of commodities are so cheap. Remember in ’67 a 22” colour TV was a ...
Some time ago, I wrote about a chap called Mr. Strowger, inventor of the automatic telephone exchange. He set the way to enable us to call other phone users, without having to go through the ...
Short wave radio . . . - - - . . . So, HF radio (High Frequency), what’s that all about? Well, we all have heard about amateur radio and Morse code etc. HF radio, was and still is a good way to ...
The nicer side of my working life is repairing vintage guitar amplifiers, for two reasons I guess. One, I like repairing equipment for people that appreciate a good job done on their treasured piece ...
The NHS RansomWare virusWell, what the hell was that all about? We recently saw how the NHS and many other companies and computer users were brought to their feet by a nasty PC virus. One small piece ...
The TV Remote Control Well, I have written about many interesting developments and engineers relating to the electronics industry, but this article is about the history of the most important ...
Just for light relief, I have started writing down classic “What customers say”The below is all true.I am not sure if the Spanish sun affects people, but I seem to get my fair share of odd balls in ...
A simple thing as plugging the telly into the mains socket is a given to most of us. But, what goes on behind getting the 230V AC power to the socket? I hear you all shout. Quite a lot as it happens ...
Last month, I wrote about Gordon Welchman. Unsung, and who was instrumental for some of the most incredible code breaking work at Bletchley Park during WW2. Judging by the queues of people lining up ...
Anyone who reads my ramblings knows that I admire engineers who made a big difference to our lives, yet seem to have never made the big press. Gordon Welchman is one such man. You probably have heard ...
Last month we had a little focus on how vinyl records have been making a come-back. I said I would follow up with how vinyl stereo came about and judging by the bursting email box, that’s what I will ...
Vinyl Records – The Come back! I wrote about how Britain was well respected for it’s great HiFi history during the ‘50s and ‘60s. So thought I’d ramble on about vinyl records. The early ‘80s saw the ...
