Customize your own computer with the right PC case
If you want to customize your PC, you spend a long time thinking about components such as the right graphics card, RAM or processor – but you rarely lose a thought about the right PC case. The case is just as much a key component as the processor: It must offer enough space for the […]
Install network socket – step by step guide
You want to install a classic network socket, but don’t know how to do it exactly? We explain in this guide how it works with the right tools and a little flair. Sie brauchen• Stripper No. 2 Cat• LSA Sensor No. 40• Kabelschere No. 35• Schraubendreher Shorten cable Use the WEICON TOOLS Cable Cutter No. […]
Saving analog time capsules: This is how the digitization of photos, slides and old films works
Laptops, tablets, smartphones – digitization has now found its way into our everyday lives. But the time when photos or films as well as documents or plans were still created in analog format is not that far back. Generations before us have captured real treasures on data media that hardly anyone can play back today. […]
Your first Python lessons in the Joy-Pi Note learning software
SIMAC Electronics has been developing and producing innovative and exciting products in the field of electronic education under the ‘Joy-it’ brand since 1996. The product range includes measurement technology, PCs, sensors and other technical components. Under the motto ‘Teaching the Future’, SIMAC develops concepts that support teachers in schools, companies and universities with sophisticated hardware […]
Get started with AI with the NVIDIA Jetson Nano
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the buzzword of our time. As the central driver of digitization, it is fundamentally changing society, the economy and almost all other areas of life. Many companies are already using AI: in development, in production, in administration. But artificial intelligence also helps us in everyday life – in some areas quite […]
No more searching for letters with the city-country-river letter generator
Wer kennt es nicht, das Spiel Stadt-Land-Fluss, aus der Prä-Smartphone-Ära – gespielt in der Freizeit oder unter der Schulbank während des Unterrichtes. Immer wenn es drohte, langweilig zu werden, genügten ein Blatt Papier und ein Stift, um sich die Zeit zu vertreiben. Mittlerweile ist das Spiel wieder in, denn es garantiert trotz seines Alters einen […]
It doesn’t always have to be expensive: This is how you build your own WiFi repeater.
Usually the WiFi signal does not reach every inch of the house. If a part of the home or garden is not sufficiently covered by the home network, you don’t necessarily need an expensive repeater. Often, a homemade WiFi repeater is ample to strengthen the existing WiFi signal. In this How-To, we show you how […]
How to upgrade your old PC
Working with an older PC can be frustrating because of the slow load times and ancient software but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this guide, we share tips on how to upgrade your PC and which components matter most. First let’s run through the basics, what kind of performance is actually required? […]
Configure smart outdoor lights yourself – with the Bluetooth® lights from Steinel
Are you in the process of planning a smart lighting system for your home? Your security and privacy have the highest priority? Then Steinel has exactly the right products for you. Because in addition to the aesthetics and durability of the products, Steinel focuses on the reliability and security of the Bluetooth® lights. In the […]
Nixie clock with WiFi
Nixie tube displays are best known from 1960s and 1970s measuring devices and electronic calculators. This how-to shows how to use these iconic tubes to build a clock with an integrated temperature display. The project Suitable for: Dedicated electronics hobbyists with Arduino knowledge Costs: (including tubes, customs and shipping costs) approx. 100.-€ Time required: What […]
