Fight back against price gougers with this DIY Nintendo Switch
It’s not every day you see instructions to build Nintendo’s flagship console but these are weird times and this clever Howto shows us all the …
Category: Computer
Connecting Linux to a 1930s teletype
In this amazing video, programmer CuriousMarc connects his Dolch computer – look it up – to a 1930 teletype. The teletype uses a pseudo-5-bit system …
This magical system turns normal photos into mind-blowing 3D images
A new technique by a group of computer scientists at Virginia Tech, National Tsing Hua University, and Facebook can turn regular photos into 3D-style pictures …
Type in a satisfying manner with the Das Keyboard 4 Professional
If you recall, in our prior WFH roundup I mentioned a keyboard as something to consider. At the office, I’m used to using a work-provided …
This Altair 8800 emulator is just the trick for a weekend at home
The Altair 8800 was one of the first home computers to gain a mass audience and, although it looks like something out of 1950s sci-fi …
Gear / Networking / Reviews
Solid, Fast, Basic WiFi6 Mesh Networking with TP-Link Deco X60
The TP-Link Deco X60 wifi system is part of a new generation of whole-home mesh wifi systems that support WiFi6 (802.11ax). The combination of mesh …
KN Recommends: work-from-home setup options
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got a bit of a pandemic going on right now. Global, even. That means that quite a large percentage …
Apple unveils new MacBook Air with “Magic Keyboard”
As someone who suffered from Apple’s unmagical keyboards in the past, the new scissor-switch keyboard on the just unveiled MacBook Air is cold comfort. This …
SETI@home shuts down after successful 21-year run
Pack it up, boys, we got ’em! SETI@home has shut down. The project, which was dedicated to hunting radio transmissions for signs of alien life, …