Category Archives: Programming

ChesSkelet Vs. Psion MasterChess: compact programming chess gaming on Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stefano

How about a nice chess game? (between two ZX Spectrums)? War Games Joshua GIF from Wargames GIFs Some vintage chess game programs are usually regarded as software masterpieces since programmers have been able to crank into very small amount of … Continue reading →

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January 1981: “ZX80 interface micro user”, a vintage computer magazine

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Stefano

For me, it all began with the Sinclair ZX80 I received as a Xmas gift (1981). I recently purchased this magazine from 1981 (January), it was one of the very few Sinclair-related magazines back then; sometimes you may find similar … Continue reading →

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#RaspberryPi Jasper: somehow like #Siri, but open-source voice-control #software.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Stefano

This is why I love Raspberry Pi (at large). Meet Jasper, an open source project driven by two Princeton students, that’s a lot like Siri (and the Samsung-alike) and enables the tiny Raspberry Pi to operate through an USB-connected microphone … Continue reading →

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#RaspberryPi announces forthcoming new “Compute Module”!

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Stefano

Raspberry Foundation has just annnounced the forthcoming “Compute Module”: a RPi on a ‘so-dimm-like’ module and plenty of power! This may the ultimate solution for building RPi-based systems which feature: – low-cost, – low-power, – low-profile, – the best price/performance … Continue reading →

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Coding as education: Code.org inspiring video

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Stefano

I love this video (and coding as well). Truly inspiring. Code.org has put together several hi-tech VIPs (and some non-tech guys) in this video witnessing how much programming opens minds, gives logic and opportunity and… definitely it’s fun! Who is … Continue reading →

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1 Million Raspberry PIs sold! What did Eben Upton really thought at the beginning?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Stefano

I love Raspberry PI, that’s a fact! It’s the perfect computer to learn, play, build and have fun. As reported by TechCrunch: To celebrate the company released this cute info graphic, informing us that, if stacked end to end, a … Continue reading →

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A working iPod on a web page: a tribute to Steve Jobs – and a great HTML 5 example too!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Stefano

Inventika Solutions, a small Web development company, created this astounding HTML 5+CSS3+jQuery project that works exactly as the original iPod – as a tribute to Steve Jobs. The Mumbai-based company achieved great reviews because of this work – and they … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Curiosity achievement, technology & some fun too!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Stefano

A few things about great NASA Curiosity mission you may have missed! Apple was almost everywhere in this mission… just check out this photo of the EDL Ops Center (Entry-Descent-Land Operation) : Mac OS X looks like the weapon of … Continue reading →

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Look mom, I developed an iOS app (and I’m still a kid)

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Stefano

This one goes for two categories of people: those who tell you “iPhone development it’s just for grown-ups” those who sell you iPhone development tools that even a kid can leverage… Meet Thomas Suarez (6th grader) at TED talk…

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How programmers and users see each others

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Stefano

I guess there’s more truth in this pic than most programmers (and users) will ever admit! My clue: I’m not green… 😉

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