Abstract [tag]Ron Fredericks[/tag] writes: [tag]Engineer[/tag]s want to build compelling products that meet their [tag]project[/tag] [tag]requirements[/tag]. Corporate [tag]executive[/tag]s want to [tag]invest[/tag] in innovative people that build products that, in turn, meet their market’s window; while, both want to stay within [tag]budget[/tag]. Yet both groups may feel overwhelmed with the prospect of expressing the very heart of…
Note: This post has been reviewed and updated for content and links: 2/24/2026. Ron Fredericks writes: The HHP-16K EPROM Emulator allows application code to be read by Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) HP-41 calculator. Instead of inserting a small pre-built module into one of the four module bays of the calculator, such as the PPC ROM module discussed…
[tag]Ron Fredericks[/tag] writes: In my last two posts: I discovered [tag]Dean Lee[/tag]’s [tag]Code Highlighter[/tag] plugin for [tag]Wordpress[/tag] as the blogging solution for my source code display needs. I fixed a word wrap problem in Dean’s plugin. During my research to solve the word wrap problem, I discovered a few more issues leading me to update…
[tag]Ron Fredericks[/tag] writes: In my previous post, I discuss [tag]Dean Lee[/tag]’s [tag]source code[/tag] [tag]syntax highlighting[/tag] [tag]plugin[/tag] for [tag]Wordpress[/tag]. It delivers all the great features of the [tag]GeSHi[/tag] [tag]open-source[/tag] highlight project for Wordress bloggers. Yet some source code displayed badly – turning a developer’s nice clean style into a chaotic and messy format. I demonstrated the…
Ron Fredericks writes: I have a problem in common with many software engineers and technical managers – “How can I display source code within my blog?” See, the problem starts when the source code to be displayed interacts with the blogging software itself and then corrupts the blog’s own loop-and-display engine. Thus, the blog page…
Photo by Ron Fredericks using Canon EOS-10D 34mm fluorite lens, circular polarizer, 1.5s & f/22 @ ISO 100, on tripod, from Embedded Components’ HP lab collection. [tag]Ron Fredericks[/tag] writes: I envision the day when [tag]community[/tag] [tag]software[/tag] [tag]engineering[/tag] [tag]projects[/tag] are commonplace for [tag]embedded device[/tag]s. Like the PPC ROM demonstrated back in 1981. What follows is a…
