Opendiag OBD-II Schematics & PCB Layout

 Posted on May 18, 2013  |  Jeff Noxon
Back in 2000, I created my first open-source hardware: An RS-232 to OBD-II interface. I’m no longer interested in this project, but it gets a surprising amount of traffic every day. I’m keeping it available for those who want it. Today there are far better approaches for connecting computers to cars, so please keep in mind that this information hasn’t been updated since 2002. [Read More]
Hardware  Open Source  Projects 

Google Hangouts for iOS: Google Talk gets pushy

 Posted on May 17, 2013  |  Jeff Noxon
Since switching from Android to iOS, I’ve been looking for an instant messaging client that works well with Google Talk. Push notifications are essential for the “instant” part of instant messaging. Unfortunately, most iOS Talk apps only have push capability until the application times out in the background (10 minutes); One client, Verbs IM Pro (App Store link), has server-based push notifications, but it times out after a week, and has some bugs and reliability issues. [Read More]
Apple  Google  Tech 

Trying this blogging thing

 Posted on May 17, 2013  |  Jeff Noxon

My friend @nelson keeps encouraging me to blog, so here I go. I’d suggest subscribing immediately using Google Reader, but that ship is about to set sail. If you’re an RSS addict like me, take a look at Feedbin. I’ve been using their service for several weeks and I’ve been very happy with them, especially in conjunction with the marvelous Reeder app for iPhone.

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