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Style Scouting: Vol. 219

Thanks for stopping by for this week’s Style Scouting. My Sunday post where I share the random stuff that captured my attention or inspired me that I found online. Are you ready? Thanksgiving is days away. Are you hosting? I am. There will be 8 of us so I am going to have to get a little […]

$40 Ham Antenna Works Six Bands

[My Ham Radio Journey] wanted to see if a “common person” (in his words) could build an effective vertical ham radio antenna. If you look at the video below, the answer is apparently yes. He started with a 24-foot fishing rod and a roll of 22 gauge wire. The height of the antenna wire is […]

How to Spot Fake Reviews on Black Friday Deals

Key Takeaways Fake reviews are often used to manipulate you into either mistakenly trusting a poorly-received product, or avoiding good products from a competitor. Look out for anything suspicious, like a cluster of overly-positive reviews from around the same time, vague wording, repetition of phrases, and accounts with strange review history. Tools like Fakespot can […]

7 Things to Include in a Professional PowerPoint Presentation

Whether you’re creating an attractive business presentation, an engaging college lesson, or an online quiz, PowerPoint’s tools can help you make your slides look the part. Regardless of their purpose, professionally designed PowerPoint presentations increase the impact of whatever you’re delivering. Here are the top tips for making the best impression through Microsoft’s slideshow program. […]

Close Shave For An Old Oscilloscope Saved With A Sticky Note

When you tear into an old piece of test equipment, you’re probably going to come up against some surprises. That’s especially true of high-precision gear like oscilloscopes from the time before ASICs and ADCs, which had to accomplish so much with discrete components and a lot of engineering ingenuity. Unfortunately, though, those clever hacks that […]