Don Bertke's Blog

Holiday tidings

DAB — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 19:29:00 GMT

I hope that all of you are safe and enjoying the Holiday Season with friends and family. After another trying year we need to remember that things could always be worse, but we can all help make things better with tolerance and a good attitude. So be...(read more)

A perspective of STEM and Art.

DAB — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:28:34 GMT

The promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is critical for our future. Science is the study of how things work. Physics involves the physical universe, chemistry involves the interaction of atomic elements to ...(read more)

Second Annual Dayton Mini-Maker Faire

DAB — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:57:41 GMT

Hi all, I was able to attend the second faire held over 5/6 August and had a great time. As it is new, the Faire is still trying to find a mix of demonstrations, booths and information. There was definitely more food vendors this year,...(read more)

Keynote Speech Update.

DAB — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 18:48:06 GMT

Hi all, Last night I presented a Keynote speech on my "The Only Needed (TON) Particle Theory" to the local IEEE Computer Society Awards Banquet. The speech went well, I received a number of great questions and everyone appeared to...(read more)

The First Dayton, Ohio Maker Fair

DAB — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:04:07 GMT

Hi all, I managed to attend the first, hopefully annual, Maker Fair. Both my wife and I had a great time and from my observation, so did everyone else. Nice turnout. So without further ado, the pictures.Carollon Park is a great v...(read more)

Review of "Exploring Beaglebone" book.

DAB — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:04:19 GMT

Hi All, I was at the library yesterday and picked up a copy of "Exploring Beaglebone" by Derek Malloy ISBN 978-1-118-93512-5, from Wiley Press. Now I do not have a BB, but was interested in its capability. The book is very well...(read more)

Latest Book Release: World War II Sea War, Volume 8, Guadalcanal Secured.

DAB — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 20:24:24 GMT

Hi all, As some of you know, I am writing several books and I have just release my latest Volume for my Sea War series. So if you have an interest in history or know someone who does, all of my books are available at Lulu.com and will be on...(read more)

Spectral Microscope Blog 2.

DAB — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:57:58 GMT

Hi all, I did warn you this would be a slowly evolving project. After seeing the comments from @Douglas Wong I did some research and web searches for a more spectrally pure source. While I appreciate the need for such a sou...(read more)

Spectral Microscope Illminator Blog 1.

DAB — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:18:29 GMT

Hi All, When I saw the road test for the new Cypress Semiconductor PSOC 4 board, I was inspired to build a Spectral Illuminator for microscopes. To answer the first question, why the PSOC 4 board.Well, when I first saw the Programmable Syst...(read more)

RPi v2.0 Update.

DAB — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 19:50:01 GMT

Hi all, I got adventurous over the weekend and hooked my RPi v2.0 up to my local wifi network. I was impressed with how simple the process was.The search quickly found my home net and the data entry was straight forward. Soon after hit...(read more)

Solar PI day.

DAB — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:51:11 GMT

Hi all, I saw this awesome photo on the NASA weather site and thought I would share it with you. Enjoy,DAB(read more)

New book release!

DAB — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 20:27:26 GMT

Hi all, We just approved the next volume of our World War II Sea War series with Volume 7, The Allies Strike Back is now available at Lulu.com. So if you like Military History and Naval warfare, you will not find a more detailed collection ...(read more)

DAB 2014 in Review

DAB — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 20:33:25 GMT

Without a doubt 2014 has been one of the best years at Element 14 since I joined several years ago. The current membership is much more open about discussing technical issues and working with others to encourage success and understanding of the ...(read more)

My new toy, the LYTRO camera.

DAB — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:10:07 GMT

Hi all, I saw this LYTRO camera on TV the other night and ordered one right away.What makes the camera different is that it captures the optical flow of the image. That means that once you import the file, you can change your viewing locati...(read more)

New Book Announcement.

DAB — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:03:32 GMT

Hi all, For those of you with an interest in military history, we just published: World War II Sea War Volume 6, "The Allies Halt the Axis Advance!" Now available at Lulu.com. It will be on Amazon in six to eight weeks. Than...(read more)