How to overcome a few not-so-easy tasks in Python, such as creating stand-alone Python apps, backing up SQLite databases, and installing Python on an air-gapped machine. Managing the complexities of ...

The SMART Response XE is a handheld computer that was originally sold for use in the classroom as a terminal for pupils taking tests. It’s now cheap enough on the surplus market to have become a ...

Subroutines are usually small in size, which means they are much easier to write, test and debug. They are also easy for someone else to understand. As they are written outside of the main program, ...

Novel programming interfaces for MCUs might catch us by surprise, but then we inevitably get up to speed with the changes required. Today’s bastion is HVTPI – a “12V reset” addition to the TPI we’ve ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...