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- Dave has been struggling with his Windows7 upgrade.
- Chris released a new version of KiCad tutorials, which was needed because of software upgrades. MeowCAD was listed as a possible open source alternative to KiCad, though it doesn't look like many are developing it. Dave knows someone named Meow Meow.
- Dave's manufacturing/design partner relented and is switching from a PIC16 to a PIC32.
- It's amazing how much time is spent in organizations simply maintaining lines of communication.
- Dave has been sort of acting as a manager, but mostly offers his opinion.
- There was discussion about whether Dave's product should be 0pen source on the forum.
- Competitive advantage these days comes down to cost of components and branding.
- Chris gave a talk on "Top down electronics", which made him rethink about how he thinks about modules.
- uBeam
- Other links we mentioned
Chris released a new version of KiCad tutorials
contextualelectronics.comMeowCAD
meowcad.comwhether Dave's product should be 0pen source
eevblog.comTop down electronics
hackaday.comThe former VP of Engineering discussed why he joined a shonky sounding startup
liesandstartuppr.blogspot.com.auDave wrote about uBeam on Aug 14 2014
eevblog.comLee Gomes of IEEE wrote an indepth post about uBeam
spectrum.ieee.orgWhy uBeam is everything wrong with Silicon Valley
lookatmeimdanny.tumblr.comElecia's post about stock options
embedded.fmJapanese satellite borked on sw upgrade
hackaday.comCypress is paying $500M for an IoT business
eetimes.com
