What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the collection of Internet-connected gadgets such as cameras, refrigerators, and smart speakers. What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Internet of Things (IoT) is…
Does your Helium Miner need a Filter?
If you have placed your Helium miner on a rooftop within close range of LTE transmitters, or if your hotspot doesn’t have a filter you might need to add an…
What Is LoRa?
LoRa (short for long range) is a spread spectrum modulation technique derived from chirp spread spectrum (CSS) technology. LoRa is a long range, low power wireless platform that has become…
What is the Internet of Things?
Does your house have a smart thermostat? Or do you wear a fitness tracker to help you stay physically active? If you do, you are part of the Internet of…
Why My Helium HNT Earnings So Low – What Can I Do About It?
You discovered Helium, bought your miner and after weeks, possibly months of waiting, it’s finally been delivered to your doorstep. So you plug it in. After it’s all setup and…
What is Helium Mining?
Helium is a network that connects IoT devices like dog tags, environmental sensors, bike trackers and more. It consists of gateway devices or hotspots connected to one another over the…
Helium Mining – Is it worth it?
Over the past year there’s been a tremendous amount of excitement around Helium. The promise of a people-powered global communications network is exciting. Lucrative rewards for people who host Helium…
The Origins of “Bluetooth”
Bluetooth is named after an ancient Viking king who unified Denmark and Norway. The technology behind Bluetooth connectivity has become increasingly popular and has been used by a new generation…
Using Swift to control the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins and turn an LED on
Step 1: Understanding the GPIO pins numbers The core concept is that not all the pins in available on the board are GPIOs (General Purpose Input/Output). Some are power supply,…
What is a Network Node?
What is a computer network, and where do network nodes fit? A computer network is a computer and computing device system connected via communication links. These links allow the computers…