Net Work April 2021

March 29, 2021

This month’s column looks again at some of Logitech’s range of webcams – after giving up trying to source a Full HD C920S (S for ‘privacy shutter’), we finally got hold of a slightly faster C922 which has a higher spec and software making it especially suitable for creating streaming videos and gaming as well as video conferencing. As for that elusive privacy ‘shutter’, we offer a very cheap and effective solution. Also in this month’s Net Work:

A Brexit bottleneck – how international transactions are affected by the UK’s departure from the EU, including personal spending limits and Customs duties
Legacy EPE projects and a celebration of the legendary John Becker, the UK’s most influential designer/ developer of hobby PIC projects
Is the future of motoring hydrogen-powered?
Electric Vehicles – China’s electric microcar maker Wuling is outselling Teslas; EV news from Renault too.
Revisiting the EPE Chat Zone and we ask what our readers what would you like to see for an online forum or group?

The former Technical Editor of Practical Electronics (PE) and Everyday Practical Electronics, John Becker, (right) meets Sir Clive Sinclair at PE’s 25th birthday celebration held in 1989.

The Cameliser from camelcamelcamel tracks Amazon prices and alerts of any reductions. Here it shows the sharp rise in prices of a Logitech webcam as Covid took hold.