# Dave Is Back And Blogging!

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2010-10-15
- Length: 1h 01m
- Episode: 12
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-12-dave-is-back-and-blogging/

## Summary

Dave Jones, host of the EEVblog, joins Chris Gammell from the Hyatt Regency in Anaheim to discuss his coverage of the Renesas DevCon 2010. Jones details his experience presenting at the event, including a struggle with prepared remarks versus his natural off-the-cuff style, and highlights an interview with DJ Delore regarding the open source hardware standard and the dominance of the closed-source Eagle EDA tool. The conversation also covers industry consolidation, specifically the acquisition of Actel by Microsemi and the rebranding of Farnell to Element14, while critiquing the new Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer platform and discussing the mechanical design of vintage Tektronix oscilloscopes.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=0) Introduction: Dave Jones at Renesas DevCon 2010
- [4:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=278) Dave Jones's Presentation Experience at DevCon
- [11:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=673) Open Source Hardware Standards and Eagle EDA
- [20:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=1236) Seeed Studio Wrist Scope and Vintage Tektronix Scopes
- [30:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=1808) Industry Consolidation: Farnell/Element14 and Actel/Microsemi
- [42:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=2534) Panda Board OMAP Chips and Semiconductor Market
- [46:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=2761) Hackerspaces and IEEE Magazine Critique
- [52:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-10-15-dave-is-back-and-blogging#t=3138) Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer and Platform Critique

## Topics

- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Renesas (company)
- EEVblog (other)
- Eagle (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- GEDA (tool)
- Seeed Studio (company)
- DSO Nano (product)
- Actel (company)
- Microsemi (company)
- Farnell (company)
- Element14 (company)
- Panda Board (product)
- OMAP (chip)
- Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer (product)
- Tektronix (company)

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