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Dac, Try running msconfig and looking through all the tabs for cmd.exe or command.com or just "cmd". Look for *.bat as well. A batch file may be trying to run a process at shutdown or there may be something executing at startup that never completes. Post-install scripts are notorious for l...

I like the hacker-oriented approach they take. Good find.

LenP,

When you've chosen a driver, please post which one. I've got a few steppers laying around that are aching for a project.

--K

CaeSar,

I've been busy trying to start a software company. Thus, my off-grid-amenity projects have fallen off a bit. I have some things brewing, need to post progress, time is precious, sure you can sympathize.

Will take some time and update a few threads sometime soon.

--K

Good catch RR! I'm doing a project with the acronym "ETE". Freudian slip. Edited my post so no one is confused by it.

Agreed. They're hitting a sweet spot for analog people.

I build lots of web apps as part of my day gig. I haven't gone through the phpBB (forum software this is) code in particular, but here's my take. Where are they? Well, "they" are likely some combination of bots and crawlers trying to index the site/mine for contact info and ways to post sp...

Ha! Excellent! Didn't see one of these last time I was there, will look next time.

Your post piqued my interest for two reasons: 1) AC servo motors are plentiful, but hobby-grade AC servo drivers are not, 2) off-grid inverters are pricey. I searched high and low for a decent pure-sine-wave inverter design that someone had open-sourced before conceding defeat and buying one off-the...

I use them in laptops because they speed boot-up significantly. I've steered clear of them otherwise due to their limited lifespan and expense.

John, I've been thinking about the heat/solenoid valve problem and am wondering whether a suitable replacement could be fabbed instead of purchased (almost $100/per, I think). I like the idea of an MCU-controlled steam engine, but the cost of steam-rated solenoid valves looks pretty restrictive. Per...

Bear, If I'm not mistaken, a "Smart Card" is actually an authentication mechanism rather than a storage device. However, if you are looking at the slots that look about the size of a stick of gum, I think I know what you mean. Those are flash memory slots, they come in different flavors. U...

No amount of spam will divert me from this forum (though being too darn busy sure limits my visits and posts). I just signed up with diybandmill.org. I had to ask a moderator nicely for a login via email, they have disabled the self-signup function of phpBB completely, presumably in an effort to cur...

It has a convert/save function that can transcode your media into various formats. I use it all the time.

Glad you have things working, regardless.

MrAl,

Have you looked at VideoLan.org? It does the DVD part and then some.

--K

It could be related to the down economy. I have fewer hours these days to push my projects along, as such I have fewer things to ask about. Perhaps that's part of the reason others are posting less.