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Triumph of the Nerds. Starring Robert X. Cringely.

A last minute edit caused a line to wrap over to the next, and pushed the last line off the page. We just discovered it ourselves this morning. The last sentence should read: "Next month, we will build on what we've done so far, and tackle the AVR program memory space. I promise that everything...

Workshop22.zip file is now available. Its in the downloads section at www.nutsvolts.com - under the category MAGAZINE in the toolbar.

I am still waiting for the files from the author so we can put them in the download section. Should be available any day now... We hope.

You can also check his website for any updates. Although i didnt see #21 on there either.

www.smileymicros.com

Oh... LIFEHACKER did one... I believe i posted it as a blog on Nuts & Volts a long time ago... Here it is:

http://lifehacker.com/5316055/diy-sun-jar-in-a-jiffy

I dont believe we have done a project like the moon jars. We have done a Peanut Butter Jar Monster Detector.

I've seen the jars at ThinkGeek...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/994a/

CKD = Butler...

lol!

Workshop20.zip is now available in the Downloads

I'll Take 2 Please

Joe Pardue - the author of the series has not made the file public yet... As soon as he releases the files we will have them available for download... You can also check out his homepage http://www.smileymicros.com/ for any updates. When we receive the file you can download it from the download sect...

The voltage regulator has an internal thermal shutdown so if it gets too hot it will shut itself down. It has a maximum junction temperature of 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit). Stepper motors are known to run warm. The stepper motor in the parts list has a maximum temperature rise of 80...