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That is cool - glad it worked out for ya!!!

I have not read it in about 6 months. My subscription expired and I didn't renew - although I did debate it. I remember that I never liked the smiley articles. Just didn't like the guy's style. I did like Fred Eady (probably misspelled his name) - he is a good author and I liked his subject matter. ...

I check in once in a while, too. Just not a whole lot up here to check in for. It used to be bustling with activity. And no - I am no longer a N&V subscriber. The mag got a whole lot thinner and its pages were (are) full of mostly stuff that I didn't read. One article per issue that I would actu...

It sounds like a load of fun (and a bunch of free goodies). I am taking two summer classes and one of them is taught by a teacher who will have no problem if I miss a day for that. I will have to think a lot about going. It will take me 3 hours (at least) each way to get there but like I said I have...

I want to go to ESC Chicago so bad... Unfortunately it falls in the first week of the summer semester :sad: I did sign up for a free expo pass and I hope I can actually go but I highly doubt I will (just like last year). Can you elaborate on what freebies (dev kits) they had there? What companies we...

when programming a microcontroller seems hard to you, it maybe is because of the fact that MPlab (for PICs of course) normally can only be programmed in Assembly. Which is relatively hard to learn. Not at all true... You can most certainly use C compilers and also PicBasic from within MPLAB. Howeve...

Which language are you using? Something tells me that you are trying to use Assembler language. If I were you I would use a high level language for everything I could. I don't know which PIC you are using but you might look into C. Granted it is not the easiest high level language to use, but it is ...

Some sites have them enabled for your first xx posts (15, or whatever). Others are more careful. My thinking is that if a bot hacks into someones account, the capcha will still prevent them from posting. I cant think of anything else because having them always enabled is a major pain in the rump... ...

Sorry for the slow response - I am bogged down with homework :( Anyway, you should be able to find asm code that will blink an LED for the part you have. Have you been in MPLAB and set the programmer to PicKit3 and see the device connected? If you set the programmer to PicKit3 (in MPLAB), it will lo...

You have the PicKit 3 and a board (which board?). You have either a compiler or assembler (assembler comes with MPLAB - you DO have MPLAB, don't you?). If you got a board in a bundle with the PicKit 3, there are probably some samples around somewhere. What device are you using (the PIC itself)? If y...

Sometimes sites will ask a question, too. Not a question that a bot could easily answer. Something like 'What letter does football start with?" That way a bot would not (theoretically, anyway) be able to create accounts and spam a forum.

Hope it helps,
Kevin

You mean this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcha

(and other variations).

I like that idea very much, why dont you PM Mike and tell him? That would be a waste of time. I hardly ever come here now because of the spam - and lack of traffic, presumably due to others leaving because of the spam. There have been NUMEROUS things that have been suggested and they have all falle...

I do not know if you are willing to go a different route altogether, but the following may be of interest to you:
http://www.maxim-ic.com/app-notes/index.mvp/id/287

Hope it helps,
Kevin

Merry Christmas, all! And, may the new year be filled with more projects and gadgets!

Kevin