DEXTERS

Perfect timing: One hour time leap for Bangladesh!!!

2009-06-24T00:32:00.000-07:00

WATCH OUT: Bangladesh will set clocks forward by an hour, turning 11 pm into midnight.

Bangladesh will set clocks forward by an hour on Friday, turning 11 pm into midnight, to better utilise daylight and save electricity.

"This means Bangladeshis would practically begin their work an hour earlier than usual. Many establishments that run till sundown would actually close before sundown and thus reduce pressure on power demands," The Daily Star newspaper said on the enforcement of a government decision taken last month.

Bangladesh joins several other countries across the globe in this energy-saving measure. With the clock running an hour ahead, the country on Friday night becomes GMT+7 from GMT+6.

It will be a 103-day cycle beginning midnight Friday till October 1, when the clock will be pulled back by an hour. The move will impact the day-to-day routine, especially in the cities.

Prayer times for Muslims would advance by an hour while timings of offices, schools and other institutions would remain unchanged. Shops and malls that traditionally remain open till 8 pm would now get one extra hour of daylight. These would now use less electricity.

However, there is yet to be an estimation of how much energy would be saved.

"It cannot be precisely forecasted how much energy can be saved by this measure but the energy ministry expects a five percent reduction in the national power demand, which would be equivalent to 200 MW of power during the evening peak hour of 7 pm to 8 pm," said the newspaper.

The country experiences between 1,000 MW and 2,000 MW of load shedding during peak hours daily as power demands swing from 4,800 MW to 5,800 MW against a supply of around 3,800 MW.

Bangladesh says it is short of power supply and is exploring various means, including nuclear power generation.

While building new power plants to minimise the crisis is a time-consuming affair, implementing austerity measures like replacing traditional light bulbs with power-saver lights can reduce the national power demand by 20 percent and daylight saving can lower demand for another few hundred megawatts, said the newspaper.

UPSIDE DOWN - ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!!

2009-06-24T00:24:00.000-07:00

The couple exchanged wedding vows and rings – with some difficulty – and fumbled their kiss flying weightless inside the padded fuselage of a specially modified Boeing 727-200 aircraft, G-Force One, operated by Zero Gravity Corp, or ZERO-G, a company offering weightless flight experiences.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR, LITERALLY !!!!!

2009-06-24T00:18:00.000-07:00

The bride wore white and earrings resembling tiny planets, the groom a tuxedo and cuff links shaped like spacecraft, and the wedding party attended in blue jump suits.
New York City couple Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmor floated into matrimony on Saturday thousands of feet (metres) above the Gulf of Mexico in what organizers said was the world's first weightless wedding held in zero gravity conditions.

FOR MY WONDERFUL FRIEND!!!!!!

2009-06-06T05:33:00.000-07:00

From the moment we met

we just clicked.....

we were drawn to each other by

all the things we have in common...

It was like "instant friendship"

I dont think that I've ever had

an awkward moment with you..

We're never at a loss for words.....

in fact, there never seems

to be enough time to say

all the things

We want to say...

When I'm with you, I never feel

That I have to be anyone but me,

and I knowthat you feel

the same way, too..

Not everyone shares

the kind of friendship we have,

not everyone knows how nice it is to just relax

and enjoy the pleasure of

such a similar someone...

Thats why I feel so lucky to have

a wonderful friend like you.....

SOME INTERESTING SOFTWARES !!!

2009-06-03T23:01:00.000-07:00

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LIST OF FINAL YEAR PROJECT TITLES

2009-06-03T22:44:00.000-07:00

PIC based packet radio encoder (PDF)
RS485-Version of the SAB80C535-Microcontrollerboard
PC IR receiver based on PIC16F84
Record and play fast 1-bit sound on a PIC micro
AT89C2051/4051scanning 7-segment display and keypad
AT89C2051/4051 Driving dot LED
AT89C2051/4051stepper motor interface
AT89C2051/4051connecting dumb terminal
Motorola 68K SBC (single board computer)
8051 SBC (single board computer)
Simple RS232C Level Converter using Transistors
Motorola 68HC11 evaluation board
C-52 EVB Robot Controller
Mains clock controller using AT89C2051
AT89C2051/4051 Easy-Downloader
AT89C51/52/55 Easy-Downloader
PIC16F84 programmer
PIC16F84 miniature real-time controller
Isolated RS232 for PIC16F84
PIC16F84 debugging terminal
MiniLOGGER V1.0
Analog datalogger based on T89C51RD2
Atmel 89C Series Flash Microcontroller Programmer
Atmel 89C2051 prototype board
AT89C2051 real-time controller
PIC12C508 Night-light saver
AT89C2051 Night light saver
Atmel 8051 Flash Based-Microcontroller Programmer
AT89C2051 Digital thermometer and clock
4-Channel Timer using Atmel 89C4051 and MAX7219 display driver
PIC16F84 CW decoder (PDF)
Several Atmel AVR programmer circuits
12C508 Smart Lock
Basic Stamp based altimeter
Interfacing EEPROM to a Basic Stamp
Homebrew Basic Stamp project
Interfacing the MAX186 8 Channel ADC to the BSII
Interfacing the MAX187 ADC to the BSII to measure voltages
RF remote control based on Basic Stamp
80C31 stepper motor controller
Build a PIC controlled DDS VFO, 0 to 6 MHz
PIC controlled DDS VFO, 0 to 6 MHz
Basic Stamp Lightning Activity Monitor
Parallel AVR programmer
PIC16F84 line following robot
PIC16C505 IR / wireless remote control
Automatic door opener with PIC12C508
RS485-like multi-drop bus with half duplex serial protocol
50 MHz frequency counter, voltage meter & SWR/PWR indicator
Programmer PIC16F84,12C50x and EEPROM 24Cxx
RDS Encoder - digital part
PIC programmer for serial port
Fully functional PS/2 mouse based on the PIC16F84
PIC 18 programmer (PIC18F458, PIC18F452, PIC18C252, PIC16C745,
PIC18F6620, PIC18F6720)
Serial-based PIC16F84 Programmer For Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP
PIXpand
PIC16F877 to IDE interface
90S2313 AVR Robot Board
POCSAG encoder/decoder
Rotating Sprocket Wheel Generator (PIC16F84)
Minimal PIC18 board (PDF)
Talking PIC - based on SP0256
Sharp GP2D02 Interface to PIC Microcontroller
Sharp GP2D05 Interface to PIC Microcontroller Sharp GP2D05 Interface to
PIC Microcontroller
Serial to parallel converter using the AT89C2051
AT89C2051 serial COMs to LED driver
PIC16F877 Programmer And Development System
DS1820 Arbiter V2.00 Schematic
Microchip PIC ICSP implementation
101 AT Keyboard to ASCII Decoder using 68HC705J1A MCU
LCD Serial Terminal
Propellor clock (PIC16F84)
A Scenix (and PIC) Programmer
MMC to PIC16F876 circuit diagram
8088 maximum mode SBC
EZ80 single board computer schematic (Z80)
8051 Development System Circuit Board
Long-period watchdog timer
PIC Web Server Schematic
Generate video signals in real-time using a PIC16F84
PIC ICD
Tachometer Measures Very Low Frequencies (PIC16F872)
Smart card programmer
Jupiter card programemr
Tutorial board for PIC16F84A microcontroller
PIC Project #1 - RS232 to I2C Interface
Galvanic decoupling of I2C bus
Programmer PIC16F84,12C50x and EEPROM 24Cxx
Dual PIC16C84 prototype board
Graphic LCD interface
Interfacing a 4X4 keypad to a BS2 using a 74922 encoder chip
FSK modem with PIC16C84
Talking YODA project (PIC16C84)
PIC16F84/PIC16F87x-In-System-Programmer
Microcontroller interface for 5KW microwave oven
Using an I2C Serial EEPROM with a Basic Stamp 2
PIC16F84 Based Morse Code Reader
AVR-Based Serial Port IR Receiver
Interfacing piezo elements to a microcontroller
Victoria TAFE programmer (based on AT89C2051)
JDM programmer
PIC micro programmer
Speech recognition using HM2007
PIC microcontroller servo motor interface
PIC micro multiple servo motor interface
PIC16F84 countdown timer
PIC16F873 ultrasonic range meter
PIC16F873 Digital clock
PIC16F873 remote display
PIC16F84 stepper motor controller
Way small web server
PICADC - a free, PIC based "intelligent" A/D converter
PIC-Programmer 2
Connecting PIC12C508 8 to 93AA46 serial eprom
KD7LMO Micro Beacon (PIC18F252)
GPS LCD Display Project
PIC16F84 LED chaser
PIC micro LED projects
PS/2 keyboard keystroke logger based on Atmel 89C2051
Electronic distance meter based on Motorola 68HC908QY4
Fan timer based on Motorola 68HC908QT2
Atmel AVR and 8051 series ISP programmer
AT89C2051 line-follower robot
Night light saver (PIC12C508)
USB and GLCD expansion board for 8051 SBC
Microcontroller sensor and actuator interfaces
Giant money counter (PIC16F876)
PIC12C509 logic gate replacement for nitrogen filler
PIC demo board
PIC12C509 Gym Timer
PIC LCD and Keypad driver
PIC12C508 Phase Controller for 2kW heater
PIC16F84 TRIAC / IGBT brightness phase controller
PIC16F84 pulse monitor with date/time output (ZIP)
Programmer for the 68HC705C8 MicroController
27c801 EPROM Programmer Project
LCD to PIC16C54 schematic
68HC11 based RDS decoder
Acceleration monitor using ADXL202 and AVR
40+ MHz 5-digit frequency counter with an AVR 2313
Interfacing DRAM to AT90S8515
Temperature monitor/controller: AVR 2313 / DS1621
PIC micro to ISA bus interface
Microchip PIC ICD (in-circuit debugger)
Tony Nixons Pocket Programmer (PIC)
PicoWeb V5.1 (AT90S8515) tiny web server
Atmel 89C2051 In-Circuit Programmer Schematic
8051 Development System Circuit Board
8051 Development System Circuit Board
8051 Development System Circuit Board
Microprocessor using Xilinx FPGA
Temperature controlled based on AT89CX051
I2C LCD interface
AFSK 1200 Modem based on PIC16C620
PicCon - Hidden Radio Transmitter Controller
PIC16F84 tone generator with source code
PIC16F84 tone generator
PIC16F84 tone generator (6-Bit)
AVR Beacon Super Keyer
AVR Frequency Counter
AVR Digital Voltmeter
AVR Signal Generator
Designing a 4-Channel A/D (ADC) converter with the PIC12C671
Ser-Key 10-Key Serial Keypad Encoder
2-wire LCD interface using PIC16CF84
PIC16F84 Serial I/O-expander with PicBasic
Camera remote control system using Basic Stamp
Low cost Atmel in-system programmer
Ultra low-cost programmer for AT90S family
Connecting AT90S2313 with LCD display 2x16 char and 4x4 keypad
Electronic safety lock based on ATtiny26
GSM SMS remote control using AVR microcontroller
128x64 LCD Driver for AT90S2313 (ZIP file)
Connecting LED to PIC Micro I/O pins (PDF)
Microprocessor RS-232 Reset
Microprocessor RS-232 Reset
AT90S8515 experimenter board
Multi-chip programmer for PIC microcontrollers
Buffered PIC chip interface
2-Digit Counter using the PIC12F629 chip
Multi-chip programmer for Microchip PIC microcontrollers
Multipurpose buffered PIC microcontroller development system
ScanMate audio activated recorded
PIC vacuum fluorescent display interface
PIC16F876 Datalogger
Kodak DC-20 camera interface (PIC12C509)
Kodak DC-20 camera interface (PIC16F84)
PIC ICD in-circuit debugger circuit diagram
Wisp628 ISP Microchip PIC Programmer
WLoader - PIC16F877 application loader / bootloader
Nixie clock (PIC16F876)
Zilog Z80 thermostat embedded web server
Picxie 2 - 8x8 Animated LED Signboard (PIC16F84) Picxie 2 - 8x8
Animated LED Signboard
10 tricks for interfacing to the PIC16C508
Interfacing the PIC16C508
LED 5x7 display using a PIC microcontroller
Analog to digital (ADC) conversion notes
Multi-chip programmer
MPLAB IDE 7.60

BUDDING REMEMBRANCE!!!!!!

2009-06-03T05:31:00.000-07:00

When trying to say special things that happened..,

Its always so hard to begin.........

For words cant express all the things that.......

OR how wonderful we always been....

But if feelings, could be turned into words

To express what lies deep in the heart ,

It would take a long time

To say all those NICE THINGS...

And that would be only the start!!!!!

YES.

What should I write about ,

Whether to describe about the journey that I had ,

OR about the journey that I have.........

When I was studting rather during my school days ,

they taught me only

"LESS"

"L" ots of problems may drop up beyond

our expectation...

"E" ndless obstacles may obstruct to reach

our destination....

"S" hrink not from the battle of life

out of fear....

"S" trive and march on with destination

praying to lord on this.....

Only now i recognise , thats not "LESS"

but "MUCH IN LESS "!!!!!!!!