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February 2007



IEEE Expert Now

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 7:21 A GMT-06
The IEEE is starting a continuing education program where experts in various fields develop online courses that can be taken by other IEEE members. The program is called Expert Now IEEE, and the courses are 1 hour long and peer reviewed.
Category: Engineering Profession

HDTV Reception

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 9:53 P GMT-06
The salesman at the store where I bought my HDTV suggested that some people have had good success getting the HDTV format broadcast over the air for free without having to pay the cable company for a special converter box.  I have had cable almo
Category: Digital System Architecture Home Projects

Engineering TV

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 7:04 A GMT-06
A new service that is available from Penton Media is called Engineering TV.  This service provides short video programs describing some application of technology from an engineering perspective.  Episode 9 discusses a home automation system
Category: Engineering Profession

The Football Field is a Giant Display

Thursday, 22 February 2007 9:45 P GMT-06
I love football, and I love technology.  A really cool combination between the two could be on the Horizon.  I read an article in Forbes magazine ("Field of Screens", Nov 27, 2006 edition) that described a new artificial turf tech

How Much Noise is Allowed in the Power Delivery System?

Wednesday, 21 February 2007 10:38 P GMT-06
Tools are becoming available to help a design engineer predict the impedance of their power delivery system based on the power / ground planes, decoupling capacitors and voltage regulator module.  However the fundamental question is what should
Category: High Speed Digital Design

Radon Update - Mitigation System Installed

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 6:55 A GMT-06
We had the radon mitigation system installed during our new addition remodeling. The complete system consists of the following: They sealed off the sump pump pit and installed a submerged pump. The drilled a hole in the basement f
Category: Home Projects
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My HDTV Choice

Thursday, 15 February 2007 11:26 P GMT-06
Well we made our choice in HDTV. We ended up going with a 52 in. DLP. In the end the deciding factor was size to cost ratio. The DLPs seem to be the most cost effective in this size range. The glass screen of the plasma TVs ma
Category: Home Projects
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ESD Mitigation in Electronic Product Design

Saturday, 10 February 2007 4:09 P GMT-06
I came across a very good article about ESD mitigation recently in EDN Magazine [1].  The design approach occurs in three tiers.  First keep the ESD out by keeping everything enclosed in a metal chassis connected to earth ground.  Almo
Category: Digital System Architecture

Choosing an HDTV

Wednesday, 7 February 2007 7:43 A GMT-06
I think it's time to upgrade to the world of high definition television. There are so many choices both in types of TVs and in broadcast formats. This article documents my attempt to sort through the confusion and make a choice. The Wi
Category: Home Projects
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