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I'm using Windows XP on a desktop computer Firefox I've been editing some instructibles The last one I edited was : Easy (no power tools) workspace with storage for large paper I've been following the total number of views of my ibles for some days in 'view profile'. After the last edit, I've lost about five thousand views.  The ibles all show the same number of views.  What happened?

I was looking for a way to back up and hide some of my important files (passwords, credit card info) when i ran into cryptcd and so far its really nice it does stuff like adding users to your CD with their own passwords and permissions per file and folder And the ability to create a custom decoy boot screen for the CD including screen color, text, background image, and logo image anyone els use this or have something simaller?

I have what I believe is a bug, followed by a question, and a suggestion (or two). First, the bug: When viewing the stats on any of my Instructables, I see something like the attached picture, where there are blanks for some of the referrers. That can't be right... Either that or I'm getting referrals from the NSA... I'm apparently not the only person with this issue, but I haven't seen an explanation for it. It occurs for me across multiple browsers and operating systems. My question is why don't the number of referrers add up to my total views (e.g. 41+40+15+9+8+1 = 114, not 203)? Is this because the other 89 views are coming from inside Instructables? My first suggestion is that the stats window could use a bit of explanation for people who aren't familiar with what referrals might mean. It would be nice to have mouse-over explanations or something. My other suggestion is that I would love more detailed stats information. It would be really neat to see how people are finding my Instructables internally to the site (e.g. was it a link or a search, and if it was a search, what were the search terms?). it would also be nice to be able to see precise referral links from external referrers. Thanks for making this neat data available. I hope that the solution to this bug is quick and easy!

This is just an idle thought, but I was reading a couple of ROV builds, and the one thing they all have in common is a tether - it's a fact of the world that very little in the way of radio signal can penetrate water. So... Could you send control signals to an ROV via sound or ultrasound?  Could beeps and clicks carry enough data, far enough, and clearly enough, to control an ROV? Even more fun, how much data could come back? Sensor readings? Images? Just throwing it out there for you to toy with, but it would be fun to have genuinely-remote control for this class of robot.

Hey guys, I have a question regarding sending data over lasers. Is it possible to link two computers with a laser beam (for text transmission, kinda like skype)? And if so do any of you know how I could make this system that would allow two computers to communicate over a laser? Thanks, CKGarside

 i request to get data about panic alarm.

Cloud computing 

Hello  i need to know how to plot serial data on computer , i have a data that comes from sonar sensor via xbeee to pin 19 rx on arduino mega , i can read those value but i need to plot it versus time and save its value  for pid results. i tried simplot and it work but it dosent save data, and im stuck on matlab and i couldnt make it work.

I would like to have a thin sensor to measure the time of wearing a scoiliosis brace by patient. Any suggestions?

I have a Check and Correct Calculator with 120 steps, I need to upload the data stored on the memory of the calculator, I mean the 120 steps all together into a excel file, or to a text file. Any ideas on how to convert a calculator into a small pad?

So I have a bunch of Data switches, and so far I've been using them for an LED music visualizer, so switch between different colors, etc. What other ideas/uses are there? just a brief description works. Hey, if you want one for your idea, LET ME KNOW! 

Hello , What I need to know  if I want to load the immediate value  into the accumulator accumulator # immediate data accumulator is  8 bit, assume  address of accumulator is  11 10 01 01 temporary register is  8 bit  that hold Immediate data 00 00 00 11 Instruction register example LD A, # 00 00 00 11 this is 2 byte instruction first  byte is 11 10 01 01 second byte is 00 00 00 11 lets assume that first byte is opcode , store into instruction register  This is the first instruction fetch cycle. fetch , decode , and execute how to decode and execute the first byte instruction

I was working on MS Access 2003 database during all the past day. I saved my changes in database and closed the application. After second opening, my changes lost, I checked this one more time, but I couldn't get it back.

In the latest release of Instructables, we added information about who is linking to an Instructable. You can see it in the info box under the stats tab. What do you think? Is this useful? As a potential author, would seeing that an Instructable gets traffic from many search engines encourage you to post your project?

Hi, i'm getting the ticker feed from (https://btc-e.com/api/2/btc_usd/ticker) and feeding it into an excel 2010 spreadsheet. what i want to do is append the new data  (on update, 1 min interval) to a new line(row) on each update.

Hey guys! I just got this cool little temperature (LM35) and I had a small problem. I want to upload this sketch to my ATtiny45 and put it on my plane so I could get the temperature from above. Only problem is I have no way of seeing it. So is there a simple, easy solution to storing a couple of numbers? I though I could just set the temperature every 3 minutes to a variable, but if I turned the board off, the data would be lost. So I don't need to store tons of memory just a couple numbers! Thanks!

Hi. I am preparing to start an Arduino project, simple one for now, that consist in reading temperature data and publishing it on the internet. I did in the past some info search on the topic of sending information to an online server where I could see the data. I had a list of several free sites that provide a simple way thru a url + a key to send information to the database. That was what I did want because that way I didn’t have to build, code an http server and so on. Now comes the part I need some help. I had a problem with my pc and lost most of my information, I know BACKUPS, but I didn’t have bookmark’s stored and lost all of them. Try to google for free online http data providers I just can’t find any. I want to send http code to a server using url + key + data and get that information publish on a site with graphs, etc. Can anyone point some sites that I can do that or other ways to get the same result? Thx for your time and help. Best, Serpa

I've been analyzing some some year end Instructables data and posting about it in the blog. Check out:Top 50 Instructables of 2007 Ranked by Pageviews - 1. Invisible Book Shelf - 399,647 pageviewsTop 50 Instructables of 2007 Ranked by Number of Comments - 1. Laser Flashlight Hack!! - 1,229 commentsTop 50 Instructables of 2007 Ranked by Rating - 1. Invisible Book Shelf - 481 positive ratingsTop 50 Instructables Authors of 2007 Ranked by Number of Instructables - 1. trebuchet03 - 72 InstructablesTop 50 Instructables Commenters of 2007 Ranked by Number of Comments - 1. Mykhailo - 1373 comments on InstructablesTop 50 Instructables Commenters of 2007 Ranked by Number of Forum Comments - 1. Goodhart - 4168 forum commentsTop 50 Instructables Authors Ranked by Pageview Density - 1. dorxincandeland - 1 Instructable - 399,652 pageview densityTop 50 Forum Topics of 2007 Ranked by Number of Comments - 1. Random fun - 595

Numbers motivate me. I guess I can call myself a "data geek", as some people like to call it. I remember pretty much the amount of views each one of my Instructables has, but that's not the point. I love all sorts of numbers, and I know I'm not the only one. With the new update, we can now see less numbers, which is a bit disappointing... As I wrote, numbers motivate me. I don't know if this would ever happen, but it would be nice to see what actual "achievements" we have.  For example, it would be nice if something like these, would show up in my YOU page, which I know is being updated right now: Most viewed Instructable: My most viewed Instructable is ranked the 154th most viewed on the site... Followers: I am the 67th most followed member on the site... Total views: I am the 35th most viewed member on the site... Total number of Instructables: I am ranked at number 62 as a member with the most published Instructables in total... Number of contest wins: I've won in __ contests which is the most on the whole website!... It would actually be pretty funny if one of these were actually true...

Tl;dr: Check out this pie chart that shows the distribution of projects published in 2014 by category. The outer ring shows the channel within the category that had the highest volume of entries, along with the year to date project count. Do you ever wonder how the projects on Instructables are distributed across categories? I did, too. In a tenuous-at-best connection to the Pi Day Pie Contest, we made a pie chart showing where all the newly-published projects have been categorized since the start of 2014. That outside ring shows the most popular channels within the category, along with a project count for each. Some quick observations: (1) There isn’t as much food as I would have thought. It seems like people are posting food ALL THE TIME, but apparently the overall project volume is coming in via other channels. I guess we’re just getting a lot of good food entries that are being featured more often. The quality of authors’ food photography is getting very good, and the featuring team may be featuring projects under the influence of hunger. (2) Contests drive some (but not all) project builds. Since the start of the year, we’ve run paracord, organization, electronics, and crafting contests. And, wouldn’t you know it, those are the channels receiving the bulk of new projects. Even without a special contest, the Toys channel received an outsized number of projects, so we’ll see what happens later this year when we run a few contests around toys. (Pro-tip: Start stockpiling LEGO and KNEX pieces.) (3) Technology and Living make up just over half of the site’s new content. Sure, the robot has a strong preference for electronics projects, but we’re seeing a lot of great craft projects coming in as well. Either way, an army of hot-tool wielding* makers are creating some really cool stuff. (4) This community may be a little paranoid, but we’re prepared. Paracord and survival projects account for almost all of the outdoor projects we’ve seen so far this year. If I’m stuck in a rural farmhouse surrounded by zombies, I want some of you all right there with me. If you’re worried about the imminent collapse of civilization and are concerned that Instructables won't be around to help with the power out, you can buy a book of some of our best homesteading projects. You’ll be sitting pretty with a chicken coop and some rain barrels while everyone else gets punched over a can of soup. (Don't get punched over a can of soup.) (5) Did you notice anything interesting? Sound off in the comments. I've got some 3 month pro memberships to give away to insightful commenters. :D *or hot, tool-wielding authors.

I want to display CAN Data on my laptop. Any suggestions?

I want to see if any one can tall me how  to erase the data on a microchip I cant find it on YouTube

I just made an excel spreadsheet, that predicts the future of data sets. My main reason was because I wanted to have a way to predict my Instructable views, but this could be used for a lot more. This is not completely accurate (as it uses the best fitting line of the data) so don't believe it completely. To use it, just change the first two numbers (at least) to values you want to see grow. Any value you don't know. Mark with n

I'm currently working on a project which studies the earthquakes and aims to reproduce seismic datas on paper rolls. I'm using home-made electronics (servomotors) and would like to redraw the earthquakes with the most accuracy. For that, I use the heliplots we can find like here: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/operations/heliplots_gsn.php However, each time I find a heliplot, it is an image. But in my project, I'm trying to get the datas as inputs as sort to be drawn directly with servomotors and mechanisms. My question is how could I translate the pictures as datas (CSV for examples) or where could I find an earthquake decomposed under a CSV file?

I want to transfer #'s from my samsung flip phone to my Galaxy

I am using the MPU6050 sensor. I want to plot the graphs of accelerometer and the gyroscope data that I am reading via arduino. I have created a programme where I can plot 3D blocks of accelerometer and the gyroscope and then use the Complementary Filter to combine them together and get a nice and precise data. However, now I want to use the processing to plot the data from the accelerometer and the gyroscope and also to show the comparison with the complementary filter. Does anyone know how can I do that or anyone know any tutorial regarding this or has done a similar programme?

I have a keller pressure sensor PAA-33X which gives output in RS485. I also have an rs485 to usb converter(http://researchdesignlab.com/usb-to-rs485-converter-module.html) so that I can get the value directly on my computer for viewing and further processing of that data. I tried the connections but, the converter module only shows that data is being transferred(tx led glows) but not received, when I run the READ30 software. Someone please help me with this in a detailed way. Thanks in advance.

So, I'm working on a small, simple, and yet very inefficient game console using multiple ATmega328 chips. Basically, I'm trying to compress the controller data into as few wires as possible using an ATmega. Hopefully using something along the lines of http://pinouts.ru/Game/genesiscontroller_pinout.shtml. Anyone have any idea how to do this? I can handle coding, it's just the actual logic of it. 

Hi I bought this bluetooth audio module from DX.com. Now is it possible to change the bluetooth identification name, wch appears on the phone to pair, from what is mentioned. Thanks.

I'm trying to help a friend who's computer got into a state where windows would not boot. Windows repair and a few other tricks didn't work and he didn't have many programs so I just re-installed windows but not before taking a full image of the original drive state. Everything works great now except he says he had a lot of old emails saved that are gone now and his address book is empty. I already reconfigured outlook express to get his mail (standard pop3) and that's working fine but obviously his old stuff was not on the server nor was his address book. Since I have a copy of all his old data logically their should be a way to recover and manually bring his old email and address book into the new installation. However I wasn't able t do a proper export so basically all i have is a copy of the files from the old HDD. What files should I be looking to copy back from the old image and how should i import them so as to not destroy his new mail that's downloaded but still restore his old mail and contacts?

Want to see the information on the magnetic strip in your credit card? Just take some fine rust powder and blow it onto the card to see the magnetic bands that get picked up by card readers. This won't help you read the information any better, but it does show you the hidden world in magnetic cards and that's pretty sweet. Another Science Experiment via boingboing

I like to keep track of my data re: all the instructables that I have done, and have all the data viewable in one place....would be interesting to see others, as well, but that may not be a viable function. Privacy issues, etc....Ideally, by clicking on "you", profile, etc., there could be a "statistics form", written in Excel, or such, with all this data and more...Barring this, and it would be a lot of programming work, is there a way you could simply but the total number of views, for all instructables, to date, under "stats" on the "info" sheet that appears next to an instructable that you are viewing? I have included pictures of a form that I put in use to do this very thing. Something similar, perhaps? Thanks. Cman

So my phone is now rather broken, im using a backup as a large portion of the touchscreen is no longer responsive, so my issue is that there are large amounts of data i would prefer not to lose on the phone in various apps and things that would not be saved to the sd card for instance the messenging service Kik, i have a lot of messages i would prefer not to lose  ive always thought when i wouldnt have an issue with a root going bad , for instance when i would have a replacement phone on hand, then i would root it and get the data off it so my issue comes down to is it possible to root a phone, retrieve the data WITHOUT needing the fully functioning touchscreen? for instance all through the computer  the phone's model is the T-Mobile MyTouch Q (without slide out keyboard)

I am an Radio Control racer, so basically I race toy cars according to my wife, and as part of the racing program when ever you get a new engine for your car you have to go through the Break-in process of the engine. If you YouTube rc engine break-in you will see it is a noisy time consuming process and during my last engine break-in even my neighbor got frustrated and asked me to reduce the noise. The engine break-in is a key process because it will determine the life of your engine an it's performance, so I started to look for options on how to do this process in some other alternative way. So I found in the rc community a person that builds a machine that actually executes this process in a very quite and simple way by making the engine run in a bath of hot oil. After months of trying to get this machine I never received an answer from the manufacturer so I decided to built it by myself with common tools and materials and buying the electronics from eBay. After a month of testing and running with some issues, I was able to put my machine together and make it run with no problems, but now I am looking for a way to improve it. What I want to do is to find a way on how to collect the data from the machine, like the rpms of the motor and the temperature of the oil, so I am able to monitor on my mobile phone. So if someone can help me out with leading me on what needs to be done I will really appreciate all the guidance and support. Best regard William Sing

I was wondering if there as any way to read the now playing data off an ipod. I want to hopefully read this data and then show it on an led display (most likely arduino controlled) the display is still unmade but i am thinking of making it 8x24. Probably will just need song name and artist :) Thanks!

What is the cheapest way to set up a short range (200m) serial data link? Also, what are the best options for secured and unsecured links?

I am looking for a program or at least how it can be done on visual basic that: allows the user to read incoming serial information and produce outgoing serial information on windows. Example: Write is selected > Baud rate selected > binary data entered Result: serial data is transmitted through the usb port Thanks!

In Guitar Hero 6, you have a game mode called 'GH Mix', in which you can create own songs, or instrumental tracks. But is there a way to transfer the data of this to a pc?  I want to know this mainly for drum tracks created in GH mix Thanks

Hi Experts! I need to know what apps you've had good success with for data recovery (photos) accidentally deleted. The photos obviously have value but it's intrinsic not monetary so preferably free. The phone is a Samsung Galaxy S3, OS is up-to-date. Windows 7 if desktop software is preferred. Thanks!

I have had the old 360 for quite a few years and it has had a good run, but the hardware is wearing down and I am having issues with it which means it's is time to replace it. I know whenever we do replace it I can always get a transfer cable and move my old data onto the new system, but until then I am curious if there is any way I can transfer the data onto my laptop and play via PC. If not, that's alright, but I would like to try at least! Thanks!

​hello everyone, can anybody do a simpler project with this? I just want to collect data using arduino Analog0 input with an LDR photoresistor. collect the data and simply post it on Thingspeak ?!?! . all the examples I find are very complicated and include libraries. I need my project to be much simpler. just read some data from the analog sensor and display the value on the cloud. . can anybody please help me with this? I have updated the firmware on my ESP8266 and I can connect to my house network using the CoolTerm software. . any help is highly appreciated !!! thank you, akin . useful links 1. http://www.electrodragon.com/w/Wi07c 2. http://www.esp8266.com/ 3. http://www.espruino.com/ESP8266 4. https://nurdspace.nl/ESP8266 5. http://hackaday.com/tag/esp8266/

This is a small security concern which I'd only thought about over night and was worried to check. When you upload images, the EXIF tag data contains info from the camera including if your camera is enabled with GPS, a spot on location. This is only worrying if you're going to post something specifically expensive which will remain in location.  Last week I published an instructable for a recipe using expensive rare ingredients - it's not past the wit of man to take the EXIF GPS data from the image and visit that location. Because instructables are a how-to to do it yourself at home, I don't think there's any need to hold this information.  I know the burden could be left with the author to scrub his images but this could be automated within the image upload system when you process 'original' images.  If it's a specific location that is required in an instructable you could just add it to the text.  So my question is, can you look into implementing it and if possible scrubbing the hundreds of thousands of images currently on your servers.  If not, I may need to go through a few of my more recent ones and do a bit of scrubbing myself which may delay things a little and there's always a danger I'll accidently forget one time. Cheers, Tim

Hi my friend, based upon ur reply,i have progressed my ideas..Now my project communicates with the html page->server->arduino..as per the instructions in the web page,the arduino will be controlled..now the query is,i would like to send the values of sensors to the html page..but i dont want to use any additional shields like ethernet shield,etc..dono how to progress..pls help me as soon as possible..waiting for ur reply

I am trying to send the data using gprs sim 800a,i am getting network error,before executing the AT+SAPBR=1,1 Signal strength will be good but as soon as AT+SAPBR=1,1 is executed led starts blinking continuously and returns response code 601.can anyone please help me how to resolve this issue? here is the AT commands used and the responses i got AT OK AT+CGATT=1 OK AT+SAPBR=3,1,"Contype","GPRS" OK AT+SAPBR=3,1,"APN","airtelgprs.com" OKAT+SAPBR=1,1 OK AT+HTTPINIT OK AT+HTTPPARA="CID",1 OKAT+HTTPPARA="URL","URL:PORT" OK AT+HTTPPARA="CONTENT","application/json" OK AT+HTTPPARA="USERDATA","KEY1:VAL1, KEY2:VAL2,..." OK AT+HTTPDATA=40,80000 DOWNLOAD {\r\n "m2m:cin" :{\\r\n "con" : "FIRE"}\r\n } ok AT+HTTPACTION=1 ok +HTTPACTION:1,601,0

I am completely new to arduino, so im sorry if I seem quite uninformed, I have completed a few tutorials but need to create a project around connecting to an app. I am using an arduino uno at the moment. Something I haven't found much or any advice or tutorials on on is connecting the to an app to send information. I want to use a Soil Hygrometer, Humidity, Temperature and Humidity Sensor and a light sensor (Most important one being the soil Hygrometer) . I want to be able to send the information received from these sensors out so the information can be displayed on an app, using bluetooth or wifi. I want to know how this could be done? Such as the software for the app and what way I would I do to connect It? Thank you for any help

I recently got some mobile phones given to repair the USB ports. You might know the problems claimed on faulty USB problems first hand: charging takes forever, device is not always recognised in Windows, data transfers are interrupted or the device disappears suddenly and without any reason from your explorer. Although a lot of devices can suffer from from those symptoms and will work fina after paying money for a new USB port I also discovered a totally different source for the problem. In my case the cables itself. It is obvious that you should try a different USB cable before going through the lengths of replacing a USB port, but: a) not all cables are the same even if they have the same connectors! Some cables contain resistors to regulate the max charging current, others simply have flimsy and hair thin wires inside, prone to breaking. b) not all chargers are the same either! For example Apple chargers provide a voltage on the data lines that in return tells the device how fast it can charge - totally against the USB standards but Apple claims it is fine because they don't use a USB connector on the device side... Why does my device get problems with the USB? Well, to be honest, I don't know as it is not my device ;) Joking aside I will narrow it down to wear and tear. Both the connection on the phone and inside the USB connector can and will wear down over time. With daily charges for power users it is obvious that at some stage one part has to fail. Having a spare, quality replacement cable at hand often helps to find the source of the problem. In my case I had the cables for the phones but also a brand new and with 5$ quite expensive cable to spare. Guess what? None of the supplied cables worked while my new cable performed perfectly with all "broken" phones. After checking the USB ports with good light and a magnifying glass I could see dust, dirt and worn contacts. For 3 of the 5 devices a decent cleaning with methylated spirit and a small brush fixed that issue, the other two will either need a proper new cable or a port replacement. What to do if I have USB problems? 1. Check on a different PC or for the charging use a different charger. 2. Try a different, if possible new cable. 3. Check and clean the USB port. Only if the above won't help at all you should consider that the port itself might be faulty! Is there something to prevent the repair? Yes: don't use your USB port too often ;) This means, you can use a QI charger (wireless) and for the data transfer WiFi, on Android Airdroid is a really good choice. Keep your device clean! This does not mean you are a filthy pig, but more that a phone with an uncovered port tends to collect dust and dirt over time. In your hand bag, pocket or car, it does not matter time will get unwanted stuff in there. If you want to keep your device happy use a cover that also covers the USB port. I checked all the above and think I need a new port - what are my options? If in warranty go the offical way. Out of warranty a repair shop will fix it fast, but not always at reasonable costs, depending on the device and labour involved. Some devices are easy, others require the display to be removed to acces the port electronics. Online tutorials on how to dismantle your device should be available and if you are good with sensitive stuff you can do the repair yourself. Some sellers of replacement ports not only include all the tools you need (watch out for this if you don't already have them) but also videos on how to do it. I hope this little info helps people to avoid high repair costs for no good reason.

I'm looking for a component that I don't know the name of because I have very little electronics experience and asking google these types of things seems to get me everywhere except where I need to be. What I think I need is something that will allow me to switch between four different data lines simultaneously but default to four other lines. For example: Input 1 has four lines. Input 2 has four lines. There is one output with four lines.Real World Problem:I bought a digital picture frame for super cheap and didn't get a chance to research it. It is powered by a USB wall transformer. When the picture frame is receiving power from the wall, it displays the images. When it's plugged into the computer, it goes into update mode and mounts a drive that you can copy images to.What I Want Now:To be able to flip a switch and have it change from USB wall transformer to USB PC. So, from the above: input 1 = USB wall power, input 2 = PC USB, output = picture frame. The switch box would have a 2x USB Mini-A inputs and one USB Type A output.What I Want Later:I imagine it's trivial(?!) to change the physical switch out for a 555/556 timer and two potentiometers so that I can have set a Frequency and Duration of changing from the default wall power to the PC's USB power.What I Get:A picture frame that every x minutes switches to the PC for y minutes so that I can write an application to look for a newly mounted volume called KODAKFRAME (just an example) and create images for it of things like the latest news and weather or maybe even just change out the pictures for variety.My Real Motives:I'm an IT guy and would love to use this as an auxiliary display for info that isn't critically time sensitive such a free disk space, recently received FTP files, etc.Thanks in advance,3Toe

How to download date into the PICAXE 18m2 ? im really confused over this. the products i have :  picaxe 18m2, uln2803a( not sure if this is necessary), chi030 project board, AXE027 cable, and 3 AA batter power supply. i basically have the demo kit. i was wondering if you could use this kit to download the date from the PICAXE programming editor to the picaxe18m2 or do you have to build a separate download circuit to accomplish this ? if someone can clear my confusion. im also confused about the USB Download Circuit and Serial Download Circuit and their difference. if someone can make a small guide using pictures or video  and maybe even do the demo led test off the picaxe manual, (http://www.picaxe.com/docs/picaxe_manual1.pdf) i would greatly appreciate it. thank you

Hello Everyone, I am a MBA student from McCombs School of Business, Austin, Texas. Few of my classmates and I are working on a product for the Data acquisition industry. We would highly appreciate if you could fill in the survey to help us better understand the market. The survey should take no longer than 2 mins. Link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/29F9HB5 Thanks in advance for your time. Deepti. MBA '10

Hello Everyone, I am a MBA student from McCombs School of Business, Austin, Texas. Few of my classmates and I are working on a product for the Data acquisition industry. We would highly appreciate if you could fill in the survey to help us better understand the market. The survey should take no longer than 2 mins. Link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/29F9HB5 Thanks in advance for your time. Deepti. MBA '10