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Anyone played engineering simulator games like Kerbal Space Program?
Hi CEans. Was wondering, has anyone here played around with the KSP game here? I am assuming this is the defacto "simulator" for our aerospace engineering...
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LPWAN (Low-Power Wide-Area Network) discussions
Hi CEans, Been a while since I posted here. I'm currently working on LoRaWAN (a LPWAN technology) in Malaysia. Did a quick search on CE and...
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GITEX @ Dubai: 16 - 20 Oct 2016
Hi fellow CEans, Anyone planning to go to GITEX at Dubai this year? Maybe we can have a CE Meet! URL: #-Link-Snipped-#
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Any interest in CE collaborative projects?
So, was just wondering of any of you here still have interest in collaborative projects between CEans? Be it some app or software. If you have...
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10 Reasons Engineers Make Good Partners (by Lifehack)
Posting for fun! Do you CEans think all the points are true? I'd like to think so 😁 Source: <a href="https://www.lifehack.org/285838/10-reasons-engineers-make-good-partners" ta...
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Ghantewala - Delhi's oldest sweet shop, shut down
Hi CEans, To my friends in Delhi, I guess this was in the local news already. I have a sweet tooth, so when I read this...
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Preparation for Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
Hi CEans, Planning to take the CAPM course soon. Thought I'd like to share a link I found to be useful for preparing for it, got...
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Juniper Networks Certified Design Associate (JNCDA) vs CCDA
Hi CEans, Anyone here have taken the JNCDA paper? It's Juniper's new paper to certify network design competency. How does it compare to Cisco's CCDA? I'm...
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Scratch (by MIT Media Lab) - Programming for young children
Hi CEans, Scratch has been around for about 9 years, but I was unable to find a thread on it on CE. It is essentially an...
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Next Thing Co unveils CHIP - The World's First $9 Computer
Hi CEans, Just came across this news. A company called Next Thing Co recently launched their Kickstarter campaign for a $9 computer, akin to the famous...
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Microsoft's Age Guessing Robot
Microsoft's machine learning team built a site that tries to guess your age, based on a photo you upload on the site (#-Link-Snipped-#). As long as...
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Official Crazy Engineers Fitness Association
Its the start of the 2015 new year, and I can safely assume "losing weight/getting fit/etc" is on most people's resolutions. Paying homage to our old...
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Transform your iPhone 6 into nunchucks
Hi fellow CEans, Not sure if this is posted yet, but just want to share something fun I came across: Any iPhone 6 owners here willing...
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Ubuntu 10.04 or 12.04 LTS for production server?
Hi CEans, I was thinking of upgrading a Dell PowerEdge R310 production server (for network monitoring) from Ubuntu 10.04 to 12.04. In terms of performance wise,...
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Eid Mubarak to all CEans!
Wishing all CEans here Eid Mubarak, or as they say in Malaysia, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Its been a wonderful month of fasting and prayers. Now...
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Nokia Here / Maps at Street Level
I was on the bus to the train station earlier today, and I noticed a small ford hatchback with large Nokia decals buzzing passed. What caught...
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Open Compute Project- Taking out HP & Cisco from your network infrastructure
Lets face it. The enterprise IT business is big bucks. A large portion of the IT budget goes to purchasing and maintaining high end proprietary network...
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Fortune Global 500 Companies 2013
Fortune magazine has recently released the list of top 500 companies for 2013, based on the company's fiscal year ending before or on 31st March 2013....
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Ramadan Mubarak!
Wishing my fellow CEans a blessed Ramadan! 😀 May there be peace, love & happiness insyallah.
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[Arduino] Simple telemetry sensor project discussion
[updated 30/7/2013] Hi CEans, Since my short break from work is looming soon, I thought I'd just share some plans I have in mind. I hope...
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Qualcomm's ideas to provide 1000x more capacity in networks
Paul Jacob, chairman & CEO of Qualcomm, in their IQ event in Moscow today highlighted the concepts to greatly improve capacity as reported by #-Link-Snipped-#. Three...
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Nokia takes full control of NSN stake for $2.22 billion
After months of speculation, Nokia has agreed to buy out Siemens' stake in Nokia Siemens Networks for US$2.22 billion. With the rise of cost competing vendors...
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Maju Nusa, together with O3b Networks, targets 3G services for rural areas in Malaysia
Malaysian telco operator Maju Nusa recently inked a deal with satellite network operator O3b Networks to provide 3G services for rural areas. How does it work?...
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Future of core routers looking bleak?
I've always been fascinated by those awesomely powerful core routers, especially the mammoth CRS-3 with switching capacity exceeding 300 Tb/s!😲 But after reading this article on...
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Any advice on what to do in Delhi?
Hi CEans, my trip to Delhi is a month away but I've yet to do an itinerary 😔 I know Delhi is a massive city, but...
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Intel's bet on Cloud-RAN vs traditional RAN proccessing
Intel (and a few other vendors) believe the future of the telecom architecture is moving the radio processing element from base stations to the cloud (i.e....
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Robotic manipulator prototype: arm demo
Hey CEans, thought I'd share with you our demo of the arm manipulator @ Ummatech. Since the concept of the arm + RC chassis does work...
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Using banana peels to clean polluted water
This is quite interesting. Researches funded by the Sao Paulo Research Foundation have found that minced banana peels are effective at absorbing toxic metal from water....
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I Wanna Be An Engineer - (Billionaire Geeked Out Mix)
Sorry if this was posted already, been quite out of touch with CE. A friend shared this with me. Funny song! [youtube]WiJczH3cr48[/youtube] Lyrics: I wanna be...
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Fastest helicopter in the world?
Hey CEans! Seems like Sikorsky has designed a prototype helicopter called X2 that can fly more than 400 kph 😀 #-Link-Snipped-# Anyone remember watching Airwolf on...
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Eid Mubarak!
Would like to wish my fellow Muslim CEans Eid Mubarak! Hope you all enjoy this special day 😀
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Measuring vehicle distance
Heya! I'm still in the planning stages of one of my projects, a telemetry system for my car. One of the function's I'd like to implement...
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Standardization of modules
Hi folks 😀 There are many project ideas that we have come up with, but they are mostly stagnant and have run out of steam. The...
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Earth Hour 2010! [27/3/2010]
Well folks, the next Earth Hour is coming soon. For those not in the know, at 8:30pm on March 27th, we switch off our lights for...
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8 vs 12 hour work shifts
I'm curious, what do you think are the positive and negative points of them? Which would you prefer in then end? From what I gather, 8...
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Rising RAM prices?
Have any of you noticed how the prices for mainstream DDR2 RAM memory modules are rising nearly 150% this year? First time I've seen that kind...
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Significance of "Random" in RAM [Random Access Memory]
I thought I'd add in some additional questions, so our responses will be holistic. Also, analogies are highly encouraged, just like MaRo has done. - What...
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Viability of Masters by Coursework vs Research
Hey CEans! While applying for jobs, I was having some inclination towards pursuing postgraduate studies part time locally. A couple of questions popped up, and hopefully...
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Free Autodesk software for students
Hey CEans! If you are still a student, you can have free access to 24 of Autodesk's great collection of software. Special thanks to mad_scientist for...
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CEan of the Month June 2009 Nominations Discussions
From: #-Link-Snipped-# Any queries or comments regarding the above announcement shall be placed here 😀 Remember, please do not post your votes in this thread. Instead,...
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CEan of the Month June 2009 Nominations!
In this version of CEoM, CEans would have equal opportunity to nominate fellow CEan as the CEoM. As this is a trial run, we will continuously...
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Michael Jackson passed away :( [25/6/2009]
Just heard on the radio on the way to work. Was wondering why they were playing MJ songs continuously. Not clear on the circumstances of his...
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IEEE's 125 years of engineering the future
Yo CEans! In conjuction with IEEE's 125th Anniversary, IEEE has a cool initiative called "Celebrating 125 Years of Engineering the Future". Quote: By celebrating this milestone....
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Winners of the CE Awesome Thread Contest!
Hey folks, here are the winners of the CE Awesome Thread Contest! :clap: Announcements & Article Discussions CEan Kashish0711 for Time Travel - Making Dream A...
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Carrier ethernet in India
Hello fellow CEans in India! For those involved with networking.. hows the current progress for adoption of carrier Ethernet in India? Have service providers tested out...
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[GAMING] Creating the CE Clan
Yo guys! Looks like there are some gamers here at CE. How often do you guys play online though? Perhaps we can create some clans for...
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Lights off for Earth Hour! [28/3/2009]
Alright earth loving CEans, its time to take a stand against global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and...
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The CE Workshop Tool List
The CE Workshop Tool List #-Link-Snipped-# Hey CEans! In the discussions regarding the CE Bot, raj87verma88 (aka Patty) mentioned about getting tools. I thought that we...
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RC Heli Action!
Yo CEans! Any of you have any RC helicopter experiences you'd like to share? I currently have a Art tech MD500 I'm sharing with friends for...
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What driving speed is efficient?
Hello CEans 😀 I'd like to ask, at what speeds do you all cruise at on the highway? How do we determine which speed is the...
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Proposed CE Project: The Earth Initiative
#-Link-Snipped-# Alright, relax folks, its just a proposed idea 😉 I was planning to work on a "Home Solar Project", In which I try using...
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Gaza conflict
I can't take this any longer. 1200 civilians killed. 400 of them children. They are even using them as a testing ground for experimental weapons. This...
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[FYP Log] Terrain Analysis System for a Picosatellite / CubeSat
[note, I do NOT have any schematic drawings or documents here. This is just an informative log!] This is meant to be an experimental log of...
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A question of Focal length in optics
Hey CEans! I have recently entered the realm of aerial photography, and know nothing about it at all 😉 My aim is to capture an image...
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Potential new ideas: self powered switches and transmitters
While researching stuff for my fyp, I came across this link: #-Link-Snipped-# I only know very rudimentary forms of self powered FM receivers (powered by actual...
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Thank an engineer!
Some fun short vids by Texas Instruments. What would life be without engineers? 😀 #-Link-Snipped-# Which reminds me, I wonder how our CE Song is going?
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CE Project: Robotic Arm for assisting humans
Welcome Robotic Arm project! While we wait for a cooler project name to choose ( 😉 ), we shall have some discussions for this project. 1)...
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Anyone here has an amateur radio license?
Hey CEans! Just interested to know if any of you currently posses an amateur radio (or HAM) license. What are your callsigns? I plan to get...
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India Launches Lunar probe!
NEW DELHI (AP) — Scientists have better maps of distant Mars than the moon where astronauts have walked. But India hopes to change that with its...
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Split up of AMD- good or bad?
Some of you might already be aware of AMD's recent announcement of splitting into two different companies: one for R&D, and spinning off the manufacturing and...
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What is a recommended budget laser printer?
Hey CEans! I currently have an Epson Stylus C65. Despite the quality printouts, the maintenance is really high in the form of super expensive ink. I...
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Need tutorials to create robots? Check here
Creating robots is one of most satisfying experience for those seeking projects. Robots can range greatly in terms of function and features. Since there are lots...
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CE Project: CE Bot [PART THREE]
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ANNOUNCEMENT: Celab.tk is no longer accessible. Please go directly to: #-Link-Sn...
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Computer Casing Modifications
Hey CEans! I'm pretty sure there are many of you who love to modify their computer casings. Would love to see pics of them if possible!...
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Truck Bomb blast at Marriot Hotel, Islamabad
What is going on? 😔 A suicide truck bombing destroyed the packed Marriott Hotel, near the Parliament building and the prime minister's home, in the city...
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Hackers break into the LHC computer! [via Telegraph]
Hackers have mounted an attack on the Large Hadron Collider, raising concerns about the security of the biggest experiment in the world as it passes an...
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IronMan
I'm a little surprised this movie hasnt been mentioned yet on CE. Robert Downey Jr portrayed Tony Stark pretty well. A kick butt movie, with lots...
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CE - Ultimate mini Project Ideas & Seminar Topics for Telecommunication Engineering
Ive noticed that the other Ultimate topics thread was titled for CS and IT, so I made one for Telecommunications 😉 There is some overlapping between...
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LabVIEW Student Edition- Worth it?
To all fellow students, have any of you tried out the student version of LabVIEW 8.5? Its around $80.. is it worth the price? You can...
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[Communications] Solar powered mobile networks on the way
Via Tech Radar: Swedish-Asian telecommunications vendor VNL has launched a solar powered GSM system it hopes will extend the customer base for mobile phone networks in...
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Special surprise for IEEE student members
Guys.. have you checked your mail lately? Free software licenses (for education & research purposes) from Microsoft.. from around 50 different titles. Such good folks! 😛...
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Image or Video processing for Terrain Analysis?
I think this falls in the purview of Computing. I have a sensor that will be in motion (so will it vibrate somewhat), and will either...
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CE Project: CE Bot [PART TWO]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENT: Celab.tk is no longer accessible. Please go directly to: #-Link-Snipped-#...
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Wedding season in June/July?
Is June designated to be a wedding season? I had to attend a couple last week (which accounts for my hiatus from CE), and knew about...
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We've crossed the Mach 13k barrier!
Hey CEans! We've now amassed our 13,000[sup]th[/sup] member, CEan- brilliant007 😎 Welcome buddy! Congrats to everyone! Lets break the next barrier in a few weeks 😁...
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Kung Fu Panda- Reviews and Ratings
Its kung fu fighting! The latest animated movie from Dreamworks had the looks, the action, the humour, and even a decent plot. The good: - Superb...
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[Animation] Enjoy The Ride
Who said engineering can't be cool? Animated music video by Rajeev Bajaj #-Link-Snipped-# Great stuff! Alright, maybe it might be aimed more towards those in computing.....
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Python or Ruby?
I'm currently learning Python as a new programming language, and discovered that Ruby is pretty much similar. However, in terms of web development, Ruby scores with...
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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2008 [17th May]
Whats up, CEans? Here's a description of WTIS Day: The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is to help raise awareness of the possibilities...
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Check out Engineering TV!
I only recently came across this place, thru the Electronics Design portal (#-Link-Snipped-#). Got a whole collection of videos showcasing the latest and greatest engineering tech!...
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AVG Free Edition 8 is out!
If you've been stuck with AVG Free 7.5 for what seems an eternity, Girsoft has recently rolled out Version 8.0.100 here: #-Link-Snipped-# What's cool? - Its...
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Get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Now!
Its finally out! You can download it directly from #-Link-Snipped-#! You can check some FAQ's regarding the third service pack here: #-Link-Snipped-# Been waiting for ages...
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Feeling bored?
If you hangout at CE frequently, and get bored when there isnt any new posts (or spammers to ban), here's good game to try: #-Link-Snipped-#
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World Earth Day!
Hopefully people around the world will realise that its up to humans to save Earth from a terrible future. We've started discussions on "zero pollution", but...
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An Engineer's Guide to cats
For those CEans who have pet cats, this will "rofl" you up! 😁 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">An Enginee...
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Can anyone recommend a lightweight firewall for Windows XP?
Hey CEans! I'm maintaining an old compaq laptop of mine by trying to use lean applications on the computer. I've recently upgraded its hard disk (from...
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Help compose the CE Song. Suggest lyrics!
No, get that "twinkle twinkle little star" tune out of your head. The CE song is serious business! 😉 So, whats the deal with this? The...
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Testing Google Docs
Testing something.. *ahem* Hmm.. the images get displayed in the editor when you first insert it, but it doesnt display in the forum itself. Mystery!
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Happy Birthday to MaRo and abhi_ron!
Happy Birthday to you guys! Rock the world😁 Wow, quite a number of people celebrating their bday's today 😀
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Possible new CE project: CE Linux
I know, I know.. we have so many dead projects. However, I believe that by suggesting projects to do, theres a chance that a segment of...
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Integrating Wiki with VB
Hey biggie! you might be aware of this already, but anywayz.. theres this VB addon that can integrate both VB and Mediawiki: <a href="https://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.p...
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Video Tutorials on forum usage
Hey CEans! Im in the midst of doing some video tutorials for new CE members on how to navigate and post in the forum. I wanted...
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List of CE Projects
Crazy Engineers Project List Here's a list of all CE projects that we have discussed and undertaking. To contribute and participate, click on the project...
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MCSE, suitable for communication engineers?
Hey CEans.. long time no see 😁 I dropped by a couple of times, glad to see theres still lots of activity, haha. Congrats to Big...
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Adios!
Hey CEans.. I guess I'll just post this in the Chillax area, since its pretty off-topic and perhaps unimportant. Me taking an "extended" break from Crazy...
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Budget Graphics Card advice
Hey CEans! I plan to get a graphics card for my home computer, but Im on a very tight budget (around $70). Im currently aiming to...
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500 Internal Server Error
Hey Big K, I keep on encountering this error when I try loading the CE page. It happens more on Firefox than IE.. had to keep...
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Robocon 2008
Hey CEans! Not sure which forum to post this under. Anyway, any of you planning to participate in Robocon 2008? It'll be held in India! For...
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linked sensor problem in Line Following Robot
Hey CEans! *looks at xheavenlyx's posting template* 😛 Im working on a line following robot in a group that uses the PIC16F877A uC and the L293...
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Tip: List of Free Engineering Software
Well, I thought of just posting this after I compiled a big list of programs, but it'll take some time. So i'll just post an initial...
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Tip: List of free online engineering e-book & journals
Hey fellow CEans! In line with the CE Culture, I present thou with a list of free and legal 😀p) online collections of engineering e-books and...
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Nba!
What the.. I did a search for "basketball" on this forum, only my introduction thread came out! 😛 Who watches the NBA here? What team do...
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Wazaaaap CEans!
I mean, Hi! 😛 Sorry to break the "no english slang" rule, but I didnt want to be too cliche 😉 Name: Ashraf Engineering Trade: Communications...
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