Friday, October 23, 2009

Disappearing Adobe Reader Menu Bar

If by fiddling around with the viewing options, the menu bar disappears, the only way to get it back is by hitting F9

See: http://malektips.com/adobe_reader_7_0024.html

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Time to write VHDL like a big boy now

first leads on doing my shift registers with GENERATE:

Nice complete example in PPT format:

http://www.cse.wustl.edu/~jbf/cse362.d/cse362.vhdl.Generate.pdf

Very similar example except that he did the shift out code the way that I've done it so far:

http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhklenke/tutorials/vhdl/modules/m11_23/sld035.htm

The google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=vhdl+shift+register+generate+example&aq=f&oq=&aqi=

And the even more basic google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=active&q=vhdl+generate+statement&aq=0&oq=vhdl+generate&aqi=g10

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Fighting Creeping Charlie

Results of websearching so far:

This publication: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/polk/hort/documents/creepingcharlie.pdf
indicates that 2,4-D is ineffective on Creeping Charlie, recommends dicamba, and says go with liquid rather than granular if possible

This allexperts answer: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Lawns-725/organic-question-creeping-Charlie.htm
points to a U of Min. study about borax, recommends a specifc formula of 20-mule-team (10 oz to 2-1/2 gal water per 1000 sq feet), and is against 2,4-D on an environmentalist basis.

This yahoo answer: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090520201108AAIDi6J
is bullish on Weed-B-Gone due to being effective on other weeds too.

This yahoo answer: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060628183732AAvr0mf
has a much more imprecise recommended formulation with borax (5 tbsp per 1 quart, apply with a spray bottle). Effective time, 6 weeks. Comments are hilarious.