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My Basic Philosophy:

Seek That Which Is True And Do That Which Is Good.

"No one, lying on their death bed, ever said I wish I spent more time at the office." Remember, "The Greatest Tragedy Is A Wasted Life."

My Favorite Links:

• Lifehacker.com - How To & Tech
• Digg.com - User Submitted News and Sites
• Reddit.com - Same As Above Only More
• Cnet.com - Tech News/Reviews/Gadgets
• BoingBoing.net - Not The Normal Stuff
• Gizmodo.com - Gadgets
• Ohgizmo.com - Gadgets
• Refdesk.com - Reference/Facts/News
• Acturate Time in the U.S.
• Free Electronic Componet Datasheets
• Library of Congress

• Books

  • How To Build The Atom 1 Robot
  • The Personal Handbook Of Insults
  • Shut Up - Here's What I Think
  • Build Your Own Cat Tower

• Articles Published

  • Electronic Cyclops
  • Bridges and Differential Amps
  • Digital Peak Detector
  • Electronic Combination Lock
  • Change the width of Plines - AutoLisp
  • Align Text to a Vertical Line - AutoLisp
  • Build aWireless Silent Alarm
  • The Schmitt Trigger
  • How to use a Transistor as a Switch
  • Digital Decade Box
  • Beginner's Guide to Digital Electronics
  • Beginner's Guide to CNC Routers
  • Make a Spring Loaded Pen Holder for your CNC Router
  • CNC Routers: "Backlash" - What is it? How to measure it.
  • How to "Tram" your CNC Router
  • CNC Routers: The Z-Axis Zero Setter
  • How I make 3D printed parts
  • Laser Alignment System for your CNC router
  • Wireless Doorbell Pager for the Deaf
  • Freezer Alarm Circuit
  • What will life be like in a computer society
  • Beaten down by celluloid trash

• Art

  • Blue Maze

• Sculpture

  • Notted Mirror
  • Tree of Life
  • Question8

• AutoCad

  • Tips & Tricks
  • 3D Text Drawing
  • Change Dimension Styles
  • AlignText on Isometric Surfaces

• Favorite Atheists

  • Atheists

• Miscellaneous Stuff

  • Backup Battery Sump Pump Design
  • Visual Basic Program
  • Intergalactic Archive
  • CSS Tutorial
  • CSS Menu/Navigation Bar Layout
  • Put Your Webpage On The Internet
  • Electronic Circuit Bits
  • Relays and Transistor Drivers
  • Wireless Water Alarm - RWS-434A
  • Food Freezer Alarm
  • Best Software Apps (Windows)
  • USB Wireless Adapter setup
  • Arduino Uno Motor Control
  • Wireless Kindle Fire
  • SAFETY TIPS ON ROAD TRIPS

CATAGORY: BOOKS

FRONT COVER

"How To Build The ATOM 1 ROBOT"

*** CLICK HERE TO SEE SAMPLE PAGES FROM THIS BOOK

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"THE PERSONAL HANDBOOK OF INSULTS" -
BACK COVER, SPINE, AND FRONT COVER

*** CLICK HERE TO SEE SAMPLE PAGES FROM THIS BOOK - 'INSULTS.pdf'

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"SHUT-UP! HERE'S WHAT I THINK"

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FRONT COVER

"BUILD YOUR OWN CAT TOWER"

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CATAGORY: ARTICLES PUBLISHED

ARTICLE - "ELECTRONIC CYCLOPS"

Published in "Electronics Handbook" magazine, Vol. VII., page 91

*** Click here to download the 'ENTIRE ARTICLE' - CYCLOPS.pdf FILE

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ARTICLE - "BRIDGES AND DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS -
JUST A VOLTAGE DIVIDER IN DISGUISE"

Manuscript Accepted by "Radio Electronics" magazine, Apr. 14, 1989

***Click here to download the 'ENTIRE ARTICLE' - VOLTAGE DIVIDER.pdf FILE

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ARTICLE - "DIGITAL PEAK DETECTOR"

Published in "Radio Electronics" magazine, Apr. 1989, page 59

*** Click here to download the 'ENTIRE ARTICLE' - PEAK.pdf FILE

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ARTICLE - "ELECTRONIC COMBINATION LOCK"

Manuscript Accepted by "Electronics Handbook" magazine, Mar. 1989

*** Click here to download the 'ENTIRE ARTICLE' - LOCK.pdf FILE

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ARTICLE - Change width of Plines - AutoLisp -

Published in "CADALYST" magazine, Dec. 1995, page 104

*** Click here to download the 'CPL.lsp' FILE

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ARTICLE - Align Text to a Vertical Line - AutoLisp -

Published in "CADALYST" magazine, Dec. 1995, page 108

***Click here to download the 'VTEXT.lsp' FILE

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ARTICLE - Build a Wireless Silent Alarm Warning System -

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, Dec. 2013 page 38

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ARTICLE - The Schmitt Trigger and How it Works -

Published in "SERVO" magazine, MAR. 2014 page 60

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ARTICLE - How to use a Transistor as a Switch-

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, May 2015 page 45

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ARTICLE - Digital Decade Box-

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, Feb 2016 page 24

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ARTICLE - Beginner's Guide to Digital Electronics-

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, April 2016 page 38

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ARTICLE - Beginner's Guide to CNC Routers-

Published in "SERVO" magazine, Feb 2018 page 46

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ARTICLE - Make a Spring Loaded Pen Holder for your CNC Router-

Published in "SERVO" magazine, Mar/Apr 2019 page 46

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ARTICLE - CNC Routers: "Backlash - What is it? How to measure it.-

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, Mar/Apr 2019 page 36

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ARTICLE - How to "Tram" your CNC Router-

Published in "SERVO" magazine, Issue 3 2019 page 62

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ARTICLE - CNC Router: The Z-Axis Zero Setter-

Published in "SERVO" magazine, Issue 4 2019 page 40

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ARTICLE - Beginner's Corner: How I make 3D printed parts-

Published in "SERVO" magazine, Issue 5 2019 page 40

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ARTICLE - Laser Alignment System for your CNC router-

Published in "SERVO" magazine, Issue 1. 2020, page 61

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ARTICLE - Wireless Doorbell Pager for the Deaf-

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, Issue 3, 2020, page 35

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ARTICLE - Freezer Alarm Circuit-

Published in "Nuts and Volts" magazine, Issue 4, 2020, page 36

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ARTICLE - What will life be like in a computer society-

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ARTICLE - Beaten down by celluloid trash -

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CATAGORY: ABSTRACT ART

TITLE - "BLUE MAZE"

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TITLE - "BLACK + WHITE MAZE"

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TITLE - "RED MAZE"

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CATAGORY: SCULPTURE

WALL SCULPTURE - TITLE "KNOTTED MIRROR"

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FREE STANDING SCULPTURE - TITLE:"TREE OF LIFE"

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WALL SCULPTURE - TITLE "QUESTION8"

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CATAGORY: AUTOCAD

AUTOCAD - "Tips & Tricks"

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AUTOCAD - "3D CUBE"

*** Click here to download the '3D CUBE.dwg' FILE

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AUTOCAD - "Changing Dimensioning Styles"

***Click here to download the 'DIMENSIONING STYLES' - ROGDIM.pdf FILE

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AUTOCAD - "Align Text on Isometric Surfaces"

*** Click here to download the 'ISOTEXT.pdf' FILE

*** Click here to download the 'ISOTEXT.dwg' FILE

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CATAGORY: MISCELLANEOUS STUFF

BACKUP BATTERY SUMP PUMP DESIGN

NOTE: I currently have this sump pump system installed at
my daughter's house - working perfectly for years

*** Click here to download the 'DIAGRAM' - SUMP PUMP.pdf

*** Click here to download the 'ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS' - SUMPPUMP2.pdf

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VISUAL BASIC 6.0 PROGRAM - SAMPLE SCREEN SHOT ABOVE

*** Click here to download the"VBPHONE.exe' FILE

***NOTE: TO EXIT THE VBPHONE.exe PROGRAM CLICK THE RED "EXIT NOW" BUTTON 'TWICE'

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LETTER TO NASA - INTERGALATIC ARCHIVE

*** Click here to download the 'IARCHIVE.pdf' FILE

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CSS TUTORIAL

*** Click here to download the 'CSS TUTORIAL FILE' - CSSTUTORIAL.pdf

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MENU / NAVIGATION BAR LAYOUT

*** Click here to download 'How to layout menu boxes' - CSSDIM.pdf

*** Click here to download 'Picture of webpage shown above' - INDEXMASTER.gif

*** Click here to download 'HTML code for creating the webpage shown above' - INDEXMASTER.txt

*** Click here to download 'CSS code for creating webpage layout shown above' - MASTER.txt

Right click on any file listed above and select 'Save Target As' to save

a file to a favorite directory on your computer. Open the 'MASTER.txt'

and 'INDEXMASTER.txt' files in 'NotePad'. You'll notice, if you open

the files in separate but equal size windows on your screen, the HTML

and CSS sections throughout both files will line up with each other. Just

line up the 'HEADER SECTION STARTS HERE' on both screens first

and you'll see how the HTML and CSS sections are related to each other

when you are creating a new webpage. This relationship between the

HTML (webpage content) file and the CSS file (webpage format) is

extremly important if you want your webpageto work.

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HOW TO GET YOUR WEBPAGE ON THE INTERNET USING THE PROGRAM 'FILEZILLA.exe'

***Click here to download the 'FILEZILLA.pdf' FILE

Note: The instructions in the above document are for people who create (layout)

their own webpage using HTML/CSS code. If you use a webpage design

program you should use the instructions within that program for

uploading your webpage to the "Host" server (homesite of your webpage).

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ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BITS

*** Click here to download the 'CIRCUITBITS.pdf' FILE

*** Click here to download the 'CIRCUITBITS.dwg' FILE

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"RELAYS AND TRANSISTOR DRIVERS"

*** Click here to download the 'TRANSDRV.pdf' FILE - 4 pages

***Click here to download the 'TRANSDRV.dwg' FILE - 4 pages

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WIRELESS WATER ALARM USING THE RWS-434 AND TWS 434A CHIPS

***Click here to download the 'WIRELESS TRANSMITTER SCHEMATIC'

*** Click here to download the 'WIRELESS RECEIVER SCHEMATIC'

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FOOD FREEZER ALARM

*** Click here to download the 'FREEZER.jpg' FILE

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THE BEST SOFTWARE APPS (WINDOWS XP)

***Click here to download the 'BESTSOFTWARE.pdf' FILE

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How to setup USB WIRELESS NETWORK ADAPTERS

on two computers - Windows XP and Windows 7 ( laptop).

*** Click here to download the 'USB WIRELESS ADAPTER.pdf' FILE

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"Motor Control Board (L298) for Arduino Uno"

*** Click here to download the 'ARDUINO UNO MOTOR CONTROL TEST PROGRAM' - MOTORAB.txt

*** Click here to download the 'SCHEMATIC ( L298.gif) FOR THE L298 MOTOR CONTROL BOARD'

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*** Click here to download the 'ARDUINO UNO MOTOR CONTROL TEST PROGRAM' - MOTOR2A.txt

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GET RID OF THE KINDLE TO PC USB CABLE - WIRELESS KINDLE FIRE

*** Click here to download the 'NOUSBCABLE.pdf' FILE

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"SAFETY TIPS WHEN YOU'RE ON THE ROAD"

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"MY FAVORITE ATHEISTS"

*** Click here to download the 'ATHEISTQUOTES.pdf' FILE

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Background:

Roger Secura has authored many articles on electronics
such as the "Digital Peak Detector" - included in the
"Encyclopedia of Electronic Circuits", Vol 3, by Rudolf F. Graf.
Roger's book "How to build the Atom1 Robot" is the first of its
kind to give detailed, step-by-step instructions on building a
programmable robot for the home.
Currently, Roger lives in state of Ohio, is 75 years old,
has two daughters, two grandsons, and has four books in print:


*** "How to build the Atom1 Robot" (ELECTRONICS/PROGRAMMING)
Detailed instructions on how to build a home robot.

*** "SHUT UP! HERE'S WHAT I THINK -" (Satire/Humor)
Rants, opinions, quotes, essays, and common sense views on religion,
love, crime, death, work, government, poverty, TV preachers, etc.

*** "The Personal Handbook of Insults" (Humor)
1500 Insults for all occasions. Think of all the times when you
needed a good come back to someone who insulted you or your friends.
Well, here are 1500 insults that will stop any verbal abuser in their tracks.

*** "Build Your Own Cat Tower” (Construction Manual)
This manual will show you how (step-by-step) to build a six level cat
tower that is unique, easy to build, sturdy, looks great, and will last
longer than any store bought tower.

You can reach Roger at rsecura@ix.netcom.com

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Contact Information:

Email Your Questions/Comments/Suggestions/Purchase Orders To The Following Email Address:

rsecura@ix.netcom.com

COPYRIGHT 2011 ROGER D. SECURA

Updated: 8-28-21

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