ml>> i hear ya! i'm looking not only at doing the
 ml>> humidity but also temp and wind dorection and

 HT> This is a good place to start looking for a component
 HT> that you can use to build your own humidity sensor.

 HT> http://www.honeywell.com/sensing/prodinfo/humiditymoisture/.

i'll take a look sometime... thanks...

 HT> The cheapest turn-key device I can think of is the following:

 HT> Buy two Go!Temp temperature probes from Vernier and plug them
 HT> into two USB ports. Cost: $58.

that looks enticing except that usb is not an option ;)

 HT> Alternatively, you could use a Go!Link interface and the
 HT> humidity sensor.  Cost: $126.

hummm...

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