Author Archives: robertwilkie

Pipe manual chainsaw

Posted on October 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK this is on the list to build.  Not so sure about using pipe thought, maybe something a bit easier like PVC to cut thru. http://www.instructables.com/id/Pipe-Handle-Manual-Chainsaw/?ALLSTEPS

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Capital One has made there own two factor authentication

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

Capital One (bank) pushed out an app for two factor authentication, called SwiftID.  It sat least a step forward for a bank to authenticate its users but…I wonder if its a proprietary implementation or if its using something like oauth … Continue reading →

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An LED light bulb that looks like an old light bulb

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

The bulbs look like the real thing.  Down side is a bit pricy compared to other LED bulbs. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/10/retro-looking-led-lightbulbs/?utm_source=mainrss

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Pretty nice RPi clone

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice china based clone of the Raspberry Pi, called Orang Pi (wow would eat an orange pie?).  Anyways…Its got alot of extras that I usually buy separately (memory, wifi, power switch, IR) included for roughly $40.  Not bad since I … Continue reading →

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Another simple arduino drawbot

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

No so sure on the “low cost” part, but its still a nice build for a portable, and in theory expandable draw bot.  I wonder how long it lasts on one set of batteries.  How how big of a drawing … Continue reading →

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Incase you haven’t heard, Xerox posting quarter loss

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

Several articles out about it.  Stock is down (25 cents) but not as much as I thought it would be.  I was thinking $2 drop. http://seekingalpha.com/article/3598826-out-of-ink-xerox-in-q3 http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/business/article/Xerox-to-review-structural-options-for-co-6590354.phphttp://www.nasdaq.com/article/xerox-sees-q3-in-the-red-20151023-00087

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Cool soldering pot

Posted on October 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Just watching the video and how fast it heats up is cool http://hackaday.com/2015/10/23/a-small-1000w-induction-heater/

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So following IBM is not a good thing?

Posted on October 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, it points out that Xerox (thought 10 years behind) is trying to follow in the footsteps of IBM and get out of hardware and into services only.  But as the author has pointed out, it didn’t work out … Continue reading →

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Use old laptop screens for a fake window light

Posted on October 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK if you can find 4 screens with LEDs in them, this is a cool build.  OK and of course the same size too.  Most older laptops I take apart do not have LED but a bulb (CRT) like light.  … Continue reading →

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Using an Arduino for a door sensor and txt alert

Posted on October 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting build.  I didn’t know that there are IFTTT libraries availabe for arduino’s that are network enabled. https://learn.adafruit.com/using-ifttt-with-adafruit-io?view=all

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