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Pi Music Box

Posted on July 14, 2014 by robertwilkie

Found this via hack-a-day.  Interesting build for the Raspberry Pi to use it as a Music box back-end.  Not so sure about the $25 cost in the article (doesn’t include power supply, wireless Ethernet, USB sound card).  More like $50. … Continue reading →

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ASCII art is coming back, with CNC

Posted on July 6, 2014 by robertwilkie

Another interesting thing to do with a CNC, make ASCII art in halftones with it.  Basically you use the CNC to “draw” the artwork on a board that is painted one color (or an MFD board).  I have seen this … Continue reading →

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The opensource segway

Posted on July 4, 2014 by robertwilkie

Stumbled on this project by accident, its an opensource segway called openwheels.  Looks like the materials to build it cost around $300-500.  Something else to look at in the future. http://www.open-electronics.org/tag/openwheels/

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Simple Tutorial on Bluetooth Low Power (4.0)

Posted on July 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

Adafruit has allot of nice tutorials,  This one is a step by step guide on Bluetooth Low Power and its inner workings. https://learn.adafruit.com/introduction-to-bluetooth-low-energy/introduction

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Xerox takes over food stamps in SC

Posted on June 27, 2014 by robertwilkie

Xerox is not only moving into Medical programs in the States, but in foodstamps as well.  This time in South Carolina. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/xerox-helps-south-carolina-provide-speedy-convenient-delivery-of-government-assistance-2014-06-26  

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Xerox sues Darden for $13 Mil.

Posted on June 27, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting, seems to be a bit of a contract dispute between Xerox and Darden. http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2014/06/xerox-files-13m-lawsuit-against-darden-for.html?page=all

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Interesting write-up on making flexible wood

Posted on June 27, 2014 by robertwilkie

Never thought of all the different styles you can cut wood to make it flexible.  Now if I only had a laser cutter…. http://www.instructables.com/id/Curved-laser-bent-wood/

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Arduino Helper Functions

Posted on June 27, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice set of starter functions for working with the arduino do do the basics (light blinking) to more complicated (WiFi). http://makezine.com/2013/05/13/arduino-helper-functions/

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Tutorial on how to use an Arduino for an LED display

Posted on June 27, 2014 by robertwilkie

Ah remember the old calculator displays, here is a nice tutorial on how to use one of those type displays with an arduino. http://tronixstuff.com/2013/05/12/tutorial-arduino-and-mc14489-led-display-driver/

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Video tutorials on Machinist from Cape Cod

Posted on June 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Never really thought of Cape Cod being a place in need of a custom machinst, but I guess there is as Keith Fenner of Turner Wright Machine Works has a series of youtube videos to get folks started. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmxnPem-pPfJQATIkfgY2Q

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