Author Archives: robertwilkie

Using an RPi for a carputer

Posted on March 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Not a bad idea, its cheap, low powered, and can run video.  If I ever have some spare time I might try this myself. http://makezine.com/projects/raspberry-pi-car-computer-2/

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Make a safe out of your doughnut spare tire

Posted on March 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

This is a very clever idea, too bad its not a real product.  The author basically has you use the hollow of the spare to put stuff in, and then a lid that will lock goes over it.  I am … Continue reading →

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Make an LED Lite Scarf

Posted on March 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up, basically the author uses an LED strip, a mini arduino/Teensy, and a battery pack.  The scarf is fuzzy material wrapped and stitched around the strip.  The pictures are pretty nice. http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Scarf/

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New Pres. of Bus. Service at Xerox

Posted on March 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

Xerox has a new President of Business Services coming in, Robert Zapfel from IBM.  Has a pretty long career at IBM, I wonder why he left.  The other interesting bit was his involvement in turning IBM around in services.  Also … Continue reading →

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Sorry about the site being down for 24 hours

Posted on March 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

I ran into “technical difficulties”.  And this being a hobby it took me a bit longer than I thought to recover.

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Make a microscope for your smartphone

Posted on March 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Clever ID for roughly $10 in parts.  looks like it works better than regular old microscopes too. http://www.instructables.com/id/10-Smartphone-to-digital-microscope-conversion/

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The Tidy Dog

Posted on March 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

I almost fell over after watching this one.  Good idea (if it works).  I wonder if there is a kid version http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20140320/tidy-dog-toy-box-teach-dog-pick/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/608889985/the-tidy-dog-bin-your-dog-will-love-to-pick-up-the

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Some simple code snips for arduino

Posted on March 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Some nice simple code sniplets you can use for your arduino from Make Mag. http://makezine.com/2014/03/24/arduino-helper-functions-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bmakezineonline%7D+%28%24%7BMAKE%7D%29&utm_content=%24%7BGoogleReader%7D

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Another possible cheap 3D printer on kickstarter?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

The Mamba3D printer sounds like its going to be another cheap, good quality 3D printer.  But…not word on price yet.  So don’t hold your breath. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140325-open-source-mamba3d-printer-set-to-launch-via-kickstarter.html

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Use cheap Google Drive for a media server

Posted on March 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Wow has remote storage dropped in price, Google is now at $2 for 100 GB for a month.  The article goes on how to use that to made a file system for media so that you can access it from … Continue reading →

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