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Author Archives: robertwilkie
Nevada still upset with Xerox, can’t get rid of them
State of Nevada is still very upset with the quality of service from Xerox over managing its health insurance exchange. However it shoulds like they can’t get rid of Xerox, but can cut its pay. http://www.rgj.com/article/20140305/NEWS/303050037/Nevada-health-insurance-exchange-State-puts-pressure-on-Xerox-to-deliver?nclick_check=1
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Using a drill battery to power a RPi
Nice idea, basically the author took a voltage step down circuit and put it with a drill battery to get the 5 volts needed for the Raspberry Pi and uses that to power it. If you don’t count the cost … Continue reading
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Build your own chainsaw mill
Nice idea, cheaper and easier to handle build than using a bandsaw but…chainsaws would mostly do a good rough cut and would waste some wood. Also you need a beefy chainsaw to cut some big boards. My 2 cents, its … Continue reading
Rick Dastin moving from Tech to Services
Interesting article how Xerox is moving one of its more top exec’s from Tech to Services group. Not sure if this is to “save” the exec since Xerox seems to be moving away from Tech. Or if its to save … Continue reading
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Flash an arduino by printing to it
Interesting idea, the author figured out how to flash and Amtel by setting it up as a printer and sending the code as a binary to it. This could be useful for folks that sell something based on arduino/amtel and … Continue reading
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Build a OTP doorlock
This was too funny. The author wrote a one time password hook for an arduino for a doorlock. So you could use something like google authenticator to unlock your door. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/09/15/one-time-password-otp-doorlock/ http://www.lucadentella.it/en/2013/09/14/serratura-otp/
RPi and GPIO with Python
Nice tutorial on writing code in Python to use Raspberry Pi’s GPIO. Its interesting to see that there is a trend in hobby market for controlling hardware with Python instead of C/C++. http://makezine.com/projects/tutorial-raspberry-pi-gpio-pins-and-python/?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 interesting 3D printed gun
Interesting 6 shot gun made in Japan from hobbists from the sound of it. Not so sure I would worry about it since its barrel is HUGE and it looks like it would hold only 22 rounds. I think a … Continue reading
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Interesting article on a Delta Robot that just ran a successful kickstarter project. It is not a 3D printer, but parts could be made from it, and it looks like it could be converted to one. For $100 bucks, it … Continue reading
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Xerox CEO and Husband donate to FIRST
The CEO of Xerox, Ursula Burns, and her husband, Lloyd Bean, made donation to FIRST Robotics. No mention on how much thought. But it was enough to make it news worthy. Ursula is also on FIRST’s board as well. http://www.azorobotics.com/news.aspx?newsID=5358
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