Author Archives: robertwilkie

New OpenID standard, looks like OAUTH underneath

Posted on February 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

OpenID has a new standard, OpenID connect, which from the sounds of it.  Is basically an interface to OAUTH.  Should be interesting to see the adoption rate of this with OAUTH already being dominate out there. http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/26/openid-foundation-launches-openid-connect-identity-protocol-with-support-from-google-microsoft-others/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Xerox sponsoring “30 seconds to know”

Posted on February 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

It looks like Xerox is sponsoring a show with NBC, well maybe more like a commercial, where they go over some tech/business/whatever in 30 seconds.  Reminds me of 60-second-science. http://bhcourier.com/nbcuniversal-xerox-partner-in-cross-portfolio-initiative-with-new-30-seconds-to-know-video-series/2014/02/25

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Controlling 5 servos with an RPi

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Yes you heard me right, a Raspberry Pi was used by the author to control 5 servos using a controller board from Adafruit.  In this case the author was controlling lego servos. The controller isn’t too bad of a price … Continue reading →

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Need to convert a video, use Handbrake

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Have some old video formats you want to convert, use handbrake, from the sounds of this article, it is one of the more popular free versions out there. http://lifehacker.com/most-popular-video-converter-handbrake-1206787968 http://handbrake.fr/

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Good article on LCD display for PC via arduino

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to use an LCD display (the simple one color ones) for an arduino to output information from a PC as an additional display.  This could come in handy with headless PC’s, or perhaps a RPi project … Continue reading →

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I see a possible mothers day present

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

Yes yes, its early to be thinking about that.  But with me, I need to think early.  This is a pretty simple build but getting the balance right could be a little tricky. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wine-Companion/

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Venmo, now lets you pay folks nearby

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK what is Venmo?  Well its a new one on me too, its a payment app to help pay people in your contacts list.  Now it lets you pay folks that are nearby (my security senses are tingling here).  The … Continue reading →

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PtH still a problem with Windows 8.1

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

PtH (Pass the Hash) is a known problem in windows, and other systems, where the hash can be taken from a system and used to authenticate the user to other systems. Supposedly this was fixed in Windows 8.l.  According to … Continue reading →

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Running an Amtel (arduino) without a Crystal

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

The author does a nice job on writting up how to use an internal clock with the Amtel chip, eliminating the need for a coupld of cap’s and a crystal.  I haven’t tried this myself, but it would be worth … Continue reading →

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Drawing with an R/C car

Posted on February 25, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK this was just too much to not post up.  I can totally see building this simple hack for kids to draw on the street.  Maybe get them interesting in tech too.  Only difference is I think you could get … Continue reading →

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