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AT commands for the HC-05 for Bluetooth

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

The author reverse engineered the AT commands (from the looks of it) for the HC-05 bluetooth module so you can take advantage of several components within it.  These things go for $5-$8 bucks which is cheap for bluetooth.  Good for … Continue reading →

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Make your own Crossbow Pistol

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

I do not believe this will be very powerful with PVC, but its a nice build.  Seems straight forward to make too. http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Pistol-Crossbow-Tutorial-no-expensive-mach/

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Cool hat, but…

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

My family would never let me wear it, well except maybe Halloween and New years.  The build looks pretty intense too.  I think I would add a liner to the hat as well to keep my head from getting poked … Continue reading →

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Xerox done 1.7 BILLION in Medicaid payouts sofar

Posted on September 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

Article starts off on how Xerox will now handle Hawaii’s medicaid, then points out Xerox has done 1..7 BILLION dollars of medicaid processing sofar.  I wonder what the cut is for Xerox. http://civsourceonline.com/2013/09/03/hawaii-taps-xerox-slr-for-medicaid-incentives-xerox-has-disbursed-1-7bn-to-date/  

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RC Android Bluetooth Sumobot [Ultimate DIY!]

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting robot build that can be controlled via bluetooth (via an android app).  I think the materials used could be cost cut down, if you wanted to do this yourself. http://www.instructables.com/id/Android-Controlled-Bluetooth-Sumobot-Ultimate-DIY-/

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Xerox sells 1/2 its building in Dallas

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Wow they sold off an ACS call center building instead of a technology end one.  I wonder how long it will be before they sell the other half and move the call center somewhere cheaper. http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/08/30/trammell-crow-co-nabs-prime-xerox.html

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Xerox spin-off Kirtas still going strong

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Kirtas basically is a book scanner that came out of Xerox…gee like 10 years ago.  Its pretty neat tech.  It looks like the sales and support for it have grown allot over the years, but R&D staff is still under … Continue reading →

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Most Powerful women in India meet with UB

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Looks like Ursula on her world tour stopped for a conference with India’s most powerful women.  I wonder what they got from the meeting. http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/most-powerful-women-in-indian-business-2013-event-in-bombay/1/198233.html  

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WDS/Xerox is hiring

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

WDS, a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing company is hiring (WDS was bought out by Xerox a year ago).  Mostly looks like dataprocessing types.  Which is better than call center jobs  :). http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2013/aug/30/wds-hold-recruiting-event-saturday/  

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Make Your Own Solar Gadget Charger

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up that basically takes a bunch of off the shelf parts to build a solar charging station.  Author claims around $20 in parts, I am thinking closer to $40. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Portable-USB-Solar-Charger-20-4-Ports/

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