Author Archives: robertwilkie

One really small Extruder

Posted on August 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice simple design.  This is alot easier to deal with than existing systems.  But….motor may drive the filament too fast.  Worth keeping an eye on. http://www.instructables.com/id/QU-BD-Extruder-Improvements/

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Xerox CEO to give speech at Citi’s Global Technology Conference

Posted on August 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

I wonder whats going on, Ursula Burns  has been getting a lot of positive press lately…. http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130827-907395.html

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Another Phishing attempt with Xerox Scanners in the name

Posted on August 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

The crackers are at it again, trying to see if folks will open a “scanned document” that says its from a Xerox scanner when it reality, its not.  The document of course has a payload to crack your box open. … Continue reading →

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Xerox, back down the stock goes

Posted on August 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well it was nice while it lasted for a month (high around 11 dollars), but Xerox stock is back down below 10.  I wonder how long it will be before it hits 11 again (took what…5 years).  Guess that was … Continue reading →

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10 VirtualBox Tricks

Posted on August 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice article about 10 tricks you can do with Virtualbox.  I use 3 of them already. http://www.howtogeek.com/171228/10-virtualbox-tricks-and-advanced-features-you-should-know-about/

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A ethernet connected RFID reader

Posted on August 27, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is a nice build but…its pricey, around 65 (not including door hardware, etc) for the board.  But I did get from the site some other interesting things, such as the RFID antennas that are pretty cheap that can be … Continue reading →

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Build a high speed skateboard

Posted on August 27, 2013 by robertwilkie

I find it funny its using an R/C motor (expensive one at that) to drive the board.  Not so sure how well this would work uphill. http://hackaday.com/2013/08/10/diy-23mph-electric-skateboard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29 http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=37230

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Android Studio

Posted on August 27, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article on android studio and writing code for Android.  I may have to check this out (I use Eclipse myself).  I have been thinking of migrating away from android centric stuff to more something like Sencha lately thought. http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2013/05/android-studio-ide-built-for-android.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FhsDu+%28Android+Developers+Blog%29

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Automatic fill for a Keurig

Posted on August 27, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK the have some of these at work, and I am still a drip coffee guy (cheaper), but when I am in “need” for coffee, I will use this, and its ALWAYS out of water.  This nice hack would a … Continue reading →

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A really minimal AVR programmer

Posted on August 27, 2013 by robertwilkie

Wow, this is very basic, but sounds like it works.  If you can get ahold of the board and the parts it would be a very cheap solution. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/05/22/minimalist-avr-programmer

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