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Put a hose in a bucket for storage

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Also works well for long electric cords.  I have seen this in the past and its a wash in cost for a garden hose hanger that I see at the dollar store.  Bucket is bigger and you can store stuff … Continue reading →

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Use a TP-Link for a Arduino ethernet shield

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Want wireless ethernet access for your arduino or TI MSP?  Use the TP-Link TL-WR703N as written up in the directions in the link below.  These sell for around 20-30 dollars, much cheaper than a wireless shield for arduino (50 ish)   http://www.martinmelchior.be/2013/07/use-tp-link-tl-wr703n-to-send-arduino.html?m=1 … Continue reading →

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Pen will tell you if you are spelling wrong

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting project where the pen will tell you if you are spelling something wrong (vibrate).  I like the idea, not so much the pricetag of $150 each.  Its a kickstarter project, so maybe it will come down in price over … Continue reading →

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How to run SSH with digital keys instead user/password

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to setup ssh to use public/private keys for authentication.  I am mixed on using keys since those could be compromised as well by finding out where they are held and getting them from that machine. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-authenticate-over-ssh-with-keys-instead-of-passwords/

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Adding Games to the RPi

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice article, I’ll have to see if there is a tie in to Raspbmc for this, or do it myself http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/retro-gaming-on-the-raspberry-pi-everything-you-need-to-know-si/

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Write-up on how to setup wireless on RPi via cmdline

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

If you have a headless RPi, this will be very useful in going from wired to wireless.  It uses a text editor nano that I had not heard of before (VI is my cmdline editor). http://www.howtogeek.com/167425/how-to-setup-wi-fi-on-your-raspberry-pi-via-the-command-line/

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Ouya will double your startup money for a video game

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Ouya, the cheap ($100) video game system that came out of kickstarter, is proposing a double your money kickstarter project for video games.  Basically if you get your game funded by kickstarter, they will double it. I am mixed on … Continue reading →

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Another interesting composter

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

I think I would build the whole barrel ones instead of the 1/2 barrel like in this write-up.  But I do like the “rich water drain” at the bottom. http://m.instructables.com/id/Triple-Bin-Worm-Composter-Vermicompost/

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The Xerox Saga in Cincinnati Continues

Posted on July 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

It seems more info is coming out about how the City was overpaying Xerox for its parking contract, and knew about it. ttp://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2013/07/17/exclusive-emails-confirm-parking.html?page=all

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Stage moving robot

Posted on July 17, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting robot that is using a wrt54G and an arduino for a controller, it basically can move stage scenes around (kindof like amazon’s shipping robots). http://rybitski.com/scenerymover.html

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