Author Archives: robertwilkie

Opensource vacuum cleaner

Posted on April 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

It never stops amazing me what comes out of opensource groups.  This time its a vacuum cleaner.  Its not pretty, but it sounds like ti works pretty good. http://opensourcevacuumcleaner.com/

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Xerox buys an print office supplier in FL

Posted on April 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

And interesting buy on Xerox’s part.  They not only do office supplies but print services as well. http://tbo.com/news/business/xerox-purchases-tampa-based-zeno-b82477033z1

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Xerox stock maybe going up

Posted on April 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

We should see Xerox stock around 10-12 dollars a share by the EOY. http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/13/04/3489237/update-piper-jaffray-initiates-xerox-with-overweight-on- http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/stocks/articles/New-Stock-Coverage253A-Xerox-Is-Reproducing/4/11/2013/id/49204?refresh=1 http://utahpeoplespost.com/2013/04/xerox-coverage-initiated-by-analysts-at-tigress-financial-xrx/

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Raspberry Pi Projects

Posted on April 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Here is a bunch of interesting RPi Projects.  Adding night vision  to a card, another google eyeset, beer brewing and more. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/raspberry-pi-projects-a-car-with-night-vision-google-glass-like-translation-and-more/

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Rogue Pi

Posted on April 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

It was only a matter of time before someone thought of making a pen test tool out of an RPi.  Nice write-up on how to do it and I like the display included.  There are other systems like this (plugbot … Continue reading →

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Good Intro to Passive Filter Circuits

Posted on April 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Whats a passive filter, well its basically a filter that knocks out certain signals, like bass going to a tweeter (so you don’t destroy the tweeter).  I like this write-up http://www.instructables.com/id/Passive-Filter-Circuits/  

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Using LinkedIn to find a job

Posted on April 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Covers allot of non-resume bits of linkedin to get folks interested in you.  Nice write-up.  Worth reading. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-linkedin-to-research-your-next-job/

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Tablet for 3D printer controller

Posted on April 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

I was just thinking about this myself the other day.  I was thinking about how nice it would be to use a Tablet to control a 3D printer/CNC instead of a dedicated PC/RPi/etc etc which would need an external monitor. … Continue reading →

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Adding MAME support to Raspberry Pi

Posted on April 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

One of the more common hacks for the Raspberry Pi is a game controller.  This post goes over converting an MAME board to work with Raspberry Pi.  Its an interesting post as the author talks about integrating old tech (PS/2) … Continue reading →

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Magnetic switch covers

Posted on April 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, but my 2 cents, for $24 its is bit pricey.  I could get a cheap plastic cover at Home Depot for under a buck, and just glue an harddrive magnet to the back. http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20130116/magnetic-light-switch-covers/

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