Author Archives: robertwilkie

Secure the Cloud with an Arduino

Posted on March 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is cool.  The author uses an arduino to basically keep the private keys for his AWS servers and do the signing to log in.  If I read this correctly that is.  In other words, it working like a smartcard … Continue reading →

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Arduino tells you when “you have mail”

Posted on March 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK its been done before.  This is a little different at is uses a magnet as the sensor and an arduino clone for the controller.  Nice thing about this arduino (called montieno) is its really small and has built in … Continue reading →

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Arduino Phone Home

Posted on March 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

A new Arduino shield is out for GSM (Cell Phone).  It looks pretty neat TILL YOU SEE THE COST!  Its almost 70 euro, which is like 120 US dollars.  For that much I can get alot of stuff and just … Continue reading →

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Xerox going to grade your kids papers

Posted on March 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Another interesting tech, this time coming out of Xerox’s Webster NY research center.  Its software that from the sounds of it, takes a scanned in test and grades it based on the results.  Goal is to simplify a teachers grading … Continue reading →

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Xerox PARC is Alive

Posted on March 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Article coming out of PARC where they are developing new medical tech… http://www.medgadget.com/2013/03/xerox-developing-tech-for-non-contact-collection-of-patient-vitals.html

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Xerox Commerials to include Office Copiers again?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting it sounds like instead of Xerox trying to distance itself from the “technology” end in marketing, its starting to incorporate parts of it with the services commercials. I haven’t seen one of these new commercials yet, but I will … Continue reading →

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How to add in a VPN in Windows 7

Posted on March 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Yes yes I know Windows 8 is out.  I had to help our a friend recently with connecting to a VPN with Windows 7, and found this nice tutorial on doing it (Windows 7 has VPN software built in, so … Continue reading →

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Hack a Hexbug to run with TI MSP

Posted on March 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

I feel like TI’s micro-controller gets ignored alot by the hobby folks.  So pulling up some TI projects I know about like this one.  The author modified a Hexbug (radio shack toy) to be controlled by a TI 430MSP.  A … Continue reading →

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How to design a professional arduino shield

Posted on March 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Just a warning but the author spells like me.  Anyways, this is a nice intro on how to lay out your own arduino shield that you could then send to a shop to build. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-your-own-Professional-arduino-sheld/?ALLSTEPS

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Use an old door into a foldable table

Posted on March 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this idea of using an old door to make a table in the garage that you can fold down.  I think of 2 changes thought.  One, it would not be in the garage for me, but the basement.  … Continue reading →

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