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Xerox CAO appointed to IASB

Posted on February 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

I was ignoring these articles at first, but it keeps coming up.  A little digging seems to indicate that this is a SEC group which makes a little more sense as to why this is important.  If anyone could explain … Continue reading →

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Xerox has a new iGEN out

Posted on February 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Looks like  they tweaked the iGEN again and put out a new release. http://www.printweek.com/news/1172104/xerox-bridges-gap-cut-sheet-continuous-color-8250/

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Xerox collecting big data

Posted on February 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article about data, but the really interesting bit is the quote from Xerox about how they collect terabytes of data each day from over a million machines.  That’s allot of information that you printer is collection and sending to … Continue reading →

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Xerox increasing Dividends by 35%

Posted on February 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

SO if you are one of those stockholders thats been holding out for the past 6 years wondering if the stock will ever go above $10 again.  You will at least get a little more cash this year. http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2013/02/20/xerox-foot-locker-raise-quarterly-dividends/

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Build as little battle bot

Posted on February 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

This would more be my speed and cost for a battle bot.  Not as exciting, but still would be fun to make and battle with kids.  My 2 cents, the author in his build uses mostly new parts, me, I … Continue reading →

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Use an old screen door window, some white spraypaint

Posted on February 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

And you get a cheap whiteboard that would work better than my current solution of shower board.  OK time to keep and eye out for folks tossing out big windows/screen doors.  Oh and sales on white paint.  Nice thing here … Continue reading →

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An Arduino O-Scope

Posted on February 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to build an oscilliscope with an arduino.  Won’t get record recordings on it, but it will do the job on the cheap if you need one. http://randomnerdtutorials.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/arduino-poor-mans-oscilloscope/

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How to solder solar cells

Posted on February 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK so you got this great deal on ebay….now what.  Well here is a nice write-up on how to solder a bunch of cells together.  Of course these are whole cells this guy is using (not broken ones).  But you … Continue reading →

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A $5 Fan for Soldering

Posted on February 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting writeup.  its a nice build for using a PC fan with a wall art and some parts for a fan to suck the solder fumes away.  Me…I use a mini $3 fan I got a walmart. http://randomnerdtutorials.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/circuits-5-fan-for-soldering-station/ http://www.instructables.com/id/5-Fan-for-Soldering-Station

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A quick intro to steppers

Posted on February 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Not the greatest intro, but it does partly tell you how to figure out which wire is which with a stepper. http://www.instructables.com/id/Stepper-Motor-magic/

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