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Q&A with U.B. CEO of Xerox

Posted on February 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

A very fluffy Q&A with Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox.  You can tell the questions must have been staged.  The two bits I  found interesting is the justification for the “big” cuts in R&D is that with moving into software … Continue reading →

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Amazon AWS anounces OpsWorks

Posted on February 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is interesting since it sounds like OpsWorks would eliminate some of the need for tools like chef and puppet to configure new instances (vm machines) in your cloud.  It sounds like it can take chef recipes and just use … Continue reading →

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Interesting “read it later” services

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this where the article goes on about services that allow you to save an article to share with friends later.  Me…I have an email folder already setup for this…and there is always Evernote. http://lifehacker.com/5970978/share-articles-with-your-friends-using-read+later-services-and-save+by+email … Continue reading →

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Unless you are building a supersystem..

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

Skip buying the high end power saving power supply.  The article goes on that yes the high end power saving power supply will save electricity…but, its cost doesn’t even out over the life of the system, unless you are building … Continue reading →

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Opensource Eye Tracking Software

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is interesting, an opensource project that uses cameras with night vision to track your eyes.  This could be useful in user interfaces, or security uses too (see what someone is looking at, if they are lying by glancing away, … Continue reading →

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Print a Record

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

Cool, you can print your own records.  The only downside is it needs improvements. http://www.howtogeek.com/132095/3d-printing-technique-yields-working-records/

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build your own mini go-cart and look like Mario

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

I had to laugh when I saw this intructable on building a go-cart that looks like something from Mario Bro.’s.  You can build one too the instructions are below.  Of course for 1G in materials for this one, I can … Continue reading →

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Xerox Traffic Cameras in more hot water

Posted on February 19, 2013 by robertwilkie

This time in Cleveland, where the success rate of the stoplight cameras is now hovering around 55% and going down. http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/284364/45/Investigator-Glitches-with-traffic-cameras-raise-red-flags

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Paintbrush drying or wet rack

Posted on February 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Why didn’t I think of this, its so simple and would work great instead of me hanging them from the ceiling to dry. http://lifehacker.com/5972109/diy-paint-brush-holder-keeps-brushes-properly-wet-or-dry

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Cheap Logic Analyzer for DIY

Posted on February 18, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well if you thing $150 for 8 channels is cheap.  Its a nice package and sounds promising, If I have $150 to use I would buy one to try it out.  Maybe someone will buy one for me?  Sounds like … Continue reading →

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