Author Archives: robertwilkie

TI MSP430 tank

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Neat little tank that uses a TI MSP430 to drive it (controlled remotely from a phone).  This is a far more reasonable project with TI than arduino which is 7x the cost. http://www.remotepinyon.com/bluetooth-msp430-tank/

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Hacker gets 105 years for blackmailing women

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Blackmailing ALOT of women  They are saying over 350 different women.  How?  Basically he figured out there passwords, or did a phishing attack to get them, would find some of the images taken by the women themselves, and then blackmail … Continue reading →

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Make a simple bottle cutter

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Geesh wish I had thought of this 6 months ago.  I bought a kinkajou instead.  This would have been allot cheaper (and less wait time.  But…harder to hide.  🙂  If you build it yourself, you are most likely looking at … Continue reading →

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Print out your own 3-D robot

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice little Hex bot design that you can print out and assemble.  Well minus the wires, motors, and PIC controller. http://hackaday.com/2013/01/30/3d-printed-hexapod-robot/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Nice Comparison of microcontrolers…but..

Posted on February 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

The y forgot TI’s Stellaris.  Overall it shows that Arduinos are still the best for multiple lines (analog and digital) but for horsepower, Raspberry PI rules (of course I cam looking at costs too here).  Overall I like the chart, … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you post on the Net

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Or anywhere. Basically coming out of research are tools that can ID people that post anonymously and figure out who they are by their writting style.  So…if I post something up in another blog, and the software analyses this blog….guess … Continue reading →

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Make a Wind Lantern

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, the instructions are a little vague and could use more information in them.  But the basic pictures give you the jist on how to build your own. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wind-Lantern/

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Build a base for your FIRST comp. robot

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting instructions for building the base and drivetrain for a robot for FIRST Robot ompetitions. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-FRC-Kitbot-on-Steroids/

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Xerox gets EPEAT Certification

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Just means the equipment won’t sit in a landfill for a long time…I think.  Xerox was one of a group of companies to get it. http://www.zdnet.com/canon-ricoh-xerox-and-dell-earn-new-epeat-imaging-certification-7000010587/

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Simple line following bot

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice little instructions for building a line following robot with an ardiuno. http://www.instructables.com/id/LINUSBot-Line-Follower-Robot/

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