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Make a Raspberry Pi into a portable game system

Posted on January 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well a MAME based system.  Neat idea, but….I would just cart the Wii around instead. http://blog.makezine.com/2013/01/22/portable-raspberry-pi-mame-device/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+makezineonline+%28MAKE%29  

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Make a paintcan heater

Posted on January 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Coffee can + paint can + toilet paper + aclohol == portable heater.  I would be a little leery of using this an a heater in a car like one suggestion for an emergancy (would think you might set the … Continue reading →

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Xerox (ACS) renews lease in Cary (Research Triangle)

Posted on January 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Never knew Xerox…well ACS had a presence in the Research Triangle in NC.  But it sounds like they plan to keep it around for some time. http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2013/01/xerox-signs-big-lease-in-cary.html

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Wow, alot of Bachelor Degree working college jobs

Posted on January 28, 2013 by robertwilkie

Kindof depressing story to hear how many folks with a Bachelors degree are stuck working retail (1 in 4) or cab drivers (1 in 7) etc jobs.  Which are basically jobs you would have while in college.  I am curious … Continue reading →

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Build your own Power Supply

Posted on January 26, 2013 by robertwilkie

PC power supplies are great to turn into a power supply for testing/building electronics.  This is a write up on how to do it.  My 2 cents, I bought a kit at sparkfun for $10 that did the same thing … Continue reading →

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An Arduino Bootprogrammer shield

Posted on January 26, 2013 by robertwilkie

One thing about arduinos is they are expensive, another is if you just use the processor, its a pain to take in and put our of the arduino board.  So, this nice article shows you how to make your own … Continue reading →

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Fix the spacestation with code, get 10G’s

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Really NASA is looking for someone to write code to help get its solar panels to get as much juice as possible out of the sun.  10G’s for this is …well cheap.  Perhaps they should look into outsource?http://hackaday.com/2013/01/19/write-code-fix-the-space-station-win-10000/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Box fan + furnace filter == clean air?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK its not prefect, or a replacement for a real HEPA system.  Bit its a heck of alot cheaper and could help cutting down on the amount of dusting you need to do. http://lifehacker.com/5976491/make-a-simple-air-purifier-with-a-fan-and-a-furnace-filter

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Google wants to replace your password

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

With a security token.  In other words, a hardware key or sorts.  For research I am a bit surprised since this stuff (USB token) has been around for some time.  Heck the yubikey has been out for what, 3 years. … Continue reading →

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Layoffs in ACS/Xerox

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Article doesn’t say much, but it kindof implies that folks are nervous about layoffs in the services side of Xerox. ttp://www.kentucky.com/2013/01/24/2489285/few-details-offered-on-xerox-restructuring.html

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