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Author Archives: robertwilkie
Approval of warrantless electronic spying powers
Actually it was more of a renewal of what Bush passed 5 years ago. It makes me wish encryption was a little more common for communication use. Since I am sure this power does not get abused at all 🙂 … Continue reading
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Microsoft reduces GPS chip power consumption with the cloud
I love to watch the batter on my phone go down when I turn on GPS. MS apparently has figured out a way to reduce this power consumption by off-loading some of the work into the “cloud”. This confuses me, … Continue reading
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How to save a gadget that got wet
Most of the bits make sense, but the one new item was using rice krispies cereal instead of just rice to dry it out for a few days. http://gizmodo.com/5951415/how-to-rescue-wet-gadgets
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Tinkering with an Arduino and using a WebServer
Interesting article where basically you can tweak the LED’s an arduino has thru a webserver on it, which is proxied thru a PC. At this point and old PC with a serial connector better, parallel port would work better. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-give-arduino-control-over-the-internet-without-an-ethernet-shield/ … Continue reading
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Journalists addresses published in return
Interesting article, apparently the Journal News published an article that included an interactive google map of gun permit holders in New York in certain cities. The information is open to the public, but I think this is the first time … Continue reading
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YEAH, support for Cranogenmod 10.1
For the Nook Tablet and Color. This means you can run Android 4.2 on your older Nook Color and spruce it up. Why is this exciting, well I err borrow my son’s nook color sometime to tinker on. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/12/nook-tablet-gets-unofficial-cyanogenmod-10-1-android-4-2-build/?utm_source=mainrss
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Xerox a good buy for retirment?
Some interesting articles about Xerox and if its a good buy for retirement minded folks. Overall it sounds like a pass. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/12/24/why-xerox-is-poised-to-bounce-back/ www.dailyfinance.com/2012/12/24/will-xerox-help-you-retire-rich/
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Boxed wine spoils faster than bottle
I always thought it was the other way around, but I guess not. http://lifehacker.com/5969692/boxed-wine-spoils-faster-than-bottled-wine-so-keep-it-cold
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Free(?) Protocol Analyzer Software
Basically it gets its information feed from the mic port on the PC. SO you still need to build the hardware for plugging into the mic. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/12/19/protocol-analyzer-for-ir-and-rf/
Using newlib with TI Stellaris
Nice writeup on using newlib with TI over glib. Real embedded systems usually don’t support system calls like printf. Adding in newlib allows this. http://eehusky.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/using-gcc-with-the-ti-stellaris-launchpad-newlib/
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