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Xerox Toner Management for Resellers?

Posted on December 5, 2012 by robertwilkie

I can’t make head or tails from the article, but IT sounds like Xerox made either a website or a tool (maybe its just an Excel sheet) that helps resellers manage customer’s toner needs.  Read it yourself and tell me … Continue reading →

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Hacking GPS

Posted on December 5, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting presentation (only a 1/4 way thru myself) on tools that where created for GPS tinking.  I bookmarked it to watch later on. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/12/01/defcon-20-tools-for-gps-hacking/

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Xerox Managing another Healthcare group

Posted on December 5, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is another private based ones instead of the public sector which Xerox seems to have dominance over. http://www.datacenterjournal.com/the-daily-buzz/harden-healthcare-and-xerox/

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Xerox makes Top Innovator

Posted on December 5, 2012 by robertwilkie

If I read the article correctly, this judgement is based on patents filed, more than anything else.  Since I think a top innovator would be google or companies such as this (look at all the stuff coming out of Google … Continue reading →

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Simple Arduino MP3 Jukebox

Posted on December 4, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice build of a Jukebox using an arduino and some carpentry. http://hackaday.com/2012/11/07/arduino-mp3-jukebox/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Interview with Ursula Burns, CEO Xerox, Triple Crown Leadership

Posted on December 4, 2012 by robertwilkie

I would love to find out how folks determine who/what is a good leader.  Anways, interesting interview to read up on. http://triplecrownleadership.com/a-vision-of-great-leadership/

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Amazon Web Services expected to hit 1.5 B in 2012

Posted on December 4, 2012 by robertwilkie

I never saw this one coming 6 years ago when I first took a look at VM tech.  Now back I go into the fray in my spare time. http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/27/amazon-web-services-expected-to-hit-1-5-billion-in-revenues-for-2012/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Want a drone, print your own

Posted on December 4, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a 3D printed out drone plane.  I really need to get my 3D printer going…. http://www.wired.com/design/2012/11/3d-printed-autonomous-airplane/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29

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USB 1.1 for MSP

Posted on December 4, 2012 by robertwilkie

Looks like someone built a USB stack for the MSP430 chip (really nice and cheap microcontroller from TI). http://hackaday.com/2012/12/03/msp430-bit-banged-usb-1-1/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29 http://mecrisp.sourceforge.net/

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Gift for a Tinker

Posted on December 4, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice gift ideas for a tinker in electric/electronics.  Ironically I have some of this stuff already.  🙂 http://blog.makezine.com/slideshow/2012-holiday-gift-guide-arduino/view-all/

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