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Cloudyn helps figure out Amazon EC2 costs

Posted on November 20, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is actually pretty useful if you are playing in the cloud since I can’t make heads or tails out of some of Amazons costs. http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/22/cloudyn-launches-free-tool-for-making-sense-of-amazon-ec2-reserved-instance-costs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Haloween prop with arduino/raspberry pi

Posted on November 20, 2012 by robertwilkie

Something for next year  🙂 http://blog.makezine.com/2012/10/22/a-halloween-sound-trigger-with-raspberry-pi-and-arduino/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+makezineonline+%28MAKE%29

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I could have used this last year, soldering iron controller

Posted on November 20, 2012 by robertwilkie

This would have been a nice alternative for me when my trusty old weller gave out and I had to buy a new one, at allot more cash. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/10/22/3d-model-soldering-iron-driver-v1-5/

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HackRF, nice little cheap radio Pen Test tool

Posted on November 20, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice little piece of hardware funded by DARPA that could be used to help analyze wireless on the cheap. http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/10/19/darpa-funded-radio-hackrf-aims-to-be-a-300-wireless-swiss-army-knife-for-hackers/  

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Android apps don’t know how to use SSL

Posted on November 20, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting read and not too surprising.  Coming from an embedded systems background it can be amazingly difficult to get users to use security methods correctly.  So there is a tendency to “cheat” and allow for things such as man-in-the-middle attacks.  … Continue reading →

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Skittles Sorting Machine, now you can make Skittles Vodka quicker

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Now why on earth would you want a skittles sorter, well to make skittles vodka of course.  🙂 http://blog.makezine.com/2012/11/05/skittles-sorting-machine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+makezineonline+%28MAKE%29

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Nice short article about Win8 and security features

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Of course the article is a bit on fluff. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/03/win8_security_analysis/  

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Google to Developers, no fragmenting

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

If you are thinking of making a custom android OS, you may want to think twice. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/15/android_sdk_fragmentation_license_change/  

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Xerox Designs system to help Nurses

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically simplifying things. http://www.technologyreview.com/news/506911/xerox-designs-system-to-reduce-busywork-for-nurses/

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Build a homemade charcoal starter on the cheap

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice video on building a simple starter. http://www.todayshomeowner.com/video/homemade-charcoal-grill-chimney-starter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+danny-lipford+%28Danny+Lipford%29

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