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Arduino WiFI Shield, at $85 dollars

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Great idea, have a wifi shield for arduino.  EXCEPT it costs $85 bucks.  For that much I could get an old router and put DD-WRT on it for 20…  But it would not be plug and play. http://www.makershed.com/Arduino_WiFi_Shield_p/mksp18.htm?Click=37845

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Women in IT (and Engineering)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Good article about women in IT/Engineering, with many highlights to Xerox. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9233690/Women_in_IT_How_deep_is_the_bench_

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Old Tech Companies struggling to move forward

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting (and short) article about how older tech based companies hare struggling to transition or keep up. http://247wallst.com/2012/11/15/old-tech-companies-struggle-to-stay-afloat-txn-xrx/

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3D printers are not like 2D printers

Posted on November 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting article that goes on about how 3D is so much cooler than your standard printer.  My 2 cents, from the “technology” area, there is alot of tech that comes from printers (2D) that could easily apply to 3D.  And … Continue reading →

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Adafruits new Arduino

Posted on November 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice mini arduino board.  Bit more than I would spend (would go to TI instead) http://arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardMicro

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Fixing a concrete step or walk

Posted on November 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

If you own an older home, and have concrete anywhere, you know you will have cracks to fix.  Good directions below on how to go about doing it. http://www.oneprojectcloser.com/how-to-repair-cracked-concrete/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OneProjectCloser+%28One+Project+Closer%29

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Xerox to layoff 2500

Posted on November 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Guess it could be worse, you could be working for HP. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20121113/BUSINESS/311130035/Xerox?odyssey=nav%7Chead

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Xerox CEO part of group to warn about the Cliff

Posted on November 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically saying if the government allows the fic. cliff to happen at the end of the year, its going to tank the economy. http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/13/news/economy/ceo-ad-fiscal-cliff/

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Xerox to get profit next year…from cost reductions

Posted on November 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Unless you are under a Xerox Rock, The CEO basically says she will get a 10% our of Services next year mostly from cost reductions.  Just me but getting more customers sounds like a better idea. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/13/us-xerox-outlook-idUSBRE8AC0JO20121113 http://www.salon.com/2012/11/13/xerox_cuts_outlook_but_raises_dividend/ http://www.nasdaq.com/article/xerox-gives-downbeat-view-to-raise-dividend-20121113-00543 http://www.rttnews.com/2004929/xerox-cuts-q4-outlook-boosts-dividend-update.aspx?type=ern … Continue reading →

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Go Xerox Services Go

Posted on November 13, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically it sounds like Xerox’s CEO is pushing for a growth in Services.  But if you read the fine print, it sounds like it will be more at cuts within the company than getting more customers. http://www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/6138654/xerox-ceo-to-investors-services-growth-document-technology-leadership-to-deliver-2013-earnings-expansion-strong-operating-cash

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