Author Archives: robertwilkie

Xerox going to buy more shares back

Posted on November 13, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting.  I wonder why? http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/13/xerox-outlook-idUSL3E8MD42C20121113

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Costs for fingerprintinging Daycare going up

Posted on November 13, 2012 by robertwilkie

Looks like Xerox will be making out on this contract  🙂 http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20121113/NEWS/311130016/Cost-contract-daycare-finger-scans-rises?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cs&nclick_check=1

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Xerox VP on Xerox managing Healthcare

Posted on November 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

I keep saying that someday we are going to hear about Xerox managing ObamaCare, from the sounds of the article, I may not be too far off. http://medcitynews.com/2012/11/xerox-vp-states-are-using-medicaid-expansion-to-transform-the-service/

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Xerox wins Award

Posted on November 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

For Keeping America Beautiful…. http://www.connecticutplus.com/cplus/information/news/News_1/Keep-America-Beautiful-to-Award-Xerox-Corporation-2012-Vision-for-America-Award1868518685.shtml

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Programming new TI Stellis in Linux

Posted on November 9, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting way to get a TI developed in Linux http://hackaday.com/2012/10/29/guide-to-developing-with-the-stellaris-launchpad-on-a-linux-box/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Xerox gets more cameras

Posted on November 9, 2012 by robertwilkie

It seems Baltimore has some issues with Xerox, but still goes with them for traffic cameras anyways. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-11-07/news/bs-md-ci-speed-camera-contract-20121107_1_xerox-state-brekford-camera-locations

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Arduino to Win7 Hack

Posted on November 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Pretty simple setup, basically the AVR chip comes across as a USB keyboard and tells the Win7 box to open up.  Seen many hacks over the years with USB. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/10/31/avrv-usb-combo-tool-hacks-win-7/

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Another CNC build, but this time with Metal

Posted on November 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Seems to be the trend now to use metal for homebrewed CNC’s instead of MDF.  Its more rigid and can take more punishment which it nice. http://www.instructables.com/id/CNC-Machine-1/

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Xerox launches managed Review Service

Posted on November 7, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically software for legal types. http://www.mspnews.com/msp/articles/314855-xeroxs-e-discovery-division-launches-managed-review-service.htm

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Doing PWM with TI

Posted on November 6, 2012 by robertwilkie

Good write-up of using the new stellis board from TI ($5) and PWM. http://codeandlife.com/2012/10/30/stellaris-launchpad-pwm-tutorial/

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