Category Archives: Tinkering

Design your own PCB business cards

Posted on May 6, 2015 by robertwilkie

Great write-up on building a quick and dirty PCB business card.  It looks like the board can be dropped down to $2 a board.  The author uses Dirty PCBs, but the comments section recommended a few others below: http://www.instructables.com/id/Design-Your-Own-PCB-Business-Card/?ALLSTEPS http://PCBShopper.com … Continue reading →

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Find my Pi

Posted on May 6, 2015 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this.  The author (adafruit) wrote a script that will find the IP address of your Raspberry Pi so you can SSH into it.  Me….I just do a network scan.  I haven’t trying this myself, … Continue reading →

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Cool toy (and cheap build) for Dogs

Posted on May 6, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is an easy build, and a cool toy for dogs.  I will be trying this out myself. http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Spin-Out-Game-Hours-of-Fun-for-Dogs-Raccoons-a/

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Interesting Dremel based Duplicator

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this project.  The author build a was to duplicate a drawing with a dremel.  Not so sure I would build it as I am not positive how well the slides will work.  But this … Continue reading →

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Need rollers for a conveyor belt, well use paint rollers

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

I stumbled on this write up by accident.  The author made a conveyor belt system using paint rollers for the belt supports and ends.  I thought it was a good and cheap solution so I posted it up. http://www.instructables.com/id/Lightweight-Conveyor-Belt/?ALLSTEPS

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Make a shop workstation without screws

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

The author took eggbots original build for a workstation for a CNC and created one that need no screws to hold it together.   It uses 3 thick sheets for the build.  Only if I had a shopbot to build this… … Continue reading →

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Security Researchers create app NoSuchApp for rooting out spyware

Posted on May 5, 2015 by robertwilkie

The authors wrote an app called NoSuchApp that proxies data on your phone to find out which apps are contacting known ad and user tracking sites.  Good way to find out which apps are spying on you. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/05/android_ad_app/

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Update write-up on using Nokia 5110 display with arduino

Posted on May 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

Update includes more info on using the adafruit libraries for this panel. http://www.instructables.com/id/Nokia-5110-LCD-via-Lady-Ada/

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Simple earthquake vibration sensor for your arduino

Posted on May 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

Good write-up with sample code for an earthquake detector with an arduino.  I think the build could be cheaped down to an ATiny thought. http://www.instructables.com/id/Earthquake-Vibration-Sensor/

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How to install Windows 10 on your RPi

Posted on May 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

This looks alot easier than I thought it would be.  Raspberry Piv2’s can get a free copy of Microsoft Windows 10.  Not so sure on the preformance of it yet, but it looks good sofar. http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/30/how-to-install-windows-10-iot-on-your-raspberry-pi-2/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29#.zb2lfl:0xmT

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