Monthly Archives: June 2012

Canada to give rebate to Xerox to hire

Posted on June 14, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting that part of the deal is Xrx is to hire folks with post-secondary education, or sales experience…I see a loophole with the “sales experience” bit but at least its not for a call center and a push to hire … Continue reading →

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Cheap wireless motion sensor

Posted on June 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice writeup on building a simple wireless motion sensor. http://www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-Wireless-Motion-Sensor-Device/

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Cheap geared motor set

Posted on June 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice instructable on how to take the motor with gears out of a cordless drill.  Yeah 15-20 dollars for the drill isn’t cheap.  But if you look at buying the motor with gears from a hobby shop (60 up) its … Continue reading →

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Neat concrete lights

Posted on June 12, 2012 by robertwilkie

I really like how these lights came out in this instructable.  Its not the first time I have seen something like this, but its the nicest one in a while. I would love to try something like this, but I … Continue reading →

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Hydroponics on the cheap

Posted on June 11, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice simple hydroponics setup with gutter parts.  If I ever get into growing stuff indoors, I may have to revisit this instructable. http://www.instructables.com/id/Ultimate-Vertical-Hydroponic-Farm-on-the-Cheap-w/

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Xerox is going to take over States health care

Posted on June 11, 2012 by robertwilkie

Article basically saying that Xerox is trying to take over all the states healthcare management. http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=343147

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Xerox closing down callcenter in Maine

Posted on June 11, 2012 by robertwilkie

Funny how Xerox opens on call center, only to close down another.  Its a musical chairs game for where the call center will be. http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/19/news/lewiston-auburn/lewiston-call-center-laying-off-181/

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Filabot for making your own Filament

Posted on June 9, 2012 by robertwilkie

As any 3-D printer person knows, the filament is expensive.  But most of us toss out (or recycle) the basic plastics all the time (think milk carton).  The only problem is the stuff is not in the nice long thread … Continue reading →

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Site for mechanical designs

Posted on June 9, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice setup from Cornell that has a bunch of mechanical designs with descriptions that you can look at.  Could be useful for robotic and other projects. http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu/

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Kickstarter project for a dual extruder

Posted on June 8, 2012 by robertwilkie

This seems like a good price for a dual head extruder with mounts, can be all assembled for $130.  Definitely something to keep and eye on. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qu-bd/open-source-universal-3d-printer-extruder-dual-ext?ref=live

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