Monthly Archives: December 2012

Xerox a good buy for retirment?

Posted on December 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Some interesting articles about Xerox and if its a good buy for retirement minded folks.  Overall it sounds like a pass. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/12/24/why-xerox-is-poised-to-bounce-back/ www.dailyfinance.com/2012/12/24/will-xerox-help-you-retire-rich/

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Boxed wine spoils faster than bottle

Posted on December 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

I always thought it was the other way around, but I guess not. http://lifehacker.com/5969692/boxed-wine-spoils-faster-than-bottled-wine-so-keep-it-cold  

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Free(?) Protocol Analyzer Software

Posted on December 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically it gets its information feed from the mic port on the PC.  SO you still need to build the hardware for plugging into the mic. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/12/19/protocol-analyzer-for-ir-and-rf/  

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Using newlib with TI Stellaris

Posted on December 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice writeup on using newlib with TI over glib.  Real embedded systems usually don’t support system calls like printf.  Adding in newlib allows this. http://eehusky.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/using-gcc-with-the-ti-stellaris-launchpad-newlib/  

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Arduino Jukebox

Posted on December 23, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice looking box build with an arduino, basically the music is stored on an SD card (I think).  My 2 cents, I would use something that gave me network connectivity to pull off radiostations and MP3s off a server. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Farduino-guay.blogspot.com.es%2F2012%2F10%2Freproductor-mp3-con-arduino-i.html

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Because of thinking just cause its in the cloud, it won’t fail

Posted on December 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting that some folks servers are “vanishing” as amazon accidently takes them down.  Did a little tinkering with AWS myself lately and its pretty neat stuff.  Heck alot cheaper than running my own server from scratch. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/20/aws_ec2_servers_retired_with_little_warning/

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Finally someone in the media sees what I see with Xerox’s direction

Posted on December 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

Basically the article points out that HP and Xerox are going to get some short term gains because of their positioning for tech support and call center/processing medical claims for the US Government.  How can this be a gain for … Continue reading →

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Video Game Coffee Table with Raspberry Pi

Posted on December 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

My kids would totally love this.  This may go on the build list for me (which is getting long lately). http://www.instructables.com/id/Coffee-Table-Pi/

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ARM gets into the Secure Mobile Payments

Posted on December 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

This is very interesting.  ARM (processor found in alot of embedded devices and phones) is partnering up with Gemalto (French company that does allot of work with contact and contactless security cards) to build something for mobile payments.  I wonder … Continue reading →

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3D printed Cookies

Posted on December 21, 2012 by robertwilkie

Just in time for the holidays.  Nice build of a 3D printer used for spreading cookie dough.  This stuff already exists in the commerical world.  But not so much in the private/hobby folks. http://hackaday.com/2012/12/20/3d-printed-christmas-cookies/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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