Monthly Archives: January 2013

An Arduino Bootprogrammer shield

Posted on January 26, 2013 by robertwilkie

One thing about arduinos is they are expensive, another is if you just use the processor, its a pain to take in and put our of the arduino board.  So, this nice article shows you how to make your own … Continue reading →

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Fix the spacestation with code, get 10G’s

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Really NASA is looking for someone to write code to help get its solar panels to get as much juice as possible out of the sun.  10G’s for this is …well cheap.  Perhaps they should look into outsource?http://hackaday.com/2013/01/19/write-code-fix-the-space-station-win-10000/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Box fan + furnace filter == clean air?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK its not prefect, or a replacement for a real HEPA system.  Bit its a heck of alot cheaper and could help cutting down on the amount of dusting you need to do. http://lifehacker.com/5976491/make-a-simple-air-purifier-with-a-fan-and-a-furnace-filter

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Google wants to replace your password

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

With a security token.  In other words, a hardware key or sorts.  For research I am a bit surprised since this stuff (USB token) has been around for some time.  Heck the yubikey has been out for what, 3 years. … Continue reading →

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Layoffs in ACS/Xerox

Posted on January 25, 2013 by robertwilkie

Article doesn’t say much, but it kindof implies that folks are nervous about layoffs in the services side of Xerox. ttp://www.kentucky.com/2013/01/24/2489285/few-details-offered-on-xerox-restructuring.html

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Raspberry Pi Opensource Manual

Posted on January 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

If you have a RPi, you man want to read this free opensource education manual. http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/raspberry-pi-gets-an-open-source-educational-manual/

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4 Security Risks with Smartphones

Posted on January 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

Its the basic stuff of don’t click yadaydayada…But this is a good article to push to friends/family that don’t know about security. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/4-smartphone-security-risks-to-be-aware-of/

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Nothing exciting for Xerox 4th quarter earnings

Posted on January 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

It was just about what was predicted. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-xerox-earnings-idUSBRE90N0IB20130124

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Security flaws with printers

Posted on January 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interestng article, basically goes over flaws with PJL PCL and UEL.  It really affects  HP printers, not so much other brands since they do not support those protocols as extensively as HP does.  And these issues have cropped up before … Continue reading →

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Simple RFID cloner withn ATiny

Posted on January 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

Guy used some stuff from avrfid to build a really small RFID clone for his HID badge.  The original goal was to clone several badges, but still just the one with a chip and wire is impressive. http://www.nycresistor.com/2012/12/27/rfid-multipass http://scanlime.org/2010/06/avrfid-1-1-firmware/

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