Monthly Archives: April 2013

Xerox happy hour in NYC

Posted on April 23, 2013 by robertwilkie

eMazzanti Technologies hosted a happy hour for customers that included Xerox and Dropbox for sponsors…I think.  And went over the print services Xerox provides.  Sadly I wasn’t invited. http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2013/04/23/emazzanti-hosts-high-tech-happy-hour-with-xerox-and-dropbox/

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RPi printer with 2 motors

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice video of using an RPi to control 2 motors to draw with. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/04/19/raspberry-pi-3d-printer-demonstration/

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A bike caliper lamp

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this, its a nice cheap way to have a clamp light.  I will have to look a little closer at some of these old brakes to do this for tool lights for work projects.  Using a spring on … Continue reading →

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Cheap and portable seed starter

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

This could be a build for me.  Uses a tote, some lights, and is portable.  Why?  Well with dogs, its hard to keep plants around (starter ones) where they don’t want to destroy them.  And its small and portable, so … Continue reading →

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Another Reason why I wish I had a shopbot

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Under a $1 shelf brackets.  These made out of what looks like 1 inch plywood.  The design is pretty simple and you could even modify it to be prettier…if you have a CNC/shopbot to make them on. http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FGS/RNL0/HFD18KPA/FGSRNL0HFD18KPA.LARGE.jpg

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Cool looking aquaponics system

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice build, gent uses fish for the fertilizer to feed the plants, which clean the watter and get it back to the fish.  Little overkill for me to build thought. http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Aquaponics-from-mostly-re-purposed-material/  

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A nicer looking bee/wasp trap

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this bee trap, its nicer looking than the standard soda bottle trap. http://www.instructables.com/id/Carpenter-Bee-Trap-Small-Version/

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Build a $300 segway

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Several years later and I still don’t see segways everywhere as folks predicted.  Apparently this author wanted one on the cheap, so built a simple one with some motors from a wheelchair (common theme lately) and used some other parts from here … Continue reading →

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Xerox causes bomb scare in Albany

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Apparently a delivery from Xerox of paper and supplies caused a bomb scare in Albany’s “State Education” building.  Why someone would bomb that building over all the other ones in Albany…and how a box labeled and such go confused as … Continue reading →

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Xerox interview/article on eDiscovery

Posted on April 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

One of the not as well known aspects of Xerox is services it provides to lawyers in datamining (they call it eDiscovery) and filing of paperwork.  Interesting article to read. http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/articles/23564/beyond-cost-savings-how-advanced-analytics-e-discovery-may-be-pivotal-successful-case

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