Monthly Archives: August 2013

Xerox hiring 110+ in Nashville

Posted on August 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Only callcenter folks.  Waiting for the other shoe to drop where 100 folks are being let go in another part of the country. http://www.newschannel5.com/story/23199002/xerox-adding-110-jobs-to-nashville-facility  

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Wireless igniter

Posted on August 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

When I first stumbled on this, I thought b-o-m-b maker.  But not its to launch rockets from a phone via bluetooth.  I think the circuitry could be reduced and use something like TI MSP instead.  Nice idea and write-up overall. … Continue reading →

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Using OpenCV for face recon

Posted on August 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on OpenCV (computer vision) for telling a face or not.  Could be useful for future robotic work.  Me, I haven’t looked at OpenCV yet, been too busy with other things. http://www.instructables.com/id/Face-Tracking-with-Processing-and-OpenCV/

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Make an arduino Oscilloscope

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

This would be handy to have, and cheaper than some of the other kits I have seen out there.  BUT…code could use some clean-up and porting to other arduino like systems. http://www.semifluid.com/2013/05/28/arduino-fio-lcd-oscilloscope/

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How to use Google Cloud Print

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to setup a printer and a phone to print to it via google cloud print. http://www.howtogeek.com/165160/how-and-why-to-get-started-with-google-cloud-print/

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U2F: Googles

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Google has alot of nice code for OAUTH.  Worth looking at if you are thinking of supporting OAUTH2 https://sites.google.com/site/oauthgoog/ https://sites.google.com/site/oauthgoog/gnubby

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CNC mill in a suitcase

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Just waiting for the kickstarter project 🙂  Anyways this looks pretty cool, but, I bet it cost a pretty penny to build. http://imgur.com/a/n0Lcu

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Using nmap and vulscan script for security assessments

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this article, cause it uses a simple tool, nmap, and a script to basically look for some issues you may have on your network.  This could be a good cheap way to automate looking for issues on your … Continue reading →

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Nice write-up on using PGP

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

So you want to encrypt your email, PGP is a good start and this article is a pretty good write-up on how to get started.  Only problem is both ends need to support it, and there is STILL alot of … Continue reading →

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Mini auto slingshot

Posted on August 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

I must have missed this one somehow. http://gizmodo.com/5983191/thats-it-slingshots-cant-possibly-get-more-insane-than-this-fully-automatic-minigun

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