Monthly Archives: September 2013

Xerox spin-off Kirtas still going strong

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Kirtas basically is a book scanner that came out of Xerox…gee like 10 years ago.  Its pretty neat tech.  It looks like the sales and support for it have grown allot over the years, but R&D staff is still under … Continue reading →

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Most Powerful women in India meet with UB

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

Looks like Ursula on her world tour stopped for a conference with India’s most powerful women.  I wonder what they got from the meeting. http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/most-powerful-women-in-indian-business-2013-event-in-bombay/1/198233.html  

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WDS/Xerox is hiring

Posted on September 3, 2013 by robertwilkie

WDS, a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing company is hiring (WDS was bought out by Xerox a year ago).  Mostly looks like dataprocessing types.  Which is better than call center jobs  :). http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2013/aug/30/wds-hold-recruiting-event-saturday/  

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Make Your Own Solar Gadget Charger

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up that basically takes a bunch of off the shelf parts to build a solar charging station.  Author claims around $20 in parts, I am thinking closer to $40. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Portable-USB-Solar-Charger-20-4-Ports/

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Simple Heavy Duty Shelf Brackets

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on some simple good looking shelf brackets.  I have built similar ones but did not put the cross bit sideways (which looks nicer to me). http://www.instructables.com/id/Heavy-Duty-Shelf-Brackets/?ALLSTEPS  

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Cool table with some wood and concrete

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

I like this table build, taking a cheap table, some wood, and concrete and making a nice looking table from it.  Might be worth trying someday.  Only a few issues, I worry the concrete would be too thin and crack … Continue reading →

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MilkRap- turn a milkcrate into a 3D printer

Posted on September 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Basically this is a rep-rap like design with the crate being the frame.  Clever idea overall.  Makes it more portable too. http://www.instructables.com/id/MilkRap-Milk-Crate-RepRap/

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Hacking the car to integrate a speedbuster

Posted on September 1, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting hack with an arduino canbus gizmo (first time I have heard of it) which basically allows you to put input out to the car’s screen. http://hackaday.com/2013/08/31/radar-detector-integrated-with-dashboard-display-screens/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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