Monthly Archives: October 2013

Make an Anemometer

Posted on October 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on making an anemometer.  I was a little concerned on using the cheap plastic that the sun would destroy it.  But the author gave it a coat of paint that seems to cure the problem. http://www.instructables.com/id/Data-Logging-Anemometer/

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Good write-up on lowend RF and arduino

Posted on October 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

Good write-up on using cheap RF (433 MHz) with an arduino.  I think you can get these things for 2-3 dollars, vs bluetooth, around $10-20. http://www.instructables.com/id/RF-315433-MHz-Transmitter-receiver-Module-and-Ardu/

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Simple water tube level

Posted on October 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is simple, and allot easier than trying to extend my standard bubble level. http://www.instructables.com/id/-WATER-TUBE-LEVEL-from-scraps-/

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Xerox CEO 22nd highest paid woman

Posted on October 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

Ursula Burns ranked 22nd highest paid woman in the world for 2012.  I found it ironic some VP’s got paid higher than her (pay raise coming maybe?). http://money.cnn.com/gallery/magazines/fortune/2013/10/10/25-highest-paid-women-2013.fortune/22.html?iid=MPW13_lp_arrow1  

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Xerox glitch with EBT cards causes free for all, and shutdown of the cards

Posted on October 14, 2013 by robertwilkie

Actually Xerox had a little hiccup over the weekend for the 17 states it manages food stamp cards for, well the EBT cards that is. Oh and why was it offline?  Well apparently there was a glitch and folks where … Continue reading →

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LED Face Makeup

Posted on October 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting idea using an arduino low power clone from Adafruit to make a crown like mask. http://hackedgadgets.com/2013/10/13/led-face-makeup/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HackedGadgets+%28Hacked+Gadgets%29

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CNC with only Open Source Software

Posted on October 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Article goes over several CNC opensource packages that you can use for design to build for CNC.  I used a few myself (Heeks and LinuxCNC). http://hackaday.com/2013/10/12/cnc-software-toolchain-using-only-open-source-software-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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OpenXC, open standard to talk to your car

Posted on October 11, 2013 by robertwilkie

By talk, I mean a developer API.  Interesting post about OpneXS (http://openxcplatform.com/) and using it with Android. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/09/28/openxc-automotive-api-for-android/

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Make a bloody pumpkin

Posted on October 11, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is cool, and simple build, take a plastic pumpkin, a fountain pump, a bucket, and you have a pumpkin that bleeds.  Oh and some colorful rocks too. http://www.instructables.com/id/Bloody-Pumpkin-Fountain/?ALLSTEPS

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Get RFID from a meter away

Posted on October 11, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice video from defcon (yeah I know that was 3 months ago) on how to reader RFID cards, or prox cards from a meter away.  The author basically hacks a long range HID reader and hacks into it.  The readers … Continue reading →

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