Monthly Archives: April 2015

Using a harddrive as the make disk for an RPi

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice write up (second link) on how to setup a Raspberry Pi to boot from a harddrive instead of the SD card. http://lifehacker.com/quickly-set-up-an-external-hard-drive-on-a-raspberry-pi-1699452534 https://learn.adafruit.com/external-drive-as-raspberry-pi-root/overview

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Portable Virtualbox

Posted on April 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

Been using VirtualBox for 3 years now.  Never new there was a portable version of its software that you could pop onto the thumbdrive with the image.. http://www.vbox.me/ http://www.howtogeek.com/188142/use-portable-virtualbox-to-take-virtual-machines-with-you-everywhere/  

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Umbrella Windpower

Posted on April 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

I was cleaning out some notes and found this, forgot all about it.  The author uses umbrellas to power several devices (music box, bubble maker, etc) via wind.  Pretty creative build. http://www.niklasroy.com/articles/133/umbrellaphone-umbrellabubble

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Different ways of USB storage for Android

Posted on April 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

I ran into a problem with android with accessing it via USB.  Didn’t understand why til I read this article.  It used to look like a thumb drive, now its a MTP, or Media Transfer Protocol.  Which makes sense so … Continue reading →

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OK this swamp cooler takes the prize

Posted on April 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

I have been a fan of swamp coolers for awhile now.  But I really like this one.  Most of the ones I have seen do not have a paint job, and it definitely makes a difference.  I wish the author … Continue reading →

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Hacking Skylanders

Posted on April 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I was checking out my kids Skylanders game, and got curious as to what it was running under the hood.  Stumbled on the articles below (well forum posts). Turns out there is a tool you can use that uses … Continue reading →

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How to add serial terminal view to Eclipse

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Why?  Well if you are working with Eclipse and arduinos….. http://mcuoneclipse.com/2015/04/20/serial-terminal-view-in-eclipse-luna/

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Nice go-cart build with an electric drill for the motor

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is a pretty clever build.  I like the steering setup (frizzbee with the rope pulls).  It looks like the author used harbor freight wheels too. http://makezine.com/2015/04/17/electric-drill-provides-power-kid-friendly-go-kart/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}

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Its official, Xerox gets the over 1/2 billion NY Medicaid contract

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

All the disputes have been settled and Xerox now gets the contract and money. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150417/HEALTH_CARE/150419864/xerox-wins-approval-of-565m-new-york-medicaid-contract

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Have child support to pay, Xerox has an app for that

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Apparently Xerox handles over 50% of the US’s child support collections.  And now there is an app for employers to help with setting up those payments. http://www.zdnet.com/article/xerox-aims-to-take-child-support-payments-mobile/

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