Monthly Archives: April 2015

Xerox now mining its data on parking and travel

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

It was bound to happen. http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MTR_280213.html

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CEO takes a 90% paycut to give employees big raises

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

I wish this happened more often.  The CEO of Gravity Payments took a big cut in pay to give his employees big boost in wages.  That will win him allot of loyalty points.  And I am sure any bonus would … Continue reading →

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4 Online banks to use

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Good write-up on 4 banks that are online only to use.  Reason I point them out is the interest rate is a bit better than local banks (and credit unions). http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/save-money-using-4-online-banks/

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Turn an old snowblower into a power wagon

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

I wish I had thought of this when I passed on a blower going into the junk.  The author basically took the blower off and is using the drive part of the snowblower to push the cart along.  I can … Continue reading →

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BoardMerge, command line tool to merge PDF PCB files

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I like this idea, its for the toner transfer method of circuits where instead of wasting a sheet, the author will use this python based tool to merge a bunch of board designs onto one sheet. http://rohitg.in/2015/04/17/BoardMerge/

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How to remove a plug from a hole saw

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Good video on how to get the plug out without having to hammer it out.

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Make panniers for your bike from gas cans

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Cool idea, my concern would be the smell of gas if they are well used containers. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-quick-bike-bags-panniers-from-used-jer/

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Other ways to write code for Arduino

Posted on April 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting article that goes over other tools to write code for arduino’s mostly visual based.  Me…I’ll stick to C. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/programming-languages-can-use-arduino/

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Tee-Pee a House with Tech

Posted on April 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Make mag has a build for an automatic streamer.   but its really a cool looking Tee-pee gun.  Now if it only had a quick release/load…. http://makezine.com/projects/streamerator-2000/?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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A nice simple 3D printed cabinet for RPi for arcade games

Posted on April 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a portable arcade with an Raspberry Pi.  All the designs are on Thigiverse, look for “the arcade cabinet”. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20150416-create-a-3d-printed-arcade-cabinet-using-a-raspberry-pi.html

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