Daily Archives: April 22, 2015

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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