Monthly Archives: August 2015

Mom 3D prints a pill coater for son

Posted on August 25, 2015 by robertwilkie

Mom designs and prints out a tray like system to coat pills with chocolate for her son’s medicine so he would take them.  Nice build overall. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20150824-mother-creates-3d-printed-box-for-coating-bitter-pills-with-chocolate.html

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Interesting Checking accounts that pay (well for checking)

Posted on August 25, 2015 by robertwilkie

I have been thinking about checking accounts, and maybe switching again.  Two good articles below on alternatives out there.  First is on free checking accounts.  From this it sounds like CapitalOne 360 is a good choice.  The second, is on … Continue reading →

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OK this is one heck fo a bubble maker

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nevermind one that can do bubbles from your bike, how about this one that can do 14,000 bubbles a minute, you just need a low-speed motor, 3D printing (lots of filament), a bucket and a bar to hold it together.  … Continue reading →

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Using an arduino and android phone to make an autonomous RC car

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Cool build, if you have an extra $100 and an android phone to spare, its a nice build for an RC car.  Now if you could combine this with open sentry project, our overlords will be taking over next.  🙂 … Continue reading →

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Check out those…heels

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

This girl printed out her own high heel shoes that, conceal stuff to hack into buildings.  And yes they are fake (you know what I mean).  This isn’t the first post I have seen with cool 3D print combined with … Continue reading →

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Use an old sneaker to clean sandpaper

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Yes you heard it right, if you have a belt sander, that sandpaper can add up in cost.  apparently the rubber on the bottom of your sneaker is a good way to clean it off (assuming its not worn thru … Continue reading →

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Simple DC Motor control with an arduino

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

I have been looking for some simple DC motor control tutorials with an arduino.  Here is what I found sofar. https://www.openhomeautomation.net/remotely-controlling-a-motor-using-arduino-python-and-php/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-2-way-motor-control-for-the-arduino/  

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MIT App Inventor 2

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

This looks interesting.  Its a tool from MIT to write simple apps for Android.  The tool is a basic WebUI IDE for Android and looks like its mostly “wizard based” for apps.  I haven’t gotten too far in using it … Continue reading →

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Interesting how to use MS Windows 10 after hardware upgrade

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Overall it sounds like you should be OK, but its not going to be as simple as it was in the past. http://www.howtogeek.com/226510/how-to-use-your-free-windows-10-license-after-changing-your-pc%E2%80%99s-hardware/

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Interesting takes on saving battery power

Posted on August 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

The beginning of the article is the basic “you should know this” stuff.  But the app for android, Greenify, sounds interesting (have to root phone first).  Also interesting is putting the laptop in sleep mode if its used often is … Continue reading →

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