Monthly Archives: October 2015

This video of analysts talking about Xerox on Bloomberg….

Posted on October 29, 2015 by robertwilkie

Is not very flattering.  It basically is saying Xerox is on a downward spiral and needs to do something to pull things up.  Fast!  Points out that its been wasting its type with stock buyback and should be investing in … Continue reading →

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Xerox a dead stock?

Posted on October 29, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, basically the author is in a wait an see mode for Xerox. http://seekingalpha.com/article/3604086-xerox-a-dead-stock

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Make your own cheap lightsabers

Posted on October 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

Author says about $5 each…maybe 8-10 where I am.  Still a cool build and just in time for the movie to come out. http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-5-Lightsabers/?ALLSTEPS

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Xerox to review operations, but not for sale

Posted on October 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

So, it sounds like Xerox is not selling off parts…maybe (hard to tell in the “working”). http://finance.yahoo.com/news/xerox-revenue-misses-street-says-114827409.html

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A tape dispensing tube maker

Posted on October 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is cool, the author build a tape dispenser that makes tubes from the tape and cuts them so you can build prototypes (or I was thinking kid forts).  I can’t figure out what he is using for “tape” thought. … Continue reading →

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Pipe manual chainsaw

Posted on October 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK this is on the list to build.  Not so sure about using pipe thought, maybe something a bit easier like PVC to cut thru. http://www.instructables.com/id/Pipe-Handle-Manual-Chainsaw/?ALLSTEPS

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Capital One has made there own two factor authentication

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

Capital One (bank) pushed out an app for two factor authentication, called SwiftID.  It sat least a step forward for a bank to authenticate its users but…I wonder if its a proprietary implementation or if its using something like oauth … Continue reading →

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An LED light bulb that looks like an old light bulb

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

The bulbs look like the real thing.  Down side is a bit pricy compared to other LED bulbs. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/10/retro-looking-led-lightbulbs/?utm_source=mainrss

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Pretty nice RPi clone

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice china based clone of the Raspberry Pi, called Orang Pi (wow would eat an orange pie?).  Anyways…Its got alot of extras that I usually buy separately (memory, wifi, power switch, IR) included for roughly $40.  Not bad since I … Continue reading →

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Another simple arduino drawbot

Posted on October 26, 2015 by robertwilkie

No so sure on the “low cost” part, but its still a nice build for a portable, and in theory expandable draw bot.  I wonder how long it lasts on one set of batteries.  How how big of a drawing … Continue reading →

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