Monthly Archives: November 2015

Theft ring of Xerox Toner (over 7 million) busted

Posted on November 12, 2015 by robertwilkie

A group of folks in Florida found a way to get toner from Xerox for basically free, and then resold it on the Internet.  Apparently taking in over 7 million dollars worth of toner in 5 years.  Well they have … Continue reading →

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Walmart is suing Xerox

Posted on November 12, 2015 by robertwilkie

Remember that big disaster in 2013 where Xerox food stamp services messed up and folks ended up on “unlimited money” cards.  Which caused a panic at Walmarts and food stamp folks stormed the stores to take advantage of the problem.  … Continue reading →

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Door Lock APIs

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

I was reading about August Door lock API, and got curious…a google search only turned up the lockitron API…so no idea where documenation on this is. https://api.lockitron.com/

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Use an ESP8266 for a Serial Adapter

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is a clever hack, the author basically converts a USB to serial adapter to run over wireless to connect to another end… https://hackaday.com/2015/10/23/use-the-esp-as-a-serial-adapter/

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Use the Honey Chrome App for coupon codes when shopping online

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

An apparently you can use it for rewards cards too.    I always search for coupon codes.  Never thought to look for an app for it to do it automatically. http://twocents.lifehacker.com/honey-still-automatically-applies-coupon-codes-but-now-1738390457

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The poor mans home security system

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this.  Basically the author suggesses using iSpy Connect with USB enabled webcams on and old PC, and maybe an arduino with a proxy sensor to text you when something happens.  Oh it does reverence … Continue reading →

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Some cheap web hosting sites

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

Its that time where I start reviewing where I host my site.  This is a nice article on several cheap hosting sites to look at.  A small orange and Namecheap look interesting. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-cheap-web-hosting-sites-that-cost-under-3-50-per-month/

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5 easy to setup poll tools

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

Looks interesting, article covers 5 different easy (and mostly free) tools to setup your own poll.  Reminds me of a kid movie… http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tools-make-poll-quickly/

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You too can build your own medical capsule bot

Posted on November 10, 2015 by robertwilkie

Vanderbilt released development kits  there robot capsule tech .  It looks pretty cool.  I wonder when it will become common for doctors to use these devices. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2015/11/vanderbilt-engineers-open-up-their-medical-capsule-robot-technology/?utm_source=mainrss

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Simple electronic water shut off valve

Posted on November 9, 2015 by robertwilkie

This is pretty funny, instead of a mechanical float switch, the author uses an interesting setup to turn the water on/off for horses.  I would recommend using a voltage regulator for the ATiny so you don’t suck down the battery … Continue reading →

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