Monthly Archives: April 2012

Cheap Power Supply for Arduino

OK here is yet another use for all those power supplies you pick up off of computers on the side of the road.  Make it an arduino power supply.  This is a bit of overkill for just the arduino, but … Continue reading

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Another Cheap Ardiuno like setup

Here is another minimum ardiuno…well basic amtel controller setup.  There really is nothing to this one but a cap and wire.  More info can be found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/The-RRRRRRRRRRBA-or-What-They-Dont-Teach-You-in-/

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Arduino on a breadboard

Here is a good instructable on a cheap arduino…basically an Amtel ATmega328p on a breadboard.  Its a good cheap prototyping setup to try out.  Read more about it here: http://www.instructables.com/id/The-9-Quasi-duino-Almost-duino/

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Neat little arduino LCD controller

Interesting intructable on using a shift register to control a display.  This is an old trick that I remember doing in the 1990’s to deal with shortage of I/O pins on a chip. Read all about it here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Hookup-a-16-pin-HD44780-LCD-to-an-Arduino-in-6-sec/  

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Xerox is laying off..wait where they not just hiring

OK this is odd, they are hiring call center people left and right, but in Kentucky, they are laying them all off and closing the site down (see article below).  Is it just me but doesn’t it seem odd to … Continue reading

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Changing Xerox

For those that don’t know, Xerox is trying to morph into something like IBM did in the 1990’s early 2000’s.  This article goes into some of those bits. Sea of change at Xerox http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120408/BUSINESS/304080023

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New cute little printer

Check this little MFD out.  Its Xerox’s new solid ink (think crayons).  It has a lot of promise so it should be interesting to see how it does. You can read all about it here: Xerox offers new solid ink … Continue reading

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Xerox is Hiring…

This time in Tenn.  Another 60 folks for dead end, low pay, high stress jobs.  But it is a job at least. FYI, if you are bored, google ACS call center and look at forum postings.   It’s amazing how … Continue reading

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Xerox CEO gets a paycut

Its good to see a board not just rewarding exec’s all the time, but occasionally giving them a downside as well (unlike Kodak).   Given the cut is only like 5% of her pay. You can read more about it … Continue reading

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RC Car to Robot

Stumbled across this neat instructable about converting an old R/C car into basically a robot with an arduino controller and accessories.  I like the idea, but the hardware cost is a bit steep.  The motor shield, full arduino board, etc … Continue reading

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