Monthly Archives: January 2013

Be careful what you post on the Net

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Or anywhere. Basically coming out of research are tools that can ID people that post anonymously and figure out who they are by their writting style.  So…if I post something up in another blog, and the software analyses this blog….guess … Continue reading →

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Make a Wind Lantern

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, the instructions are a little vague and could use more information in them.  But the basic pictures give you the jist on how to build your own. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wind-Lantern/

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Build a base for your FIRST comp. robot

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting instructions for building the base and drivetrain for a robot for FIRST Robot ompetitions. http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-FRC-Kitbot-on-Steroids/

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Xerox gets EPEAT Certification

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Just means the equipment won’t sit in a landfill for a long time…I think.  Xerox was one of a group of companies to get it. http://www.zdnet.com/canon-ricoh-xerox-and-dell-earn-new-epeat-imaging-certification-7000010587/

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Simple line following bot

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice little instructions for building a line following robot with an ardiuno. http://www.instructables.com/id/LINUSBot-Line-Follower-Robot/

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Build a robot to draw with

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

Actually the robot does all the drawing.  Its a nice write-up/design but, unless you have a CNC to cut out the frame, It maybe a little hard to do by hand. http://www.instructables.com/id/Drawbot-10/  

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Uh Oh, here come the outsourcing visas

Posted on January 31, 2013 by robertwilkie

The article starts off about how the US needs to keep folks from other countries here in the US after getting a degree.  Which sounds great, til you read that the “way” congress is going to do this is to … Continue reading →

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Have a 3D printer, Make custom Sex Toys

Posted on January 29, 2013 by robertwilkie

Why didn’t I think of this?  Oh right I don’t have my mind low enough.  Anyways article goes on about how 3D printers can be used to make toys for…well you know.  But the down side is they can be … Continue reading →

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Security Cameras open for others to use

Posted on January 29, 2013 by robertwilkie

The article goes on that many different types of network/internet based security cameras have little to no security protections.  They also bring up the 90000+ printers they found on the Internet.   Anyways embedded systems is usually behind not just … Continue reading →

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UPnP Flaws everywhere

Posted on January 29, 2013 by robertwilkie

OK only on the Internet.  Basically some researchers found thousands and thousands of devices on the Internet via UPnP (v1 or SSDP, and V2 or WSD).  Why is this a printer problem.  Well most printers support one or both forms … Continue reading →

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