Monthly Archives: March 2013

Watch TV thru XBMC

Posted on March 24, 2013 by robertwilkie

Say did you notice I added in a “Cheap” category?  Finally figured I should as some readers pointed out some of my posts are about being “cheap”. Anyways, if you did like me and cut cable TV, you are going … Continue reading →

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Mugplotter

Posted on March 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Its based off the “eggbot” which was a CNC for decorating eggs.  This once just draws on a coffee mug to customize it.  Its pretty neat but the downside is the frame is all laser cut.  So if you don’t … Continue reading →

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Xerox’s Morale Problem

Posted on March 22, 2013 by robertwilkie

Its pretty bad when your CEO is rated much worse than Sears.  This article glosses over the possible issues that Xerox maybe having with it current CEO.  Sad part is this has been a problem for some time (She got … Continue reading →

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Make an LED Dremel Ring

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Oh I want this.  Just for my CNC…and dremel..and drill… OK I like light on the end of my tools.  I would make one myself, but too much work for the PCB (time).  Now if someone  sold a cheap board… … Continue reading →

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Controlling a robot with a Wii Remote and RPi

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting post, thought I would go with something a little cheaper than an RPi as the controller (TI MSP maybe). http://www.brianhensley.net/2013/03/raspberry-pi-robot-wii-remote-phase-1.html

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HP’s board gets re-elected

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

It must be nice to constantly mess up and still get paid big bucks for it.  What’s this got to do with Xerox, well HP is a big competitor (services and print).  And for the past…well about 10 years they … Continue reading →

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Hey, there still are hardware startups in the US

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice article about how there is still one incubator in the US that pushes new hardware based startups.  Most startups in US are software ones (talking technology, not coffee shops).  Hardware ones are hard to come by due to the … Continue reading →

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Gun boy gets parents in trouble

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Apparently a Dad got his 11 year old son a 22 that looks like an AR-15.  And posted a pic of it on facebook.  Not a good idea, the  pic when viral and the cops, CPS, etc showed up at … Continue reading →

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Hedge funds leaving Xerox?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting stock article.  Basically several key hedge fund groups dumped Xerox.  And the other bit of interesting news is that in the past 180 days not a signal exec in Xerox has bought stock. http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/hedge-funds-are-dumping-xerox-corporation-nysexrx-92192/

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Xerox has cloud/mobile solution for Medical devices

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Not a whole lot of meat in this article, but mostly an announcement about Xerox has a product to manage mobile medial devices. http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/xerox-rolls-out-cloud-based-solution-mobile-device-management

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