Monthly Archives: March 2013

Xerox CEO on How to Succeed as a Woman, Marry and Old Rich Guy

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Well maybe not rich, but well off.  I found this amusing article on Xerox’s CEO Ursula Burns on an interview on how to succeed…. http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/03/20/xerox-ceo-ursula-burns-has-advice-for-ambitious-women/  

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FinFisher / FinSpy spying on your fellow countrymen

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting article on software from Germany that is basically spyware for governments.  And how its not just country’s like US using it, its Places like Egypt, etc to stamp out “bad seeds”. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/19/finfisher_spyware_apac_countries/

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Make a Wobble Seat

Posted on March 21, 2013 by robertwilkie

Neat idea, but I can’t see this being something comfortable to sit in for a long time.  So I guess it would make you get up and “move around” http://www.instructables.com/id/Wobble-Seat-1/

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Speedy Inchworm robot

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Fun to watch this little guy move along.  The goal is to make a device that can go into a person of course. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/speedy-inchworm-robot-only-needs-one-motor?utm_source=feedburner-robotics&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumRobotics+%28IEEE+Spectrum%3A+Robotics%29

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Xerox going after a deadbeat customer

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

For ~51 grand.  Yeah its pocket change for a big company, but all that pocket change can add up.  Now why would Xerox be doing this? Xerox typically is its own bank for leasing its copiers/printers out.  So, it has … Continue reading →

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The $5 Arduino Clone

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Seen this written up a few different ways, but this article is nice that is explains why you would want to do this, and the cost savings. http://hwstartup.wordpress.com/2013/03/06/how-to-build-a-5-arduino-clone/

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Airhorn office chair prank

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Oh I so want to do this. http://www.instructables.com/id/air-horn-office-chair-prank/

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TimeWriter, printer for graffitti

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting project, its like a homemade giant inkject that you can walk along a wall and “print” out a message.  Guy uses paint that will dissolve in rain.  Also using an arduino to controll the whole thing.  Not much info … Continue reading →

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Best list of Major Linux Distro’s yet

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

And its on wiki (figures). Anyways, I have been a big user of Linux based systems for some time, but its branched off in so many different directions I have a tough time keeping track.  This list is nice since … Continue reading →

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Tools and scripts to go with Wireshark

Posted on March 20, 2013 by robertwilkie

Wireshark is one of those standard tools I use for many years and has been very helpful in finding issues on networks, reverse engineering protocols, etc etc.  But there are lots of other things that go well with wireshark besides … Continue reading →

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