Monthly Archives: March 2014

OK now I see why Xerox is playing games

Posted on March 21, 2014 by robertwilkie

Now I see where yesterday’s marketing article from Xerox is about.  Its more about “games” to teach call center folks to do their job. http://www.menafn.com/efe96e74-a7ed-4fe5-a5f4-71070fcb1366/Xerox-Scientists-Use-Avatars-Games-to-Improve-Customer-Service?src=main  

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mSpy, spy on your family

Posted on March 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

This thing basically is a recorder of everything the person does on the phone.  It has several tiers of service and is a monthly plan (can run up to $100 a month for the premium stuff).  G http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57620398-71/how-to-spy-on-your-lover-the-smartphone-way/

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5 small CNC’s for hobby folks

Posted on March 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Good article on 5 different CNC’s that a hobbyist could get.  My 2 cents, I like the new shapeoko 2.  About $700 for the kit.  Cheaper than my home built I did a few years back. http://makezine.com/2014/03/20/desktop-mill-roundup/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bmakezineonline%7D+%28%24%7BMAKE%7D%29&utm_content=%24%7BGoogleReader%7D https://www.inventables.com/technologies/desktop-cnc-mill-kit-shapeoko-2

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Making joins with CNC’s

Posted on March 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Good article that points out that with CNC’s you can make some very elaborate joints to combine 2 pieces. http://makezine.com/projects/make-33/cnc-panel-joinery-2/

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Xerox Survey, Gamification makes employees happier

Posted on March 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting article that basically says if you make a game out of something, the employees are happier about it.  I wonder if Xerox does this with their own employees. http://www.cruxialcio.com/companies-turn-gamification-keep-employees-happy-healthy-5517

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Ouch, call for new CEO at Xerox

Posted on March 20, 2014 by robertwilkie

The true hurts they say.  The author brings up alot of good points, Xerox hasn’t really moved in the 5+ years Ursula Burns has been running it (at $13 mill a year paycheck).  Perhaps they should find someone else. http://247wallst.com/investing/2014/03/20/time-for-xerox-board-to-fire-ceo-burns/

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Improving a bike light with pipe

Posted on March 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to modify a simple bike light with limitation into a more self contained unit with volt meter readout and all contained inside a pipe that looks good. http://www.instructables.com/id/PowerTube-Vr-1/

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Get the kids to work, build a bike generator

Posted on March 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

Not a bad build, I like the chain to motor idea instead of direct drive off the wheel.  The author brings up good points such as being careful to not overload the inverter with someone that pedals really fast. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Bicycle-Generator-1/?ALLSTEPS

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Make a lab agitator from an old CDROM drive

Posted on March 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

The author basically made a slow “shaker” that moves a bowl back and forth to mix things up. http://dangerousprototypes.com/2013/09/11/homebrew-lab-agitator-from-salvaged-cd-rom-parts/

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dumpsterCNC, good place for anti-backlash nuts

Posted on March 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

Stumbled on this site in a newsgroup.  Looks like a good source for anti-backlash nuts for CNC projects. http://www.dumpstercnc.com/

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