Monthly Archives: June 2014

ZFS, Filesystem for endless size

Posted on June 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK so you buy several tetrabyte drives and are constantly adding more to the stack…How do you manage all of them.  Well in comes the ZFS (Z File System) for linux.  Apparently it can handle these large sizes and then … Continue reading →

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Interesting homemade windmill

Posted on June 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

This looks like a good project for kids.  Most of the materials are pretty cheap (pvc pipe, old CD, motor from a VCR).  Not so sure I would have picked a model airplane propeller thought, maybe build your own? http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Backyard-Wind-Turbine/

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Unikernel

Posted on June 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

I started reading about Unikernels, a kernel built just for a particular task, lately.  Found this nice article that covers several different ones.  Mirage looks interesting. Why am I looking at this.  Well as the article goes on, it can … Continue reading →

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Interesting idea, but I’ll wait for the Google car

Posted on June 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting stuff coming out of Xerox Research where the car is basically aware of the driver being distracted.  My 2 cents, I would rather get the Google car that can drive itself. http://www.cbronline.com/news/tech/software/businessintelligence/xerox-to-showcase-technologies-which-can-make-computers-human-like-4293240  

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Interesting analysis on Xerox

Posted on June 16, 2014 by robertwilkie

I like the charts they put out on Xerox, showing revenue and how much it is per employee.  They point out that productivity is down, and suggest it could be due to employee morale. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/06/14/xerox-value-stock-with-a-turnaround-strategy.aspx

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Simple article on securing a RPI

Posted on June 16, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice simple article on how to secure your Raspberry Pi with the basics.  Why?  Well the default install of RPi is pretty open with a simple username password combo (raspberry/pi). http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/securing-raspberry-pi-passwords-firewalls/

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Gee that looks like on happy CEO

Posted on June 16, 2014 by robertwilkie

The article goes on about how Xerox is moving into the inkjet market for high end printers (thing ones that make magazines).  What got me was the picture.  The CEO of Xerox, Ursula Burns, looks about as happy as a … Continue reading →

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Interesting USB to Serial Circuit

Posted on June 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice single layer circuit that uses an ATiny to convert USB to Serial and back.  I wonder if someone will start making this for sale. http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects/mcu/037/index.html

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Review on BuildTak

Posted on June 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Author reviewed a product call BuildTak, basically a sticker for around $30 that you put on your glass bed so prints do not stick to it.  The author seems to like it, so it may have allot of promise for … Continue reading →

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Interesting Motor Build for

Posted on June 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to build a submersible motor. http://transistor-man.com/submersible_thruster.html

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