Monthly Archives: June 2014

Make an LED light clock

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

This more caught my eye as a good arduino project.  The author made a clock that shows time based on lighting LED’s, the pic is not a good example, but the video on the site is. http://www.instructables.com/id/Charliexplexed-LED-Clock-Arduino/

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CPU Cooler hack

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK why am I posting this?  Well it caught my eye since the author is having the fans blow out the sides instead of blowing out the top.  Well one fan blows in and the other out.  Anyways it gave … Continue reading →

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Simple $3 Laser tripwire

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

OK maybe $4.  The author shows how to use a dollar store laser and a photo resistor and some resistors/caps with a speaker to make an alarm that goes off when the laser is interrupted.  Cool idea and easy to … Continue reading →

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Build a plotter from printer/scanner parts

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

Seen this a few times in the past, but not this clean looking.  The author basically used CNC to make a plotter.  I like the use of the pencil for drawing.  This would be a good kid project. http://www.instructables.com/id/cheap-nice-and-weird-A4-graph-plotter-25-some-scra/

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Bike Portable Speaker

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice idea, basically putting a speaker on a PVC pipe that can fit on a bike waterbottle holder.  Lots of room in it for batteries and bluetooth module. http://www.instructables.com/id/Bike-Bluetooth-Speaker/

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My CNC rebuild, Part 4

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

Learned another important lesson.  Always make a copy of the documentation of your motor controller (noted below).  Apparently in my move some of the jumpers for micro-stepping must have fallen out.  So what I thought I was using wasn’t right. … Continue reading →

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Xerox Sells off 2 branches of its Services

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

I haven’t figured this one out.  Xerox sold off 2 branches, one that does advertising, and another that does print/scan services.  I thought Xerox was going into services? http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2014/05/29/pegasus-transtech-buys-two-companies-from-xerox.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_national+%28Bizjournals+National+Feed%29  

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Ouch, well guess that didn’t ban Xerox at least

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

An interview with a Nevada State official for the Health Exchange really sounds like he didn’t like Xerox, and would have driven them out to the border himself if he could. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/02/q-nevada-co-op-tom-zumtobel/

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Maryland Hires Xerox for Medical Services for ~43M

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

43.5 Million that is.  Maryland is going to hire Xerox Services to fix their Medical Exchange Website.  I wonder if those board members that made that decision know about Nevada…. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/board-oks-435m-in-contracts-on-health-exchange/2014/05/30/ee4d21c0-e84b-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html    

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Xerox CEO, 22nd most powerful woman

Posted on June 3, 2014 by robertwilkie

Dropped ~10 places from last year.  What is interesting is the article credits Burns for turning Xerox around to be profitable. http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Locals-land-on-Forbes-Powerful-Women-list-5515223.php  

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