Monthly Archives: August 2014

Look how thin this creditcard skimmer is

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Found in Europe to get American based cards. I wonder when the US will finally get off mag stripe cards. The RFID based stuff that is out now (tap and pay) isn’t much better. I pull on ATM’s all the … Continue reading →

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Are you a Contractor? Tired of using Excel for Billing?

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to setup jBilling, an opensource project that you can add to a webserver to issue billing and such to customers. Guess if you have alot of customers this maybe worth while, one or two…not so much. … Continue reading →

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Cool Wooden Chair Mat

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

I like this build, the author built a chair mat with $50 of material that looks really sharp. What would make this better, if you had floor scraps to use up to build it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wooden-Chair-Mat/

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Looking for a simple central hub to monitor/control internet of things

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

So you don’t want to build your own controller, say with an RPi, you just want to buy something. Well I have been eye’ing two systems that might do the job. First one is the Mi Casa Verde VeraLite (say … Continue reading →

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Monitoring android traffic with wireshark

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up from the Linux Journal on how to monitor the traffic from an android device with wireshark. I have been doing tcpdump via commandline on the phone myself. This looks much nicer. http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/monitoring-android-traffic-wireshark

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Its Fuji Xerox that built the robot printer

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this article that is circling the net this week. Its a robotic printer that goes to its customers location in the office and prints out their job. The articles out there keep saying its … Continue reading →

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Texas after Xerox for Information loose cannon

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Apparently in the latest issue with Texas and Xerox over Medicaid management. Texas believes Xerox has been too loose in protecting customer private information. http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/08/janek-accuses-xerox-of-reckless-misuse-of-medicaid-data.html/

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Xerox win’s call center contract for Healthcare exchange

Posted on August 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

For New Mexico that is. I wonder how many folks the state needs for a call center for the exchange. Or if they just need to ramp up during certain times of the year. http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2014/08/19/xerox-wins-nmhix-call-center-contract.html

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Xerox to add 500 jobs in Cherry Hill

Posted on August 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

Well I guess we know where the 500 call center jobs in Texas are now going… http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2014/08/22/xerox-adds-500-jobs-in-cherry-hill.html

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Make a matchstick crossbow

Posted on August 26, 2014 by robertwilkie

All you needs is a rubber band, bottle cap, and 2 popicle sticks. Neat build to do with kids (minus the lighted matches). I also like the guys video on making pop pop boats. http://sploid.gizmodo.com/how-to-make-a-mini-crossbow-with-just-a-bottle-cap-and-1536563253?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29 Boat: http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s–DrQTn1D9–/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/romj1hkxyovazq3vzvft.gif

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