Monthly Archives: April 2015

Simple personal solar powered A/C

Posted on April 27, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build with water cooler jug.  The only issue I see if finding a fan (if you are building something like this from scrape) that puts out a decent breeze at 5 volts.  Most of the fans I have are … Continue reading →

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So is Xerox stock only worth $10, not $15

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

This came out a few days ago, but the author was saying that with Xerox earnings, its really worth $10 to an investor over other investments.  Instead of the $15 some analysts are predicting.  After today, that $10 value maybe … Continue reading →

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Xerox reduces energy consumption by tele-commuting

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting fluff article where Xerox is mentioned since its reducing greenhouse gas emissions by having 11% of its workforce work from home. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245296  

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If you have stock in Xerox, don’t look now

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

If you have stock in Xerox, you are not going to be happy.  They announced 1st quarter results, and its not good (they reduced the estimates in earnings for the year).  It looks like the tech division is still shrinking, … Continue reading →

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Another Ardiuno on a Chip only build

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK I won’t be doing this, arduinos are getting down in price I would rather just buy a mini one.  But if you are really cheap, and need an arduino so its basically just the chip in size.  This maybe … Continue reading →

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Intro to EL Wire

Posted on April 24, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on EL Wire, I got a bunch of it when RadioShack went out, so you may see some projects from me soon. http://www.instructables.com/id/Intro-to-EL-Wire/

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Interesting script to upload your wardriving data to WiGLE

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

WarDriving has definately grown over the years.  The author, iron geek, made a script called IGiGLE to download raw data from netstumbler to WiGLE, a website devoted to google maps and war driving.  Pretty interesting stuff. Oh and apparently there … Continue reading →

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50 Different digital joints

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

So you want to build some fancy joints for your project on your CNC?  Where here are 50 of them you can try out.  Me…they look nice but I am not so sure I would have the time to do … Continue reading →

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Bluescan, bluetooth scanner in linux

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Bluescan is a simple bash script to scan for bluetooth devices.   Looks pretty basic, but it does get the job done. http://www.darknet.org.uk/2015/01/bluescan-bluetooth-device-scanner/

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Convert a motorized water gun into a sentry gun

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build where teh author uses a simple prox sensor and relay control for the gun to shoot.  Would have been more impressive if it used opensentry. http://makezine.com/projects/motion-activated-water-gun-turret/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24{feed}&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24{makezineonline}+%28%24{MAKE}%29&utm_content=%24{GoogleReader}

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