Monthly Archives: December 2015

And here is a reporter that is out of touch with Xerox

Posted on December 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

The title of the article thru me off.  It sounded like some insight into Icahn and Xerox, but instead….Its an article written by a reporter that doesn’t have a clue.  His take is that Icahn is investing in Xerox since … Continue reading →

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Build your own Sonar system

Posted on December 22, 2015 by robertwilkie

Neat build, brings up images of deep sea submarines for me.  I wonder how responsive/accurate it is (my tinkering with these sensors is limited)?  Or if it could be applied to a car to give you radar abilities in the … Continue reading →

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Make your own BlinkM

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

The author built his own version of a multi color blinkie and called it the “Ghetto Pixel.  Its using an ATiny for the controller, figure about $5 to make?    BlinkM’s run around $15 so thats a pretty good savings. http://www.instructables.com/id/Ghetto-Pixels-Building-an-open-source-BlinkM/ … Continue reading →

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Interesting light board build

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Not a whole lot of details into this build, but the two bits I found interesting was the channel make into the 2×4 (router bit, but I don’t know any that are “T” shaped myself, so what did they use?  … Continue reading →

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Best opensource android apps

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Interesting article, I like a couple that I plan to try out myself.  AntennaPod (for podcasts), Muzei (different wallpapers),  and DashClock (Adds a few extras to teh normal clock.  Actually I did have this app at one point before switching … Continue reading →

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Good tool to audit your Linux system

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Well if you use Redhat or something similar to it.  LSAT has been around for some time and does a decent job telling you what you make have left unlocked on your linux box. http://www.darknet.org.uk/2015/12/lsat-linux-security-auditing-tool/

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French Knitting Pipe

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Neat build,  Cheap too.  The knit looks pretty good and the pipe could be a pvc scrap.  Or…I found a 3D printed version of it (below) too http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Knitting-Pipe/ https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:131605

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Five of the best home user microphones

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

I have been thinking about getting a decent mic for awhile now.  And this article has some nice ones (some under 100, one at 50) to look at. http://lifehacker.com/five-best-desktop-microphones-1558732156

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Could Xerox be sold off?

Posted on December 21, 2015 by robertwilkie

Article covers a rumor that Xerox has hired Goldman Sachs to help sell off parts, or maybe a merger, of Xerox.  Spring of 2016 will be interesting for Xerox the way things are going now. http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/12/xerox-corp-xrx-reportedly-hires-goldman-to-explore-strategic-options/

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Building simple sensors for OpenHAB

Posted on December 18, 2015 by robertwilkie

OK OpenHAB is a confusing at heck setup for running a home IoT (Internet of Things) network.  But, its free and its very flexible.  This article goes over how to make some cheap sensors for your setup with arduinos, and … Continue reading →

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