Monthly Archives: January 2016

Reading smartcards with an arduino

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting build.  The “Smartcards” look like simple SIM based cards. Reading Smart Cards from a PLC (with a Little Arduino Help)

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3D print your own 1 layer circuit board

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Too funny, basically you make a thru-hole perf like board that is custom for your circuit, and fill in the channels in the back with conductive material (solder, conductive ink and or paint, or glue).  It actually looks nice too.  … Continue reading →

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Another portable bluetooth speaker

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Another interesting build.  My 2 cents, I like the build, and if you have the parts around.  This is worth doing.  But unless you are going with high quality stuff, you can buy pretty cheap portable bluetooth speakers now. http://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-PVC-Pipe-Bluetooth-Speaker/

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Xerox, sell off or Management Change?

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Article basically says that Xerox should either sell off itself in parts to give something back to stockholders, or dump current exec. management and hope the new folks that come in can turn things around.  Since the stock is now … Continue reading →

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Build a Kayak Car Top Helper

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Or canoe, or anything else you are trying to get to the top of your car for transport.  This is something I am marking to build.  I have just about everything but the double suction cup.  Which…are expensive ($17 each).  … Continue reading →

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PancakeBot Already has a clone

Posted on January 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

Looks like the Pancakebot, which should be shipping soon, already has a clone in China.  That looks just like the Pancakebot.   Down to the bottle dispenser.  Only differences is it looks like some of the materials are cheaper made, and … Continue reading →

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Setup VNC on RPi

Posted on January 12, 2016 by robertwilkie

So you are not a command line person, like GUI’s?  Well if you setup an RPi to be headless thats going to be a problem for you.  But never fear, you can setup VNC (and have it start on boot) … Continue reading →

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Make a cheap 3D printer

Posted on January 12, 2016 by robertwilkie

OK its going to be a “small” 3D printer and not the most accurate.  But its cheap, and I am pretty sure you can get it cheaper too (author is down to $55, I think I could get it down … Continue reading →

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Build a man-in-the-middle device for USB

Posted on January 12, 2016 by robertwilkie

Interesting build.  The author basically put a simple system together to do a man-in-middle attack on a USB system to figure out how the device works. USB Proxy Rats Out Your Devices’ Secrets

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Why didn’t I think of that

Posted on January 11, 2016 by robertwilkie

I know, folks have been making holes in bottles for some time.  But what sets this write up apart is the author put the bottle in a bowl of water to keep the bit cool and drill the hole.  This … Continue reading →

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