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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Simple small rainwater barrel
A nice write-up on a simple small rainwater barrel. I have been toying with the idea of building a small one for the kids playhouse, this might do the trick, if I can find a barrel… http://www.instructables.com/id/Rainwater-harvesting-Rain-Barrel-DIY/
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Make a Fake Stone Pot
Good instructable on how to make a fake stone pot with great stuff insulation. I will have to keep this in mind since I usually end up with 1/2 a can leftover from projects and never know what to do … Continue reading
Xerox Hiring in Chesapeake and Virginia Beach
Xerox (ACS arm) is again hiring like crazy, this time 200 in Chesapeake/Virginia Beach area. Mostly “customer service representatives”. In other words, a call center. But hey its a job. http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/chesapeake/xerox-looking-to-hire-for-200-positions
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Nice little write-up from a year ago on encrypted VM
Nice and somewhat up-to-day write-up on how to put a VM in an encrypted drive. Directions are a little out of date, but still usable. http://ryantrotz.com/2011/08/how-to-secure-your-files-using-truecrypt-and-virtualbox/
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Xerox Lay’s them off, then Hires them Back
Actually its the ACS arm of Xerox. A few months ago (look in June Postings) Xerox announced that everyone in Lewiston ME was getting laid off and the place closed down. Now they are hiring 70 in Lewiston ME for … Continue reading
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Nice PR article about Xerox’s Print Management Services
Nice basic article about print management services. With an angle towards Xerox http://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/240005852/xerox-7-things-you-need-to-know-about-managed-print-services.htm
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How to buy cheap parts from China
Nice write-up from dangerousprototypes as to how to buy cheap parts from China direct. Basically there is an ebay clone in china that you can “hire” someone in china to buy the parts for you from, then they package them … Continue reading
Insiders buying into Xerox
Interesting article that points to Xerox being one of the companies that has insiders buying stock. This can mean that they think the company will be doing well soon. Thought the author of the article still is a bit leery … Continue reading
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Xerox has schoolbus cameras
Interesting article about how Xerox is integrating cameras into school buses to keep better track of kids, bus drivers, and crazy drivers. http://www.menafn.com/menafn/211af01f-c660-43c4-887c-f56fcf238b81/-Xerox-Equips-School-Buses-with-Traffic-Cameras-MD?src=main
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Xerox expecting to Double Earnings in 2 years
Interesting article. Basically Xerox expects its services arm, especially in the government/healthcare bit to grow like crazy. This is mostly in the call center and support roles. Sometimes I wonder if Xerox bought ACS to get into services, or ACS … Continue reading
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