Monthly Archives: October 2012

Xerox bringing stocks down?

Posted on October 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

Xerox along with allot of other big names had bad 2rd quarter. http://www.rockmartjrl.com/view/full_story/20594845/article-Stocks-sink-as-DuPont–Xerox–3M-scare-investors?instance=home_news_lead_story

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Pi Crust

Posted on October 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

This makes it a little more tempting to go to my boss and ask for a Raspberry PI.  Its basically a low profile breakout board for the Raspberry Pi thru its GPIO interface.  This makes it easier to use for … Continue reading →

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Remote Controlled Water gun

Posted on October 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice build of a remote controlled watergun all battery powered (see the size of the batteries on the thing?). http://www.doityourselfgadgets.com/2012/08/remote-controlled-water-gun.html

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Strong demand in US for Tech folks…Kindof.

Posted on October 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

You do not see many of these articles where the reporter pushes back on the “demand” for tech folks.  The author points out that yest there is a negative unemployment for tech folks in hotspots within the US.  But everywhere … Continue reading →

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Guino, a debug dashboard for arduino

Posted on October 24, 2012 by robertwilkie

Nice idea on a GUI debug tool for arduino.  It will be interesting to see if it gets expanded upon. http://www.instructables.com/id/EWE2BLNH7035YSZ/  

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Another Article about the Arduino ARM board

Posted on October 24, 2012 by robertwilkie

This one from Wired and its pretty good write-up. I got asked why would someone by the Duo when you can get a Raspberry Pi for $35 (vis 50-60 for Duo).  Well 2 answers.  1) its backwards compatible with all … Continue reading →

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Opensource on-chip debugger getting ported to TI Stellaris

Posted on October 24, 2012 by robertwilkie

Sounds like work is going ahead for opensource project OpenOCD to on-chip debugging for TI’s new Stellaris platform.  I am still waiting for my own stellaris to come in (expected on T-Day in Nov.). http://openocd.sourceforge.net/

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Exam cheating with a Watch

Posted on October 24, 2012 by robertwilkie

Took me a bit after reading the article from gizmodo about this as to the location.  I guess the “gang” has been providing really big watches to help folks in Bangladesh cheat on exams.    And well…they finally got caught (after … Continue reading →

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Good article about why current password policies are a bad idea

Posted on October 23, 2012 by robertwilkie

Problem is that current password policies  are usually strong, but no normal person can remember them.  So the take is to use a phrase “IlikeHotCocoInTheMorning” for example.  And no that is not my password. http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/10/passwords-and-hackers-security-and-practicality/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29

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DIY Laser Cutter kit

Posted on October 23, 2012 by robertwilkie

Project on kickstarter for DIY laser cutter kit.  Its got some nice specs but…its made our of wood.  (OK MFD) .  Somehow something that can burn stuff being made out of wood doesn’t sound like a good combo to me.  … Continue reading →

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