Monthly Archives: June 2013

Using a BIG CAP to charge and run a pump from solar power

Posted on June 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

I had to look at the circuit to figure out what is going on, basically the solar panel changes the cap til it hits a certain point which the motor engages and then went its low, charges again..i think. Its … Continue reading →

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Interesting fan control with a schmidt trigger

Posted on June 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting way to regulate a fan for a PC.  Might be useful for systems you want to keep quiet or save on energy use. http://www.instructables.com/id/4093-Schmidt-Trigger-Fan-Speed-Regulation/

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Watch this video of a kid building Slingshot channels nut shooter

Posted on June 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Pretty cool video of the kid building the pump action nut slingshot. http://www.instructables.com/id/Pump-Action-Hex-Nut-Slingshot-Rifle/

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Make you own electric paint & paper circuits

Posted on June 13, 2013 by robertwilkie

Good write-up on how to do this. http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Electronics-Conductive-Paints-Inks-and-Mo/

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How to Install Game Emulators on the Raspberry Pi

Posted on June 12, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice article about using an RPi to run old games. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-game-emulators-on-the-raspberry-pi-si/

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Nice folding table

Posted on June 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

This is a nice folding table that would be a nice build for taking to a classroom.  Wish it had wheels thought. http://www.instructables.com/id/Foldable-table-recycling-of-old-table/

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Make a custom word roller

Posted on June 10, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice idea with a 3D printer to make a custom roller that you can make patterns with. http://www.instructables.com/id/Paint-roll-hack-Text-and-massage-customised-3D/

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Interesting business model for developers from box$rev

Posted on June 7, 2013 by robertwilkie

I’m going to have to look at this some more, but it sounds like if you have an app, and it gets integrated with box$rev, you will get extra cash for each box$rev that uses that app.  I think… http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/06/box-wants-to-help-enterprise-app-developers-make-money-via-new-monetization-program-box-rev/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Learnsomething believes Xerox deal is good

Posted on June 7, 2013 by robertwilkie

Learnsomething (just bought out by Xerox) is seeing this as a good thing since Xerox has allot of channels it can use.  I hope that is the case, most cases when a large company buys a little one, the little … Continue reading →

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3D printing Vending Machine

Posted on June 7, 2013 by robertwilkie

Should have seen this coming.  I wonder how long it takes to Print an object out, and how much it costs.  Right now this is only a project machine, but I could see it becoming a reality. http://blog.makezine.com/2013/06/06/the-dreambox-is-a-3d-printing-vending-machine/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+makezineonline+%28MAKE%29  

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