Monthly Archives: March 2014

Xerox Debt Management Disaster

Posted on March 13, 2014 by robertwilkie

It sounds like the upgrades Xerox did for managing student loan debt did not go over well. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/13/gao-cites-serious-weaknesses-federal-oversight-debt-management-system  

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An RPi Soundcard

Posted on March 13, 2014 by robertwilkie

I know RPi’s are popular for being a media center, but I didn’t think they would be so popular that a soundcard would come out for them (at $33 dollars). http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/11/raspberry-pi-wolfson-audio-card/?ncid=rss_truncated

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Nice intro to Arduino video

Posted on March 13, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice simple 10~ minute intro video for the arduino.  Good way to get started with it. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/everything-you-need-to-know-about-arduino-in-a-video/

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Good simple tutorial on debugging android bin’s

Posted on March 13, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice simple (and short) tutorial on debugging Android binaries.  Or in my case, reverse engineering them. http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/guide-debugging-android-binaries/

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New TI board out , only $20

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Pretty impressive specs and comes with built in ethernet too.  Too back TI wasn’t more open like arduino.  They could take the opensource community by storm with the low prices for their stuff. http://makezine.com/2014/03/07/ti-announces-20-iot-launchpad-board/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=%24%7Bfeed%7D&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+%24%7Bmakezineonline%7D+%28%24%7BMAKE%7D%29&utm_content=%24%7BGoogleReader%7D

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Cool cartoon about managers for developers

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Ironically I have seen some truth to the cartoon over the years. http://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-happens-when-your-non-coding-boss-asks-you-1541110357?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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Whiskey stone review…the winner is

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Steel ironically. http://coolmaterial.com/feature/we-tested-a-bunch-of-whiskey-stones-to-see-which-were-the-best/

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Turn Statues into demon possessed creatures

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Neat idea to put some LED throwies into the eyes of statues to give them a spooky look. http://hackaday.com/2014/03/11/led-throwies-turn-statues-into-heart-attack-risks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Xerox Finds a tenant for part of its Webster campus

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Xerox it looks like is leasing part of one of its buildings to a German company in Webster, NY.  Sounds like they sold part of a testing group to the company too.  Its another sign that Xerox (tech) is becoming … Continue reading →

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Xerox closes part of Webster campus due to water issues

Posted on March 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Looks like Xerox had some maintenance problems a couple days ago. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2014/03/10/xerox-webster-water-main-break/6260811/

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