Monthly Archives: April 2014

How to install multiple OS’s on on SD card for RPi

Posted on April 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Can’t decide with OS to use on your RPi, or perhaps you are like me and constantly changing the use for your RPi.  Well this Article can help where it helps explain how to put multiple RPi OS’s on one … Continue reading →

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How to run minecraft on an RPi

Posted on April 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on how to run minecraft on a Raspberry Pi.  Why is this important.  Well its not running on a system that does something else.  And it can be dedicated to minecraft.  AND it uses very small amount of … Continue reading →

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CAN Hacking Intro

Posted on April 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice intro to CAN by hackaday.  CAN is the car based network that has been around…actually I am not sure when it started (its been around for some time with robotics). http://hackaday.com/2013/10/21/can-hacking-introductions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Adding serial USB to arduino

Posted on April 9, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting video on adding USB directly to the Amtel controller.  Which is great it you are just using the chip.  The other nice thing is it can be done as a HID based device (think keyboard). http://hackaday.com/2013/10/23/serial-usb-for-any-avr-microcontroller/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hackaday%2FLgoM+%28Hack+a+Day%29

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Xerox CEO got own article on being the worst

Posted on April 9, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting that thought she was voted the 5th worst, she got her own column on MadamNoire about making the bad grade.  Of course the articles are coming across like this is a surprise, but again, if you look at the … Continue reading →

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And now Xerox is messing up in Court with Nevada

Posted on April 9, 2014 by robertwilkie

What a mess Xerox is in with the state of Nevada over healthcare.  Now they didn’t get documents to court on time.  You think by now with all the bad press there would be an executive from Xerox over there … Continue reading →

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How to crack a wifi password

Posted on April 8, 2014 by robertwilkie

Good intro article for WEP and WPA. http://lifehacker.com/5953047/how-to-crack-wep-and-wpa-wi-fi-passwords?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehacker%29

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Clever idea for moving sheets of plywood

Posted on April 8, 2014 by robertwilkie

Clever idea where you basically have 2 halves and lock into the board and wheels to move a sheet around.  But as one commentor pointed out, not a new idea. http://gizmodo.com/this-rolling-bear-trap-makes-awkward-flat-materials-eas-1558383670?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

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Etching metal on the cheap

Posted on April 8, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice video on how to etch metal.  All you need is a 9volt battery, salt, vineager, a q-tip, and wire. http://www.howtogeek.com/186334/etch-metal-using-a-battery-and-simple-household-materials/

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Now this is a sawmill for the DIY

Posted on April 8, 2014 by robertwilkie

This is basically a comerical version of the chainsaw lumber cutter that can be moved around by 1 person.  I like how the video has the guy moving it around in a little car.  But at 3G’s for one, its … Continue reading →

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