Monthly Archives: June 2012

Webster rejects Xerox’s request to lower assessments

Posted on June 27, 2012 by robertwilkie

Good for the Town of Webster.  It was a bit crazy to ask for a 75% reduction in value when Rochester home values have not deflated much over the years, and Xerox has not taken down any of its current … Continue reading →

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Xerox getting another State to manage its Healthcare

Posted on June 27, 2012 by robertwilkie

Xerox is going to get 68Mill for managing Florida’s health plans.  This is just another state that is now going thru Xerox, I think the states that are not are very few and far between now. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/xerox-to-build-health-insurance-marketplace-for-florida-health-choices-2012-06-26 and http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120626/NEWS01/120629866   … Continue reading →

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CD Polisher

Posted on June 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

After paying $5 per disc to have some of my son’s games cleaned up, I stumbled across this and for the cost, this maybe one of my next build projects with him. http://www.instructables.com/id/CD-Polisher/  

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Cool Hat

Posted on June 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Neat hat, this would abe a good party/new years hat.  Or one to keep track of kids. http://www.instructables.com/id/Rotating-LED-Marquee-Hat/

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Printed out balancing robot

Posted on June 26, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting little robot that can balance itself.  The author printed the thing out on his 3D printer and built it with code from scratch. http://www.jddorweiler.appspot.com/electronics.html#robot  

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Bicycle RIM Lights

Posted on June 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

IInteresting Instructable about building lights on the rims of the bike.  I remember a kickstarter project doing the same thing that caught my eye,  I didn’t go into it because of the cost (I was thinking for the kids bikes) … Continue reading →

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Xerox makes book scanner for libraries

Posted on June 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

Interesting article.  Not sure on the cost and could find very little about it with a quick google search.   http://www.selfserviceworld.com/article/196339/Book-scanning-kiosk-software-connects-libraries  

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Ursula Burns profile article

Posted on June 25, 2012 by robertwilkie

I had a tough time reading this article.  I don’t think the author did his/her homework (since there are many items that look like cut-paste bits) and mis-quotes.  The other part is Ursula Burns name being miss-spelt on the first … Continue reading →

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DIY Liquid Nitrogen

Posted on June 22, 2012 by robertwilkie

Bit of an old posting, but the author goes on about how to build your own system to get liquid nitrogen.  I have had the opportunity to play with the stuff in the past, but I usually get it from … Continue reading →

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Xerox gets deal with San Diego

Posted on June 22, 2012 by robertwilkie

Xerox makes another service (call center/data processing and IT support) deal with San Diego.  It seems Xerox is going to give IBM a run for its money in “services” for government work in general. http://ranchobernardo.patch.com/articles/city-reaches-tentative-66m-deal-with-xerox Update: Its official now http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Council-Okays-Outsourcing-to-Xerox–160438035.html

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