Monthly Archives: November 2014

Amazon Drive gets an API

Posted on November 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Remember a month or so back Amazon announced free storage for prime members for photos, well now the have an API developers can use to access those pictures.  Let the hacking begin! http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/11/amazon-cloud-drive-gets-its-own-api/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

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Build a robotic bartender on the cheap

Posted on November 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Well cheaper than the aiBAR mentioned.  Nice build though a bit clunky.  Clean up the wood box would go a long ways. Oh and non-plastic cups. http://www.instructables.com/id/Robotic-Bartender-Arduino-Based/  

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Best and worst places to sell your phone

Posted on November 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on selling your phone on the web via 3 different sites.  My 2 cents, works great if you have a 1 year old phone, or a popular one (Sansung Note, iphone* for example).  But for others, I think … Continue reading →

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Nice python cheat sheet

Posted on November 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice cheat sheet if you are starting out in python.  Sofar I like python as a language.  Much better than Ruby. http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/vip/~3/u85UsbP84mY/keep-this-python-cheat-sheet-on-hand-when-learning-to-c-1655521825

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Find out what is killing youf battery in Android

Posted on November 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on a couple of battery monitoring apps for Android.  Haven’t tried them myself yet. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/find-apps-killing-android-battery/

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Build your own vac based robot gripper

Posted on November 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

A simple write-up using a vacuum, funnel, balloon, coffee, and a small bit of cloth to make a gripper for a robot.  My 2 cents, make sure you use a strong balloon for this project.  Not one of the cheap … Continue reading →

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How to coil a USB cable (or other cables)

Posted on November 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

Simple hack to turn a straight cable into a coil one.  Could be useful for long USB charging cables. http://www.instructables.com/id/Coiling-a-USB-power-cord/?ALLSTEPS

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Amazon gives Prime users unlimited free photo storage

Posted on November 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

Not so sure on this one, since like the gmail bit, I am putting photos up where Amazon can get to them…. http://lifehacker.com/amazon-gives-unlimited-photo-storage-to-prime-customers-1654430098

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Nice study on security with messaging apps

Posted on November 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

The EFF did a nice comparison chart on several messaging clients and how secure they are.  I was surpised by a few had how limited they where.  Some…not so much.  Ones to look at in the future are listed below. … Continue reading →

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You can now use gmail for multiple emails

Posted on November 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

YEAH, I can finally dump the horrible yahoo email client.  GMail has announced support for several other email clients that use smtp.  Down side, well know google knows even more about you. http://lifehacker.com/google-updates-gmail-for-android-with-support-for-all-e-1654209365

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