Monthly Archives: November 2011

Robolab for FLL

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Skye Sweeney

Last night I had the chance to work with a local FIRST LEGO League team using Robolab on their NXT robot. It was a very enjoyable experience especialy after the miserable day I had had at work. In the few … Continue reading →

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FIRST LEGO League

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Skye Sweeney

I have been involved with FIRST LEGO league for over ten years. Lately it has been as a judge at the local and state level. Last weekend and this weekend were the local tournaments that qualify teams to move to … Continue reading →

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Experiments with BlueTooth

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Skye Sweeney

For a work project, I have been experimenting with BlueTooth wireless transceivers. I purchased a few of the BlueSmirf devices from Sparkfun. Following some instructions on the web, we got the units programmed and communicating to each other as well … Continue reading →

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Furnace monitor bugs

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Skye Sweeney

After the power outage and all the work involved with getting the household back up and running (I have never done that much laundry at one time) I had some time to work on the furnace monitor. I finished the … Continue reading →

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The storm is over

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Skye Sweeney

Almost exactly one week after the New England freak October snow storm hit, my power is back on and I have internet. As you might image very little got done during 7 days of living off the grid.

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