We had our SQL / database management class yesterday December 12, 2015. This was class 5 of 5 for the web development series so now everyone who has come to the classes have learned just the tip of the iceberg for the major parts for getting a web site, web app, or internet of things […]
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Tony started off the class off explaining HTML and how the internet works. He began with an example on how the internet actually works. Dubbed “The Round Trip Though Internet Land” He showed how information is transferred back and forth through the internet millions of times per day. Afterwards, he explains how servers and domains
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We have a five part class coming up over the next few Saturdays (except for Thanksgiving weekend!) to cover the major parts of everything you need to know to build a web site or web application (e-commerce shopping cart, member databases, and even web guestbooks.) So if you’ve ever wondered how the internet works and
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Today, Tony taught a class introducing basic Linux to a class full of novice and intermediate users. With some advanced users helping solve the few hiccups we had along the way. Being that there are many variations of the operating system, it is a great operating system to learn. There are bare bones distributions that
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Intro to Programming with Python. All three (3) classes are published on the Melbourne Makerspace YouTube channel. See dates below. For those who have never written a single line of code in their life or experienced developers that want to learn Python syntax, drop by the Makerspace and let’s go through the Python tutorials together.
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Our next set of classes will be for an introduction to computer programming. We’ll be using the Python language since it’s one of those that are easy to get started and easy to get something useful built on various devices like Raspberry Pi as well as “Internet of Things” projects. These classes are for anyone
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The Arduino classes are over with nearly 30 students participating. We had lots of fun sharing the knowledge on everything from the very beginning basics for how to use an Arduino to make a light blink up to advanced topics like making fully autonomous fighting robots. Everyone seemed to enjoy the format of the classes
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Melbourne MakerSpace presents a series of Arduino Workshops beginning Saturday, October 4th, 2014. Have you heard about Arduino? “Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible. The hardware consists of an open-source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVRmicrocontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. Current models feature a USB interface, 6 analog input pins, as
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Scratch is a fun way to get started with computer programming. Children as young as 8 (or adults! ) can quickly learn to play sounds, draw pictures, and make interactive games, while learning basic concepts such as loops that give a good foundation for future learning. Scratch is a great way to help your kids
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Using Johnny Chung Lee’s post as a guide, I was able to get my telepresence robot up and running for the first time. Then plan is to figure out a low cost way for people to tour other hackerspaces remotely and communicate almost as if you were there. I had a friend two states away
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