From thomas at lockney.net Sun Sep 6 02:48:34 2009 From: thomas at lockney.net (Thomas Lockney) Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 23:48:34 -0700 Subject: [dorkbotpdx-announce] How to be more involved with DorkbotPDX Message-ID: <7a05808a0909052348w438f5f3fh3ab53026821beea4@mail.gmail.com> I figured it was probably about time to make sure everyone on the mailing list had a good, solid understanding of all the ways you could participate in DorkbotPDX. Some of us are information junkies, so we have adopted a wealth of ways to share between ourselves and any passersby. Here are a variety of things you can do if you are interested in being a part of this crowd (we are most definitely non-exclusive!): * Present on something interesting you're doing/working on/interested in at an upcoming meeting! Let me (thomas at lockney.net) or Jason (jason at noisybox.net) know if you have an idea for something you'd like to share. * Sign up for the mailing lists: http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/mailing_lists (I would hope if you're seeing this, you've already done so) * Join us on IRC: http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/irc * Sign up on the website and create a member page: http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/members * Join the DorkbotPDX Flickr group and post pictures you'd like to share with the group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/dorkbotpdx/ * Tag your delicious.com posts with "dorkbotpdx" if you'd like others in the group to see them: http://delicious.com/tag/dorkbotpdx * Sign up for our Vimeo group and share your Dorkbot videos: http://vimeo.com/groups/2463 * Best of all, join us at our meetings: http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/meetings If there's some other way you'd like to get involved or you'd like to make DorkbotPDX aware of something you're working on, feel free to contact us via any of these means. From jason at noisybox.net Sat Sep 19 11:57:44 2009 From: jason at noisybox.net (Jason Plumb) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:57:44 -0700 Subject: [dorkbotpdx-announce] [Fwd: Make:PDX BBQ] Message-ID: <4AB4FF78.1050305@noisybox.net> The Make PDX people are having and end of summer BBQ out at Beaverton Tech Shop next Saturday, and I'm cross posting this on their behalf. Details attached! -jason ------------------------------------------------------------------------ End of Summer BBQ Pot Luck ? September 26th 3:00 @ TechShop http://makepdx.org/2009/09/18/end-of-summer-bbq-pot-luck-september-26th-300-techshop/ The Days are getting shorter and the infamous Oregon winter looms large just over the horizon. So while there is still time let?s get together and celebrate another summer?s worth of projects done by getting together and eating ourselves silly! Show off your culinary prowess and bring your favorite dish for every one to try. As usual if you bring project that you?ve been working on and show it off you?ll get a fabulous piece of Make swag. During the BBQ we?re going to be doing an egg drop. The winner will receive a nice T-Shirt and an issue of Make magazine. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: makepdx_bbq_flyer_r1_sm.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 93913 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotpdx-announce/attachments/20090919/41bbdceb/attachment.jpg From thomas at lockney.net Mon Sep 21 12:01:47 2009 From: thomas at lockney.net (Thomas Lockney) Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:01:47 -0700 Subject: [dorkbotpdx-announce] Getting Started with Microcontrollers workshop at OpenTechSpace Message-ID: <7a05808a0909210901t4ed4e14bvcf8613203d3823ad@mail.gmail.com> ** Forwarding this along for our friends at OpenTechSpace: This workshop is the first in a series of workshops on how to use microcontrollers to, well, control things. You?ve purchased an Arudino-compatible board or completed the Audino Cult Induction, so now it?s time to make your board actually do something. This monthly workshop covers simple but useful circuits to connect to the pins and how to control those circuits using the Arduino language. The first workshop is on October 5 from 7 to 9pm at TechShop in Beaverton. The class will be held in the upstairs classroom (the ?Hack Hut?). To sign up, go to http://www.pjrc.com/store/workshop.html Cost of each workshop is $10. You will also need to have: * an Arduino-compatible microcontroller board, such as the Dorkboard from the Arduino Cult Induction (with the pins installed so you can use it in a solderless breadboard), a Teensy, etc. * a USB cable for your board * a solderless breadboard You can purchase a complete kit that includes all these (Teensy, breadboard, USB cable, plus the first workshop), for $40 from the same site. What a deal! You should also bring a notebook computer with the Arduino software installed, or come a half-hour early and we will help you install the software on your computer. Finally, bring wire strippers/cutters and some wire. We will have some multimeters, but feel free to bring your own. If you have any questions, email Paul Stoffregen ? paul at pjrc.com