Makerspace in Slocan a Report to Community with Survey Results

Report to Community Makerspace in Slocan by Tyson Cormack

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Individual Detailed Long Answer Responses Maker Survey Slocan 2014

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Which microcontroller is right for you? Download these books to find out.

Microcontrollers are awesome! These credit-card-sized systems give maker projects electronic life. They can take an input signal from any kind of sensor, process that data, and output a signal to control electrical components.  Control swiches and motors Talk to chips and hardware  Make sounds or light LEDs Talk to the internet Which microcontroller is right for you? Read up on Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Netduino, or Galileo to find out! Unlock the secrets of this embedded Linux board with Getting Started with BeagleBone. Learn about the Linux-based Raspberry Pi, including programming in Scratch and Python, with Getting Started with Raspberry Pi. If you're used to programming .NET, don't miss Getting Started with Netduino. Learn more about the features of this collaboration between Arduino and Intel with Getting Started with Intel Galileo. Having trouble seeing this e-mail? View it online. You're receiving this because you have expressed interest in Maker Shed, MAKE Magazine, or Maker Faire. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe instantly help@makershed.com 877-306-6253 The Maker Shed Store is a division of Maker Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North Sebastopol, CA 95472 Like Tweet Forward

New in the Maker Shed! Rev your motors with the new Make: Motor Shield for Arduino.

Almost a year ago, we were working on a project that required a motor shield, but none of them did quite what we needed. We wanted versatility, the ability to plug in R/C electronics, onboard current sensing, a way to turn off the motors during programming so our robots wouldn't jump off the table (yes, this happened) and we didn't want to have to worry about soldering.  We wanted more flexibility, more features, and well, just more! So we decided to make our own. Having trouble seeing this e-mail? View it online. You're receiving this because you have expressed interest in Maker Shed, MAKE Magazine, or Maker Faire. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe instantly help@makershed.com 877-306-6253 The Maker Shed Store is a division of Maker Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North Sebastopol, CA 95472 Like Tweet Forward

It's more useless than ever! The Useless Machine Kit is back in the Shed!

Having trouble seeing this e-mail? View it online. You're receiving this because you have expressed interest in Maker Shed, MAKE Magazine, or Maker Faire. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe instantly help@makershed.com 877-306-6253 The Maker Shed Store is a division of Maker Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North Sebastopol, CA 95472 Like Tweet Forward

Fine-tune your skills or master new ones this weekend. Download some DIY brain fuel!

Our series of DIY project books offers detailed, succinct information on a wide variety of topics. Discover the secrets behind LEDs, learn to solder, bind a book, or even build a satellite. With comprehensive content and illustrative diagrams, you'll be an expert in no time.  Check out our entire line of DIY books. Learn Arduino by building one from scratch -- the MintDuino is a fully-functioning breadboard Arduino clone. Pick up the kit, too. LED Lighting is a practical guide to light-emitting diodes. Learn about the working parts in an LED and how LED lighting differs from alternatives. DIY Instruments for Amateur Space covers the five essential design issues to consider when building your own satellite: power, bandwidth, resolution, computing, and legal. Environmental Monitoring with Arduino shows you how to use Arduino to create gadgets for measuring noise, weather, radiation, water purity, and more. Having trouble seeing this e-mail? View it online. You're receiving this because you have expressed interest in Maker Shed, MAKE Magazine, or Maker Faire. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe instantly help@makershed.com 877-306-6253 The Maker Shed Store is a division of Maker Media, Inc. 1005 Gravenstein Hwy North Sebastopol, CA 95472 Like Tweet Forward