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We have Ubuntu GNU/Linux but what does it mean? Well, let's start with GNU/Linux. GNU/Linux is the common name for an operating system like Mac or Windows. Linux is part of that operating system and the other tools were made by the GNU Project. If you’re curious GNU Project also has their own operating system or OS that is another distribution or distro of GNU/Linux. Ubuntu is a distro of...

For all computer programmers and Raspberry Pi fans, we have added a new HAT known as Pan & Tilt that is used in partnership with the NoIR Camera Mini Kit. All of these items are now available for check-out at Do Space. What is a HAT? HAT stands for "hardware attached on top" and is used in conjunction with the Raspberry Pi to add functionality options. The advantage of these add-on...

Nintendo has become the name in family friendly home game consoles with a heavy emphasis on games that are safe an fun for everyone. They have continued that tradition with the Nintendo Switch which has also continued another more recent tradition of novel and fun hardware. Here at Do Space, we are happy to present the Nintendo Switch as our newest tech kit. We have selected games for...

The Pine A64 is a single board computer or SBC. This means that it has everything that it needs on one printed circuit board. In the case of the Pine, it has a lot. The Pine A64 includes a 64 bit processor allowing for a larger instruction set to support much more memory, the Pine at Do Space also has 2 Gigabytes of DDR3 ram making it faster in general, and on top of all that the one that we have...

The Raspberry Pi is a single board computer or SBC in the grand tradition of using initialisms in technology. The Raspberry Pi is designed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a UK based charity, and is produced by their partner companies. The Raspberry Pi foundation itself works in the interest of producing low-cost computer equipment for education. Here at Do Space, we like their equipment because...

WorldCat is a catalog database that provides listings for Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) member libraries. The organization has more than two billion holdings and along with three hundred and ninety-five million bibliographic records.  Using WorldCat, It is possible to search libraries all over the world for books in four hundred and ninety-one languages and dialects. WorldCat also...

Scratch is a simple coding platform to introduce anyone taking their first steps into the world of programming. Scratch helps its users to develop creative skills as they develop their programs and find solutions to problems they encounter. Scratch also helps users learn to think systematically the way that computers work. With any programing language there are pre-existing functions and the...

The chip is a small single board computer similar to the Raspberry Pi and the Pine64 in function but scaled for mobility. That’s where the Pocket Chip comes in. The Pocket Chip is a full computer interface with keyboard, mouse in the form of a touch screen, audio out, and a USB2 port for connecting devices. On top of all that the Pocket Chip also has GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) ports...

The Legal Information Reference Center offers legal information from over three-hundred and ten sources on a variety of different subjects including business law, financial planning, real estate and more. This resource also makes legal forms available adding to the convenience. To make this resource more convenient there is a search available that allows you to gather information by State keeping...

You can create some amazing designs in Minecraft but did you know that you can turn those designs into 3D models for other projects and even print them? Mineways, download here, is capable of extracting objects from a Minecraft map and turning them into 3D design files that can be opened in software like Blender or Cura. Mineways has a lot of options available for use but in this tutorial I...