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All the hype surrounding the release of Pokémon Go got to me. I thought ‘wouldn’t it be cool if I went back and played some old school Pokémon – like I used to on my Gameboy Color’. The servers for Pokémon Go had been swamped and were down anyway and it just so happened that I had been researching the various uses of the Raspberry Pi tech kit we have here at Do Space. Turns out you can...

We received so much interest in our June and July sessions of Hello Code, we are excited to announce a new August session of Hello Code! Hello Code is a month-long program for adults interested in learning the internet’s building blocks. You should apply to Hello Code if you are serious about learning to code and live in the Omaha metro area. Each session of Hello Code will consist of four,...

How many times have I heard the statement, “My kids bought this computer for me, but I don’t know how to use it”. Solution: Do Space of Omaha, Nebraska. Do Space fills the void many people need to help them learn technology. Do Space was first described to me as a computer learning center. But in my mind, it’s much more than that, it’s a place where your imagination comes alive and...

A member recently turned to DoSpace to help him model and 3D print a component for his pool skimmer. A single piece of the system had broken and to replace it would have been quite expensive, not to mention he would have had to buy a whole new skimmer, not just the broken component. Through a mentor request to learn SketchUp he was connected with me and together we created a very simple, but very...

The Tobii PCEye Go runs on standard Windows computers, allowing you to work with any application that is normally controlled by a standard computer mouse. Surf the web, connect with friends online, play games, Skype, and even make spreadsheets and documents by using your eyes. It can also be connected to home automation systems and IoT (internet of things) devices so you can change environmental...

A couple of months ago I was approached to help design a logo for Do Space's free computer programing course, Hello Code. With it's name being a direct take on "Hello World," this 4-week long programing course is designed to give people a taste of HTML / CSS. Having a background in branding and web design, I knew the logo needed to be something simple, readable, and also connect to Do Space's...

My boat floated. Then I added a mast. And it sunk.The kids in Junior Makers, on the other hand, were able to balance the weight on their boats just fine. As part of the Summer of Invention, Junior Makers is creating Marvelous Moving Machines during June. Whether a boat or car or plane, our kids take on the challenge of constructing working items out of a variety of household materials....

Everyday at Do Space, amazing things happen. I occasionally get a glimpse at the our members’ fantastic feats: applying for (and getting!) jobs, creating works of art, laser cutting awards and gifts, playing with tech kits, trying out new programs, and much more. Do Space is proud of all these accomplishments and we want you to show us more! So, we have launched a new website:...

When I was a kid my neighborhood was filled with signs of our parents’ ambitious hobbies. I had a friend whose dad was building a sea plane in his garage. Not just a regular plane. A sea plane with a wood frame and a bunch of foam on the bottom so that he could land it on lakes or something. It seemed kind of crazy. But that was probably no crazier than my dad building his own 50-foot amateur...

We asked our volunteers to share some of their favorite stories from their time as a Volunteer at Do Space.  Trish Lanphier is one of our regular Cyber Senior Volunteers who helps to provide regular peer-to-peer advise to the community. Trish is retired, but formerly worked as the Senior Director of Technology at Douglas County.  This is her account of her volunteer experience. I watched as...