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Windows 10 has a little-known feature that allows you to record and take screenshots of your gameplay. To find it type WIN-G on your keyboard and it'll appear on your screen for you. The folks over at How-To-Geek have a great tutorial on how to use it. What might be more interesting is that others have been successful at using it to record the screen in programs other than games. PC World has a...

The folks over at Cricut call their new Cricut Maker the “ultimate smart cutting machine”.  It can cut fabrics, leather, sewing patterns, card stock, vinyl and more.  Take a look at their Projects page to see examples of what it can do. I got my feet wet by trying some of the simpler card and vinyl stuff, picking out a couple ready-made projects from Cricut to get started.  I found a...

In many maker spaces, laser cutting and 3D printing are used together in order to create impressive, detailed items and works of art. However, outside the world of makers, many people aren’t sure how the two are different from each other. It’s true that they have some similarities, but laser cutting and 3D printing are actually very different technologies. ... At the end of the...

A great way to introduce your little one to programming is with the Bee Bot robot.  This tech kit includes a friendly little Bee Bot robot and a mat for him to explore.  But Bee Bot can't explore on his own, he needs to be told where to go and how to move.  By pushing the arrows on his back, you can make Bee Bot move forward or backward and turn to the left or right. Move this little guy from...

Looking for a fun and interesting way to get your kids to do their chores? Check out Chore Wars. Not only can you earn experience points for doing your chores, you can do the chores of others and earn their points for...

Many of our members already know that we have a Taz 5 3D printer for you to try your hand at 3D printing.  All you have to do to use it is reserve time on it when it’s available.  We also offer a minor selection of filaments at a cost of $0.05/gram.  However, did you know you are welcome to bring in your own filament?   Below, I have some suggestions on what kind and where you can buy...

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...

Have a .GIF you need as a .JPG? Have an .MKV you need as a .MOV? If you've got a file in one format you need converted to another format, chances are Zamzar can handle it. Just upload your file, choose the output type, and you'll receive your result in usually under a minute or...

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...

The fine folks over at Android Central (though this applies you iPhone folks too) have a great article titled "'Bit Rot' explained: Why your phone is slower than when it was new" explaining why your phone just isn't as fast as it used to be even though you've not "broken" it somehow. The factors involved include: Software Erosion Software Entropy Software Bloat In short, blame...