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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 Do Space Innovation Fellowship helps to create opportunities for local teachers, librarians, and educators to create rapid innovation in Omaha. The fellowships are open to teachers, professors, librarians, library workers, and other educators in the Omaha metro area to help with the exploration of projects related to 3D printing, robotics, and software development. The chosen projects will be...

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...

Come code with us! December 4th-10th is Computer Science Education Week and to celebrate Do Space is hosting a free Hour of Code event on Tuesday, December 5th from 5-6PM Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Bring a laptop, tablet, or take advantage of the mobile devices provided by Do Space and join others from around the Omaha metro area...

In the spirit of the "Humans of New York" photo series and social media phenomenon, Do Space is inspired to work with staff and volunteers to create a "Humans of Do Space" series that shares the stories of our members, volunteers, users, and staff. The goal of this effort it to capture the people that are using the space and how it affects their lives. What does it allow them to do? What does it...

Hi, my name is Kim Hwa Davis, a new Community Learning Specialist for Do Space and I'm thrilled to be a part of this team! While I'd say I am comfortable with technology, my knowledge, I've learned, only scratches the surface of what is out there. Technology goes WAY beyond the easy interface of my iPhone and laptop computers I've been working with since I was a kid. Coding? Circuits? 3D...

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...

The Do Space Innovation Fellowship helps to create opportunities for local teachers, librarians, and educators to create rapid innovation in Omaha. The fellowships are open to teachers, professors, librarians, library workers, and other educators in the Omaha metro area to help with the exploration of projects related to 3D printing, robotics, and software development. The chosen projects will be...