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Is your copy of Chrome being a memory hog? Need a quick way to clear the cobwebs and restart your browser? Just create a new bookmark with the URL chrome://restart and save it in a convienent place like your bookmarks bar. Now, whenever you'd like to restart Chrome, just click this handy...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to code? Do Space will be hosting an Hour of Code event--and you’re invited! Hour of Code is a global movement that reaches millions of students in over 180 countries each year. Anyone can participate by completing a one hour tutorial in coding - and more than that, you’ll be learning to code in a fun, exciting way! Code.org sponsors the event and offers...

This holiday season, Do Space wants to share our appreciation for our volunteers. We are excited that the community has not only embraced our project, but also wanted to help build and support Do Space by volunteering. Volunteers help Do Space achieve our mission and programs by assisting with everything from giving tours to high level mentoring. Do Space would not be able to offer the wide...

The Omaha Community Foundation, best known for its yearly Omaha Gives! event, just launched a new initiative to monitor the community health of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area called The Landscape. As an area nonprofit, Do Space was invited to attend an information session and I was lucky enough to attend. The Landscape aims to give a data-driven look at key community indicators, such...

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...

Before you jump into using the Tobii EyeMobile there a few details and pointers I would like to mention. Firstly, there are two main modes of use for the EyeMobile to control your PC – ‘Gaze Selection’ and ‘Mouse Emulation’. Secondly, calibrating the device correctly is essential to successful use. I will start with the two modes of use and briefly elaborate on how to Calibrate and...

On one of my more recent trips to DoSpace, I was privied to see the first print from their latest equipment purchase, a 3D Resin printer. I heard that resin printers had a resolution that was impressive but the thing that fascinated me the most was that it printed models that were translucent. I began to think what I could make with it when 'lightning struck my brain', "Why not a cloaked...

Concerned that the site you're currently reading might be providing fake news? Well, if you're a Chrome user, you can install the Fake News Alert extension and get a warning if you vist a site on its extensive list of fake news sites. The extension doesn't prevent you from visiting or reading the site, but it does alert you that you might want to be extra careful with the information being...

Believe it or not, Social Media Week struggled with a poor wifi connection throughout the conference. It is likely the tremendous strain that professional social media users place on the system with streaming and device count, but that seems ironic nonetheless. Otherwise the conference has been a very informative. Some of the information being shared is more relevant to large agencies, but I have...

This past Thursday Do Space celebrated its first year of working with the public. We were happy to have so many people join us, both regulars and first-timers! We are so thankful to everyone who came out to celebrate and everyone who volunteered their time working at the event! The Dash and Dot Driving School was packed. Our laser cutter and 3D printers were on display for all to see. We had a...