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After taking the Laser Cutter Crash Course at DoSpace I had enough knowledge to start my first project, but what should I make? My wife and I volunteer with an animal rescue group that fosters, rehabilitates, and places Boston Terriers in new homes. The group is called MidAmerica Boston Terrier Rescue, check them out at adoptaboston.com. We love this group and the dogs we foster bring us so much...

Living in the Omaha metro area, it’s hard to miss the start of the Huskers’ season. But fall means the start of both college and pro football. Even if you’re not a die-hard fan of a professional football team, you can still enjoy the NFL season with fantasy football. Fantasy football leagues provide friends and family a fun experience as they compete to show off their knowledge of the...

www.iheartdospace.org was created to show off all the amazing activities occurring at Do Space everyday and it was a huge success! From searching for a new job to creating laser cut puzzles to 3D printing to playing with tech kits to learning to code, Do Space members shared over 300 updates — more than 5 per day! The Do Space community was particularly active in creating and learning new...

At Do Space we’ve welcomed just over 15,000 visitors in both June and July. And new members are signing up for free everyday! So far, we’re a community of over 33,000 unique members. But what if you aren’t one of those many visitors? What if you still haven’t made it to 72nd and Dodge to check us out? Here’s what you can expect: Start out at the Information Desk, immediately to your...

In this latest Tech Tip, we share a video that will help with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Lightroom is a Creative Cloud Photography Plan that allows for you to sign in to add, edit and share your photos. Lightroom syncs between your computer, tablet, and phone, letting your photography shine...

Do Space is pleased to announce that we are launching a new Girls Who Code club in Omaha! Would you like to create apps, design video games, and take the world by storm with your coding skills? Girls Who Code might just be for you! What kinds of skills will the Girls Who Code curriculum help you develop? Mobile app development and game design are definitely on the list, but did you know that...

In my seven months of volunteering I’ve had the opportunity to experience and learn so many things. I have developed my people skills, as well as my technical skills. For me, I don’t really see my time at DoSpace as volunteering, I see it as a learning experience and a way for me to get out of the house and do something I enjoy. Plus, you get to be around some awesome tech! But it’s not...

Like food? How about computers? Omaha’s first food computer anyone? A group of makers, programmers, educators, and students have recently embarked on a project to help create personal food computers in the Omaha area. Aside from just being a fun project, this group of “doers” saw the chance to build something for the community which provides countless opportunities for local food...

Do Space truly values the feedback and support from our users. In an effort to better serve the community’s technology needs, we are holding another series of focus groups with our users throughout the end of July and August. We highly encourage any interested user to join us at one of the focus group sessions to provide opinions and thoughts about Do Space. The focus groups will last...

Do you want to make your screen time beneficial to society? You can join several projects that help researchers without ever leaving your internet browser! Although computers seem to always know the answer, the reality is humans are often better at identifying certain things like objects in pictures, locations on maps, and handwritten letters. With lots of people each doing only a little work,...