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Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet21: Ordering Supplies From China ResellersToday Will discusses how to avoid issues when purchasing from resellers on eBay.
Lessons learned derived from a few recent transactions.
Takeaways:
Plan ahead, can easily take 5 to 12 weeks
Always order more than one item
If you need a larger quantity, diversify with different sellers
2018-12-2418 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet20: Mentoring College StudentsIn this episode Will provides an update on the current Hack Sioux Falls project.
Also shared is some insight and advice Will provided to a college student curious about what he should be doing now to be better setup for after graduation.
Key steps to take now:
Find a mentor
Take an online course outside of college material https://www.pluralsight.com/
Read Will’s Book: Wired For Coding
2018-12-1726 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet19: My Twitter BotWill announces another Hack Sioux Falls and the theme for it as kids are
now settled back into school.
2018-12-1024 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet18: Being an Online Content ProviderIt was quite a busy summer. Will provides a brief update on what he has
been up to and how some recent events went.
Also in this episode Will explains his experiences being a content creator
and sharing training course online.
2018-12-0335 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet17: My 3D PrinterAll the kids are now back in school so Will is back to tinkering and sharing some fun and interesting projects.
This week Will shares his experiences and take-aways regarding 3D Printing:
Device(s) he uses
How they work
What you can actually print
Current setup
What he has printed
And Links to great resources:
http://thingiverse.com/
http://tinkercad.com/
https://www.repetier.com/
2018-09-1030 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet16: Don't Pitch it, Fix itSummer is winding down and Will reflects back on some of the great events
that took place over the last few months.
2018-08-1329 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet15: The Future Is CodeRoss is finally back (if only for an episode) and brings with him a topic he has been focusing on a lot lately. Will shares his lessons and experience with keeping code from past projects for future use.
Learning to 'code' is the on the top of many career lists. We talk about where coding is going, how and why to start building a code portfolio and the benefits of holding on to everything you've created in the past.
Links:
https://GitHub.com / https://gist.github.com
https://Gitlab.com
Git Beginers Guide: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/
Will's Public...
2018-08-0642 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet14: IOT Temperature Control ProjectWill shares his experience with building IOT devices for monitoring and controlling devices around his home as well as the parts and processes to build some of your own.
The particular project discussed in this episode is a temperature control module that helps keep an incubator room using a small ceramic space heater within 1 degree celsius.
Take-away Lessons:
These projects are not that complicated
The cost to build a simple solution is just a few dollars. In this case, less than $15
Leverage existing dashboards and services; especially when getting started
Links:
https://youtu.be/H55IOwxkdY8
https://www.instructables.com/i...
2018-07-3025 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet13: Hack Sioux Falls Project Wraps UpThis week Will discusses wrapping up the Hack Sioux Falls Project, lessons learned, project outcomes, and plans for future events.
Also, this last week was the first event partnering with the Sioux Falls School District. Cyber Patriot Camp where 6 instructors/volunteers helped 21 kids learn about passwords, security policies, running a VM, securing a VM.
Links:
Hack Sioux Falls: http://hacksiouxfalls.com (signup for notifications of future events)
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqvaQa2ZLifihNcFORzVzAQ youtube channel
KDLT School Zone: https://www.kdlt.com/2018/07/19/school-zone-cyberpatriot/
KDLT Evening News: https://www.kdlt.com/2018/07/20/cyberpatriot-boot-camp-offers-students-a-crash-course-on-cyber-security/
KELO Evening News: https://www.keloland.com/news...
2018-07-2330 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet12: Our Summer Gaming Bootcamp Re-capdRoss is out yet again but Will has more details about exciting the Gaming Bootcamp events happening around Sioux Falls and the state.
Native American Gaming Bootcamp:
3-day camps and free
Funded by AT&T, huge thanks to them
Have six planned around the state; Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, Mission, still planning a few
Bobby, our instructor, brings a lot of Native culture into the program
Gaming Bootcamps in Sioux Falls:
Over 35 kids joined us this summer and 4 mentors or helpers
Built 7 games in 5-days. Most games allow the kids to explore and create
Custom Doodle Jump this year, huge success
...
2018-07-1627 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet11: GenCyber Girls in CybHER Security CampJust Will this week providing an update on wrapping up the Hack Sioux Falls Event that kicked off a few months ago.
He also shares a couple other great regional events that took place.
One being the GenCyber camp at DSU in Madison SD:
the largest GenCyber camp in the country
sponsored by NSA & AT&T
Various guest speakers, mostly women in cyber careers including Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Heather Wilson
Take-away Lessons:
We need to expose more kids, not just girls, to all technology fields. Cyber, programming, hardware, microcontrollers, electronics
There are camps and activities, you need to seek t...
2018-07-0928 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet10: SFC Coding ClubA local Sioux Falls School requests some additional STEM activities and Will delivers.
The SFC Coding Club was born.
http://sfc-games.sdgamingbootcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTA02T5gsVo
Will & Ross also discuss content and course distribution platforms, their nuances, and the effort that goes into building course for using as learning tools as well as generating extra income.
https://www.udemy.com/gaming-bootcamp-mentor-training/
2018-06-1137 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet9: Teaching Junior AchievementWill brings you another solo episode while Ross is still out on 'assignment'.
He spent the last week co-teaching a Junior Achievement course called "JA Be Entrepreneurial".
The course was made up of six different assignments that helped the students prepare business planes, research product/market fit, discover competitive advantage and more.
2018-06-0432 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet8: Where and how to buy electronic suppliesWill discusses where to purchase all the electronic supplies he mentions on the show as well as address some questions about cost and things to look out for.
He also recaps how the local hosted event for Arduino Day 2018 went.
When purchasing electronic supplies:
99% of what is needed can be purchased from Amazon & eBay
Great success with eBay
Exceptions with solder, LED strips, wires misrepresented, expect some dead components
Arduinos, ESP8266, sensors, resistors, ICs,
What NOT to buy from eBay:
Solder; anything where performance is critical, high-end audio-amps, flash drives
High voltage, test equipment, batteries & battery banks,
Stuff “too” cheap probably is missing protection
Keep in mind, virtually everything...
2018-05-2825 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet7: How NOT to apply for an internshipWhile Ross is out, Will digs up an old email that got him thinking about a great topic for an episode.
In this episode Will goes over the experience he had with regards to the email conversation and disbelief (for lack of a better term) of the whole situation.
He also goes over some excellent pointers on how to set yourself apart and the properly way to apply and subsequently land an internship.
No spoilers here. You'll have to listen to the episode to learn about the content of the email.
2018-05-2119 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet6: Girls Breaker DayIn the Sioux Falls area and have a daughter? Will has a great event planned for May 26th from 10am-3pm and we talk about all the details on today's episode as well as why and how it got started.
We geek out a little bit about backup solutions at the beginning but it's still great conversation.
2018-05-1452 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet5: Arduino Day 2018 - Hack Sioux Falls EditionWould you like to learn about the Arduino platform? Check out Arduino Day 2018 on May 12 for a worldwide celebration of Arduino. Our event will be hosted in Sioux Falls, SD and will be lead by our Hack Sioux Falls kids.
2018-05-0716 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet4: Cedar Falls has a MakerspaceWill takes a trip to Cedar Falls IA and makes an interesting discovery while Ross stays back and takes a 2 week trip down memory lane.
2018-04-3045 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet3: Expectations for 'Hack Sioux Falls'In this episode, Will discusses his expectations and hopes for an upcoming summer event he is hosting.
Hack Sioux Falls is an event for teaching kids about electronics, embedded technology, and engineering.
The event is 90 days long, open to kids ages 9 through 18 and parents are welcome. Each kid is provided with all of the electronics necessary to complete the challenge.
More details are available at hacksiouxfalls.com
2018-04-2345 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet2: Teaching 130 8th Grade Girls About ElectronicsWill gets invited to put together some activities for a local Women in Science event.
The event consisted of 130 girls from 6 local schools and resulted in some great exposure to technology for everyone involved.
Takeaway Lessons from the event:
We need to start introducing technology earlier
It should not be scary
How can kids get started? It is not expensive
Need to not over-plan
2018-04-1636 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet1: When Should Kids Learn to ProgramIs it really ever too early? We talk about when the best time is for kids to start programming.
In this episode, we lightly touch on some resources that can be used to get started as well as what is really required for hardware.
We will go much more into detail on all th resources in future episodes.
2018-04-0930 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetSeriously. We're Not Going to Edit this PodcastWould you rather us spend our time finding fun and interesting things to tinker with, or would you rather have a flawless podcast?
We thought so.
2018-04-0800 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetHow Do People Find UsYou're already here so you did it.
We also have other ways to contact us and follow along.
You can learn them here.
2018-04-0700 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetAre We Going to Edit this PodcastNobody is perfect. We don't expect our podcast to be either and neither should you. We just want to share fun and interesting tech.
2018-04-0600 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetHow Long Should This Podcast BeWe want to be sure we get to the point and get on with the show.
2018-04-0500 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetWhat Ross Thinks We Should Talk AboutRoss briefly describes what he is interested in talking about and digging into with this podcast.
2018-04-0400 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetWhat Will Thinks We Should Talk AboutWill briefly describes what he is interested in talking about and digging into with this podcast.
2018-04-0300 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetAre We Going to have GuestsThe best way to learn is by talking to others that have more experience than you. Of course we are going to have guests.
2018-04-0200 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetHow We Will Get People to ListenWe want to make sure we have people listen, but how will we do that?
2018-04-0100 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetShould Anyone Not ListenWe want to make sure the content we share is easily digestable. The more people who enjoy are content the better.
2018-04-0100 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetWho Should Listen to this PodcastWe briefly chat about who should listen to this podcast.
2018-04-0102 min
Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology MeetIntroduction to the ... showWe know we want to do a show, but at this point, we don't even have a name. We just like technology and want others to like it the same way we do.
2018-04-0123 min