November 2015

Changing gears to become a maker space.

Written on November 22, 2015.

“Be careful what you wish for”, they say. ylab is making the transition to become a maker space. ylab started with the goal of building a real tech community up here in southern York Region – Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill and Vaughan. There are scores of technology companies in the area, but outside work, everything...

Radio. Ra-D-D-O. Not your grandfather’s ham radio.

Written on November 19, 2015.

Volunteers from the York Region Amateur Radio Club came out to the David Dunlap Observatory to give us a presentation on how they’ve moved on from vacuum tubes to the Internet age. You have to memorise all these frequencies to get your ham radio license. OK, not really. The presentation was a real eye-opener. Amateur...

Robotycs Toy Hacks – They’re Alive!

Written on November 12, 2015.

We held our second Robotycs hands-on night on Nov 11 to continue the toy hacks. It’s great to see new faces coming out to every event, and to see others become regulars. DC power supply. Works much better than batteries for testing. Volunteers brought in a variety of equipment to help things along, and Robot Ross gave a quick presentation...

Big Mix Night: Robotycs, Arduino, Car Hacks and the DDO!

Written on November 5, 2015.

Wed Nov 4, 2015. It was like a whole bunch of ylab events, shaken up, mixed together and served up with everyone wondering how on earth the unholy mess would taste. Our friends at the David Dunlap Observatory somehow agreed to let us in to the darkest recesses of their basement for what was supposed to be a barely-announced Robotycs hands-on night....

October Wrap-Up: Python! Robots! Nerds! Makers! Haunted House! TAVES!

Written on November 3, 2015.

October YLab Meeting Group Shot. October was a crazy month. YLab is all about tech community, so it’s more than just the events we put on. YLab regulars, volunteers and friends have been all over the place, including: YLab’s Python Constricted class, hosted by the Markham Public Library, where a dozen people were introducted to...

Month: November 2015

Changing gears to become a maker space.

Radio. Ra-D-D-O. Not your grandfather’s ham radio.

Robotycs Toy Hacks – They’re Alive!

Big Mix Night: Robotycs, Arduino, Car Hacks and the DDO!

October Wrap-Up: Python! Robots! Nerds! Makers! Haunted House! TAVES!

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