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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...

Securing Your Home Router Recap and Upcoming Events

Written on September 18, 2015.

Filling the boardroom with makers and networking equipment. It was an amazing turnout at our September 16th event centred around securing your home router. After going through some background information on routers and how their firmware is developed, YLab makers eagerly started reflashing their router’s with open source...

First Month Recap and Top Ten Things We’ve Learned

Written on August 28, 2015.

At Wednesday’s Arduino class, YLab regulars were talking about how hard it is to believe that it’s only been a month since our Kick-Off event. That was way back on July 25, and the Arduino class was on August 26. OK, a month and a day. It’s been a challenge, an inspiration, and most of all, a whole lot of fun for the growing group...

A Physicist, Programmers, Roboticists and Some Newbies Walk into an Arduino Class

Written on August 27, 2015.

It’s no joke. Attendees for YLab’s first formal training class ranged from beginners to experienced hardware hackers with enough experience to teach the class themselves. And how did it all work out? Unbelievably well. Attendees helped each other out, and everyone got their circuits and programs working. Its Alive! The first project was...

Sold Out Event At The David Dunlop Observatory

Written on August 21, 2015.

DDO. WOW. We sold out and filled every seat available for Makers at the David Dunlap Observatory: Old Tech Meets New Tech. Arriving visitors who had never seen the site were slack-jawed at the beautiful telescope and administration building. The David Dunlap Observatory, sitting right smack in the middle or Richmond Hill, is Canada’s largest...

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

Securing Your Home Router Recap and Upcoming Events

First Month Recap and Top Ten Things We’ve Learned

A Physicist, Programmers, Roboticists and Some Newbies Walk into an Arduino Class

Sold Out Event At The David Dunlop Observatory

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