Debian-NYC would like to invite you to our next Novice Night.

Novice Nights are Debian-NYC’s meetings for everyone. If you would
like to install Debian, come on by. If you would like help with
configuring or making Debian do what you need, we can do that too. If
you want to hang out with Debianistas to pick up tips and tricks, come
on by. We can also provide some help with other derivatives of Debian,
such as Ubuntu.

Novice Nights are free-form: bring your questions, and you’ll be able
to talk to people to answer them. There isn’t a set structure here or
presentation, so you can come and go as you would like. There may be
mini-presentations throughout the night. We will be able to help with
new installations or fixing/configuring existing ones. We can make
installation CDs or USB drives. You should bring your computers you
would like help on (and your friends!).

We welcome groups. If you have a group attending, feel free to contact
us in advance so that we can prepare something for you. If you have
questions, please direct them to Richard Darst .

Where and When: Eyebeam, Tuesday, January 18th, 2011. Come and go as
you like between 6pm and 10pm.

Getting there: See Eyebeam directions. Eyebeam is on the west side of
Manhattan, in Chelsea. (540 W. 21st Street, (between 10th and 11th
Avenues) New York, NY 10011) A/C/E/1/2/3/L trains are the closest, and
Eyebeam is right next the Hudson River Greenway.

Contact: IRC on #debian-nyc on irc.debian.org ; [email protected] ;
or Richard Darst (rkd at zgib dot net).

Web: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianNYC/NoviceNights

Come learn how to create a rapid prototype of your designs with our 35watt laser at NYC Resistor!

We’ll cover the basics of how to use the Epilog CO2 laser for cutting and etching.

Our laser can etch glass, cut wood and acrylic, and mark many metals such as your aluminum laptop. The laser can cut and etch lots more stuff too.

We’ll also cover the basics of using a vector based program, such as Inkscape, Illustrator, and Corel Draw to plan your cutting and etching.

Please bring a laptop and a USB jump drive with you.

You can register for this class on EventBrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1175490925

Want to learn to build websites? Have a website on wordpress, tumblr or blogger, but want to learn to customize it? This class will arm you with the skills and tools you need to do so. You will leave the class with new knowledge AND a ready-reference card!

Taught by NYC Resistor member Alexis Goldstein.

Date: January 22nd @ 1pm.

Register for this class at EventBrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1165063737

(CORRECTION! This class is on SUNDAY, not saturday as originally written here.)

Our most popular class, Arduino and Soldering 101, is running again this Sunday (Dec 12th), and still has a few spaces left. If you’ve been curious about electronics and Arduino at all, this is where to start.

Make your own Arduino and learn how to use it in the same class!

Sign up

Description:


This is your friendly introductory class to soldering and
micro-controllers. In this three-hour class we will:

• Solder together a Freeduino board (an Arduino Duemilanove-compatible board)
• Learn how to program it using the Arduino environment
• Wire up several circuits and load up code to read sensors and light LEDs
• Cover variables, functions, basic Arduino functionality
• Show you how to get more help in the future for all your projects

When you leave, you’ll have a micro-controller, a mini-USB cable, a power supply and a few programs to play with.
The class will be taught by NYC Resistor members Liz Arum and Charles Pax.


Please bring a laptop with the Arduino environment on it. It’s available at http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software.

This Sunday, December 12th, we’ve got another Arduino/Soldering 101 class — you’ll learn soldering techniques by building your own Freeduino board, then you’ll get to learn some basic programming. This is one of our most popular classes, and it’s always a great time.

Then, the following Saturday, the 18th, is our first Build a MIDI Percussion Instrument class. We’re going to be making computer-controlled noisemakers using solenoids then doing a nice jam session with a sequencer running all the devices. This should be a lot of fun.