Last weekend I threw my ham radio gear into a backpack and carried it to the top of South Beacon Mountain in upstate New York, along with with my friend Tom Tumino, N2YTF, and we spent several hours at the…

One more to add to our parade of classes: Object Oriented PHP is now on the calendar for May 31! Join the OOP party full of classes, methods, and properties. We’ll cover all the theory you need to understand object…

A friend and I had dinner in the little Hudson River town of Beacon NY last night, after a day hike on nearby South Beacon Mountain.  As luck would have it, Beacon is home to the Retro Arcade Museum. Despite…

Raphael here! I’m the guy who’s always running around helping out at Craft Night. I love running open events, but Craft Night has gotten too big. So we’re going to split it in two neat pieces: Craft Night on Thursdays…

Introduction to Electronics! Got a gadget tumbling in your subconcious that needs electrical life? Don’t know where to start? Start here! This class is perfect for the absolute beginner who needs some practical electronics knowledge. From the description: “No theory…

Another class on May 2nd: This introduction to Illustrator will give you an overview of the Illustrator features and show you how to skillfully use the vector generating tools. If you’ve been daydreaming of using the lasercutter, this is a…

We’ve got some rad classes coming up at Resistor! April 26 – Soldering 101 Learn the basics of soldering while constructing a TV B Gone. May 2 – Fire the Lazzor! Bre’s laser class is back! Learn to use our…

I have to say I really love Etsy seller (and RIT Chemistry student) beadworkbyamanda‘s nerdy jewelry. I’ve seen a lot of circuit board jewelry over the years, but this is the first that’s been nice enough I’d actually want to…