Recompute Presentation
Brendan Macaluso the inventor of the Recompute came to Open House Friday at Tx/Rx Labs to present his CARDBOARD DESKTOP ENCLOSURE. It was a lot of fun seeing a desktop made out of paper. The key to this is that it is still very structurally sound. Take a look at the presentation Brendan gave on...
Intro to Arduino V2
It’s official, the Intro to Arduino class was a huge success. I received nothing but positive feedback from the first class, so he were go with round two. The class is currently scheduled for 07/26/2009. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/378536212 Please help us make this event as successful as the first one. Spread the word, tell your friends, invite...
Introduction to Arduino Class – 6/28
TX/RX Labs would like to announce our 1st class! Introduction to Arduino, this class will be held Sunday, June 28th, 2009 from 2:00pm – 6:00pm at the space. We are limiting this class to 20 people and if warranted we will have another class at a later date. This is an introduction to the physical computing...
Join us Friday Night at 7:30pm!
We have moved our formal meetings to the 2nd Friday of the month starting in July. So now the rest of the Friday’s are open house, feel free to drop by and see whats going on. We will have the space open by 7:30pm but sometimes earlier, join our mail list (link on webpage) and...
Tx/Rx Labs
We have made our decision of a DBA name for the group. TX/RX Labs. So watch for a new site and other rebranding soon. The required forms will be submitted to the City/County this week. We have made our decision of a DBA name for the group. TX/RX Labs. So watch for a new site...
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Office Hours
We will be starting a program called Office Hours where a certain person volunteers their time to teach others a certain subject. Right now we have 3 days out of 5 filled. The current schedule is as follows: Tuesdays – Lockpicking / Physical Security with I_H_F from 18:00 – 23:00 Wednesdays – Fooking with wood...
Defcon 17
There has been a couple people who have shown interest in going to Defcon 17 in Las Vegas, Jul 31 – Aug 2. We have thought about renting a van and taking a road trip. If you are interested please let me know and we will work out the schedule. We would split the cost...
Our new address!
We had another successful and productive meeting last night…. AND we have a real space now! Technology Collective of Houston 4820 Caroline St. Houston, Tx, 77004 Phone number to come soon. We have added 10 members to the membership roster with an additional 5 pledged to join next week at the weekly meeting. A list...
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Meeting 05-08-2009 & Membership Drive
Just sending out a reminder of our weekly meeting to be held at Caroline Collective tomorrow, May 8th at 7:30pm. The Caroline Collective is located at 4820 Caroline St. – http://carolinecollective.cc/location/ and parking is available in the front of the building or a parking lot behind the building with access from Arbor St. This will...
Temporary Space at Caroline Collective
We found a Temporary Space at Caroline Collective At the weekly meeting Friday night, interested members were given a tour of the Temporary Space that was offered at the Caroline Collective. The space is about 300 sq ft and will be $700.00 a month, including all utilities, water, wireless internet access, etc. We will also...
Notacon 2009
Notacon 2009 – April 16th-19th I know its short notice but Notacon is coming up in the beautiful city of Cleveland, OH. Just thought I would pass it on if anyone feels like getting out of town for the weekend. http://www.notacon.org/ From the Notacon site: NOTACON, an annual conference held in Cleveland, Ohio, explores and...
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Monthly Hackerspace Call-In
Once a month the hackerspaces throughout the world have a conference call. To share information on projects, status, event, etc. On average there are about 15 regulars and occasionally a new space will pop on. I have linked to the recording of the last conference call below.. Hackerspaces Call-In 2009-04-05 by brimstone Hopefully next month...