Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet

William Bushee & Ross Wickman

A unique podcast focusing on technology education for kids and adults.

  1. 12/24/2018

    21: Ordering Supplies From China Resellers

    Today Will discusses how to avoid issues when purchasing from resellers on eBay. Lessons learned derived from a few recent transactions. Takeaways: Plan ahead, can easily take 5 to 12 weeks Always order more than one item If you need a larger quantity, diversify with different sellers

    21: Ordering Supplies From China Resellers

  2. 12/17/2018

    20: Mentoring College Students

    In this episode Will provides an update on the current Hack Sioux Falls project. Also shared is some insight and advice Will provided to a college student curious about what he should be doing now to be better setup for after graduation. Key steps to take now: Find a mentor Take an online course outside of college material https://www.pluralsight.com/ Read Will’s Book: Wired For Coding

    20: Mentoring College Students

  3. 12/10/2018

    19: My Twitter Bot

    Will announces another Hack Sioux Falls and the theme for it as kids are now settled back into school.

    19: My Twitter Bot

  4. 12/03/2018

    18: Being an Online Content Provider

    It was quite a busy summer. Will provides a brief update on what he has been up to and how some recent events went. Also in this episode Will explains his experiences being a content creator and sharing training course online.

    18: Being an Online Content Provider

  5. 09/10/2018

    17: My 3D Printer

    All the kids are now back in school so Will is back to tinkering and sharing some fun and interesting projects. This week Will shares his experiences and take-aways regarding 3D Printing: Device(s) he uses  How they work What you can actually print Current setup What he has printed And Links to great resources: http://thingiverse.com/ http://tinkercad.com/ https://www.repetier.com/ ​​​​​​​

    17: My 3D Printer

  6. 08/13/2018

    16: Don't Pitch it, Fix it

    Summer is winding down and Will reflects back on some of the great events that took place over the last few months.

    16: Don't Pitch it, Fix it

  7. 08/06/2018

    15: The Future Is Code

    Ross is finally back (if only for an episode) and brings with him a topic he has been focusing on a lot lately. Will shares his lessons and experience with keeping code from past projects for future use. Learning to 'code' is the on the top of many career lists. We talk about where coding is going, how and why to start building a code portfolio and the benefits of holding on to everything you've created in the past. Links: https://GitHub.com / https://gist.github.com https://Gitlab.com Git Beginers Guide: http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/ Will's Public Repositories: https://github.com/bluemonkeydev

    15: The Future Is Code

  8. 07/30/2018

    14: IOT Temperature Control Project

    Will shares his experience with building IOT devices for monitoring and controlling devices around his home as well as the parts and processes to build some of your own. The particular project discussed in this episode is a temperature control module that helps keep an incubator room using a small ceramic space heater within 1 degree celsius. Take-away Lessons: These projects are not that complicated The cost to build a simple solution is just a few dollars. In this case, less than $15 Leverage existing dashboards and services; especially when getting started Links: https://youtu.be/H55IOwxkdY8 https://www.instructables.com/id/ESP8266-Temperature-Controlled-Relay/

    14: IOT Temperature Control Project
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