Go Hack Something - Where Education and Technology Meet William Bushee & Ross Wickman

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

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

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

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.

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/ ​​​​​​​

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