Win Cool Stuff with Maker Faire:NC!

 I recently bought a Raspberry Pi and fell in love.  I've already put SiriProxy on it and then redid everything so I could run XBMC on it.  What a versatile little gizmo!  We're excited to see what the creative Makers in NC can do with one so  I bought another one to give away!  Thanks to generous donations from Hines Design Labs and our sister Faire, Maker Faire Rhode Island, we're thrilled to announce a big 'ol Raspberry Pi Prize Pack in our Raspberry Pi Giveaway!

We are giving away:

• Five Adult tickets to Maker Faire:NC on June 15, 2013
• Raspberry Pi (512MB)
• "Getting Started with Raspberry Pi" by  Matt Richardson & Shawn Wallace
• Custom-made MFNC Raspberry Pi LASER-cut case
• A MFNC 2013 T-Shirt

Enter Here

Entry is free and is available to NC residents.  Other terms/conditions/what-have-yous apply, check out the contest page for more info.

-Jon

Lightning Talks Tonight at Durham's Splat Space

Sorry for the short notice but better late than never, right?  Tonight at Splat Space, Durham's awesomest Hackerspace, there will be a series of lightning talks on a wide range of subjects. 

Cost: Free!

When: Friday, June 10, 2011, 7:30 PM 

Where: 331 W. Main St - Basement Durham, NC

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/19644181/

More on Durham's Hackerspace Splat Space.

Reminder: 3rd Triangle PechaKucha Night is TONIGHT!

PechaKucha Nights are local idea-sharing events in the 20 x 20 format: speakers present 20 slides for 20 seconds per slide. Slides advance automatically to keep things moving forward at a rapid pace. Anyone can present, but meaningful PechaKucha presentations are the ones that uncover the unexpected -- unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. The key to a great presentation is to present something you feel passionate about. Many people use PechaKucha Night to present their latest creative projects or work.

Date & Time: June 17th, 2010, at 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:30)
Location: Relevance, 200 North Mangum Street, Suite 204, Durham, NC, 27701
Register: www.pknraleigh.com

Check out our previous post about this exciting event to see their list of speakers and get more information.

Webmasters / Bloggers: Show Your Support

125x125 MF:NC BadgeBy popular request we have added some logos and badges for you to put on your website, blog, fridge, etc.  Get them now in the Media Center! Go! Now!

Feel free to post these spiffy badges all over your Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Orkut, StumbleUpon, Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal, SquareSpace, Flickr, etc.!  ;-)

Sparkfun is Giving you $100 of free goodies!

A terrific resource for makers, inventors, and backyard engineers is Sparkfun Electronics. Frankly, they're another one of those companies that "gets it."

More than just selling widgets, Sparkfun is a valuable resource for us builders of glorious gadgets.

So how cool is it that they want to give you $100 worth of free stuff? There are rules, sure, and you need to cover shipping but the spirit is strong and generous.

I won't repeat their information here. Go check it out, get some 555's, solar cells, and stepper motors on January 7th between 9 & 11 MST.