https://starship-factory.ch/en/categories/software/Recent content in Starship Factoryhttps://starship-factory.ch/en/2019/08/13/iot-basel-smart-switches/Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0200Our friends from the IoT Basel meetup are coming by on Wednesday 28.08 at 19:00 to give a workshop on Smart Switches for your Home Automation. If you want to take part, please register on the Meetup page.https://starship-factory.ch/en/2019/05/20/django-girls-basel-workshop-8-july-2019/Mon, 20 May 2019 00:00:00 +0200On 8 July the Django Girls will be giving a free workshop at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland in Muttenz on getting started with building websites using Django. The workshop is open to women and gender minorities and requires no prior knowledge whatsoever. Here is a short overview again: When? 8 July 2019, roughly 9:00 to 19:00 Where? FHNW Campus Muttenz For whom? Women and gender minorities with no prior knowledge Web: https://djangogirls.org/basel/ Twitter: @DjangoGirlsBSL Instagram: DjangoGirlsBasel Would you like to help? We would be delighted if you want to support this event with your expertise! Apply herehttps://starship-factory.ch/en/2017/02/03/monitoring-hub-in-february/Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100On 27 February from 19:00 we are starting a new experiment: our “Monitoring Hub” takes place for the first time. At this first meeting we will look more closely at the Prometheus monitoring system as our focus, and explore what characteristics it has and how best to use it for your own monitoring purposes.https://starship-factory.ch/en/2016/10/07/raspberry-pi-workshop/Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0200On 29 October there is another Raspberry Pi workshop at Starship Factory. Part 1: getting to know the Raspberry Pi Get to know the Raspberry Pi 3 and build a wireless access point with it. Part 2: Raspberry Pi *blink* Learn to control simple electronics and let it become a thing of the internet.https://starship-factory.ch/en/2016/06/22/raspberry-pi-crash-course/Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0200On 29 June a crash course on the Raspberry Pi takes place at Starship Factory. We will show you what a Raspberry Pi is, how to hold it properly, what power it eats and what entertaining things you can do with one kept in species-appropriate conditions. Raspberry Pis and accessories are provided, and using examples we will learn how to carry out projects like the ones in this great online tutorial yourself, at home or here in the space.https://starship-factory.ch/en/2016/02/07/arduino-day-2016-at-starship-factory/Sun, 07 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0100On 2 April 2016 the international Arduino Day takes place again. And this time too we at Starship Factory will be putting on a varied programme. A few highlights: For everyone curious and new to it, Christoph from Starship Factory gives an insight into the Arduino world: what is an Arduino? What do you do with it? How can I dive into the Arduino world myself, right here? Dr. Mathias Wilhelm presents his HelvePIC32 project, an Arduino-compatible microcontroller to solder together yourself. Cedric from CS Audio Design presents his Gesture Based Performance System (GePS) in a workshop, which turns body movements into music. The detailed programme with all the activities will be published shortly. But do not wait for it — put 2 April in your calendar today!https://starship-factory.ch/en/2015/12/27/solar-powered-final-approach-computers/Sun, 27 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0100At today’s Starship Factory session we worked on running embedded computers off batteries. The OpenVario flight computer is powered by the solar cell via a regulator. The battery serves as a backup and should allow around 18 hours of offline operation. On the side we consumed streams from the Chaos Communication Congress and Mate.https://starship-factory.ch/en/2015/08/18/digital-self-defence-crypto-september/Tue, 18 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0200Every day you read about new attacks on privacy. Thanks to people like Edward Snowden we know about the NSA surveillance affair; laptop theft, attacks by spam bots and credit card sharks are everyday occurrences, and politics keeps pushing for more surveillance and deeper intrusions into privacy. It is only natural, then, that as a user you want to protect your data better against other people’s access. But what to do?https://starship-factory.ch/en/2015/06/24/programming-for-absolute-beginners-2015/Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0200Have you always wanted to learn to program, but thought until now that it was too hard for you, or simply never got round to it? We have exactly the right workshop for you, and it is easier than you think. Come by and let us convince you! On Saturday, 27.06.2015 from 14:00 to 16:30, Alexander Schremmer (xoraxax) is giving an introduction to the basics of programming using the programming language “Python”. Anyone who wants to learn to program can take part — member or not. No prior knowledge of programming is needed; knowing some English is useful (but not required).https://starship-factory.ch/en/2014/08/13/workshop-programming-for-absolute-beginners-23-august-2014/Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0200Have you always wanted to learn to program, but thought until now that it was too hard for you, or simply never got round to it? We have exactly the right workshop for you, and it is easier than you think. Come by and let us convince you! On Saturday, 23.08.2014 from 13:00 to 19:00, Alexander Schremmer (xoraxax) is giving an introduction to the basics of programming using the programming language “Python”. Participants must be 16 or older. No prior knowledge of programming is needed; knowing some English is useful (but not required).