The Open IT Lab spoke to more than 40 municipal technology managers at the SC Municipal Technology Association’s annual meeting on Thursday, September 6. The meeting took place in Charleston at the Francis Marion Hotel. The topic of discussion was the definition of open source, the top 10 open source…
The September 2012 Open IT Lab schedule is out! September 2012 Schedule in PDF
Approximately 30 people attended the Arduino/Microcontroller workshop for Educators workshop held on August 3rd and 4th at IT-oLogy. The majority of attendees were educators, but students and local IT professionals also participated. The purpose of the workshop was to train educators and other IT leaders on the skills needed to…
The OpenIT Lab at IT-oLogy offered a Basics of the Microcontroller/Arduino workshop for the first time to the general public on Saturday, July 14. The response was so overwhelming approximately 15-20 people had to be turned away and directed to a second offering. Attendees were given hands-on experience with building…
Thirty people attended the Ubuntu 101 Installation & Overview workshop held Thursday evening, July 26. Among those were students, professors and local IT professionals. Instructors Jeremy Bicha and Ben Francis familiarized participants with Ubuntu and walked them through the complete installation process. Many attendees brought their own computers and some…
Just a reminder of the Ubuntu 101 – Installation & Overview workshop scheduled for this Thursday from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at IT-oLogy. Please register ASAP as we are running out of space. You can register by replying to this email and confirming your attendance. Complete details are below and…
Register for any of the June Open IT Lab opportunities by emailing [email protected]! Note: Open IT Lab workshops are located at 1301 Gervais St., Suite 200, Columbia, SC.
If you’re like me, you aren’t very familiar with open source. When I started working for IT-oLogy over a year ago, I had never heard of it. POSSCON came around, and I had to get on board quickly! Once I started learning more, though, I realized open source is behind…
Located @ IT-oLogy Micro-controllers: SparkFun Inventor’s Kit Please join IT-oLogy for this innovative SparkFun program with the Open IT Lab! Who? Teachers, Professors, IT-oLogy Volunteers This is a “train the trainers” opportunity! The material you learn can be delivered in a classroom setting or to other…
While the Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON) may be over for the year, the opportunities surrounding open source are just beginning! The Open IT Lab, located at IT-oLogy @ Innovista, is a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about open source technologies. Todd Lewis, of Palmetto Computer…
