Electronics/Microcontrollers/Computers Meetup?

[MicroNut]

It was a good time. I'm glad to have met all of you!!!! Counting down to August 29th 2026 for the next one . JKNight, that is an awesome idea! Hopefully Chris can set up a chat room. I remember OBC had one and there were about 5 people that got on it weekly for about an hour. I've lost track of them all over time. It would be great to talk with people that wouldn't give me a glassy stare when I go "geek".

[JKnightandKARR]

It was a good time. I'm glad to have met all of you!!!! Counting down to August 29th 2026 for the next one . JKNight, that is an awesome idea! Hopefully Chris can set up a chat room. I remember OBC had one and there were about 5 people that got on it weekly for about an hour. I've lost track of them all over time. It would be great to talk with people that wouldn't give me a glassy stare when I go "geek".

Likewise!
Can always repurpose my Discord group that I don't use. Can do chat n type, pics ect on there, no video though..

[granz]

It was a great weekend (in spite of the car troubles, and losing the boot partition of my main computer.  )

Early thoughts about next year: I brought way too much stuff. Next year, I think that I will bring one work-in-progress project and one completed project. One large-sized brief case, or small suit case, should be enough.

Also, as I am still hoping for some locals interested in starting in making/computing/electronics/programming, so I will probably also bring some small give-aways, but nothing like the Arduino dev boards that I made.

[Chris Savage]

Was fun! Outta do occasional virtual stuff on messenger.

I like this idea. Once a month we do a family chat on Messenger. It's usually on a Sunday evening at 8P here and 5P on the west coast. We use Messenger because, not only can we all see / hear each other, but we can share photos and even applications. I have used Messenger to remotely repair my wife's computer. This week I will set something up. But in the interim, we should make sure everyone that went has / uses Messenger, has a camera on their PC and choose a day and time of month to do this once a month.

P.S. - Using Facebook Messenger does not require being friends on Facebook. Messenger is a separate app and you can communicate without being friends. I would probably use the Savage///Circuits account.

[JKnightandKARR]

Was fun! Outta do occasional virtual stuff on messenger.

I like this idea. Once a month we do a family chat on Messenger. It's usually on a Sunday evening at 8P here and 5P on the west coast. We use Messenger because, not only can we all see / hear each other, but we can share photos and even applications. I have used Messenger to remotely repair my wife's computer. This week I will set something up. But in the interim, we should make sure everyone that went has / uses Messenger, has a camera on their PC and choose a day and time of month to do this once a month.

P.S. - Using Facebook Messenger does not require being friends on Facebook. Messenger is a separate app and you can communicate without being friends. I would probably use the Savage///Circuits account.

I'll need a camera...... and mic.... my Blue Yeti Nano https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/shop/p/yeti-nano-usb-microphone bit the dust..... >.<

Edit: I was wrong, guess Discord can do video and screen share... Shows how long been since I've done anything on my group, or whatever it's called...

[Chris Savage]

For testing purposes, perhaps this coming weekend, who has a webcam and uses FB Messenger that would like to help me test things?

[JKnightandKARR]

For testing purposes, perhaps this coming weekend, who has a webcam and uses FB Messenger that would like to help me test things?

i can ove my phone or tablet

[Chris Savage]

i can ove my phone or tablet

Okay, well sometime this week I may have you help me test things.

For everyone who went to the event; I've been giving some thought to how the day seemed to just get by us. I think similar to the way the Unofficial Propeller Expos went, perhaps we should set up a kind of calendar of events so that everyone gets a chance to see the projects / demos that everyone else has. I didn't really get a chance to see all of what everyone brought.

I kind of got everyone together for my secret project, but later I was thinking that would have been cool if we each had a time slot dedicated to showing what we brought so everyone could get a fair chance. What do you all think of this?

[MicroNut]

Sounds great!!! Next time I'll bring something to show . Chris, your suggestion and looking into doing chats got me brainstorming (which is dangerous with all the lightning bolts). Is it possible to show videos in chats? I was thinking we could also do a virtual meetup sometime next year so any member of the forum that is too far away can do a video of their projects and show them at the virtual meetup. I'll bring the virtual snacks!

[Chris Savage]

Myself and my friend Terry Lukas are planning on coming. What do I need to do to register for a small table?

It was nice meeting both of you in person. Feel free to post the stuff you're selling in the appropriate forum.