by Norm Dempsey | May 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Conference Event
Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurs, Makers, Mathematics, Engineers, Science, Education and Community: We are DaVinci’s Faire & BarCamp of Sarasota-Bradenton! Manatee Technical College once again played host to communities of Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice,...
by Norm Dempsey | Mar 24, 2017 | Blog Post, Conference Event, Upcoming Events
The next DaVinci’s Faire & BarCamp, April 29th, 2017, is fast approaching and we count on volunteers to help facilitate, organize, promote, run the event, and make the event more awesome each year. Can we count on you? If...
by Norm Dempsey | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog Post
A message from the Suncoast Science Center and Faulhaber Fab Lab Dear Friends, Dr. Fritz Faulhaber, or “Dr. Fritz”, touched many lives around the world. We would like to give everyone the chance to share their memories of Fritz, even if you are not able to attend the...
by bcsrq | Oct 13, 2016 | Blog Post
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer #2 (Official) Watch the official second trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which Jyn Erso leads a group of unlikely heroes to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. Rogue One: A...
by Stan Schultes | Sep 20, 2016 | Blog Post, Leadership
Our DaVinci’s Faire and BarCamp Team is excited to welcome Kidbacker Foundation and their Hatchpad Platform as a major community sponsor. This last year at DaVinci’s Faire and BarCamp you may have had the opportunity to meet our friend and sponsor Heather...
by Norm Dempsey | Aug 25, 2016 | Blog Post
This is a summary of what Ransomware is and what it does, and provides advice on how to prevent and recover from Ransomware attacks. Ransomware installs in a covert manner on a victim’s computer, executes a hidden attack to lock the computer or encrypt the...
by Norm Dempsey | Aug 13, 2016 | Blog Post
Coworking: Through shared work spaces, we are creating better places to work and as a result, a better way to work Tweet Around the country and around the world, the popularity of coworking has increased dramatically through widespread facilities offered by places...
by Norm Dempsey | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog Post, Upcoming Events
Please join us for Dev Day at Station 2 Innovation on Saturday, September 17th from 10am-4pm. We’ll be showcasing what’s new and cool in the Development and Tech worlds in our fun and open atmosphere. Come prepared to share and be blown away by the latest gadgets and...
by Norm Dempsey | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog Post
Learn about the top new features in Microsoft’s updated office suites Bob Nowacki, Product Content Developer, TechSoup – September 30, 2015The 2016 version of Microsoft’s productivity suite includes features for easier collaboration and sharing....
by Norm Dempsey | May 24, 2016 | Blog Post, Upcoming Events
Starting in June, special memberships and programming just for students is available at Station 2 Innovation! High school, college/university students, and trade/tech school students will learn the fundamentals of starting a business, customer and business model...
by Norm Dempsey | Apr 30, 2016 | Blog Post, Conference Event
We were thrilled to once again play host along with Manatee Technical College to communities of Bradenton, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, and the surrounding area. The 2016 DaVinci’s Faire and BarCamp included such diverse topics as education, coding for the homeless, app...
by Norm Dempsey | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog Post
Social Media Tips and Advice from Sree Sreenivasan Let’s explore some Social Media tips and advice from Sree Sreenivasan that you can use for your business, organization, and/or personal use. First, his credentials: he’s a self-described tech...
by Norm Dempsey | May 10, 2015 | Blog Post
Google’s first int’l web conference, known as Education on Air, has been recorded and is now available on-demand. The completely virtual conference convened some 43,000 educators from 12 different countries over the course of two days. Sessions are full of...
by Norm Dempsey | Apr 24, 2015 | Blog Post, Conference Event
DaVinci’s Faire and BarCamp has come to a successful conclusion for 2015, adding to the region’s long list of great un-conferences. This year’s event was held on Saturday, April 11th and Sunday April 12th at the Main Campus of Manatee Technical College....
by Norm Dempsey | Mar 21, 2015 | Blog Post
Twitter, the online social networking platform that enables users to send and read 140-character messages called “tweets”, celebrates 9 years today. Happy Birthday, Twitter! Users access Twitter through the website interface, SMS, or mobile device apps....
by Norm Dempsey | Mar 15, 2015 | Blog Post
Blog post by Gary Morin. Our Makerspace, like so many other congregations of Makers around the world, had a Pi Day Celebration today. From 10:00 to 12:00 in the morning we had 25 youngsters in to learn about Pi and do some hands on activities each having to do with Pi...
by Kyle Nurminen | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog Post
Throughout history, the old folk story of Stone Soup has been told in multiple versions around the world. It is a story set in a small village in Europe during a time of great famine. People hoarded whatever food they could find, hid it from their friends and...
by Stan Schultes | Nov 11, 2014 | Blog Post
Economic Development through Main Street Gardening Wednesday, November 19 Bradenton Performing Arts Center – Kiwanis Ballroom Doors open 9:00am, Program 9:30 – 11:00am This event is free thanks to the generous support of sponsors. Registration is required. REGISTER...
by Stan Schultes | Oct 15, 2014 | Blog Post, Upcoming Events
Imagine the Sarasota-Bradenton area as a place to live, to start and build your business, to find great talent, to raise and educate your family, to enjoy a rich and vibrant arts and cultural community – what would it look like if we lived in a paradise of live, work,...
by WebEvie | Jan 12, 2014 | Blog Post
BarCampers may have noticed there’s a second After Hours on the calendar. It’s not a typo – there certainly is! We’re all about offering options and choices for our community to gather. And hey, we all like beer. We’ve had many people...
