My Life as a Maker
Transcript of My Life as a Maker
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Education?
• NUS Computer Science• Class of 2015
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What is my job?• “Hardware Engineer” at startup Algo Access• Add IoT capability to optical machines
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Repair Kopitiam volunteer
• Monthly free repair teaching event• Combat the buy-and-throw-away culture
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Co-organiser of Hackware• Monthly meetup for hardware/electronics makers• https://www.facebook.com/groups/hackware/
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3 of my many projects1. Vibration Alarm Clock birthday gifts2. Raspberry Pi internet radio streamer3. PCB Name Card
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Vibration Alarm Clock gifts(start of my maker journey)
Clock 212 Jan 2015https://github.com/yeokm1/vibrate_alarm_clock_2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJnRN-2LL7Q
Clock 114 May 2014https://github.com/yeokm1/vibrate_alarm_clock
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Singapore internet radio streamer
https://github.com/yeokm1/pi-radio
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PCB Name Card
• White torch, Ultraviolet, NFC, QR code, ruler
• https://github.com/yeokm1/pcb-name-card
• http://yeokhengmeng.com/2015/09/pcb-businessname-card/
• http://www.slideshare.net/yeokm1/pcb-business-card
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How to “efficiently” share your maker projects?
1. Technical schematics/code/drawings/sketches go to http://github.com
2. Write a blog post about your making experience
3. Give a talk at Hackware or OneMakerGroup: • Slides can go to http://www.slideshare.net/ and into the blog post
4. Finally share a picture and link of your work on social media
Sharing encourages you to finish your project!