Sean O'Brien (https://webio.me) will introduce you to home brewing.

These workshops are for homebrewers old, new, and soon-to-be amazing.

After a short video intro to homebrewing beer we'll the home brewing process and the all grains beer that we will be learning how to make using your home stove.

Crypto Workshop 3 - Operating Systems

If you can't trust your OS, you can't be secure.

We'll try out a few GNU/Linux distributions via VirtualBox or LiveUSB, and introduce you to a hardened version of Android.

Sean O'Brien (https://webio.me) will introduce you to free/open-source software solutions, guiding you through accessible workshops with tangible results.

This is a good place to start for better digital security.

Please bring a laptop to the class.

Workshop 1 - Audio, Video, & Text Chat 

Video/audio chat through the Web is easier than ever, and it's also more surveillance-free than ever. 

We'll try out private instant messaging as well as mobile solutions on the following:

meet.jit.si, Crypto.cat, Tor Messenger, OTR + Pidgin/Adium, Signal/SMSSecure

Free to MakeHaven Members

$10.00 for General Public. 

Sherill Baldwin of EcoWorks will lead a short Skill Share presentation on worm composting.

More details to follow.

This is free and open to the public.

Patrick from the New Haven Free Public Library is going to come and tell us about some digital resources available to anyone in New Haven. A highlight will be the ablity to freely access Lynda.com's huge library of how to videos and tutorials with your library card. Topics covered in Lynda include 3d CAD, programming, music production, 2d design, computer administration and business principles.

"Open Collaboration and Open Skies" In the past ten years, open source has taken over the software industry. As the speed and requirements of innovation are changing, technology companies have realized that to keep pace and be cost effective they must leverage external R&D. How are these open source projects structured? How do you get involved. This talk provides an introduction to the Open Source movement and looks at the Dronecode Project, developing a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).:

Sarah Boisvert will make a short presentation on what FabLabs are and share experiences she has had working with this world wide network of prototypeing and fabrication labs.