⬇️ Download videos from the web with youtube-dl

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

On Friday, August 13 (5–9 p.m.) and Saturday, August 14 (12–6 p.m.), we’ll be running a tutorial on the command-line program youtube-dl. Drop by any time to get a free zine and learn more! Bring a laptop and we’ll help you install youtube-dl on macOS, Windows, or Linux. ⬇️ Download videos from the web with youtube-dl […]

✶ Scanning the Spectrum: An Intro to Software-Defined Radio with Gqrx

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

We’ll be hosting a software-defined radio tutorial this Friday, August 27 (5–9 p.m.) and Saturday, August 28 (12–6 p.m.). Stop by to get a free zine and learn more. ✶ Scanning the spectrum: An intro to software-defined radio with Gqrx ✶ Screen reading PDF ✶ Print-imposed PDF  

🔬 Sci-Hub 10th Anniversary Party

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This weekend we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of Sci-Hub, which went live on September 5, 2011. Stop by Friday (5–9) or Saturday (12–6) and get a free stack of #WeStanAlexandra flyers to hang around your neighborhood. > Flyer PDF link

⬇️ Download a website with Wget

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

  Stop by Iffy Books this Friday (5–9 p.m.) or Saturday (12–6 p.m.) for a free tutorial on the command-line program Wget. We’ll teach you to use Wget to download an entire website (or part of a website), including images, CSS files, and other resources.Wget is super powerful, yet simple enough that anyone can use […]

🌐 Is Ubuntu for me?

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

🌐 Is Ubuntu for me? 🌐 Screen reading PDF 🌐 Print-imposed PDF

🖋️ Design a flyer with Scribus

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Stop by this weekend for a tutorial on Scribus, a free desktop publishing program for Linux, macOS, and Windows. You’ll learn to install Scribus, download fonts and images, and design an eye-catching flyer. 🖋️ Design a flyer with Scribus 🖋️ Screen reading PDF 🖋️ Print-imposed PDF  

🧲 Share a file with BitTorrent

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

On November 5 & 6 we’ll host a tutorial on how to share files using BitTorrent, an alternative to cloud storage options like DropBox. 🧲 Share a file with BitTorrent 🧲 Screen reading PDF 🧲 Print-imposed PDF

🔊 Make noise music with MicroPython and a Pi Pico

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

This weekend we’re running a tutorial on making noise with a Raspberry Pi Pico and MicroPython. Stop by any time on Friday, November 19 (5–9 p.m.) or Saturday, November 20 (12–6 p.m.) to learn more!Here’s a link to the example code. 🔊 Make noise music with MicroPython and a Pi Pico 🔊 Screen reading PDF 🔊 […]

🐁 Program a Digispark Mouse Jiggler

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Stop by this week (Thursday–Sunday, 12–6 p.m.) and learn how to program a mouse jiggler or keyboard simulator using a Digispark clone. 🐁 Program a Digispark Mouse Jiggler 🐁 Screen reading PDF 🐁 Print-imposed PDF

🪡 How to darn your clothes

This week we’re running a tutorial on how to darn your clothes! Bring a garment with a small tear or worn spot, and we’ll help you repair it with a needle and thread. 🪡 How to darn your clothes 🪡 Screen reading PDF 🪡 Print-imposed PDF

🎲 Strong encryption with a 10-sided die

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Stop by this week (Thursday–Sunday, 12–6 p.m.) and learn to create a one-time pad cipher without using a computer. All you’ll need is paper, a pencil, and a 10-sided die.🎲 Strong encryption with a 10-sided die 🎲 Letter-sized PDF Each zine page is 8.5″x11″, because the encoder/decoder table is difficult to read at booklet scale. […]

🎥 Transcode audio & video with FFmpeg

Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St.) 319 N. 11th St. #2I, Philadelphia, PA, United States

We’re pleased to present a free tutorial on FFmpeg, an essential command-line tool for working with audio and video files. You’ll learn to convert FLAC files to MP3, split stereo audio into separate mono files, convert between video formats, and more! To get a free zine about FFmpeg, stop by the shop Thursday, January 20 […]