⬇️ 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  

πŸ”¬ 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

πŸ–‹οΈ 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. πŸ–‹οΈ Design a flyer with Scribus πŸ–‹οΈ Screen reading PDF πŸ–‹οΈ 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

πŸ”Š 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.Β πŸ”Š Make noise music with MicroPython and a Pi Pico πŸ”Š Screen reading PDF πŸ”Š […]

🐁 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

πŸͺ‘ 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. πŸͺ‘ How to darn your clothes πŸͺ‘ Screen reading PDF πŸͺ‘ 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 8.5β€³x11β€³, because the encoder/decoder table is difficult to read at booklet scale. […]

πŸŽ₯ 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 […]

πŸ“Ά Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal

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

On Feb 19 & 20 (this Saturday & Sunday) we’re hosting a tutorial called Spread ideas with a pocket wi-fi portal. You’ll learn to create a wi-fi access point + web server using the Wemos D1 mini, a low-cost development board based on an ESP8266 microcontroller. It has onboard wi-fi, an 80 MHz processor, and […]

Build a DIY sub-irrigated planter 🌱

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

🌱 Stop by this weekend (Friday & Saturday, 12–6 p.m.) for a free tutorial on how to build a sub-irrigated (self-watering) planter. A sub-irrigated planter uses wicking to water your plants from below, keeping them alive and happy. It’s easy to make one! Bring a plastic bottle (any kind) to make a small SIP for […]

πŸŽ‰ Reception in our new space (one door down in room 3E) πŸŽ‰

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

We're moving to a bigger space! Same building, same floor, one door down in room 3E. To celebrate, we're having a reception on April 1 from 6–9 p.m. It'll be First Friday, so all the galleries in the building will be open as well. It would be great to see you! πŸ“š Iffy Books πŸ• […]

🌺 Make your own wildflower seed balls

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

Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to make throwable seed balls with native wildflower seeds. More details coming soon!

🌺 Make your own wildflower seed balls

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

Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to make throwable seed balls with native wildflower seeds. More details coming soon!

🌺 Make your own wildflower seed balls

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

Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to make throwable seed balls with native wildflower seeds. More details coming soon!

🌺 Make your own wildflower seed balls

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

Stop by any time 12–6 p.m. to make throwable seed balls with native wildflower seeds. More details coming soon!

πŸ… Grow something! with Goda Trakumaite

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

Grow something! An extreme-beginner-friendly overview of your gardening possibilities. Here's what we'll cover: β€’ How to grow a little bit of food or herbs with very little space and resources (basic container gardening) β€’ How to pay attention to and understand your plants (basic plant care) Led by Goda Trakumaite, a gardener with a decade […]

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