Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Brian Jepson is Executive Editor for Make Magazine’s Make:Books series, co-author of Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks, and has written and edited a number of other geeky books. He’s also a volunteer system administrator and all-around geek for AS220, a non-profit arts center that gives Rhode Island artists uncensored and unjuried forums for their work.

Sessions

1:30pm - 5:00pm Monday, 03/03/2008
Making Things Talk Tutorial
Tutorial
 Location: Mission Hills
Brian Jepson (O'Reilly Media, Inc.), Tom Igoe (Interactive Telecommunications Program, NYU)
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make physical things talk using microcontrollers and networks in a hands-on project using an Arduino microcontroller, a variety of components, and a copy of Igoe’s book, Making Things Talk. Limited seating. Read more.
8:45am - 9:30am Thursday, 03/06/2008
XO Laptop Hacks
General
 Location: Marina Ballroom E
Brian Jepson (O'Reilly Media, Inc.)
You won't find the Linux-powered XO Laptop on store shelves: they went out to people who donated to the limited-time Give One Get One program. By now, most of the donors have their laptops, so it's time to push it to the limit. Bring your XO Laptop to this hands-on session, and Brian Jepson will walk you through some of the cool hacks he's found. Read more.
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