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New in Fabman: Mandatory bookings, SEPA payments & more

Greetings from the home office! 👋 I hope you’re all in good health while COVID-19 keeps sweeping across the globe.

We know that many community spaces are hit particularly hard by the new social distancing rules. But we’ve just released several new features, including one that might help you stay open during this crisis – as long as you’re not on forced lockdown.

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New in Fabman: multi-language member portal

As of today, the Fabman member portal is available in multiple languages! Well, two languages, for now. But there’ll be more!

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The Story of Fabman

Today, I’d like to tell you the frightening story that inspired us to invent Fabman. Think of it as a cautionary tale, a warning to anyone who’s going down the same path. Please, don’t repeat our mistakes!

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New in Fabman: Booking info on bridge displays (and more)

The holiday season is in full swing and it’s time for us to deliver a few presents before the year comes to an end.

Over the next few days we’ll roll out a firmware update to all Bridges. Here’s what this update will bring – plus a few other improvements we made in the past month.

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Starting your own makerspace

So, you’ve decided you want to open a makerspace? Great! Thirteen years ago, Karim and I started our first makerspace, which has now grown to more than 2000 members and branched into two other cities!

Me, giving an introductory course at our lab in Vienna

Over the years, we made a lot of mistakes – but also learned a few things. In this article I’ll try to share what we know to help you kickstart your makerspace, fab lab or hackerspace.

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