Did you know that you can learn how to use git, how to become an open source company, what GitHub Actions are and even how to host a static website through GitHub using Jekyll? You can do all this using the GitHub Learning Lab. To get started, visit https://lab.github.com/install. You’ll notice that it will want to choose repositories for you to install the Learning Lab. I recommend creating a new repository just for the lab. Once the lab is installed, you’ll be able to use the GitHub Learning Lab. The github-learning-lab bot will track your progress so you can always come back to it. Along the way, it leverages GitHub by automatically creating issues, pull-requests, and repositories.

As of this post, TechBash 2020 is still planning on taking place from October 13-16, 2020 at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. This is just an hour or two drive from many major cities including New York City and Philadelphia. In addition, it’s within a reasonable drive from Baltimore, Boston, Hartford, Pittsburgh, State College, Syracuse, and Washington DC. Last year we received over 550 submissions from over 200 presenters.

LabCorp has released an at-home test for COVID-19. Here are a few important notes about the test:

At this point, nearly everyone who is working remote has had to use Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, Skype, and others.