Magic Courses and Certifications

Dave's Garage

Magic Smoke: Why Vintage Electronics Fail so Spectacularly

Discover why RIFA capacitors in vintage electronics fail dramatically, when to replace them, and the science behind the infamous "magic smoke" phenomenon in aging devices.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Art Space

Satisfying Color Mixing Magic - 5 Paints to 45 Beautiful Colors

Discover how to transform 5 basic paints into 45 stunning colors through satisfying acrylic mixing techniques, creating vibrant secondaries, pastels, and rich hues.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ExcelIsFun

FILTER Function and Logical Test Made Easy with BYROW and AND Functions - Excel Magic Trick 1912

Master Excel's FILTER function with AND logical tests using three methods: helper columns, multiplication operators, and BYROW & AND functions for dynamic data extraction.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Kevin Powell

The Magic of Auto-Fit and Auto-Fill - and the Difference Between Them

Master CSS Grid's auto-fit and auto-fill properties to create responsive layouts that adapt automatically without media queries, understanding their key differences.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Joy of Editing with Dave Kelly

Texture Magic: Creating Artistic Effects with Generative Fill in Photoshop Beta

Use Photoshop Beta’s Generative Fill to create textures that add artistic effects to artwork.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Joy of Editing with Dave Kelly

Discover the Magic of Lightroom Classic's Object Selection Tool

See how Lightroom Classic’s Object Selection Tool and masking capabilities create precise selections in photographs.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Security Onion

Malware Traffic and CyberChef Magic - 2021-08-19

Use Security Onion to inspect a malware traffic capture through TCP and pty stream analysis, hunting, and Zeek notices.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

EuroPython Conference

The Magic of Attribute Access

Explore Python's attribute access mechanisms, from method resolution to descriptors, with practical examples demonstrating customization and advanced usage for flexible and powerful programming.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

NDC Conferences

Maths or Magic? End-to-End Encryption Explained Like I'm Five

An interactive demonstration builds an end-to-end encryption algorithm with audience participation to show how private messaging works.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

EuroPython Conference

Monkey-Patching - A Magic Trick or a Powerful Tool

Explore dynamic code modification in Python, its pros and cons, real-world applications, and comparison with Ruby. Learn when monkey-patching is a valuable tool or potential pitfall.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

tinyML

Building a Magic Wand with TensorFlow Lite Micro - Tutorial

Build and deploy an IMU-based TinyML gesture-recognition model on an Arduino Nano BLE Sense 33.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Devoxx

Replicating Production in Your Tests with the Magic of Containers

Explore container-based testing with MicroShed and Testcontainers frameworks to create true-to-production environments, enhancing cloud-native application development and testing efficiency.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

The Magic of Platforms

Examines why enterprise platforms succeed or fail, and how architectural abstractions and technical mechanisms shape an in-house platform.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

GOTO Conferences

The Magic of Music Matching

A developer unpacks how Shazam identifies songs, from sound analysis and Fourier transforms to audio fingerprints, then demonstrates a Java clone.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Make With Tech (MakeWithTech)

Use Python to Build a Magic SMS Button

Build a Wi-Fi SMS button with an ESP32 board, CircuitPython, and Twilio without writing code.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video