Devon, at esologic.com, has created an alarm clock by using the Google Calendar API to schedule playing an MP3. Read more here or view the video below
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Distributed processing with the #RaspberryPi and RabbitMQ
Adam Bloom from Pivotal has written a guide to installing and using RabbitMQ on a cluster of Raspberry Pis. Here’s what they say about RabbitMQ: With Pivotal RabbitMQ, we have a highly scalable, efficient, easy-to-deploy message queue. Beyond the long…
Setting up a personal web server on the #RaspberryPi
Here’s a nice little guide to setting up a web server on the Pi. using lighthttpd and PHP. Read the guide
#RaspberryPi Ghetto Blaster in a suitcase
Tarek Ziadé from Mozilla has created an 80s-style ghetto blaster using a Raspberry Pi, an aluminium suitcase and some in-car speakers. His solution for powering it involves a 12V lipo battery, which is very neat. Read more here
#RaspberryPi bus announcer via Sonos
Gerardo Capiel has written some code that has the Raspberry Pi make an announcement when the San Francisco Muni bus is coming. Read more and look at the code here
Integrating the Apple II and the #RaspberryPi
Foundation forum member ‘resman’ (aka Dave Schmenk) has been integrating his two favourite computers – the Apple II and the Raspberry Pi. Here’s Part 1… and part 2…
Using Motion detection with the #RaspberryPi camera
Foundation forum member ‘dozencrows’ has modified the ‘Motion’ software used for motion detection for the Raspberry Pi camera module. I’ve tried it myself and it works brilliantly and with only a couple of seconds lag. Instructions on available on the Raspberry…
#RaspberryPi camera RAW photo examples
California-based John Beale has taken some reference photographs using the –raw mode option with the Raspberry Pi camera module and posted them on his website. These photos give you a good guide to exposure modes and what is possible with…
Control your home theater with a #RaspberryPi and Pebble Watch
Alex Bain has written a guide to creating a home theatre control system using a Raspberry Pi, a Pebble Watch and an Android Phone. Not enough time to go into more detail – Read more here
Pi Vision – an X-based controller app for the #RaspberryPi camera
Over at heywhatsthebigidea.net, they’ve created an X-windows application that allows you to control the camera module on the Raspberry Pi. Read more and download here