Ryan Walmsley has created a fantastic site that uses the Google Maps API to track the location of Raspberry Pis around the world. Currently, the count is standing at just over 18,000 which, while not being anywhere close to the…
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Opinion Piece: Raspberry Pi, Model A
The first engineering samples of the Raspberry Pi, Model A have been produced. Read about it here first: First Model A samples off the line! | Raspberry Pi. As you can tell from the picture above and from the Foundation’s announcement,…
RasPi.TV – Review of ModMyPi case
Alex has done a comprehensive review of the ubiquitous (and most cost-effective) ModMyPi case over on his site. Review of ModMyPi case for the Raspberry Pi » RasPi.tv.
Getting started with Databases on the Pi with SQLite (reblog)
An excellent step-by-step blog post about installing and using SQLite. Further blog posts will cover how to use the database in PHP. I’ll be keeping an eye on this in my quest to learn my way around PHP! An Unofficial…
I just won a Dreamer Nano!
I just won a Dreamer Nano v4.0 over at Will Garrido’s blog MobileWill! (And I never win _anything_! The last thing I won was a Space LEGO set back in the 1980s!) The Dreamer Nano V4.0 is a surface mount breadboard…
Login terminal over USB/serial link to Jornada 680
The aim To operate the Raspberry Pi using a Jornada 680 (pictured, left) as a dumb terminal. The solution The Jornada 680 has a cable for sync-ing to Windows, the end of which terminates with a serial connector. Now, as…
Custom Splash Screen for Raspberry Pi (Raspbian)
I found this solution for creating a custom splash screen for the Pi. Custom Splash Screen for Raspberry Pi (Raspbian) – EDV-Huber.com. I’m cutting-and-pasting here just in case it disappears on it’s home site. This is a quick and dirty…
New from Adafruit – T-shaped Pi Cobbler
NEW PRODUCT – Adafruit Pi T-Cobbler Breakout Kit for Raspberry Pi « adafruit industries blog.
Testing Raspberry Pi’s Power Supply
Quick tutorial on how to test the power supply/use of your Raspberry Pi. Testing Raspberry Pi’s Power Supply.
The Social Drink Machine
A drinks machine powered by the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Facebook, Twitter and, oh yes, Alcohol. 🙂 The Social Drink Machine : Robofun – Create.