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Learn the Linux command line

Just found this nifty little site (LinuxCommand.org) that aims to teach you how to use the terminal of a Linux machine, such as a Raspberry Pi. For those after something a little more in the Quick Reference arena, there’s also…

Connect up a 16×2 LCD to GPIO

> Project – Raspberry Pi – 16×2 LCD – Fritzing: Above is a link to my Fritzing page showing my circuit diagram for connecting a 16×2 LCD module to the Raspberry Pi.I based it on http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/07/16×2-lcd-module-control-using-python/ but wanted to play around with…

VGA output on the Pi…

When it comes to getting Raspberry Pis into schools, I believe that the biggest hurdle is what monitors (displays/screens) the school has available. Perhaps something like this could be used? It’s a circuit board that outputs VGA, but I’m not…

Occidentalis / Redwing

> Well!That went well!My Redwing Pi is now back to usable and is using the Adafruit Occidentalis v0.2 distro. Here’s a list of what it currently has on it now I’ve finished with my tweaks: Hexxeh’s rpi-update Up-to-date raspi-config Memory…