Hadoop is all about processing large amounts of data (so-called Big Data) across a cluster of nodes. In this case, the nodes are Raspberry Pis and Nigel Pond has written a PDF tutorial on how to do it. Read it here.
Pinout diagram for the Raspberry Pi Model 2 B
PighiXXX previously created a pinout for the Raspberry Pi Model B. They have now created a new one for the recently released Model 2 B. Take a look at it in more detail here.
Warwickshire Raspberry Jam gets underway for Raspberry Pi owners in the Midlands
Chris Penn has been working for a couple of months on starting up a Raspberry Jam in North Warwickshire. He has now announced that the first one will be held on Wednesday, 15th July. The event will run from 5-8.30pm at Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College in Bedworth. You can follow updates on the Jam on Twitter, see an update document here and book free tickets to the Warwickshire Raspberry Jam here.
Bitcoin mining on the Raspberry Pi made easy with Minera
Kurt Roesener has written a tutorial which gets you up-and-running doing Bitcoin mining on the Raspberry Pi. He uses a Linux distribution called Minera and takes you through downloading, installing and then using the image. Well worth a look if you want to get into this use for the Pi. Read the tutorial here.
Write your own Scratch game on the Raspberry Pi
It seems like ages since I featured anything using Scratch. Thanks to Pi Weekly for spotting this one.
Here’s a nice tutorial from Stuart Andrews in which he creates a nautical-themed game using Scratch. If you want to get started with Scratch, this is a pretty good beginners tutorial. Read it here.
July 2015 issue of Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi is out now
Issue 35 of The MagPi is out now and it’s a great issue featuring lots of articles, tutorials and reviews. I won’t go into listing all the contents this time – you should just head over to The MagPi page and download it! One thing in particular to note: this issue contains information on subscribing to the print version of the magazine which will be available on 30th July priced at £5.99. You can save around £1 per issue depending on which subscription offer you take up.