Trevor Appleton has done a great tutorial on the ins-and-outs of using cron to schedule programs to run. It’s useful for all Linux users, not just Raspberry Pi owners! Read all about it here.
Raspberry Jam in Berlin for #RaspberryPi enthusiasts
James Mitchell (@monkeymademe) is organising a Raspberry Jam in Berlin on 5th July. Booking is open and he’s currently looking for people to come along and talk/showcase their projects. Read more on their website
Build a castle with Minecraft on the #RaspberryPi
Matt Hawkins decided that he wanted to build something cool in Minecraft. But, using Python on the Pi Edition of Minecraft he was able to do this via a script. Read how he did it here.
Record TV on a #RaspberryPi with tvheadend
Mike Redrobe has written a tutorial on getting a UB499-T2 DVB tuner working with the Raspberry Pi. It deals with downloading firmware, configuring the software and finally recording onto the Pi’s storage system. Read more here.
Matboard: easy-to-use GPIO board for the #RaspberryPi from a father-and-son team
Father-and-son team Martin and Matthew Brabham have worked together to build a GPIO board for the Pi. The Matboard features 4 LEDs, 4 buttons, 4 relays, a darlington pair transistor buffer to drive the relays and buffer the inputs and a prototyping area. It’s their hope that it will inspire people to pick up their Pis and get making! You can get a kit with all the parts to solder together yourself for £21 (rising to £24 post-earlybird) or a pre-soldered one for £29. Read more and support this great family project on Kickstarter.
Use a PIR sensor with your #RaspberryPi
This is a nice little project to get you using your GPIO pins – a movement detector using a PIR sensor. Read how to do it here