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Frustrating evening

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Well. Right now I’m thinking of chucking everything in the bin.
I’ve got one 512MB Pi that freezes and/or crashes randomly. And now, apparently, my Rev 2 256mb board won’t boot unless I squeeze the SD card slot.

I’m particularly upset about the 512mb because it was going so well. I’ve tried swapping out everything, from SD card to wifi dongle to power supply.

I know I shouldn’t let the frustration get to me, but when the hardware just simply doesn’t work, not much recourse except the bin.

ARGH. Picture on left actual picture of my face this evening! (No, really, surprisingly close!)

Education, My Projects

New Year, New Project – opinions please!

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This year, I want to launch a new website for the Raspberry Pi. I currently have two ideas, but really only time enough to do one of them. So, opinions please! This is just the outline of the two ideas and is by no means a complete picture. Both of these ideas will require collaborators to get started, so if you’re interested in contributing, by all means say so!

A – Raspberry Pi Education UK

A website to support efforts to get the Raspberry Pi into schools. Website to include:

  • ability for multiple content editors to add content to the site
  • forums for discussion of education issues
  • collaborative working area to generate a one-term curriculum based on the Raspberry Pi (Key Stage to be determined)
  • materials and resources to support teachers in using the Pi as a learning tool
  • blog for education-only events, activities and news

B – Raspberry Pi for Beginners

A website to support people who have just got their Pis and are wondering how to get it up and running.

  • use language that non-techies can understand
  • guide to setting up a new Pi
  • guides to doing the basic projects that everyone wants to do (e.g. multimedia platform, LED chaser)
  • easy to navigate and find what you want

So, over to you, readers – please comment below!