Category Archives: RaspberryPi

Updated directions for Turning an RPi into a media server

Posted on May 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

These directions take into account using the new XBMC software, Kodi, which has a whole bunch of updates.  Note the author is using RPiB2, and its overclocked (has heatsinks on it too).  This is important cause things like RaspBMC are … Continue reading →

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Building an RPi Weather Station

Posted on May 14, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on a build of a solar powered Weather Station controlled by a Raspberry Pi.  There is allot of hardware components to this build.  No idea on the cost, but it doesn’t look like it would be under $100.  … Continue reading →

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Chip, the $9 computer

Posted on May 8, 2015 by robertwilkie

Not including power supply, etc.  But still, this could be an RPi killer depending on how it goes.  I haven’t pledged yet, but will be keeping my eye on it.  Down side, HDMI is $24 (which puts it in RPi … Continue reading →

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Find my Pi

Posted on May 6, 2015 by robertwilkie

I got a kick out of this.  The author (adafruit) wrote a script that will find the IP address of your Raspberry Pi so you can SSH into it.  Me….I just do a network scan.  I haven’t trying this myself, … Continue reading →

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How to install Windows 10 on your RPi

Posted on May 4, 2015 by robertwilkie

This looks alot easier than I thought it would be.  Raspberry Piv2’s can get a free copy of Microsoft Windows 10.  Not so sure on the preformance of it yet, but it looks good sofar. http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/30/how-to-install-windows-10-iot-on-your-raspberry-pi-2/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29#.zb2lfl:0xmT

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Using a harddrive as the make disk for an RPi

Posted on April 23, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice write up (second link) on how to setup a Raspberry Pi to boot from a harddrive instead of the SD card. http://lifehacker.com/quickly-set-up-an-external-hard-drive-on-a-raspberry-pi-1699452534 https://learn.adafruit.com/external-drive-as-raspberry-pi-root/overview

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A nice simple 3D printed cabinet for RPi for arcade games

Posted on April 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a portable arcade with an Raspberry Pi.  All the designs are on Thigiverse, look for “the arcade cabinet”. http://www.3ders.org/articles/20150416-create-a-3d-printed-arcade-cabinet-using-a-raspberry-pi.html

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Convert your RPi to mine bitcoins

Posted on April 20, 2015 by robertwilkie

Good write-up on how to setup your Raspberry Pi to mine for bitcoins.  But….is it worth it?  The CPU cycles the RPi has are pretty low so you would need a bunch of these to even come close to the  … Continue reading →

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Cool RPi weather station

Posted on April 16, 2015 by robertwilkie

I like the RPi build for this weather station, only thing….I wonder if the solar cell in the project is enough to recharge the battery to keep the RPi running.  Guess time will tell. http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Solar-Weather-Station/

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Build a doorbell listener with an arduino

Posted on April 15, 2015 by robertwilkie

Actually with a Moteino (arduino like) that has wireless support.  This way it can talk to a bigger system, like an RPi to handle the data.  I also like the authors garage door variant too. http://lowpowerlab.com/blog/2015/04/13/doorbell-moteino/

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