Raspberry Pi

I’ve noticed that (an older version of) this project features in volume two of the official Raspberry Pi projects book (on page 108). »

The hosted version of Shutdown Scanner (my service for monitoring how many of your computers have been left on wasting power) has now shut down. »

I’m still using an old stereo for music, as the amps and speakers are great. Although now I have a Raspberry Pi set up as an internet radio, instead of a record deck for vinyl. »

I’ve been asked for a comparison of what my LED lights tube status alert project looks like during normal service versus disruption. »

Update: I’ve got this working and written about it here. I listen to a fair amount of Radio Paradise (an awesome internet radio station). »

Update: Displaying a full screen web page on a Raspberry Pi is a very common use case. You may want to check out FullPageOS, which looks pretty similar to my original hacks but packaged up nicely into an OS image. »

After reading about Google’s new Eddystone protocol specification for BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) beacons similar to Apple’s iBeacon I wanted to try it out. »

I love my Blinky Tape LED strip (basically a NeoPixel with a built it USB microcontroller) and one of my lifelong ambitions is to see the northern lights (Aurora Borealis). »