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5 February 2015 Stewart

Raspberry Pi – Heart beat – 8×8 LED display with I2C BackPack from AdaFruit

This is based on the AdaFruit 8×8 Bicolor LED display with I2C BackPack. It’s connected to a Raspberry Pi 2,

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ChildrenComputersGeneralLinuxRaspberryPi
4 February 2015 Stewart

Raspberry Pi 2 – New 1GB quad-core $35 computer

The Raspberry Pi is a $35 computer designed to provide a platform for children to learn computer programming. The Raspberry

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ComputersGeneralLinux
26 January 2015 Stewart

Adding a home disk to virtualbox virtual machine – Ubuntu VM

Introduction Recently I ran out of space when using a Virtualbox virtual machine. Normally I use a dynamic disk that

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22 January 2015 Stewart

Energenie infrared socket and Raspberry Pi infrared

I have already posted about the Energenie wireless remote control sockets. I’ve now had chance to look through one of

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ComputersGeneralLinuxProgramming
20 January 2015 Stewart

Git – Version Control that’s addictive

Git is a version control system. A way of keeping regular backups of files which is particularly useful for creating

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ComputersGeneralLinuxRaspberryPisoftware
5 January 2015 Stewart

Changing from RaspBMC to OSMC – static IP address and remote connection

I’ve been running XBMC using RaspBMC on a Raspberry Pi for some time. I’ve digitised my music and videos and

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ComputersGeneralLinuxRaspberryPi
10 December 2014 Stewart

Installing a MyPiFi LCD onto a Raspberry Pi in a Pimoroni Pibow case

Having already done some work with LCD displays on the Arduino I had been looking for a project to use

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7 December 2014 Stewart

Father Christmas at Creaky Cauldron, Magic Alley, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Meeting Father Christmas at Creaky Cauldron, Magic Alley, Stratford-Upon-Avon

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28 November 2014 Stewart

One bricked phone and lots of reboots – I finally have Android Lollipop on my Nexus 4

I have been a fan of Android since I had my first mobile phone. Since Gingerbread I’ve managed to have

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31 October 2014 Stewart

Halloween Scary Pi-Ano – Raspberry Pi and Makey Makey keyboard

This Halloween I created an indoor halloween light effect using a Raspberry Pi and a PIR sensor. Unlike previous years

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