Tagged 'Raspberry Pi'
This month I continue my series on building the ultimate private cloud server. Now we have file storage with the help of OpenMediaVault, we now explore how you can access files from anywhere in the...
It's The MagPi issue #144! This is the start of a new series on taking back control of your infrastructure and build you own personal private cloud server. Over the coming months we'll take a deep ...
In the latest MagPi - Issue #141 - I have a chat with Oscar Vermeulen who has just launched his PiDP-10 kit, the latest in a series of Raspberry Pi-based DEC computer recreations. This is his most ...
The latest version of The MagPi is now available in all good booksellers (and probably some bad ones too). In this issue I cover the basics of learning to code. This can often be a intimidating pro...
With the arrival of Raspberry Pi 5 it's a brave new world for my favourite little computer. The new shiny PCI-Express header allows super-duper-fast peripherals to bypass the bottleneck that is USB...
The MagPi issue 139 is now available, specially release to coincide with Raspberry Pi's third birthday. (That's right, third, Raspberry Pi is a leap-year baby!)I've been busy in this one. Firstly t...
Just out is the third edition of Retro Gaming With Raspberry Pi. This 170+ page tome tell you everything you need to know about bringing the old games back to life. There's so much more than 'downl...
In this month's MagPi I do unspeakable things to my front door as part of an ongoing SmartDoor project (more on that soon at this very 'ere blog). Also, I review the beautiful PiDP-11 kit. Availabl...
The rather wonderful MagPi issue 76 is out today. In this issue I'm turning up twice. First as part of the SuperGuide with a look at the Raspberry Pi Desktop and how to use it, along with some soft...
WAKKA WAKKA WAKKAWay back when, I bought an iCade. This bartop-style arcade machine was actually a very pretty bluetooth controller. Simply slot your first-generation iPad into the ‘screen’ and pai...
In which our hero downsizes radicallyA couple of months ago we held the first in the ‘regeneration’ of the Milton Keynes Raspberry Jam. I took along my ZX Raspberry for all to see and wonder over. ...
You know when you’re having that long-overdue clean-out and you find a few things stashed away you’d forgotten about? From when you said “that’ll make a great project one day” then tossed it in you...
In which our hero is unable to leave well aloneA little epilogue to the ZX Raspberry project. I came into possession of a very dead ZX Spectrum+ and, following my own personal rule of ‘it gets fixe...
In which our hero triumphs over excessive wiringBack in Part 2, I completed the USB keyboard conversion of an old, abandoned ZX Spectrum. The next, and final, step is to add in a Raspberry PI so th...
In which our hero enters the (keyboard) matrix…Ok, time to burn stuff. After hatching a plan in Part One, I’m now ready to proceed with my Frankenspeccy. But first, some more planning – what am I g...
In which our hero plans and schemesDespite wanting to convert a ZX Spectrum into a USB keyboard for some time, I held off to wait for the unlikely duo of the ZX Spectrum Vega and the Recreated ZX S...
The Raspberry Pi’s General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) connector consists of 26 pins that are a hacker’s delight, allowing for some serious analogue and digital tomfoolery. When drooling over the s...
Does your Raspberry Pi need a case? Mine too. I’ve looked at a few options and intend to make a selection. However, my first attempt may well be my favourite. Behold the ‘Raspberry Pi Fold-Up Case’...