A UPS (uninterruptible power supply) is an electrical device that provides emergency power in the event of a power failure. Most modern UPSes can connect to a computer via USB and made to execute a self shutdown in the event that power has been lost. In this blog post I’ll […]
The Raspberry comes fully loaded with a general-purpose input/output (GPIO) port to interface with a multitude of devices/sensors/expansion boards. Unfortunately, there could be many different ways to refer to the same pin, especially if you are using the wiringPi library. In this post I will attempt to show you how […]
As you remember from the previous posts, our goal was to install three OSes; Raspian, RetroPie, and Openlec, move all root filesystem to a fast USB key and install a script that will magically reboot into an OS of our choice. In this final blog post of the series, I […]
In this blog post, I continue to delve into the mysteries of the triple-boot Raspberry Pi install. Remember our goal is to install three OSes; Raspian, RetroPie, and Openlec, move all root filesystem to a fast USB key and install a script that will magically reboot into an OS of […]
The new Raspberry Pi, dubbed the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, is by far a welcomed improvement over its predecessors. The new version of this amazing device boasts a Quad Core ARM 7 (1000Mhz) CPU and 1 GB of RAM, essentially supplying the end user with 6-times the processing power […]
The Raspberry Pi is an amazing device. Although not the most powerful mini computer out there, it bolsters a tremendous support community, tons of hardware add-ons and coding libraries to your heart’s desire. The Raspberry Pi also makes an affordable media player but so much more can be done with […]
