Raspberry Pi Minimal Jessie Image | Updated 11/04/16
Here are my minimal images that I have created for the Raspberry Pi.They should run on all versions of the Raspberry Pi including Pi Zero & Pi 3.They are a stripped down Raspbian with the bare...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi2 - Minecraft Server Image
Here is a quick image I have created for the Raspberry Pi2.It's my minimal image with JRE and Spigot installed and setup to run on boot.Therefore, giving you a Minecraft Server!FeaturesSpigot 1.8...
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Maybe I should have gone to prize giving...
A month ago I was invited to the Computer Power Plus prize-giving as I had completed my Diploma in Software Development recently.I decided not to go and to my surprise the below showed up a week...
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Building a Raspberry Pi IOT Garage Door Opener - Part 1 (Outline & Parts List)
Want to open your garage door using your cellphone?This series will show you how to create a simple garage door opener using a Raspberry Pi.This device came about out of necessity. I only had a single...
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Building a Raspberry Pi IOT Garage Door Opener - Part 2 (Hardware Setup)
Part 1 (Outline & Parts List) can be found hereHardware SetupPretty simple really. 4x of the relay modules pins are connected to the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins. The normally open output of the relay...
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Building a Raspberry Pi IOT Garage Door Opener - Part 3 (Software Setup -...
Part 2 (Hardware Setup) can be found hereFirst of all, we will need to download my minimal image as a base for our project.It's small, fast to boot and doesn't contain any unnecessary bloat.It can be...
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Toshiba Satellite P755-S5120 BIOS Recovery
So.. I accidentally hit "Cancel" during a bios update in Windows on my Toshiba laptop.Windows completely froze and I knew I was in trouble.After a forced reboot my fears were confirmed.No boot at all....
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Making a dual-boot Recalbox and KODI system for the Raspberry Pi
I really like Recalbox but also love having OSMC as my main media center.So, after a bit of trial and error - I was able to make a nice dual-boot system.These instructions are for OSMC but also work...
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Building a Raspberry Pi IOT Garage Door Opener - Part 4 (Software Setup -...
Step 4 - Starting our programWe have all our dependencies ready, so we are now ready to start writing our garage door opener program. We will start with a very simple server and build it up into the...
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Stream the Rugby World Cup 2015 with KODI Media Centre
I was looking for a way to watch the Rugby World Cup 2015 on my KODI Media Centre and stumbled across a great little add-on to allow me to stream it in 720p.No VPN required.The first step is to install...
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Discount coupon code for PiShop.nz
Here is a great coupon code to get trade discount on all Raspberry Pi items @ PiShop.nzRASPBERRYJAMSimply enter this code at the checkout, hit "Add Coupon" and enjoy your discount!
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Remove OpenELEC File Manager Extra Sources (Recovery, root, boot, data etc)
If you have installed OpenELEC (KODI) on a Raspberry Pi using NOOBs you may have noticed quite a few random sources in the File Manager. They will be named RECOVERY, root, boot, data etc.What is...
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How to have your own domain name with emails and a blog for $13 a year!
The only cost is the domain registration :)Our domain name will be registered through CrazyDomains.Our DNS will be provided by CloudFlare.Our emails will be routed using MailGun to a free Gmail...
View ArticleSharing PHP session id between different domains
In this post we will create a basic system for sharing a session id between multiple domains.This allows for single sign on / cart sharing etc.The way we accomplish this is by loading a small image...
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Recalbox & KODI Dual Boot Images
Here are my pre-built images for a dual boot Recalbox & KODI system.No internet / network connection is required on the Pi.Raspberry Pi 3(29/04/16) NOOBS Lite 1.9 + Recalbox v4.0.0-beta3 +...
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Recalbox - Network (SAMBA) roms folder
Here is my technique for having the Recalbox roms folder mounted on the network.This allows for all yours roms to be on the network and every Recalbox can access them. There were a few obstacles1)...
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Building a Raspberry Pi IOT Garage Door Opener - Part 5 (Android App)
--------------------------------------------------------Download the Android App HEREor download the source here-------------------------------------------------------First you will need to go into...
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Raspberry Pi PySide Minimal Image | Perfect for GUIs | Updated 04/03/16
Here is an image I have created to get people quickly into creating a Python GUI on the Raspberry Pi.Features:- Version 0.6- Based on my Jessie Minimal Image- Latest Jessie kernel and user space (as of...
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Python ISP Speed Twitter Bot
Here is how to build a simple Python script to Tweet your ISP when your internet speed is less than what you are paying for.Just like THIS GUY did.I have tested this working with Python2.7.You will...
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LibreELEC KODI Downloads & NOOBS Compatible Version
LibreELEC is my new choice of OS for KODI on the Raspberry Pi and hopefully for the Odroid C2 as well soon.I found the downloads from their website were quite slow, so decided to re-upload them to...
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