This is a good tutorial from Dexter Industries on using the Raspberry Pi in conjunction with the LEGO Mindstorms system to build a simple “robot” car. Read the tutorial
Cambridge Raspberry Jam – Facebook page
I’ve set-up a Facebook page for a potential Cambridge Raspberry Jam. What I’d like to do is get people to Like the page and post to the wall as to whether they’re interested in attending or even volunteering to help organise the event.
So if you’re in the area, get yourself over to Facebook.
Jason Barnett’s Manchester Raspberry Jamboree report
Jason Barnett has blogged about the Manchester Jamboree that took place last Saturday (9th March 2013)
Cambridge Science Festival #RaspberryPi event – 23rd March / @Raspberry_Pi
Twitter-er Helen Lynn (@helenlynn) has spotted an event occurring as part of the Cambridge Science Festival.
The event is happening on Saturday 23rd March from 1pm-5pm at the Institute for Manufacturing. This is just over the road from the Madingley Park and Ride, making it very easy and accessible. It’s quite a way from the train station, though, so check the local bus timetables if you’re coming by train.
Here’s what the CSF website says about the event:
The Raspberry Pi is a small low-cost computer that aims to encourage everyone to learn more about computing and digital making. Its creators will be hosting a range of demos, competitions and hands-on activities. They would also love to hear about your own Raspberry Pi projects, so why not bring a photo or even better a SD-card to demo! There will be prizes for the best projects seen on the day!
Read the information page here
I’m hoping to attend (with my pipodcorder, God willing!) and it’ll be good to meet some Cambridge-based RasPi people.
Host your own cloud server using BarracudaDrive for #RaspberryPi / @Raspberry_Pi
RealTimeLogic have written some great instructions for getting BarracudaDrive working on Raspberry Pi. You can either install it from the command line or use the PiStore. You then configure it by following their instructions.
Replacing an SD card slot on the #RaspberryPi #piday
Nice little guide to replacing the SD card slot on your Pi when you (inevitably) drop it and break the slot. Read the article