Hi all. Apologies for the lack of blog posts over the last few days. I was struck down with food poisoning on Monday afternoon and have been out of commission since then. I’m hoping to start doing plenty of blog…
Category: Opinion
Marvel teams up with Raspberry Pi Foundation to launch competition for US girls
Read the headline. Now re-read it. Yes, that’s right, Marvel! The Raspberry Pi Foundation and Marvel, in association with the Ant-Man movie, have launched a competition in the US, the prizes for which include tickets for the Ant-Man premiere in…
I’m going to the Southend Raspberry Jam on Saturday!
The Southend Raspberry Jam has swiftly become one of the best Raspberry Jams in the country. Its relaxed atmosphere and a high quantity of knowledgeable people concentrated in one place makes it one of the ‘places to be’ in the…
CHIP – cheap computer or flash-in-the-pan?
A small company called Next Thing Co. has recently launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for C.H.I.P., the so-called “$9 computer”. It has almost reached the $1.2 million mark with over 23,000 backers. Many people in the industry and in the…
In the UK? Get out and vote!
So, it’s finally here! It’s General Election Day in the UK! This is just a brief blog post to encourage you to get out and vote. People died to get you your vote and it is incredibly important to make your…
Raspberry Pi magazine The MagPi relaunches
Community-driven magazine The MagPi has got a new home! Now on issue 31, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has acquired the magazine as an ongoing project and is publishing it in-house. With the change of ownership and editorial team comes a complete…
Pi Evangelist gives his Raspberry Pi birthday greeting
Spencer Organ has done a lovely blog post and accompanying video about his experiences during the last 3 years of Raspberry Pi. Actually quite touching the way he’s put together his highlights 🙂 Have a read and a watch here.
Raspberry Pi – Where do I start?
Introduction You can skip this part if you’re not interested in the reasons for this post! 🙂 I am regularly asked by people, normally as a result of either a CamJam or lately as a result of the Big Birthday…
GPIO problems on the Raspberry Pi 2
EDIT/UPDATE: This issue is now resolved Simply update your Raspberry Pi to fix this issue: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade There is currently an issue with using the GPIO pins on the Raspberry Pi 2. The issue concerns the…
Raspberry Pi 2 – 6x faster, quad-core and twice the memory – launched today!
In a shock announcement, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has launched the Raspberry Pi 2 at a press event at The Shard in London. Here’s a quick introductory video I made. If you’d prefer to read about it rather than watch,…