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How to Make a Computer (reblog)

by Michael Horne • 3 November 2012 • 0 Comments

A really nice beginners article about putting a Pi together. The reason I’m blogging this is that the site is actually for teenage girls. That’s right – the Pi isn’t just for geek boys! (I know, I know, this isn’t a huge deal in the grand scheme of things, it just made me smile that the Pi has such widespread appeal)

Rookie » How to Make a Computer.

Tutorials

PiEye – streaming webcam with Raspberry Pi

by Michael Horne • 2 November 2012 • 0 Comments

This is an English translation of a Romanian article on how to get a simple streaming webcam going on the Pi. It was featured by Adafruit but is a good tutorial on how to do it.

Read the article here

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A Paradigm Shift for ICT4D?

by Michael Horne • 2 November 2012 • 0 Comments

Great post on the possibility of using the Raspberry Pi for socio-economic development.

Raspberry Pi: A Paradigm Shift for ICT4D? « ICTs for Development.

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Adding MySQL to your Raspberry Pi webserver (reblog)

by Michael Horne • 1 November 2012 • 0 Comments

The Frustrated IT engineer has blogged a simple how-to for getting MySQL up and running on your Pi.

Adding Mysql to your Raspberry Pi webserver « Frustrated IT Engineer.

Raspberry Pi Foundation

Building a Riak Cluster on Raspberry Pi

by Michael Horne • 31 October 2012 • 0 Comments

Riak Cluster on Raspberry Pi

Amazing what you can find when you subscribe to Google Alerts searches.

Here’s an interesting project to cluster together multiple Pis.

via Basho | Building a Riak Cluster on Raspberry Pi.

Making

LapPi – A Raspberry Pi Netbook

by Michael Horne • 31 October 2012 • 0 Comments

(Might as well post to my blog seeing as I’ve been up since 5am and no sign of sleep returning yet!)

Here’s an interesting Instructable – how to make a RPi laptop using an aluminnium case and a bunch of other bits and pieces!

LapPi – A Raspberry Pi Netbook.

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List of sites selling Raspberry Pis, micro:bits and/or accessories

UK

  • The Pi Hut
  • Pimoroni
  • 4tronix
  • RasP.iO
  • Rapid Electronics
  • Red Robotics
  • Proto Pic
  • Kitronix
  • RS Components
  • PiBorg
  • Coretec Robotics
  • IQ Audio
  • Flux Workshop (eBay store)
  • Pi Supply
  • SB Components
  • AB Electronics
  • Farnell
  • CPC
  • OKdo
  • Cool Components
  • Makers Hut
  • Bare Conductive
  • Switch Electronics
  • Wonky Resistor
  • Technobots (good price robotics stuff!)
  • SK Pang
  • Everything Pi
  • Hobby Components
  • Mallinson Electrical
  • RobotShop
  • Willow Components
  • Pridopia
  • Silicon Ark - obscure components and other goodies!

North America

  • Adafruit (USA)
  • Pi Plates (USA)
  • Dexter Industries (USA)
  • SwitchDoc Labs (USA)
  • OpenElectrons (USA)
  • DTronixs (USA)
  • DigiKey (USA)
  • Crisp Concept (USA)
  • Fe Pi (USA)
  • NeoSec (USA)
  • Vilros (USA)
  • Buy A Pi (Canada)
  • BC Robotics (Canada)
  • Voltatek (Canada)

Europe

  • Watterott (Germany)
  • Vesalia (Germany)
  • Reichelt Elektronik (Germany)
  • pi3g (Germany)
  • UUGear (Czech Republic)
  • r-pi.se (Sweden)
  • SweetPeas (Sweden)
  • Kubii (France)
  • RaspberryStore.nl (Netherlands)
  • VOC Electronics (Netherlands)
  • SOS Solutions (Netherlands)
  • Kiwi Electronics (Netherlands)
  • RPi Bolt (Hungary)
  • Electronica Embajadores (Spanish/Portugese/French)
  • Diotronic (Spain)
  • Komplett (Norway)
  • KKSB Cases (Sweden)

Australia & New Zealand

  • Pi Shop NZ (New Zealand)
  • Nice Gear (New Zealand)
  • Tronix Labs (Australia)
  • Core Electronics (Australia)

China

  • Seeed Studio (China)
  • GeekWorm (China)
  • Smart Arduino (China)
  • DigitSpace (China)
  • Elecfreaks (China)
  • ODSeven (China)
  • Maker Focus (China)

Rest of the World

  • Cytron (Malaysia)
  • Zero Ohm (UAE)
  • CrazyPi (India)
  • Factory Forward (India)

Feel free to contact me if you know of anywhere else that sells Raspberry Pis, micro:bits and accessories!

PCB Prototyping

This is a list of PCB prototyping services (although many of them offer much more) that I've either used or the Pi Community has recommended.

  • JLCPCB (China)
  • PCBWay (China)
  • Elecrow (China)
  • WellPCB (China)
  • OurPCB (China)
  • OSHPark (China)
  • PCB Train (UK)
  • Mermar Electronics (USA)
  • AllPCB (China)
  • WEDirekt (Germany)
  • PCBShopper (Price comparison site based on your specification)

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I'm a ColdFusion/SQL web developer living and working in Bedfordshire, UK with my wife and step-children. I'm a Raspberry Pi enthusiast and amateur theatre director and performer. I am a Christian, but don't let that put you off!

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