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Les Pounder is a creative technologist and for seven years has created projects to educate and inspire minds both young and old. He has worked with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to write and deliver their teacher training programme "Picademy".

Articles by: Les Pounder

New Raspberry Pi RP2350 Arm + RISC chip to power dozens of new devices; here's a running list

By Les Pounder published 8 August 24

Announced today, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 has been in the hands of hardware developers for some time and that means there are a myriad of products to choose from.

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Launches with Arm + Risc V Cores: hands-on with the new, $5 microcontroller

By Les Pounder published 8 August 24

We got early access to the latest Raspberry Pi Pico, the Pico 2 and while it's not smooth sailing, there is much to be excited about, including the first RISC-V product from Raspberry Pi.

Geekworm X1011 Review: The hidden NAS maker

By Les Pounder published 3 August 24

Geekworm’s latest Raspberry Pi 5 board sees space for four M.2 devices / NVMe drives but remains small enough to tuck away out of sight.

Raspberry Pi powered Picade Max brings two-player retro gaming to Pimoroni's Picade family

By Les Pounder published 26 July 24

Pimoroni's latest Pi-powered arcade cabinet is made for the flagship Raspberry Pi 5 and includes RP2040 add-ons for audio, controls and power

Stock images of multiple Raspberry Pi being controlled from a smartphone

Raspberry Pi gains Bluetooth assisted Wi-Fi config tool from Remote.It

By Les Pounder published 24 July 24

Remote.It's new open source tool brings easy management of multiple Raspberry Pis and Wi-Fi configuration via Bluetooth connectivity

CrowdStrike's market cap plunges $12.5 billion in wake of global outage

By Les Pounder published 19 July 24

CrowdStrike shares open 15% down after a 24-hour nightmare slowly comes to a close.

How to fix CrowdStrike BSODs in three minutes — fix requires manual changes, but they are simple

By Les Pounder published 19 July 24

Here’s how to fix the infamous CrowdStrike BSOD in under three minutes.

Cytron Maker Uno RP2040 Review: Budget-focused board

By Les Pounder published 19 July 24

Based upon the Raspberry Pi Pico’s RP2040, but designed to resemble the classic Arduino Uno, Cytron’s latest board takes aim at the low-cost end of the educators budget.

Global IT issue strikes Windows machines, cause now linked to CrowdStrike software update

By Les Pounder published 19 July 24

An apparent IT update is allegedly linked to a global IT outage for Microsoft Cloud services and BSoD

Eleegoo Neptune 4 Pro, our top-rated 3D printer, is now $240 at Newegg

By Les Pounder published 15 July 24

Elegoo's Neptune 4 Pro drops to $240 at Newegg, saving you $122 off a fantastic 3D printer.

How to write code for your Raspberry Pi Pico in your web browser with ViperIDE

By Les Pounder published 13 July 24

Volodymyr Shymanskyy’s ViperIDE is a great tool to write MicroPython and CircuitPython in the browser. It works with many different machines, including the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Pineboards HatDrive! Nano Review: Low-cost, high-speed storage for your Raspberry Pi 5

By Les Pounder published 13 July 24

Editor's Choice

Shut up and take my money!

His Majesty King Charles III visits Sony's factory in Pencoed, Wales

King Charles III packs 'fifty millionth Raspberry Pi' during visit to Sony factory

By Les Pounder published 12 July 24

Even royalty want a slice of Pi

Tiny $10 Raspberry Pi 5 PCie board brings low-cost, high-speed storage – the end of micro SD is nigh

By Les Pounder published 8 July 24

Pineboard's latest PCie based product shrinks what you need for M.2 storage and AI add-on boards into $10 package.

52-Pi Ice Tower Plus for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: Fast and furious cooling performance

By Les Pounder published 7 July 24

If Dominic Toretto used Raspberry Pi, this would be the cooler that he would buy.

How to make a connected badge that shows the latest news headlines — and looks like a floppy disk

By Les Pounder published 6 July 24

With some code, electronics and 3D printing, we can make an editor’s dream project come true.

Pimoroni NVMe Base Duo Review

By Les Pounder published 6 July 24

If you need dual NVMe drives, PCIe devices on your Raspberry Pi 5 then there aren’t too many options right now, but Pimoroni’s new board offers everything you need.

Raspberry Pi 5 patch boosts performance up to 18% via NUMA emulation — Geekbench tests reveal gains in both single and multi-threaded performance

By Les Pounder published 26 June 24

A patch that introduces NUMA emulation could bring better performance to the Raspberry Pi 5 and other ARM64 devices.

SkatterBencher is working on a telemetry tool for the Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder published 20 June 24

SkatterBencher's telemetry tool for the Raspberry Pi brings real-time data logging to our favorite SBC. Data is output to the terminal and logged to CSV for later analysis.

How to use SSH on Android with JuiceSSH

By Les Pounder published 16 June 24

SSH is a great way to securely connect to a remote machine and run commands as if you were there. We can even do it from our Android device, and we show you how!

Sunfounder Pironman 5 Review: Some Avenging Assembly required

By Les Pounder published 16 June 24

Looking like a gaming PC has been hit with a shrink-ray, this RGB adorned case for the Raspberry Pi 5 will keep your flagship cool under a heavy load.

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S Review: An Industrial Legacy

By Les Pounder published 15 June 24

Raspberry Pi’s latest board isn’t for everyone, starting at $25 and only available in 200 or 1000 unit purchases, the Compute Module 4S is made for industry.

Raspberry Pi IPO set to raise $689 million

By Les Pounder published 11 June 24

Raspberry Pi's IPO is set to raise $689 million based on an offer price of $3.56 per ordinary share

How to work with layers and filters in GIMP

By Les Pounder published 8 June 24

Learn how to create your own artistic compositions using the free GIMP image editing tool with layers and filters.

ASRock's 32-inch, 480 Hz OLED monitor is a feast for the eyes and your router

By Les Pounder published 5 June 24

The Phantom Gaming PG032UFS2B has eye-popping color and boosts your Wi-Fi.

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