Les Pounder

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

Argon EON Review: Turns Raspberry Pi Into a NAS

By Les Pounder published 6 March 22

Resembling a sci-fi prop, Argon 40’s latest Raspberry Pi case is much more than a case. It is a full NAS solution powered by the mighty Raspberry Pi 4.

Raspberry Pi 4 and the rpilocator stock tracker

Raspberry Pi 4 in Short Supply, Being Scalped at 400% Markup (Updated)

By Les Pounder published 2 March 22

Immunity to the global supply shortage is not guaranteed and the Raspberry Pi as some resellers are charging four times the list price.

Using HATs with the Original Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder published 27 February 22

Using a Raspberry Pi 1, the original from 2012 with different add-on boards in 2022

RP2040 Stamp Review: Condensed Pico Platform

By Les Pounder published 26 February 22

Powered by the RP2040, Solder Party’s RP2040 Stamp is designed to be the heart and soul of your next project. We get all of the GPIO pins, convenient LiPo support and a NeoPixel to sweeten the deal.

How To Monitor Your CPU and RAM in Linux

By Les Pounder published 20 February 22

Keeping an eye on system resources is a must, no matter if you are using a $35 Raspberry Pi or a multi-million dollar data center. We show you how to monitor your systems from the Linux command line.

No PC Needed: How to Install Raspberry Pi OS Over the Internet

By Les Pounder published 12 February 22

The latest beta bootloader from Raspberry Pi sees a curious tool which enables users to download and install the latest operating system without the need for a PC.

Cytron Maker Nano RP2040 Review: Small and Feature Packed

By Les Pounder published 6 February 22

Cytron’s Maker Nano RP2040 is a small, RP2040-powered microcontroller that is packed with features for new and seasoned makers.

Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit Exits Lengthy Beta

By Les Pounder published 2 February 22

Released as a beta in 2020, Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit has finally been released and is ready for newer models of Raspberry Pi.

How To Make Your Own Pedal Stream Controller with Raspberry Pi Pico

By Les Pounder published 30 January 22

Elgato’s Stream Deck Pedal looks like a nice piece of kit. But we can make our own, today using the power of the Raspberry Pi Pico and a few DIY skills.

How To Build a Simon Game with Raspberry Pi Pico

By Les Pounder published 23 January 22

The Raspberry Pi Pico is one year old and to celebrate we made a classic game using some NeoPixels, buttons and just a touch of CircuitPython.

How To Detect the COM Port for Any Serial Device in Windows

By Les Pounder published 17 January 22

Serial Port Notifier takes the sting out of seeking out the correct COM devices.

How To Dual Boot Your Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder published 8 January 22

Using PINN we can install multiple operating systems to a single Raspberry Pi.

Pimoroni Trilobot Review: Powerful and Affordable Pi Robot

By Les Pounder published 28 December 21

Simple to build and code, Trilobot from Pimoroni is an excellent platform for building your first, or your latest Raspberry Pi powered robot.

How to Create Digital Dice with Raspberry Pi Pico

By Les Pounder published 24 December 21

Using a tiny OLED screen and a Raspberry Pi Pico we create our own digital dice for our next games night.

Pi in Short Supply: Site Claims 52-Week Wait for 4GB Model

By Les Pounder published 21 December 21

Multiple reseller listings point to a Raspberry Pi 4 supply shortage, with one sites reporting a 52-week lead time.

Raspberry Pi Pico Powered RFID Lighting

By Les Pounder published 18 December 21

The Raspberry Pi Pico is a great low cost device for tinkering with and when we add RFID cards and NeoPixels we have a delightful means to control LEDs with the wave of a card.

Raspberry Pi Scratch Coding: Control Sensors and Motors

By Les Pounder published 12 December 21

Scratch 3 has its limitations, but the Raspberry Pi community has solved the problems and developed its own more advanced version of the block-based language.

How To Run Windows 11 and macOS Virtual Machines in Linux

By Les Pounder published 5 December 21

Quickemu is a fast and easy-to-use virtual machine application for Linux. Quickemu handles all of the downloads and configuration for Windows, macOS and Linux guest machines.

How to Bypass Windows 11's TPM, CPU and RAM Requirements

By Avram Piltch, Les Pounder published 4 December 21

Use simple utilities to install or upgrade Windows 11 on any PC, regardless of its TPM status or hardware.

Retroflag SuperPi 4 Case Review

By Les Pounder published 4 December 21

Inside this lovely Super Nintendo case is the Raspberry Pi 4 and with this much power we can emulate many classic consoles and computers from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

Arducam High-Resolution Auto-focus Camera for Raspberry Pi Review (Updated)

By Les Pounder published 30 November 21

One camera to rule them all

A corner of the Pi 4 board, showing the SoC.

Raspberry Pi Plans $500m Spring Listing

By Les Pounder published 28 November 21

Raspberry Pi Trading, has hired bankers to advise on floating Raspberry Pi with a potential value of $500m

How To Stream Xbox Cloud Gaming with Raspberry Pi

By Les Pounder published 21 November 21

Raspberry Pi OS “Bullseye” sees a hardware accelerated web browser open up the possibilities of the $35 computer. Now we can stream the latest games using Xbox’s cloud gaming service.

Adafruit to Release Pink RP2040 Based Boards

By Les Pounder published 16 November 21

Standing out from a sea of RP2040 boards, Adafruit is migrating its RP2040 range of boards to a rather punky pink.

How To Use Raspberry Pi Cameras with Bullseye

By Les Pounder published 14 November 21

The new Raspberry Pi OS requires you to use the libcamera library instead of raspistill. Here’s how.

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