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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.

How To Build a Piano LED Light Strip with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 4 December 21

Using a Raspberry Pi, you can make a light strip illuminate whenever you hit the appropriate keys.

How to Create a Zoom Meeting “On Air” Light with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 30 November 21

Using the Zoom API, a light and a Pi, we can make a sign that lights up to tell your home or office mates that you are on call.

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.

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.

How to Build an E-Paper To-Do List with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 14 November 21

Use your Raspberry Pi to set up a reminder screen with all of your upcoming tasks on it.

New Keyboard Shortcuts Every Windows 11 User Should Know

By Andrew E. Freedman published 12 November 21

Windows 11 has a lot of keyboard shortcuts. Here are some of the newest commands for the new OS.

How To Upgrade Raspberry Pi OS to Bullseye from Buster

By Les Pounder published 8 November 21

The latest Raspberry Pi OS is out and you can easily upgrade your existing installation with just a few commands.

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How to Make Windows 11 Look and Feel Like Windows 10

By Avram Piltch published 5 November 21

Tweak your taskbar, File explorer, wallpaper, Start menu and more to give Windows 11 a Windows 10-like feel.

11 Worst Features of Windows 11 and How to Fix Them

By Avram Piltch published 30 October 21

Windows 11 has a lot of frustrating settings, but fortunately many can be hacked or worked around.

How to Overclock A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W

By Les Pounder published 28 October 21

The latest Raspberry Pi overclocked for the best possible performance.

How To Build A Smart Fog Machine with a Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 24 October 21

Waste no more fog juice and use a Raspberry Pi to activate your fog machine when people are detected.

How to Replace the Start Menu in Windows 11

By Avram Piltch published 23 October 21

You can't revert to Windows 10's exact menu but third-party utilities will give you a more compact menu.

How to Use Raspberry Pi Build HAT: Create a Color Sensing Rig

By Les Pounder published 19 October 21

The latest add on sees the popular Raspberry Pi finally gain official support for Lego accessories so we built a color detecting rig that merges Raspberry Pi, HATs and Lego into one project.

How to Run Windows 11 on a USB Drive (and Take it With You)

By Les Pounder published 17 October 21

You can create a live, bootable Windows 11 USB and take your OS and programs with you from computer to computer.

How to Build a Raspberry Pi-Powered Zombie Arm for Halloween

By Ryder Damen published 16 October 21

Surprise your friends by creating a moving zombie arm that jumps out when Raspberry Pi detects a person.

How To Host a Public Website on Your Home Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 10 October 21

You can host a website that’s available on the Internet from the Raspberry Pi on your desk, all without giving out your actual IP address.

How to Disable VBS and Speed Up Windows 11

By Avram Piltch published 6 October 21

Virtualization-based security can help protect from malware, but, if you have it on, you'll lose quite a bit of performance.

How to Uninstall Windows 11 and Roll Back to Windows 10

By Avram Piltch published 5 October 21

If it has been 10 days or less since your Windows 11 upgrade, you can rollback to Windows 10.