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How to Save Disk Space in Raspberry Pi OS and Purge Bloat

By Les Pounder published 3 May 22

Identify and remove the packages that bloat your Raspberry Pi OS installation. All you need are a few commands and a little Linux know-how.

How To Run Long-running Scripts on a Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 26 February 22

If you need to run a script that takes several minutes or gets run again and again, here’s how.

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.

How to Build a Morse Code Receiver with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 5 February 22

If someone is sending morse code light flashes to you, your Raspberry Pi can decode them.

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 Build a Morse Code Transmitter Light with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 16 January 22

Turn a large DJ light into a morse code communications device.

Fish Discover How To Drive Raspberry Pi Powered Tank

By Ian Evenden published 12 January 22

What was once a joke is now a reality. Fish can now drive a (fish) tank thanks to a Raspberry Pi, some sensors and a little training.

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.

How to Build a Tweeting Weather Bot with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 26 December 21

Build an automated bot that captures images of the outdoors and tweets them, along with the weather on a regular basis.

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.

How to Control DMX Lights with Raspberry Pi

By Ryder Damen published 11 December 21

DMX lighting is the standard used in entertainment settings such as in the theatre or by DJs. Using an adapter and the right code, you can control DMX from your Pi.

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.