Monthly Archives: May 2012

Building a Solar Projector in an hour…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Glyn

First of all a warning – DO NOT STARE AT THE SUN!!!!!! And defintely do not look at the sun through any kind of unprotected optics - telescopes and binoculars are designed to concentrate light and WILL do your eyes some … Continue reading →

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Airplay and XBMC on RasPi

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Glyn

Yehaw! I just got my Raspberry Pi working with XBMC and Airplay! There was some cheating going on – I had previously downloaded a pre-installed XBMC image (it’s based on the Debian Squeeze image supplied by RasPi’s website – see … Continue reading →

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Problems creating a RasPi card

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Glyn

After the long anticipated arrival of my Pi, I set about downloading the various linux distros provided by the kind folks at RasPi… To install a Pi from a PC you need a memory card (I’m using a 2Gb Sandisk … Continue reading →

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The Pi has Arrived!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Glyn

My Pi has finally arrived! For the unitiated (or the tiny handful of people in the world who aren’t eagerly awaiting it’s arrival), the Pi in this case is not a greek letter or a tasty snack, but a £30 … Continue reading →

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