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Raspberry Pi day 2: I try to install an application
Yesterday I said I didn’t think there was an easy way of installing new software in the Raspberry Pi version of Debian Squeeze. Well, yes and no. There is a way, but it ain’t easy. Installing software in Linux is … Continue reading
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Télégramme 3
Issue 3 of Télégramme magazine is out now. It’s a stunning piece of work by my friend Sarah Hill. It’s about photography and art, there are articles and interviews, but mostly the pictures just speak for themselves. The layout is … Continue reading
More Arduino resources
Here are a couple of useful resources for learning about programming and electronics using the Arduino board: A pretty detailed electronics primer using the Arduino from a very cool woman called Limor Fried: http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/index.html The Arduino Programming Notebook by Brian … Continue reading
Arduino exercise 2 – alternate pulsing lights
Having taught our Arduino to pulse a little red LED slowly on and off, and having built the circuit to go with it, we wanted to do something a bit more complex. We considered adding a buzzer, or a button … Continue reading