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Making an internet radio from a Griffin iMic and RaspberryPi

IMPORTANT UPDATE – July 2015: BBC Radio addresses have changed – see here for more info. And Fip has moved to http://audio.scdn.arkena.com/11016/fip-midfi128.mp3 Continuing the theme of making something useful out of unloved gadgets lying round the house, today I started … Continue reading

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Making a wireless printer from a Raspberry Pi

I had two bits of unused hardware knocking around – a Raspberry Pi that used to run my Go Free Range weather printer (the thermal printer broke – another story), and an old Samsung ML-1510 black and white laser printer … Continue reading

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Weather forecast on a RaspberryPi printer – now with added Pi

Here’s how I get the weather printed on my RaspberryPi-powered GoFreeRange internet printer every morning at 6AM. Overview I made a GoFreeRange printer using a RaspberryPi instead of an Arduino. I signed up for IFTTT and got it to send … Continue reading

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Daily weather forecast on my little internet printer

Rain, of course I want the weather forecast waiting for me on my little Raspberry Pi-powered internet printer in the morning. I tried signing up for the Printer Weather forecast app but it never worked – maybe it’s not running … Continue reading

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Adding an LED to the internet printer

Sometimes I’m not sure if my little Raspberry Pi-powered GoFreeRange internet printer is actually working or not – the Raspberry Pi is hidden inside the box, and you can’t usually see the onboard LEDs. Today I thought my printer had … Continue reading

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