Friday 1 December 2017

Issue #232 - Enigma

Hey there,

What a week for resources! We’ve launched two new free OctaPi projects, plus a sackful of free Christmas-themed tutorials for Scratch, Python, and Raspberry Pi, so you have no excuse not to spend your weekend having some fun with digital making.

Before you start, update your operating system with our newest releases of Debian or Raspbian Stretch. The Debian release comes with a rather nifty piece of software that allows you to access a Pi Zero’s GPIO pins from a PC or Mac. (Never fear, you can also install this tool on a Pi.)

Have a great week, and we’ll catch you next weekend.

Peace,

Alex

News

Stretch for PCs and Macs, and a Raspbian update
(raspberrypi.org) Update now to use cool new tools
Decrypt messages and calculate Pi: new OctaPi projects
(raspberrypi.org) New super resources for your cluster computer
Our brand-new Christmas resources
(raspberrypi.org) All I want for Christmas is brand-new resources
The MagPi magazine issue 64
(raspberrypi.org) Out now!

Projects

Wooden handheld game console
(makehaven.org) Using a Pi 3 and a SNES controller
Live Picture Frame With Raspberry Pi
(instructables.com) A window into another world
Make a Rain Alert System with Raspberry Pi
(raspi.tv) It's raining, it's pouring...
Disco-Pi
(instructables.com) Music-controlled LED light show
Furlexa
(howchoo.com) It was bound to happen...
BricKuber Project
(dexterindustries.com) Rubik's Cube–solving robot
M&M sorter
(hackster.io) Because the blue ones are the best
Control your SONOS speaker
(medium.com) Using a Raspberry Pi and Snips

Articles

Raspberry Pi clusters come of age
(raspberrypi.org)
Bruce Tulloch of BitScope Designs on the uses of Pi cluster computing
How the Raspberry Pi Changed Computing
(electronics360.globalspec.com)
Insights from Electronics360
How to find your Raspbian version
(averagemanvsraspberrypi.com)
Average Man vs Raspbian
Notagrama
(raspberrypi.org)
Music-reading Raspberry Pi