Raspberry Pi For our March meeting we turned to the Raspberry Pi. No one expressed having reached guru status so the meeting started from the beginning with what is needed to use a Pi and how to do the initial setup. Many of those attending had purchased a Pi in the preceding month, so everyone … [Read more...]
March 19: Single Board Computers Workshop
This month we turn to the Raspberry Pi for beginners. We’ll look at the latest model, the Pi 2, as well as past models. here's an interesting article about how the new Pi 2 will run a version of Windows 10. I’ll demonstrate the initial setup of a new Pi, and then we’ll look at some … [Read more...]
New SIG! Single Board Computers Workshop (SBC SIG), Jan. 15, 2015
Join us as we learn to use various small cheap computers like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Netduino, Beaglebone, and more. We'll start by exploring what is available, how much they cost and what they can do. Then we'll explore how to program and make them do cool stuff. Later, if there is interest, I'll … [Read more...]
Linux SIG Bits – September Report
[Next Linux SIG meeting: Oct. 15th at 7:30 PM] Tonight's meeting session included three presentations: 1. Report on the FOSSCON Conference in Philadelphia in August, 2. Helping Solve a Molecular Biology DNA Problem-Discussion, and 3. Using a Raspberry Pi with a camera, a garage door sensor, and … [Read more...]
Linux SIG Bits – July 2014 Report
By Dave Mawdsley July Meeting at the DACS Resource Center Tonight's meeting included two presentations: 1. "Getting SSH to Work Between Computers," a how-to presentation; and 2. "A Look at Fritzing," a presentation showing off the latest features of simple wiring displays with Fritzing. 1. … [Read more...]