Raspberry Pi posts

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a downloadable version of DynamoDB to be installed locally on a device. This post will show how to use a Raspberry Pi as a stand-alone DynamoDB, NoSQL database server. More…

Categories Raspbian

Tags AWSDynamoDBRaspberry PiRaspbiandatabasehome web servernosql-serverweb server

With its small-sized PCB, the Raspberry Pi can easily be protected by many types of cases. Here I show how to build a Raspberry Pi into a mini-ITX tower. More…

Categories Raspberry Pi

Tags KodiRaspberry Pielectronicsmedia centremedia centre hardware

With a plethora of mini media centre boxes becoming readily available, it comes as no surprise that open source platforms are also available for this purpose. Kodi is one such platform and it is available to be installed onto a Raspberry Pi. More…

Categories Raspberry Pi

Tags KodiLinux softwareOpenELECRaspberry PiXbianmedia centremedia centre hardwaremedia centre softwaremp3 playermusic software

There’s a couple of good reasons why South Africans might want to pay for online goods using PayPal. Here are a couple of websites that accept PayPal. More…

Categories Online Shopping

Tags 3D printingLEGO bricksNetflixPayPalPiShopRaspberry Pionline shopping

What is a media centre without remote control? Fortunately, Kodi can be configured with various types of remote controls. This post explores all the remote control options available and show how to to connect and map them in Kodi. More…

Categories Raspberry Pi

Tags BluetoothKodiKodi add-onsOpenELECRaspberry Pimedia centreremote controlwireless communication