ssmtp | Behind The Scenes

Using Cron to schedule tasks on the Raspberry Pi

30 June 2017 | Updated 11 July 2017

Cron is a Unix-like operating system software utility used to schedule automatic time-based computer commands. The Raspberry Pi can also use Cron. More…

Raspbian

BashCronLinuxPythonRaspberry PiRaspbianhome automationssmtp

Sending alert emails from a Raspberry Pi for home automation projects

13 February 2016 | Updated 30 June 2017

The Raspberry Pi can be used to send email messages. This, in combination with APIs and Cron, can be used as a powerful alert system. More…

Raspbian

APIBashCronGmailLinuxRaspberry PiRaspbianalertsemailhome automationhome securitymailutilsssmtp

Latest posts

Raspberry Pi user management

23 October 2022

The Raspberry Pi OS creates a user called ‘pi’. What does this mean and what privileges does this user have? This post discusses user management on a Raspberry Pi. More…

Raspberry Pi

LinuxRaspberry PiRaspbianrootsudo

Popular courier options in South Africa

5 September 2022

Public courier services in South Africa have evolved to cater for smaller individual deliveries. Here we list 5 popular courier options in South Africa. More…

Online Shopping

couriersonline shopping

Common shortcut keys for Blender 3D

3 June 2022 | Updated 22 July 2022

Blender 3D has a lot of shortcut keys to speed up its workflow. Here is a list of the common shortcut keys for Blender. More…

Blender

Blenderkeyboard shortcuts