Revisiting the Raspberry Pi and XBMC
June Pi Links
- Raspberry Pi Official Pi Support Site
- 11 Things to know for newbies
- Raspberry Pi – Wikipedia Background and overview
- NOOBS for the Raspberry Pi New out of box software
- NOOBS Setup | Raspberry Pi Special NOOBS setup instructions
- Raspberry Pi FAQ – XBMC
- Community: Raspberry Pi | element14 The ‘Raspberry Pi’ group at element14.com
- adafruit Buy add-on Pi accessories
- RetroPie build a Retro Pi game station
June Discussion Links:
- China bans Windows 8 from all govt computers. Any other OS will do In a move that it said is designed to “ensure computer security.” the Chinese government has banned Windows 8 from being installed on all government desktop,
- Safely Clean Your Monitors, TV & Touchscreen Displays Are your devices covered in dust, fingerprints, and smudges?
- Why Your Router Is A Security Risk & How To Fix It Wireless routers can become a security risk, especially if set it with poor encryption or a bad password choice. Avoid a security time bombs with these tips.
- How to Use a Custom Firmware on Your Router and Why You Might Want To
- D-Link enters IoT space with a smart AC socket A $50 Linux-based smart AC power socket for IP-based monitoring and control of lights and other appliances.
- Glenn Greenwald: how the NSA tampers with US-made internet routers The NSA has been covertly implanting interception tools in US servers heading overseas – even though the US government has warned against using Chinese technology for the same reasons, says Glenn Greenwald…
- The Linux Rain – How FOSS Brought New Life To My Once Linux-Unfriendly Laptop Many of you can probably relate to this: that machine, whether it be a laptop or a desktop computer, that just seems to hate any Linux operating system you throw at it. Poor performance, inefficiency or non-working bits of hardware or functionalities seem the norm whenever you try your favourite Linux distro on it to the point where you reluctantly accept this machine may only ever be usable on it’s factory installed OS (often Windows, of course). I too had this experience but it turns out sometimes a little patience and the fast moving nature of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) can turn things around.
- Is Your Antivirus Tracking You? You’d Be Surprised At What It Sends Did you know that antivirus apps assign your PC a unique ID and send logs of visited websites to the manufacturer? Your security software is watching you!
- How to continue getting free security updates for Windows XP — until 2019 Microsoft has stopped providing XP users with security updates, forcing them to either upgrade to another, newer operating system, or gamble with their safety. While the latest usage figures show that a large portion of users are moving away from XP, there’s still a sizable number of users who aren’t — or can’t.
- Dead and buried: Microsoft’s holy war on open-source software –Years ago, Microsoft’s CEO described open source as a cancer. Times have changed, just ask 22-year Redmond veteran and open-source proponent Mark Hill.
- 10 Alternative PC Operating Systems You Can Install
- The Truth About Popcorn Time, And How To Torrent Safely Did you know that Popcorn Time and other services use bittorrent, where activity can be traced? Be wise, be safe…
- VETUSWARE.COM – the biggest free abandonware collection in the universe
- How To Preview And Read Any Link Without Clicking It In Google Chrome Links are everywhere. Now you don’t have to move away from the page to read those, thanks to two cool extensions for Google Chrome.