For no particular reason I felt a sudden urge for an Internet-connected RGB LED strip that can produce various light patterns. Just for fun really. But who knows what awesome uses it might have. I decided to base this on addressab...

Installing CouchDB on Raspberry is very easy. Start with sudo apt-get install couchdb and you'll have a complete installation very soon, with CouchDB started for you just like that. Try curl http://localhost:5984 and you should be...

Here's how I set up init.d on my Raspberry to launch forever at start. Forever then keeps my node.js weather server running. Big thanks to @ikr for his help! #!/bin/bash ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: weathern...

Now this is a cute little devil. A wifi enabled micro controller in an SD package, with onboard support for various digital I/O. First I didn't quite get it, but after 10 minutes pondering I had an Edison moment and immediately o...

Here's my story on how to set up Raspberry pi to fit my needs. I will use it as a server that controls heating in my summer house and publish data from a weather station I have on the roof. When deployed it will replace a Mac mini...

anthropomorphinist - (n) person addicted to putting clothes on animals and make conversation with them. Fun to find a word with zero google hits. Now it's mine, and ooh all the royalty that will pour in....

Yesterday I used my new and shiny Reber sausage stuffer for the first time. Quite a piece, heavy, sturdy and in stainless steel. It's a bit rough in execution and, being made in Italy, is quite far from all what we like about Germ...