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To coincide with the launch of Raspberry Pi 4, Raspberry Pi Press has created a new edition of The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide book — as if this week wasn’t exciting enough! Weighing in at 252 pages, the book is even bigger than before, and it’s fully updated for Raspberry Pi 4 and the latest version of the Raspbian operating system, Buster. Read Free PDF of The Official Beginner’s Guide Updated for Raspberry Pi 4 * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting link found among my daily reading

Technology isn't just computers, networks and phones. Technology has always been part of the human experience. All of our ancestors have looked for ways to help them survive and do less work for more gain.  Archive.org has a host of old technology books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. Many of the technologies discussed within these books are being put to use again these days in the back to the land" and homesteading movements. You might even find something that could address one of your own garden or farm issues but has been lost to time and history. Enjoy! --Douglas Historical Technology Books - 29 in a series - Your Computer (UK) (1981) Available in PDF, Text, JPG formats, and more   * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! † Available from the LA Public Library

A whole slew of Alexa products were announced this week. This article details each of them, including a few which are “invite only” and on the cutting edge. — Douglas Today at its Seattle headquarters, Amazon unveiled a bunch of new improvements to its Alexa smart home operating system, as well as over a dozen new hardware products that can tap into it in various ways. Below are all the new gadgets Amazon announced today Read Here Are All of the New Gadgets That Amazon Just Announced via The Inventory * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting link found among my daily reading

When Google Maps launched its directions platform in 2005, it primarily served motorists seeking accurate driving routes. Public transit routes were available in a handful of cities, but a lack of clear walking paths to bus stops made them less than useful. Pedestrian and cycling routes were added years later. So for those of us who rely on Google Maps to get around by bike, foot, and mass transportation, this summer has been big. To help folks ambulate more easily, the canonical digital map of the world rolled out a new tool earlier this month: a virtually augmented view of the streets before you, with gigantic blue arrows pointing which way to turn. Read MapLab: Why Google Hopes You’ll Walk via CityLab | All Articles * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! † Available from the LA Public Library An interesting link found among my daily reading

Like many other classics it’s easy to come up with ways to ruin Tetris, but hard to think of anything that will make it better. Adding more clickiness is definitely one way to improve the game, and playing Tetris on a flip-dot display certainly manages to achieve that. Read The Clickiest Game Of Tetris You’ll Ever Play, On A Flip-Dot via hack a day * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting link found among my daily reading

I love the idea of connecting up high-tech and high-touch ideas and this chicken feeder is a great example. It is a great way to expose potential donors to their project and give them a little high-touch involvement, even if they can’t be there in person. — Douglas The popularity of raising chickens has exploded in recent years, particularly in urban areas. Hens can lay an egg every day, and chickens can gobble up pesky bugs in your yard. You can even pet them, if you’re into that sort of thing. But, as with any other animal, they do require care. Fortunately you can use technology to take the labor out of that job. That’s what YouTuber Sean Hodgins has done in his latest video with this internet-connected, solar-powered, Twitch-streaming chicken feeder. Read An Internet-Connected, Solar-Powered, Twitch-Streaming Chicken Feeder via Hackster Blog * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library...

Technology isn't just computers, networks and phones. Technology has always been part of the human experience. All of our ancestors have looked for ways to help them survive and do less work for more gain.  Archive.org has a host of old technology books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. Many of the technologies discussed within these books are being put to use again these days in the back to the land" and homesteading movements. You might even find something that could address one of your own garden or farm issues but has been lost to time and history. Enjoy! --Douglas Historical Technology Books - 28 in a series - Montgomery Ward and Co. : Catalogue No. 84 (1916) Catalogs were once the 20th Century’s version of Amazon, bringing nearly anything right to your door — no matter how far into the countryside you might have lived. Heck, even in the 1960s and 70s when I was growing up, catalogs were still the main source of ide...

If you are looking for inspiration for this years Halloween costume or creating spooky and scary projects to adorn your home. The latest HackSpace magazine issue 23 is definitely worth more investigation as it features a wide variety of different Halloween projects for inspiration and you to build. “Turn to the fun (and dark) side of making with a look at the best crazy, creative Halloween builds around – then have a go at making your own!” Halloween costume ideas and projects featured in this month’s HackSpace magazine include : – Terrify and enchant your friends with a dead musical raccoon – Add movement to cosplay with capacitive touch – Fabricate artistic PCBs with Inkscape and KiCad – Make joints out of molten metal Read Halloween costume ideas and projects in HackSpace magazine issue 23 - Geeky Gadgets via Geeky Gadgets * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! ...

Amazon on Thursday said that it will host an event on Sept. 25 in Seattle where it will introduce new products and services. It’s a good one to pay attention to: during last year’s event, Amazon announced 15 Alexa-enabled products, including a microwave, new Amazon Echo products, a wall clock with Alexa built-in and more. Read Amazon is hosting its big new hardware event on Sept. 25 via CNBC * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting link found among my daily reading

The arms race between computer user and hackers continues on. The hackers are getting quite crafty and making great use of cheap (in this case, disposable) yet, powerful computers. — Douglas   IBM's ridiculously named X-Force Red have documented a new attack vector they've dubbed "Warshipping": they mailed a sub-$100 custom, wifi-enabled low-power PC with a cellular radio to their target's offices. The device scans for visible wifi networks; once it senses a network associated with its target (indicating that it has arrived on the target company's premises), it alerts its controllers over the cellular radio, and then scans the local wifi for instance in which users' devices are initiating new connections to the network. It captures the handshake data from these connections, transmits them over the cellular network to its controllers, and they can then crack the password offline, send login credentials to the warshipping device, login to the target net...

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Could the future of driverless cars be shaped by Raspberry Pi? For undergraduate researchers at the University of Cambridge, the answer is a resounding yes! So long, traffic! By using Raspberry Pis and onboard sensors to program scale-model versions of commercially available cars, undergraduate researchers have built a fleet of driverless cars that ‘talk to each other’. They did this because they are studying how driverless technology can help reduce traffic incidents on our roads. Read Driverless cars run by Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi via Raspberry Pi * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting link found among my daily reading

Technology isn't just computers, networks and phones. Technology has always been part of the human experience. All of our ancestors have looked for ways to help them survive and do less work for more gain.  Archive.org has a host of old technology books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. Many of the technologies discussed within these books are being put to use again these days in the back to the land" and homesteading movements. You might even find something that could address one of your own garden or farm issues but has been lost to time and history. Enjoy! --Douglas Historical Technology Books: PDP 11 Software Handbook (1983) - 27 in a series This was the state of computers when I entered college in 1982-83. I never got to use a PDP 11, but started my minicomputer learning on a VAX 11/780, but then quickly transitioned to the Apple II as my main computer. I still didn’t own my own computer until I graduated in 1985 an...

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Smart outlets are becoming cheaper and more functional every day. In my case, I need more switches or smart bulbs than outlets so I can control more of the lights in my house, but I still have a number of smart outlets for floor lamps, reading lights and more! — Douglas KT-KMC (99% lifetime positive feedback) via Amazon is offering its 4-Outlet Smart Surge Protector for$10.19 Prime shipped. If you are not a Prime member, orders that exceed $25 will qualify for free shipping. That’s over 30% off the typical rate there and is the lowest price we’ve tracked. Despite having such a low cost, this plug does not lack in features. It works with Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, while also providing basic surge protection. You can even set up timers and schedules. Rated 4/5 stars. Read Snag this 4-Outlet Smart Surge Protector for $10 (Over 30% off) via 9to5Toys * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs An interesting link found among my daily reading

  3D printing, like virtual reality, is one of those things that always seems to be on the cusp of going mainstream, without ever quite crossing over. Even though we've seen the concept play out for years on TV and in movies (what do you think a Star Trek replicator is doing?), having a 3D printer at home is still considered wildly exotic outside of a small enthusiast audience. I started playing around with 3D printing last year, mostly to satisfy my own curiosity, with an unexpected result. I'm now completely addicted to 3D printing. Over the past several months, I've searched for the best 3D printer and tested several models, from rock-bottom Monoprice printers to step-up resin printers that produce a truly professional-level print for prototyping. Read Help, I'm addicted to 3D printing via CNET * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting...

Technology isn't just computers, networks and phones. Technology has always been part of the human experience. All of our ancestors have looked for ways to help them survive and do less work for more gain.  Archive.org has a host of old technology books (from mid-19th to mid-20th Century) available in many formats and on a host of topics. Many of the technologies discussed within these books are being put to use again these days in the back to the land" and homesteading movements. You might even find something that could address one of your own garden or farm issues but has been lost to time and history. Enjoy! --Douglas Historical Technology Books: Catalogue and price list the, Implement Company : giving special low prices of the best farm implements and farm machinery (1915) - 26 in a series Agriculture is sometimes seen as a historical, backward industry where innovation has no place. This is entirely wrong and, in fact, agriculture has always been quite innovative, esp...

This article is a quick getting started guide for the ESP32-CAM board. We’ll show you how to setup a video streaming web server with face recognition and detection in less than 5 minutes with Arduino IDE. Read Arduino: ESP32-CAM Video Streaming and Face Recognition with Arduino IDE via Random Nerd Tutorials * A portion of each sale from Amazon.com directly supports our blogs ** Many of these books may be available from your local library. Check it out! An interesting link found among my daily reading