In this post I tell you what you need to know to use your Raspberry Pi for the first time. After following these steps, you are running Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi. Assumptions You are using Ubuntu (15.10) You are using a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B You can power up the Raspberry Pi… Continue reading Raspberry Pi: First use
Add your picture to Google search results – Rich snippets
Maybe you noticed the fancy Google search results containing profile pictures already. When you don’t have a clue what I mean, you can find an example of a Google Search rich snippet at the top of this article. Pretty neat don’t you think? What are you thinking.. you do want to have the same fancy… Continue reading Add your picture to Google search results – Rich snippets
Ships – Android application
VIDEGRO’s Ships is a free Android application which allows you to receive AIS information directly from ships in your neighbourhood using a cheap DVB-T-DAB-FM / RTL-SDR receiver. IMPORTANT: You need to have an OTG capable Android device and a DVB-T-DAB-FM / RTL-SDR receiver, otherwise this application is useless. It is an all in one application.… Continue reading Ships – Android application
Linux: Create a swap file
Running out of physical memory? Learn here how to create a swap file on linux. Baseline First check the baseline. It is possible that you have some swap already, like a swap partition (a dedicated disk partition only used for swap) or a swap file, like we are creating in this tutorial. Use the command:… Continue reading Linux: Create a swap file