Yup same here. > From: Walter.Miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:32:17 -0500 > Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Raspberry Pi's > > Sure, thing... I will have to renew my membership though :) > > Walter Miraglia | Director of I.T. Edelman Canada > Edelman | 150 Bloor Street West Suite 300 | Toronto, Ontario M5S 2X9 > T 416.849.0848 | C 647.295.9840 > walter.miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx > Recognized as one of the… > 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ 2011 | Best Workplaces 2012 Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Leif Bloomquist > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:23 PM > To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Raspberry Pi's > > Would some of you be up for demoing your Raspberry Pi projects at the next > TPUG meeting (September 20th)? > > -Leif > > > > On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Miraglia, Walter > <Walter.Miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > the wireless keyboard/mouse kit is available at factory direct, I > > purchased it for $16.00 at the time with a coupon, the netgear N150 > > was 9.99 (no coupon required) > > > > today I purchased two Tenda W311m wireless usb cards ( tiny, and on > > the list of compatible wifi usb devices. ( same chipset as the W311u ) > > this was only 9.99 (with a printable coupon) purchased two of those for my > > remaining raspberry pi's. > > > > will run them headless, downloaded learn.adafruit.com raspi distro > > specially formulated for hardware hacking ( I2C, ISP, Uart, GPIO) all > > enabled in hardware. check it out. > > awesome article on painting with light ( on the front page of > > www.rasbperrypi.org :) really happy with these tenda w311m tiny usb > > sticks. :) seem to work well with the wireless keyboard and mouse > > kit mentioned abouve... the Genious Slimstar 8000 :) good times :) > > > > so factory direct has em, call the store your closest too, if it says > > almost out of stock, they can verify stock, and suggest a store where > > they have them :) > > > > cheers. :) > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Stein > > [mhs.stein@xxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 3:43 PM > > To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Raspberry Pi's > > > > Updating an old idea, eh? Gonna put the pix on the Web? > > > > http://makeprojects.com/Project/VCR-Cat-Feeder/69/1 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Miraglia, Walter<mailto:Walter.Miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:44 PM > > Subject: [torontocbm] Re: Raspberry Pi's > > > > I have three. Ordered 1 about 2 months ago, and then ordered two more > > (before my first one arrived) about two weeks ago, and got them after about > > a week. > > For now I’m just getting comfortable with Linux and creating SD > > cards, and fighting with powered USB hubs ( cyberpower, on the list or > > working ones ) but still gives me grief depending on the time of day. > > And which ports I plug things in… sometimes work great… other times… > > meh… > > > > The following two wireless devices work great in the two built in usb > > ports no powered hub required… > > > > I have a good wireless usb interface: Netgear N150, wireless > > keyboard/mouse combo: Genius Slimstar 8000 wireless mouse > > > > Projects hoping to do: > > > > Internet based treat dispenser that takes pictures and emails me a > > shot of my dog enjoying the treat… Got a simplified version working on > > arduino (no pics…) just dispense remotely via UDP app on iphone. > > > > May have them send temperature information to me from various points > > in the house… > > > > Messing around in general. > > > > May just flash some L.E.D.’s with it. ☺ > > > > Walter Miraglia | Director of I.T. Edelman Canada Edelman | 150 Bloor > > Street West Suite 300 | Toronto, Ontario M5S 2X9 T 416.849.0848 | C > > 647.295.9840 > > walter.miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:walter.miraglia@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Recognized as one of the… > > 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ 2011 > > <http://www.achievers.com/engaged/winners-2011.php> | Best > > Workplaces 2012 > > Canada<http://www.greatplacetowork.ca/best-workplaces/best-large-workp > > laces-in-canada> > > > > From: torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:torontocbm-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Gray > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:25 PM > > To: Toronto CBM > > Subject: [torontocbm] Raspberry Pi's > > > > Hi, > > > > Two new Raspberry Pi computers showed up at my door today! Anyone else have > > one, and if so what are you doing with them? > > I'm not a big Linux person, but I hear they're working on Android for it as > > well... > > > > Steve > > > > -- > Leif Bloomquist > leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.schemafactor.com > > "But time and chance happen to them all." - Ecclesiastes >