[torontocbm] Re: Raspberry Pi's
- From: Analog-X64 AX64 <analogx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Toronto CBM <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:30:00 -0400
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
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> -----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
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> > Workplaces 2012
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> > 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
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>
> "But time and chance happen to them all." - Ecclesiastes
>
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