Issue #28 — Actually

Friday 27 December 2013

Happy holidays! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

Enjoy the last few days of the year and we wish big things for each of you in 2014.

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

Love it or hate it, actually? The all-star cast classic Christmas film receives a harsh review from Raspberry Pi’s Liz Upton.

Web Browser Beta (raspberrypi.org)
Eben's Christmas present to us - an early beta of an HTML5 web browser
New Raspbian, New NOOBS (raspberrypi.org)
Raspbian with numerous enhancements, new NOOBS and other updated OS images
Raspberry Pi Projects - by Andrew Robinson & Mike Cook (amazon.co.uk)
Another great book release in the Wiley Raspberry Pi series
Raspberry Pi Hits the Shelves in U.S. (makezine.com)
Raspberry Pi now available at RadioShack stores in America
New Book: Raspberry Pi For Secret Agents (packtpub.com)
A playful, informal approach to using the Raspberry Pi for mischief - acting like a spy
Liz Upton Forced to Watch 'Love Actually' (storify.com)
"My mother is making us watch Love Actually. Experiencing negative festive cheer."

Make an Internet Controlled Lamp with Flask (jack.minardi.org)
Use Python web framework Flask to allow a lamp to be controlled over the internet
Analogue Sensors on the Raspberry Pi (doctormonk.com)
A recipe on making analogue sensors from the O'Reilly 'Raspberry Pi Cookbook'
Adafruit KegBot (adafruit.com)
The Pi-powered Adafruit KegBot tweets when the Adafruit team drinks beer

Pi For Christmas Tips (raspberrypi.org)
A comprehensive guide for those lucky enough to get a Pi for Christmas
Linux.com's Top 10 Raspberry Pi Hacks of 2013 (linux.com)
A collection of cool Pi hacks from the past year
All-in-One Raspberry Pi Starter Kit (geekdad.com)
A great Pi kit from CPC including all you need and a few bits to get you going

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