Paragon Project: Blackberry Pi Cyberdeck

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This project is unquestionably a contender for Paragon Project of the year! It’s a cyberdeck made with a Raspberry Pi Zero that mirrors the shape and size of an old Blackberry phone. It was created and shared by Zhou Xu over at zxmake.dev. It’s fittingly called “Blackberry Pi”. Zhou clarifies that the inspiration for the…

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TigerVNC and RealVNC on Raspberry Pi Bookworm OS

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Since the release of Bookworm OS, I’ve seen a number of people struggling to get a VNC server set up on their Raspberry Pi. So I thought I would take this opportunity to share with you how to get RealVNC installed on yours. We discussed the switch over from RealVNC in our article about Bookworm…

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What’s Up with Raspberry Pi Bookworm OS?

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Along with the announcement of Raspberry Pi 5 came the announcement that a new Raspberry Pi OS is required – Bookworm. In this post, I want to give you a first look at Bookworm OS. Coincidentally, they just released Bookworm OS officially yesterday and Simon Long posted about the new OS over at the Raspberry…

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Paragon Project: Cyber-Tape-Deck

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This computer will change the way you see your old electronics. It’s time to go pull out that tapedeck out of storage and grab your Raspberry Pi, because this cyberdeck is guaranteed to inspire you to build your own. It’s the Cyber-Tape-Deck, put together by Matthew H. And we’re super happy to include it in…

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Help! My Raspberry Pi Won’t Connect to WiFi!

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One of the most common problems you might encounter with your Raspberry Pi is it not connecting to the WiFi. There are new posts on the Raspberry Pi forums every day looking to resolve these issues. Here, we are compiling all the answers (along with some of our own) into one ultimate guide to fix…

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Why is my Raspberry Pi so slow?

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It’s a tale as old as time (or at least as old as 2012). You receive your sleek new Raspberry Pi in its little paper packaging. You pull it out, flash your SD card, and plug that sucker in. Before you know it though, you’re rushing to the internet to answer one very pressing question:…

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Your 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS questions answered

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It’s official. The Raspberry Pi OS has officially released its 64-bit version after a lengthy beta and here’s how it looks: It looks 100% the same as the 32 bit version. But under the bonnet, there are some things you’d have to be aware of. Raspberry Pi: choose 32 or 64 bit? The computer that…

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All about SD card health on the Raspberry Pi

The SD card is – next to the power supply – a critical additional component of the Raspberry Pi. Monitoring it’s health is really important to ensure a smooth operation of your Raspberry Pi operating system, and a good user experience. This article will show you several ways how to check and monitor the health…

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Ultimate List of Unusual but Really Useful Linux Shell Commands

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This is a compilation of lesser known Linux shell commands – but really useful ones. Useful as in: saving time, giving you additional tools to do things you couldn’t before, but also entertaining. Enjoy reading, and let us know in the comments if there are additional tools we should add! Installation instructions will be for…

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How to Read Your Monitor’s EDID on a Raspberry Pi

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In this post, we tell you exactly what you need to do in order to make sense of your monitor’s extended display identification data (EDID) on your Raspberry Pi. Note: previously, a function to read the EDID used to be available with the standalone version of PiDoctor. This version has been discontinued, and the functionality…

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