Category: Raspberry Pi

With all the fires in California, I found myself checking PurpleAir multiple times per day to track what the air is like outside – waiting for a moment when the AQI improves so we can open some windows or take a walk. I have a bunch of Raspberry Pi boards handy, and two with the…

Configuring a Raspberry Pi Zero for the first time just got a lot easier.

When you read about using Raspberry Pi cameras as part of your home security system, most of the information you will find will point you in the direction of running motion which is the de-facto standard for doing video motion detection on Linux. There are also variants of motion such as MotionEye or motionEyeOS which…

Sometimes it’s a pain to keep track of your Raspberry Pi’s IP address. Maybe you want to plug it in on a work or friend’s network without having to plug in a keyboard and mouse. This technique is what I am using to know the IP address of my Raspberry Pi’s no matter how often…