Raspberry Pi – Tech Made Easy

Create a PC Stats Display with Raspberry Pi

Matt
Jun 07, 2020

If you’re a PC enthusiast you probably like to keep track of your systems stats while you’re working or playing. With games this always meant you had to keep an overlay program running, which can get in the way of, you know, actually gaming. Thankfully it’s shockingly easy to setup a second display to show […]

Create A VPN Server With A Raspberry Pi

Matt
Apr 25, 2020

If you split your time between two or more countries it can be a real hassle to manage your online life. Not only do you run the risk of triggering security processes employed by banks, etc but it can also be a struggle to use things like online streaming services which you’re paying for or […]

Setup a Raspberry Pi Cloud Server With Nextcloud

Matt
Mar 23, 2020

A short while back I created my own home server which, among other things, used Nextcloud to act as a private cloud server to hold all my important documents and synchronise them across my devices. It’s working really well, but what if you didn’t want to have a great hulking PC running in your house […]

Review: RaspyPlay4 Board

Matt
Aug 17, 2019

I am a huge, huge lover of the Raspberry Pi platform and have used them all over the house for years now, but even I would have to admit that the built in audio capabilities are pretty dire. That’s not really surprising, the Raspberry Pi was designed as an educational tool, it just happens to […]

Matt
Sep 17, 2018

For quite a while now there have been a few different ways to program a Raspberry Pi as a a console emulator for some retro gaming action. The latest version of the Pi at this point (version 3) is a fantastic basis for emulation, with plenty of USB ports, HDMI out and enough processing power […]

Matt
Aug 16, 2018

While I struggle to get some new content together over the next few days I’m looking back over my more popular YouTube videos and getting them presented here on the NEW, IMPROVED TechMadeEasy. Check out this video where I compare two versions of XBMC (now KODI) for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer.

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SHOOT TIME LAPSE VIDEOS WITH A RASPBERRY PI

Matt
Oct 17, 2013

Awesome effects on the cheap The Raspberry Pi camera module has been around for a while now, available from both RS Components and Farnell in the UK. It’s pretty inexpensive at less than £20, but to be honest I’ve been struggling for ideas as to what I could do with it. Thankfully, Mike, who’s written for TME before, has […]