Playing Mame Arcade Game on Raspberry Pi
My first project for Raspberry Pi is game emulator. Oh, no, it is the second. The first is to make a case for Raspberry Pi. Let us look at the Raspberry Pi’s status when it working inside of the case....
Author: David Yin
New interface: Thunderbolt
I read the PC Magazine sometimes. One term is coming often and often. It is Thunderbolt. It is a new standard for I/O device of computer. Thunderbolt (codenamed Light Peak) is a hardware interface that allows for the connection of...
What is UEFI?
What is UEFI, I mentioned it at What is GPT, but not clear. Here I would like to give more details about it. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, UEFI, is a new firmware interface specification that is designed to replace...
A very handy tool set from Dremel to make a case of Raspberry Pi
When I received the Raspberry Pi board, I thought I will make a case for it. So, first I made a paper case here to have a little idea. Then I am looking for the box or case with similar...
How to install Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL On CentOS 6.3
Before install Apache2, PHP5 and MySQL, install CentOS 6.3 server first. Followed the steps to install these staff. 1) Installing MySQL 5
VirtualBox 4.1.22 and VirtualBox 4.2 released
VirtualBox 4.1.22 is the latest maintenance release or VirtualBox 4.1. There are following changes: VMM: fixed a potential host crash triggered by shutting down a VM when another VM was running (only affected 32-bit hosts and 64-bit OS X hosts,...
Sipura SPA-2002 Data Sheet and the Installation Guide
I bought Sipura SPA-2002 VOIP phone adapter about six years ago. When I clean up my folders of hardware documents, I saw this guide. To save the space and for reference purpose, I scan it and you can download it...
Stop mt-comments.cgi to save memory
I can not publish new post in this blog. So many 500 error when I click publish, some times when I click signin. The 500 internal error is because my blog, MovableType ate a lot of memory when it running....
Use MetroTwit as my twitter tool on desktop
I used twhirl for two years. Now I have to say it is not the best one any more. I googled it and find MetroTwit. I feel the look of it is simple and clear. I like it. Users can...
Kingston 8GB SDHC card
I bought a SD card at Staples. When I check their website, Kingston 8GB, 16GB, 32GB cards are on sale. But, when I went to store, only one 8GB on the rack. So, I have no choice to get it....
The first time to make the Raspberry Pi work
I power on the Raspberry Pi this morning. See pictures below. The first look of the screen in text mode. Raspberry Pi is located on the lower right corner. After the loading, I can enter startx to load a window....
Make a paper Raspberry Pi case
Raspberry Pi board is shipped board only. Nothing else. It is a barebon IC board. So first I think it is good to give it a case. To make a perfect paper Raspberry Pi case, followed the following guideline: Make...
Got new toy – Raspberry Pi
It is so fast. I made an order two days ago. Now I received the UPS pack this afternoon. See the pictures. I am still thinking about the purpose of this Raspberry Pi board. Maybe start from the Linux distribution....
Windows Updates 2012-09
Microsoft Security monthly updates released today. One critical update Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2744842) Two important updates MS12-061 Vulnerability in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2719584) MS12-062 Vulnerability in System Center Configuration Manager...
Raspberry Pi
Reapberry Pi is getting famous during past six months. It is a tiny computer. As small as a credit card. Maybe smaller than credit card. The price of the latest Raspberry Pi Model B rev2 is $35.00. To use the...