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2016

BASH has arrived for all in Windows 10
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No no, the latest update to Windows 10 will not make you want to bash your head against a brick wall; Update 1607, otherwise known as Anniversary Update 1 (code name Redstone 1) brings a very surprising feature to the Windows landscape; Linux on Windows.
Predictable failure - Tweeting with Python Part 2
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Part 1 of the series saw us signing up to Twitter and getting access to the API to send tweets, setting up Twython and developing out shutdown script.
Predictable failure - Tweeting with Python Part 1
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As explained in a previous series of mine, I run a small Bitcoin mining operation on my Raspberry Pi.

2015

Introducing the Raspberry Pi 2
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2017 is here, or that is what the Raspberry Pi Foundation is leading us to believe.
Mining Bitcoins with Raspberry Pi - Part 3
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Continuing on from the good work we have achieved thus far in Part 1 & Part 2, we are going to complete our Bitcoin Mining journey by making our Raspberry Pi start mining as soon as it is powered on.
Mining Bitcoins with Raspberry Pi - Part 2
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In a previous post, we covered how to setup your Raspberry Pi with cgminer along with some USB ASIC mining hardware.
Mining Bitcoins with Raspberry Pi - Part 1
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Continuing with my last post’s theme surrounding my recently received Raspberry Pi; after the initial configuration, I put it into action by mining Bitcoins with some Aussie USB ASIC miners I purchased of eBay for $36 (for two).
Raspberry Pi A+
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Christmas brought me a very special gift in the form of a Raspberry Pi A+

2014

Configure Public Key Authentication for SSH on Linux
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Very recently, I acquired myself a cheap Linux based VPS for personal use.
Linux Foundation Certification
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During my quest to expand my knowledge on Linux thanks to edX course LFS101x Introduction to Linux, I happened upon the announcement from the Linux Foundation (who also run the edX course) that there is now two certification for Linux;