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Elijah Drown

About Elijah Drown

Elijah loves tinkering with electronics, testing new Linux Distributions, and creating DIY servers. Elijah also enjoys the challenge of delivering tech projects throughout his 15 years within the Corporate Finance industry.

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Build an Automated Gardening System With the Raspberry Pi Pico W

Part of the joy of gardening is getting your fingers dirty, but that doesn't mean you can't use a little automated help.

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How Do You Use Ubuntu Core on a Raspberry Pi?

With minimal requirements, the stripped down Ubuntu Core OS is will run on most Raspberry Pi models and is ideal for certain use cases.

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Command a Buzzer Tone With the Raspberry Pi Pico

Create a buzz and alter its frequency using a rotary potentiometer connected to your Pico in this simple electronics project.

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Teach Your Raspberry Pi Pico to Count With a Seven-Segment Display

Connect your Pico microcontroller to a seven-segment display to count up and down.

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Control Motor Speeds With a Raspberry Pi Pico

Control the speed of.a fan with a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller board and a motor.

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How to Create Christmas Music With a Raspberry Pi

If you want to play a carol but are better with computers than instruments, why not put the two together? Here's where your Raspberry Pi comes in.

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3 Sure Ways to Get in the Christmas Spirit With Linux

With the holidays around the corner, you can get the Christmassy feel a bit early using your Linux PC.

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How to Make Your Christmas Brighter With Linux

Christmas is a great time to celebrate with your loved ones and learn new skills. But Linux can make holidays even better for you.

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The 3 Best Christmas-Themed Wallpaper Collections for Linux

Get into the holiday spirit by finding a Christmas-themed, high-quality wallpaper for your Linux desktop.

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How to Automate Christmas Lights With a Raspberry Pi Pico W

Now that you've unpacked your Christmas lights, you can use a Raspberry Pi to blink your bulbs all season long.

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How to Create a Winter Wonderland on Linux With GNOME Extensions

Want to experience the joy of the winter season without leaving the comfort of your home? Bring snow to your desktop using GNOME Shell extensions.

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Use a Potentiometer With Your Raspberry Pi Pico

Learn how to turn on an LED connected to the Pico and then alter its brightness using a rotary potentiometer.

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Connect to Your Wireless Network With a Raspberry Pi Pico W

Make the most of the Raspberry Pi Pico W's wireless capability by getting it to connect to your Wi-Fi network.

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Game Development Is Easy With Pygame Zero

Pygame Zero simplifies game development by doing a lot of the work for you.

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Upgrade Your Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W to a Pi 3 or 4 With One Adapter

Add multiple full-size USB ports and more to your Pi Zero 2 W with Spotpear's ingenious adapter.

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Raspberry Pi Pico Electronics With the Kitronik Inventor's Kit

Start building electronics projects using a Raspberry Pi Pico and the Kitronik Inventor’s Kit.

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How Microsoft Designer Could Rival Canva

Microsoft is launching an AI-powered graphic design tool that will let you create designs by typing a few words. Is this bad news for Canva?

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How to Play Windows Games on Linux

With so many recent advancements in the Linux gaming world, it's now possible to play Windows games on Linux with minimal tweaks.

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Create an Internet Radio Station With Your Raspberry Pi

Stream music to the world over the web using a Raspberry Pi connected to an audio source.

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DIY
How to Solder Header Pins on a Raspberry Pi Pico

Soldering pin headers to the Raspberry Pi Pico makes it a lot easier to connect it to electronics. Here's how to do it.

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