In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to wire and use the DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor with the Raspberry Pi. This sensor is known for being the cheaper and less accurate version of the DHT22. It is super easy to use thanks to it providing its data over a digital signal. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up and run the Zigbee2MQTT bridge on the Raspberry Pi. This software bridges your Zigbee devices to the MQTT messaging protocol. This allows these devices to integrate better with software like Home Assistant. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up DiyHue on the Raspberry Pi. This software emulates the Philips Hue Bridge. This means that you don't need the official Hub to connect your Phillips Hue Lights. You can also connect third-party lights and have them appear as Hue lights in the official app. Read More...
In this quick tutorial, you will be learning how to set up the Duck DNS service on your Raspberry Pi. This service is a completely free DNS provider that you can update using a simple curl request. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Adminer on your Raspberry Pi. Adminer is a lightweight database management tool. It is considered to be the lightweight alternative to the popular phpMyAdmin. It achieves this thanks to being written as a single small PHP file. Read More...
In this quick guide you will be learning how to update the firmware of the Raspberry Pi to the latest stable release. Additionally, we will also show you how to use the pre-release versions if that is what you desire. The firmware acts as a layer between the operating system and the hardware. Read More...
In this tutorial, I go through the basics of using the date command on a Linux-based distribution. This command will come in handy whenever you need date and time information in your bash script or straight into the terminal. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to encode or decode data using base64 on Linux. Base64 is used for encoding data for transit or storage. As one of the core utilities on Linux this tool is always available. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to extract a RAR archive on the Linux system. RAR is a proprietary archiving format that allows you to compress and store multiple files. It even supports verifying contents remain uncorrupted. Read More...
This tutorial will explain how to use the less command on a Linux operating system. The less command allows you to display the content of a file or output in smaller parts. This command is particularly useful when viewing large files with hundreds of lines of text. Read More...
This tutorial will show you how you can logout a user on a Linux operating system. Knowing how to logout a user in Linux is vital to maintaining a healthy operating system. Luckily the process of removing the user is very straightforward. Read More...
In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the gpasswd command on a Linux operating system. You can use this command to alter a group's settings, such as the password, members, and administrators. It is very useful when handling multiple groups. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to reset the Ubuntu Desktop settings back to their default. This only effects the desktop settings and other applications you might have installed to your system. Performing a reset is useful when you have misconfigured the desktop somehow, or just want that out-of-box experience. Read More...
In this quick guide, you will be learning how to install the Google Chrome web browser on the Ubuntu operating system. This browser is known for its security, performance, and extensibility. It is also the most popular web browser in the world. Read More...
In this tutorial, we will be teaching you how to format a disk on Ubuntu using the desktop interface or terminal. On the desktop, we will focus on the Disks and GParted tools. On the other hand, we will be using Parted to format a disk on the terminal. Read More...
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to install and run an SFTP server on the Ubuntu operating system. We will show how you can set up users that you can only use to log in using SFTP and how they can have their own individual folders to upload. Read More...
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to suspend/sleep the Ubuntu operating system. By suspending the device is put into lower power mode. All of your programs are kept within RAM until you wake the device. Read More...
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to get the Hardware Info of your Ubuntu system. This is useful for seeing what parts you have in your system. You can even get more in-depth information about each piece of hardware. Read More...
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install pip on your Windows computer. We will provide you with step-by-step instructions on checking the installation and performing any necessary setup steps for the pip Python package manager. Read More...
This tutorial explains how to install pip on a MacOS computer. Pip is a package manager that makes tracking and keeping your packages updated easier. You can use pip to install modules and libraries for use within your Python programs. Read More...
This tutorial will cover PHP associative arrays and how you can create, edit, and access them. This array type will be helpful in many use cases, especially when you need a clear identifier for a value. Read More...
In this tutorial, we teach you how to use PHP's count() function. Using this function, you can count the number of elements in an array or an object that implements the Countable class. Read More...
This tutorial will teach you how to use the date() function within your PHP scripts. This function returns the date and time using the format that you specify. This time can be either the current time or the one you specify. Read More...
This tutorial will go through the steps to run a Python script on your computer. The process of running a script is roughly the same on each operating system. We will also show you how to run the script in an IDE, such as Visual Studio Code. Read More...