Recently, I came across AdGuard Home which is a network-wide ad blocker that looks a lot like Pi-Hole on the user end. I decided to test it, and was pretty amazed by the results, so I will share everything with you in this article. AdGuard Home is an ad-blocking solution, available for Linux and Mac,…
Ubuntu MATE is a Linux distribution for desktop use. It’s based on Ubuntu but uses the MATE desktop environment instead of the latest GNOME versions. MATE is the continuation of GNOME 2, so if, like me, you preferred the old interface, you will love Ubuntu MATE. In this article, I’ll show you how to easily…
Raspberry Pi OS is the default operating system we use in almost every project. It comes with the PiXeL desktop environment, which is a modified version of LXDE. But it isn’t the only one you can use. I installed the most popular ones on my Raspberry Pi, and will share my impressions with you in…
Kodi is a great tool for Raspberry Pi, it allows you to use it as a media center (Videos, Music, Pictures, and Games).However, it’s not always easy to find the add-on you want to watch your favorite streaming service.Today, I’ll show you how to install Netflix and other add-ons on Kodi. As a general rule,…
Building a Magic Mirror is one of the most popular projects on Raspberry Pi, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s well documented. After trying it myself, I noticed that the official documentation is a bit complex for beginners to follow, and other guides don’t help that much. This is why I decided to write…
New Raspberry Pi models come every year with increased CPU power and RAM, and virtualization is now a recurring topic on this website. This wasn’t always the case. Today, we’ll discuss a solution to host virtual machines (VM) on Raspberry Pi that I haven’t written about yet: Proxmox. Proxmox is not available directly on Raspberry…
When you get your shiny new Raspberry Pi camera installed, the first thing you’ll want to do is take a test image to ensure it works. I’ll walk you through the basics, but if you need more details on getting the camera installed, check out this article on camera basics. To check that your camera…
I’m always on the hunt for good accessories to go with my Raspberry Pi. Finding a good screen for regular but intermittent use is not as easy as it seems. I don’t want a large computer monitor on my desk to only use it a few hours a week, but I don’t want something too…
We have been waiting for something new for a long time, and the Raspberry Pi Zero series was the one that needed an upgrade the most. And now, the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 is available! I received mine a few days ago, tested many things, and I’m ready to share my experience with you in…
Do you have issues with the time configuration on Raspberry Pi? Or maybe you want to sync the time with another server? In this post, I’ll teach you all you need to know about time synchronization on Raspberry Pi (and on Linux in general). On a new installation, a Raspberry Pi uses timedatectl for time…