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OrangePi SBC - RISC-V

Orange Pi R2S Single Board Computer Running Linux: Introduction

June 30, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

This is a series of articles looking at the Orange Pi R2S, the latest addition to the range of single board computers from Orange Pi.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: 2.5Gbps Networking

June 26, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I explore a simple upgrade to improve the Raspberry Pi 5’s network speed.

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Banana Pi BPI-F3

Benchmarking the Banana Pi BPI-F3 Single Board Computer

June 23, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

In this article I benchmark the Banana Pi BPI-F3 and compare it to other single board computers as well as an N100 Mini PC.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Avoid snap pollution

June 12, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Declutter the output from df when the Pi 5 has snaps installed. Better yet, use an alternative to df for even nicer output.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Installing Software

June 9, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews

Explore my favourite ways of installing new software on the Raspberry Pi 5.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Desktop Mini PC: Script to use a ZRAM swapdrive

June 2, 2025 Steve Emms Blog, Hardware, Mini PC, Reviews, Tutorials

Installing a script to enable ZRAM and optimize its effectiveness on Raspberry Pi computers. It’s very useful for low RAM Pi models.

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Music Festival

kew v3.2.0 improves internet radio support and more

May 9, 2025 Luke Baker Blog, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

kew has added a mini-player mode, a braille visualizer mode, a favorites list for radio stations, and shows bitrate information.

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Site Update – An Apology and a Brighter Future

April 6, 2025 Steve Emms Blog

We’ve spent time optimizing the site including migrating to the latest server technology. This provides enhanced performance.

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Music Festival

kew adds internet radio support

March 31, 2025 Luke Baker Blog, Multimedia, Reviews, TUI

kew is a music player sporting gapless playback, 24-bit/192khz audio, and MPRIS support. It now has internet radio support.

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What is Fulfillment Software in E-commerce?

March 8, 2025 John O'Donnell Blog

Fulfillment software is an essential tool for any e-commerce business looking to streamline its order fulfillment process.

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