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The Raspberry Pi Zero, the $5 computer about the size of a pack of gum, has always been criticized because it lacked wireless connectivity.

This short guide will show you how to add an LED power indicator/status light to your Raspberry Pi, letting you know when it’s powered and when it’s safe to unplug your Pi.

This short guide will show you how to quickly and easily add ROMs to RetroPie using the USB flash drive method.

Google Analytics spam is nothing new. But now spammers have realized that, since language appears in the initial Google Analytics dashboard view, spoofing the language code reaches eyeballs.I

Using a bluetooth controller with RetroPie is a piece of cake — this guide will show you how. Works on all Raspberry Pi versions (including the Pi Zero).I

Using an application of terminal command and you’re not sure if it’s stuck? Want to monitor network usage from the computers on your network? There’s a built-in program for that.

Want to minimize an application by double-clicking its title bar? Here’s how to do it.

When you first connect your USB N64 controller to RetroPie, the UI will prompt you to map your controller buttons.

I just put 2,400 vintage games (and an emulator to run them) into an NES cartridge for about 30 bucks.

I recently bought a non-working Gameboy from eBay with the intention of hacking it to run RetroPie using a Raspberry Pi Zero.

By default, songs on Spotify only stream at about 96kbps. Why? To save Spotify bandwidth and, ultimately, money.

This guide will show you how to use an Amazon Dash Button to restart or shut down your Raspberry Pi.

Naming things is hard. “There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” — Phil Karlton Truer words were never spoken.

Since our country was conceived, the U.S. Flag has been a symbol of our country’s freedom. Our country’s Flag Code provides specific guidelines for how to “retire” a damaged or worn-out American flag.W

Your hands are dirty. In fact, the CDC has some very interesting statistics about just what ends up on your hands and why that matters (read: lots and lots of poop).

The audible chirp when my XV Crosstrek is locked or unlocked is quite annoying — worse is when someone hasn’t closed the door completely yet and it beeps 5 times.

Whether you’ve shattered your screen, broken your home button, or decided to upgrade to a fancy new iOS device, chances are you’ll want your new iPhone to work like your old one.I

When selling or trading in your old iPhone, it’s a good idea to securely erase its contents so that Skynet can’t assimilate you. Here’s how to do that.

There’s a bug in El Capitan when trying to install SASS. A quick workaround exists, however.

As someone who uses OS X dashboard widgets often, I was dismayed to find out that Apple has hidden it by default. Thankfully, it’s easy to reenable the dashboard in El Capitan. Here’s how to do it.

What’s cooler than a mirror that shows you handy information before starting your day? Adding voice controls so that you can update your calendar, play Spotify playlists, and so much more.

Magic Mirror is essentially a webpage that runs on a web server housed inside your Raspberry Pi.

Jasper is an open-source voice-control platform that runs on a variety of systems, including the Raspberry Pi.

Need to log into your Verizon router to change settings or apply updates? This guide will show you how to log into your Verizon FiOS router.

Chipotle Mexican Restaurant has great guacamole, but why not simply make it at home? A friend who used to work as a cook at Chipotle shares the recipe with us.

There’s a room in my old bungalow with high ceilings and extremely inadequate lighting. I use this room as an office, and it has a small loft, so the current lighting doesn’t cut it.

Like most dogs, mine loves to frolic in the yard and implore the neighborhood cats to exercise; who am I to deprive her of this most basic of canine pleasures while I’m at work?I decided to install a dog door but ran into a snag when I realized that all of my exterior doors are filled with window panes — and nobody makes a dog door the exact size of the window panes. This was an excellent opportunity to make a homemade dog door that could fit into a window pane of my french doors.For around 80 bucks, you can make your own DIY dog door that can fit in any window pane or normal door.

Mead is an amazing alcoholic beverage that has held a special place in many cultures throughout history; in fact, pottery has been found containing traces of its ingredients from nearly 10,000 years ago!Mead is delicious and easy to brew. Anyways, my buddies and I thought it would be a great idea to brew some from the many jars of honey that have been collecting in my pantry over the years (don’t ask).I apologize in advance for the terrible photos; this was done at night, and outside.

This short guide will show you how to clone your Raspberry Pi’s SD card in Mac OS X.

I’m getting ready to paint my 1926 bungalow and, like many people used to do for some reason, the previous owners decided to paint the brick pillars on my porch.I

There’s nothing like a fire pit to bring friends together! I decided to make a budget-conscious fire pit and was able to accomplish the feat for about 75 bucks. Here’s my build guide.

You can check your AT&T; bill balance and due date any time by text from your iPhone, Android or other mobile device. Learn how to do it and avoid late fees.

As a big fan of Sublime Text 2, I was excited to find out that somebody made a port of the Monokai theme for OSX’s Terminal.

SVGs are great; making them smaller makes them even greater. This guide will show you how to optimize SVGs.

I love doing outdoorsy things with my dog and often it’s dark before we return. I decided to make an LED dog vest since it allows her to wander further away while still being visible.

Ever since AT&T; discontinued its unlimited data plan, it’s been important to keep an eye on your data usage. Thankfully, you can check your data usage at any time via text.

This short guide shows you how to set up access to your SourceTree repos through Alfred.

For around 50 bucks, you can build your very own vintage gaming rig that will hook up to any HDMI-enabled TV or monitor. This guide will show you everything you need to do to get playing.F

Like any computer, simply pulling the plug on your Pi can have dire consequences; but unlike most computers, the Raspberry Pi does not have a native power button.

What better to fill with beer than an empty glass that was once filled with beer? Keep the beer flowing and create a beer infinity loop by turning old beer bottles into glasses.

In the wake of Google’s announcement that it will start giving a ranking boost to full-SSL sites, many companies are converting their sites to be full-https.

Surprisingly, normal YouTube embeds are not automatically sized to the browser window as it is resized.

As a web developer, I stare at Chrome’s developer tools — particularly the Elements and Console tabs — all day long. As a result, all light and no dark makes Zach’s eyes dull and tired.

The stock Subaru 5-speed shift knob is rubbery and terrible. I decided to drop $40 on eBay for an OEM weighted leather knob.

This quick shortcut avoids the need to open Developer Tools and THEN manually click on Console. This saves a bit of time and mouse-clicking.

I’ve been eying a coworker’s Galaxy Note 3 as a replacement for my aging iPhone 4s. However, I couldn’t justify spending $700 so I wanted to check my AT&T; upgrade eligibility.

You can now natively block people from contacting you on your iPhone. This will block all calls, texts, and facetime requests. There are two methods for accomplishing this.

If you backed up your Mac using Time Machine and would only like to recover specific files, don’t worry. I needed to do this recently when I cloned my hard drive onto my new solid state drive.

iOS 7 is a major interface upgrade for the iPhone and iPad. Apple CEO Tim Cook described the update as being “the biggest change to the iPhone since 2007”.

By default, CTRL-TAB and SHIFT-CTRL-TAB don’t operate in the same way that Google Chrome tab cycling does. For example, when you press CTRL-TAB it doesn’t always cycle to the next open document.

Linking a CSS file to an HTML file allows you update the styling of the HTML document by editing the CSS file.

This guide will show you how to test and replace the radiator fan assembly or radiator fan motor in the Honda Element.

You can create a custom URL for your Facebook group — similar to how you can with Facebook Pages.

If you’re the administrator of a Facebook Page for your business (or whatever), you can still comment as yourself.

When building a website, it’s a good idea to open external links (e.g. http://google.com) in a new window so that users aren’t directed away from your site.

Logging into your NETGEAR router allows you to set up and secure your wireless network.

Use the usernames and passwords below to log into your NETGEAR router or switch for the first time.

The new Xbox 360 has integrated WiFi — but the old white one doesn’t.

When I turned my computer on this morning, it seems that the menu bar was blocking me from dragging a Google Chrome window from my laptop display to my external display.

Using CSS, you can display beautiful background images that span the entirety of the user’s window — regardless of their resolution. Here’s how to do it.

I like using a wireless mouse at my desk but sometimes I accidentally hit the trackpad.

Changing your Element’s oil yourself is quick and easy.

Spacers are a great way to help you organize the apps that you keep in your dock.

This guide shows you how to modify the dock such that it will hide or show the instant you roll over it.

If you have several fonts to install, why install each one manually? You can batch install a bunch of fonts at once.

WordPress instituted the child theming system for WordPress so that you can upgrade parent themes (i.e. twentyeleven) when updates are available for them — without wiping out your changes.

When you take screenshots of applications in Mac OS X, the system automatically adds a dropshadow. This looks great but may not be ideal for every use (for example, when building a how-to site).

Your facebook username allows people to quickly access your facebook profile: for example, http://facebook.com/benderisgreat.P

This guide shows you how to show hidden system files (e.g. .htaccess) in Finder by default.

If you’ve forgotten your NETGEAR router username or password, you can reset it to factory default.

When I’m coding, I love to watch the occasional X-Files or Futurama episode on my external monitor while I work.

Most Apple users don’t know that the Mac keeps a record of every file that you’ve ever downloaded. Here’s how to view the record, delete it, and disable the feature entirely.

As a web designer, I often find myself with a dozen or two Finder windows open after getting lost in a haze of code.

I hooked up my external monitor today and found that its desktop background had been replacement by a grey image.

When somebody bookmarks your website on their iPhone or iPad, you probably want your website’s logo to appear as the bookmark icon.

TotalFinder is a great alternative to Mac OS X’s default Finder application. It adds a number of features such as window tabbing.

Quora only displays the first answer to any given question without requiring a login. To view the rest, you must create an account. Here’s how to get around this.

Disqus is a robust and free commenting platform commonly used on WordPress and custom websites.

While we were building howchoo we realized that our Macs wouldn’t recognize the word. This led us to search for a way to add the term “howchoo” to our Macs’ dictionaries. Here’s how you do it.

The default empty trash function in OS X isn’t very secure.

This guide will tell you how to find your Mac’s IP address using Terminal.

Transmit is my FTP/SFTP client of choice. By default, Transmit hides hidden/invisible/system files.