Top 10 Uses for a Raspberry Pi (400th EC video!)

Ten things to do with a Raspberry Pi -- as a celebration of the Pi’s 10th birthday, and 400 episodes of ExplainingComputers!

Some of my previous Raspberry Pi videos include:

Raspberry Pi 4 Week:

Raspberry Pi AI: Picroft Voice Assistant:

Raspberry Pi Anemometer – measuring the speed of the wind:

Raspberry Pi Zero Hamster Feeder:

Raspberry Pi Plant Watering (& Time Lapse):

Raspberry Pi OMV 5 NAS:

Raspberry Pi Devastator Robot #4:

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Small desktop computer
02:05 Media player
02:49 NAS or server
03:37 Robotics & automation
04:38 Surveillance & IoT
05:38 Printer controller
06:26 Retro gaming
07:13 Smart speaker
08:15 The last two things!

#RaspberryPi #Uses #400th #ExplainingComputers

[LouisHansell]

Congrats on your 400th episode!
Your last point, 'to make people happy', is excellent.
People fly radio-controlled airplanes just for the fun of it. They don't transport people or goods, they just enjoy it. Fun is an obvious factor often overlooked.

[guitarrazocapomil]

Hey Chris, congrats on the 400 videos :D I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina and i love your videos. Thanks for all the information you've shared over the years!!!

[JeffGeerling]

Congratulations on 400 videos; looking forward to the next 400!

But left unanswered: what was your favorite *video* in the first 400? (Was it also the anemometer?)

[NewAgeDIY]

As a 35 years as a computer technician, I have worked on hundreds of different computers and used numerous operating systems.

It was only a few years ago that I stumbled upon EC. From that day forward the Raspberry Pi has changed my life.

Even though I retired from the IT business, for the last 20 years my only interaction with technology was using my Mac and it’s software.

But the Raspberry Pi changed me. It brought me back to my roots. I got back into programming and building new devices. I even build my first PC from watching your channel.

So thank you Christopher for the opportunity of learning all over again. I’m always looking forward to every Sunday’s explaining Computer video. You never really know what new and exciting project or device will be presented.

[terryleach]

The last thing on your list is (for me) one of the most important aspects of the computer world and why I have been playing with Linux since the Slackware days and why I started playing with Arduino controllers a few years ago. So much fun can be had learning and building things which makes me happy. Congratulations on number 400!

[rogermacdearmid]

The educational and entertainment value of the RP and other similar SBC’s is invaluable. For those like myself that simply enjoy learning and experimenting, being able to then transfer some knowledge learned, into something practical, is immeasurable. Learning how to make your own DIY water leak sensor for the hot water heater in the home, building your own low cost, highly practical NAS, media server etc. gives a person a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that then leads into other learning projects. As stated, this can all happen without the angst of potentially ruining your main PC, or other hardware. Thanks so much Chris, for continuing to further the learning and entertainment opportunities for us all.

[horseradishpower]

Congratulations on the 400 video anniversary!

[Ollital]

Congrats for 400 episodes. Every sunday I can't hardly wait for your new video.

[esra_erimez]

I am so pleased to be able to share this special day virtually with you.

[none]

When I started in IT in 1982, our three mainframe computers possessed less total compute power and RAM memory than a Raspberry Pi 3B+, and by a significant margin.

I use an RPi4B-4GB as my desktop, right here, and have been a fan since the beginning. The Pi Foundation might make a good candidate for a Nobel Peace Prize, their work is that important and beneficial. People need to understand computing so that it cannot be easily used against them, as is happening now around the world.

[noobmaster-dmtu]

HUGE congratulations on the 400th and on never missing a Sunday.
This is a fitting update to your previous R-Pi content and I believe this will be one of your more popular videos.

[sbc_tinkerer]

For at least the 400th time, congratulations on the 400 milestone. So much quality from one person is applause worthy. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[AnimalFacts]

I absolutely love the last point! <3

[HKey_Root]

To Make People Happy + Explaining Computers. What a combination. Congrats on the 400th episode sir. Fabuloso.

[ChrisShadowens]

Gratz on the 400th video, Chris! Thanks for all you do and continue to do.

[burghmuir]

Well done on the 400th video. Great to see the channel grow over the years and hope for many more. Also, couldn't agree more on the last point of the video "to make people happy". It's always satisfying getting a project working on a pi.

[squelchstuff]

400? Wow!!
Congratulations Chris.
Happiness is an absolutely brilliant point, and often overlooked. I have a 3B that has probably had a role in all ten on your list at some point in its life, and then some. It's true, happy is the feeling when a project eventually works.
Great stuff.

[llpBR]

400 videos, what a jouney! I had a moment in my life where I lost my passion and interest for computers. I maybe was just too tired of things. You channel was always a nice way to bring back that excitement and the sparkle in your eyes lit mine too. Thank you for everything!

[Androgenies]

Congratulations on the 400th video, Mr. Christopher Barnatt. Thank you for the quality content you put on here over the years. I have learned a lot from your channel. It’s a gift to people like me. Thank you again.

[robginsburg]

Congratulations on your achievement. I’ve derived a huge amount pragmatic advice on a range topics from following your videos. Well done and thank you!