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Friday 23 December 2016

Issue #184 - Desktop

Hello everyone!

This week, we released a version of our PIXEL desktop environment for PC and Mac, and there’s even a bootable DVD on the cover of this month’s MagPi magazine. Plus, tickets for Raspberry Pi and Code Club’s fifth birthday party in March are available now – grab yours and help us celebrate!

While school’s out, UK 12- to 15-year-olds have a chance to put together their dream team for Pioneers – don’t forget to register your interest too! – and people anywhere in the world can register for our free online training which begins in February.

If you’re celebrating, we hope you have a wonderful time! Raspberry Pi Weekly is taking a break until the New Year, and we’ll see you in 2017.

Helen

  • PIXEL for PC and Mac

    (raspberrypi.org) Raspberry Pi's desktop environment is now available for x86 machines
  • Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend 2017

    (raspberrypi.org) Get your tickets for Raspberry Pi and Code Club's fifth birthday party
  • The MagPi 53 out now!

    (raspberrypi.org) Free Debian + PIXEL DVD with this month's issue of our community magazine
  • The Crackerjoke-a-tron

    (raspberrypi.org) Automate your response to this year's cracker jokes
  • Estefannie's Smart Gingerbread House

    (raspberrypi.org) A truly epic baking + tech make
  • Quadcopters to Alzheimer's solutions: readers' best Raspberry Pi projects

    (theguardian.com) Several excellent finds among Guardian readers' best digital making projects
  • Member project: John’s Tetris Table

    (york.hackspace.org.uk) Pi-powered tabletop Tetris from a York Hackspace member
  • I made a functional, life-sized BMO from Adventure Time & we are best friends

    (imgur.com) Adorable BMO will eventually be auctioned for charity
  • Height Tracker Using Alexa and RasPi

    (hackster.io) They grow up so fast. Anandh's project helps you keep track
  • Pioneers #MakeYourIdeas

    (raspberrypi.org)
    UK 12-to-15s: register your interest for Pioneers and put together your dream team!
  • Free online courses from the Raspberry Pi Foundation

    (futurelearn.com)
    Registration is open for our free online CPD training courses, starting mid-February
  • Slightly belated Raspberry Pi Foundation Mannequin Challenge

    (youtube.com)
    We did the Mannequin Challenge, finally

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