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Beginner’s guide to setting up your Raspberry Pi

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If you recently purchased your first Raspberry Pi and are ready to get started, we’re here to help!

Depending on the Raspberry Pi you bought, the steps for setup can vary which includes using a kit. For instance, you may have simply purchased a board without any extras or you might have bought a kit with heat sinks and a cooling fan. So, feel free to skip any steps in our tutorial that don’t apply.

3 easy ways to install Git on macOS

If you're a budding programmer with a new Mac, and want to start coding, then you may be wondering how to install Git on macOS. Git is an open-source version control system that's used by coders, developers, and programmers all over. You will be able to use Git to maintain a code log, collaborate with other coders, track errors, and more.

Here's how you can install Git on macOS and get started with coding. Of course, before we begin, make sure you have a Mac machine and know how to use the Terminal.

How to decide which Raspberry Pi to buy

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So, you want to buy a Raspberry Pi? Unless you’ve purchased one before, you’re probably not sure where to start. As a beginner, it’s like many other things. You need to consider what you plan to do with it to determine the type of Pi you should buy.

If you’ve researched Raspberry Pi enough to know you want one, then you already know that they’re affordable and that there are several different types of boards. This is where iDownloadBlog is stepping up to help!

We are beginning a new series of tutorials at iDB centered around Raspberry Pi. We’ll start here, with how to decide which one is right for you. Then we’ll move onto setting it up, the kinds of projects you can do from practical to fun, and much more.

If you’re ready to begin this journey with iDB, then let’s go!