Basically the title.<p>I'm trying to scratch an itch with the Raspberry Pi. Beyond trying to think of using it for some leisure browsing, I just cannot think of what I can use it for.<p>Can you folks let me know if you own a Raspberry Pi and what do you use it for?
I have an IBM 3151 video terminal connected to mine, through a USB-to-serial adapter. I use it for Web browsing, reading text files, light code editing/trying ideas in REPL, ssh to my desktop, etc.<p>At first, I wanted to connect the terminal (on the upper floor) to my desktop (in the basement) by patching the server's RS-232 to the terminal through the in-wall Cat5e. Then I figured it'd be better to just throw FreeBSD on the Pi and connect the terminal to it, since I could ssh to the desktop with Ethernet instead, which is a more effective use of the two Cat5e runs, since I'd also be able to connect a VoIP phone next to the terminal.
I got one just a few days ago. It's destined to be a standalone web-server - more or less "set and forget" - and a UPS controller.<p>That will relieve my main computer of having to do those things from then on.
- UPnP and DLNA web radio feeding a tube radio from the 60s.<p>- Jukebox for a special kid.<p>mpd, mpc and upmpdcli were a real breeze to use and configure.