Wolfgang Männel, Autor bei TheDigitalPictureFrame.com

Wolfgang Männel

Photography and Technology have always been a passion of mine. Since 2005, I have looked at countless ideas on how to enjoy beautiful images digitally, making the experience entertaining, amusing, and stimulating. In my other life, I am an entrepreneur, consultant, and bicyclist based near Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

How to use the free PiHelper app as a remote control for your Raspberry Pi picture frame

Do you want to use your iPhone to remote control your photo frame? Here is how to do it.

A step-by-step guide on how to use a voice-controlled date filter on your digital photo frame

Do you only want to show the images of your birthday party from last week on your digital frame? Just say it!

How to build a stunning high-end 32 inches 4K digital photo frame with the Raspberry Pi 4

If you love photo art and you want to enjoy it in the best possible way, your will one day end up with a 4K digital frame. Here is how to build it yourself.

My practical cheat-sheet to enter 8 often used raspi-config settings with simple terminal commands

Using the command line instead of the GUI can be a big time-saver especially for repetitive tasks. Here is my shortlist to replace the “raspi-config” menu with the command line.

How to save power by adding a PIR motion sensor to your Raspberry Pi digital picture frame

Learn about the different types of PIR sensor hardware and get a complete Python script to automate display on/off.

A step-by-step guide on how to back up the SD-card of your Raspberry Pi while it’s running

No more powering down a Raspberry Pi and taking out the SD-card to make a backup image. Discover Hot-cloning!

How to synchronize your digital picture frame with your Google Photos albums using rclone

If you keep your images on Google Photos you can now directly display them on you digital picture frame in the living room.

How to install Dropbox on your Raspberry Pi using rclone

Yes, you can! Finally connect your Raspberry Pi to Dropbox and sync all your files. An official tweak makes it possible.

How to back up and restore your Raspberry Pi SD Card with ApplePi Baker for macOS Catalina

Don’t just restore, but also backup your Raspberry Pi SD-cards and shrink the file size of your image to a minimum.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) when building your own digital picture frame

All the questions you always wanted to ask but were too afraid to.