I just received my Raspberry PI and had a few problems configuring the static IP on the wireless connection. I use the Wi-Pi official WLAN USB module and I really need to use the Raspbery PI without ...

An IP address is a way for every device on a network to be seen. Without IP addresses, it would be impossible for those devices to be located. Think of your computer's IP address like your house's ...

You can build a media center with a Raspberry Pi fairly easily. Kodi is a local media center that can integrate with a broad range of internet sources, local network shares, NAS drives, cloud storage, ...