Just a quick tip for those who want to fit their Raspberry Pi into a small case,
SD cards installed in the Rapsberry Pi stick out a fair amount:

and frank26080115 over on the raspberry Pi forums has even soldered in an adaptor to use a microSD card: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=9936

If you don’t want to get your soldering iron out, a simpler way is just to use an RSMMC card.
RS-MMC cards are available which are half sized SD cards which usually come with an adaptor to make them SD sized:

Installing an RS-MMC card in the Pi sits flush with the edge, and no longer sticks out:

Enjoy your new “slimmer” Pi !

Tinkering with the popular Raspberry Pi, one of the first things you need is a case of some sort to protect it.

eBuyer.com are currently selling iphone4 silicone cases for just 99p delivered:


Silicone Case for iPhone 4G, Green and Black

99p including delivery in the UK

and you can probably buy them similarly cheap elsewhere.

It turns out these are just the right size for the Raspberry Pi to sit in:

There’s a handy cutout for Pi’s HDMI socket which happens to be in approximately the same place as the iPhone’s sim holder.