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New microphone
It's not that you'd be talking all the time, but quite often a good microphone is needed. It may be (video)conferencing to somebody or just to get your multiplayer game coordinated with the other...
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PS4 controller in a PC
Lately, I've been playing Mudrunner: Spintires a lot. That's a really weird game about logging machinery and mud. For some strange reason I find hauling logs from a lake through mud really...
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Humble Bundle was giving away GRID 2 for free: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid-2. Price was right and me, as a greedy bastard, of course leeched the ware.GRID 2 is an arcade racer. It has some...
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Weather Station destroyed in hailstorm
Over four years ago I wrote about my weather station setup. Well ... It doesn't exist anymore. There was a severe thunderstorm and my gadgets weren't properly fastened to the steel pipe and this...
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Weather Station destroyed in hailstorm
Over four years ago I wrote about my weather station setup. Well ... It doesn't exist anymore. There was a severe thunderstorm and my gadgets weren't properly fastened to the steel pipe and this...
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Zebex Z-3151HS bar code reader - Windows 10 - Unknown USB, USB device not...
Among the number of toys I have, are couple of Zebex bar code readers. Since forever (or 2013), I've had issues with Windows not detecting the newly attached USB-device correctly. See my previous...
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Installing openSUSE Leap 15.1 into a MacBook Pro with encrypted root drive
I happen to have a spare 3rd generation 15" MBP. It is late 2013 model, used for years but recently just gathering dust. Back in the days, when the laptop was shiny and new, it was a serious piece of...
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Notes on running openSUSE on a MacBook Pro
This one is related to a previous post of mine Installing openSUSE Leap 15.1 into a MacBook Pro with encrypted root drive.kworker CPU-hogSymptoms:CPU-load is high. Top consumer is kworker:top -...
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Logitech G903 /w Powerplay - Best cordless mouse ever?
I love playing video games whenever I have the time to sink into such a non-productive past time. The primary function is to have some fun, but also to clear the head from anything work related.This...
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New Weather Station - Davis Vantage Vue - Part 1 of 2: Hardware installation
Last July, there was a severe hailstorm in my area. At the time, I wrote a blog post about it, because the storm broke my weather station. Since fighting with nature is futile, I'm blaming myself for...
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New Weather Station - Davis Vantage Vue - Part 2 of 2: Linux installation
This is a part two out of two on my Davis Vantage Vue weather station installation story. Previous part was about hardware installation.Datalogger expansionThe indoors console has a slot for expansion...
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HDMI Capture with AVerMedia Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus
HDMI or High-Definition Multimedia Interface is the de-facto connector and signaling for almost everything at your home having picture and sound. As the data in the pipe is digital, it is relatively...
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iPhone USB-C fast charging
Now that EU is doing yet another round on Common charger for mobile radio equipment2019/2983(RSP), it inspired me to take a closer look on USB-C or USB 3.1 cables.I got me a couple of cables:One USB-C...
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USB-C Video adapters for MacBook Pro
In professional life, I stopped being a Windows-guy and went back being a Mac-man. The tool-of-trade provided by me is a MacBook Pro 2019. Those new Macs are notorius for having not-so-many ports. My...
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HyperDrive PRO 8-in-2 firmware upgrade
As mentioned in my USB-C article, I'm describing how I managed to upgrade my 8-in-2 firmware WITHOUT installing Boot Camp into my macOS.Hyper has a support article Screen flickering with Pro? Please...
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SIM cards
When I got a new Android-phone, it struck me that you can actually place an SD-card into the SIM-card -tray.The upper tray is from a Huawei Honor phone, lower is from my new Nokia 5.3.Huawei-approach...
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New SSD for gaming PC - Samsung EVO 970 Plus
My gaming PC Windows 10 started acting out, it wouldn't successfully run any updates. I tried couple of tricks, but even data-preserving re-install wouldn't fix the problem. It was time to sort the...
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Camera tripod-connector thread
I'm sure everybody who has ever held a camera knows there is a thread for tripod somewhere bottomside of the camera. This is what my Canon EOS would look like from the belly-side:Why all cameras have...
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SD-Cards - Deciphering the Hieroglyphs
Luckily xkcd #927 isn't all true. When talking about memory cards used in cameras and other appliance, SD has taken the market and become The Standard to rule all standards.In my junk-pile I have all...
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Wi-Fi 6 - Part 1 of 2: Brief primer on wireless LAN
Wi-Fi. Wireless LAN / WLAN. Nobody wants to use their computing appliance with cords. Yeah, you need to charge them regularily (with a cord or wireless charger). To access The Internet, we all love, is...
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