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15.11.2025

Blog, Daily snapshot 15/11/2025

Maybe it`s time for a better solution? For what I paid for all the drives, I could have bought a professional NAS System instead. Makes me think. Not in the picture: several broken hard drives (NEVER buy the cheapest!) and a professional 12 GB hard drive that is currently performing a TimeMachine backup.

14.11.2025 – Friday again

Blog 14/11/2025

An empty bus stop on a Friday morning. New on my desk: a new power gadget. Two USB-C ports and two regular power outlets on the sides. No more crawling under the desk just to reach the power strip. Useful for larger backup hard drives and the desk fan in the summer. Review in a […]

1.11.2025

Blog, Daily snapshot 02/11/2025

This thing is so much fun! Clockwork uConsole running Linux. Good pastime on a rainy day. Installed a few games today. DosBox and Internet Archive bring back great memories!

16.08.2025 – A little weekend project!

Blog, Düsseldorf 16/08/2025

Remember this little black box? A while ago I bought a Raspberry Pi to learn something new. I am still an absolute beginner in Linux but nevertheless started a new little project with this tiny computer. I installed Pi-Hole to block most of those annoying internet ads. At first it was kind of tricky, but […]

Blog 27/04/2025

Gefühlskiller Social Media (Dokumentation, Arte.tv) TV garden („Your gateway to free live TV streaming from anywhere.“ The most iconic electronic music sample (Youtube, via Openculture.com) An Ars Technica history of the Internet, part 1 (www.arstechnica.com) Maybe it is time to buy a Raspberry Pi- https://pi-hole.net/

Blog 16/06/2024

Shocking. It’s 2024 and I’m still using DVDs (in addition to the usual backup HDDs) as a backup medium for my favorite photos. Only twice a year, but still. When my SuperDrive no longer spat out the DVD, I had to quickly find a replacement on eBay. I could have saved the money by this […]