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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
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
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!
22.10.2025
Scanning and editing filmroll No. 5 (Kodak Gold). Quiet happy with the results.
20.09.2025
Sick day No.4. My only activity for the day was to walk to the pharmacy and snap these three photos.
16.08.2025 – A little weekend project!
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 […]
07.08.2025
Waited so long for this thing! More information will follow!
30.04.2025
Learning something new (which I have absolutely no idea about)! Welcome Raspberry Pi and a freshly installed Linux system.
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/
03.04.2024
New kitchen tools. Cooking weekend in sight!
30.03.2025
14.03.2025 – Good day
I am trying something new in which I can fail.
9.3.2025 – Basement discovery
Spring-cleaning! Right now, I’m cleaning out my basement. In the darkest corner and in the most worn out box, I found several „technical relics“ from the past. The calculator still works!
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 […]