24Apr
An affordable clip-on microphone for good video sound on the DSLR
Anyone who wants to record speech for video productions often has to struggle with audio quality problems: built-in microphones record lens noises, freely positioned audio recorders record ambient noise or produce too loud noise. For interview situations I can recommend a cheap clip-on microphone for less than 25€.
24Apr
Plant granules – Is that also available in beautiful? The grey alternative
Plant granulate for indoor plants is a great thing: it stores water longer than conventional potting soil, prevents waterlogging and insect infestation. A round thing, if it weren’t for the red colour, which takes some getting used to. Are there alternatives to the reddish plant granulate?
22Apr
Setup your private ADS-B flighttracker with Raspberry Pi or Mac (Shopping List for 2020)
For about $75 we can set up our own ADS-B receiver to receive position data from nearby airplanes. For this we need a RTL2832U capable USB DVB-T stick and a Raspberry Pi or Mac. If we like, we can then share the received data with Planefinder.com or flighttracker24.com.
17Apr
Ideas and tasks for photographers during the Corona period
The outbreak of the corona virus paralyses public life and the economy. Photographers may now wonder what to do to pass the unwanted free time. In my collection I give a few tips.
18Mar
Use WAGO connectors waterproof in outdoor areas
With the WAGO gel box, Series 221 and 2273 connection terminal blocks can now be used outdoors and in damp and wet environments. Place the terminal block in the gel box, close the gel box, and that’s it: water has no chance. Ingenious.
09Mar
Which alternative controllers can control Osram Lightify lights?
Osram will switch off the Lightify Cloud from August 21, 2021. Anyone who has controlled their Lightify lights via the Lightify App until then will now lose this option. However, the hardware, such as lamps and luminaires, can still be used with other controllers. Here is the ultimate list of alternative controllers.
09Mar
Osram LIGHTIFY Cloud-Server will be switched off on August 31st 2021
On March 9, 2020, Osram informed Lightify users about the discontinuation of the Lightify Cloud. Here is the exact wording of the announcement and suitable alternatives.
05Mar
what3words: The end of street name, house number and ZIPCODE
With only 3 words, any place on the planet can be determined accurately. Thus, even places can be found which cannot be found with a classical address system due to a lack of street names. For this purpose, the earth is divided into 3m² rectangles and each of these rectangles is assigned three consecutive words.
04Mar
Why Fingerprint is not a good idea
When it comes to implementing fingerprint solutions for time recording or access control, many companies have so far laughed about the hygiene aspects. The coronavirus and the associated preventive measures and media attention finally make this argument appear legitimate.
02Mar
Locked out: If Bitlocker does not recognize your password
With the help of Bitlocker I encrypted an external hard disk. The first time I tried to decrypt it with my password, the nasty surprise followed. The password was not accepted.
The reason for this is that I used a password of more than 100 digits and Microsoft does not consider it necessary to inform the user during the initial encryption that Bitlocker will only use the first 100 digits for encryption.
27Feb
Philips Hue light is not found in Bridge – Reset!
In February I ordered two new light strips for studio lighting. While one strip was found without any problems from the Hue Bridge, the second one made bitch. No matter how long I searched for new lamps, the Bridge did not find the new LED strip. By chance I discovered how to fix the problem.
24Feb
Tell Google to re-crawl and re-index a web page or URL
If Google still shows old data of our website in the search results and we want to update it, we can ask Google for re-indexing.
