11Jan
Reverse Cloudflare activation and deployment
If the switch to Cloudflare was not successful, the switch to the CDN provider can be easily undone to return to the original state.
10Jan
Which WD hard drives are compatible with Synology NAS – All HDDs without SMR
If you want to use a Western Digital hard disk in the Synology NAS, you should only buy HDDs with CMR and not with SMR. Listing of all CMR compatible hard disks.
07Jan
Synchronize presence status between Microsoft Teams and Cisco Jabber
Just on Teams Call, Jabber softphone starts ringing because the availability status is not syncing. Super annoying. Are there any solutions?
07Jan
“Something went wrong” when operating io.Broker devices via Alexa
Devices that are connected to Alexa via io.Broker suddenly cannot be controlled anymore. Alexa says “Something went wrong”. The solution is quite simple.
07Jan
“Controller is running. Please stop ioBroker first.” – Although iobroker is already stopped.
You want to update your ioBroker. Although you have stopped the service with “iobroker stop”, the next command “iobroker upgrade self” fails with the error message “Controller is running. Please stop ioBroker first”.
04Jan
Short version: Flying a drone with a camera and/or a weight of more than 250g in the EU as of 2021
From 2021, new laws for drones will apply in the EU. Here is what should interest most DJI Mavic pilots with links to registration, training and online exams.
02Jan
Common intervals for timelapse shots and movies
In this post, I’ll give an overview of the most common intervals for creating different timelapse scenarios.
02Jan
Effectively remove rain streaks and green film on the camper
We have been driving motorhomes since 1998 and have probably tried all means against rain streaks and green film on the motorhome. Even the expensive special agents – and there are many of them. My father swears by an agent that really works.
02Jan
Transport nautical charts safely and save space
If you want to take your nautical charts with you on the charter ship, you may ask yourself how this can be done most safely without creasing the navigation charts.
31Dec
The best spots to photograph the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument in Porta Westfalica
As a local photographer, I have photographed the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument many times. Here come my favorite spots for beautiful shots.
31Dec
Cheatsheet: Basics of Astro and Timelapse Photography
In this post I write about my basic settings and procedures for astrophotography and creating timelapse scenes. This post was originally my own note for photographs of stars or the Milky Way.
09Dec
Nikon Z6 II with Nikkor Z 24-70mm 2.8 – The ultimate video dream team
A focal length of 24-70mm is ideal for video recording. Reason enough to take a closer look at the Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm 2.8. A review of the autofocus, image stabilization and focus noise when used on the Nikon Z6 II.
