Two small solar inverters on the balcony, and one question: how much of this do we actually use? The inverters Nothing special here. I bought two Hoymiles micro inverters (HM-300 (ad) and HM-400 (ad), 700 W together), simply because they were cheap. The interesting part is getting the numbers out… Continue reading
This guide will lead thought the process of creating a encrypted container and automatically mount it as home partition. This was tested with Ubuntu 20.04. Preparation Encrypted Container This guide will utilize cryptsetup to create a LUKS header on a given device. ⚠️ All data of the used partition or… Continue reading
Tested with OpenSSL 3.0.8 7 Feb 2023 (Library: OpenSSL 3.0.8 7 Feb 2023) on (K)Ubuntu 23.04. Certificate Revocation Status Verify Status with CRL OpenSSL does offer the option to connect to a server and verify its certificate against the published CRL via the s_client sub-command [1]. The following example does… Continue reading
I was recently confronted with the “problem” that I wanted to add a reminder for me on every last day in the month. Google Calendar does not have such an option, but Google Tasks has! So just add a reoccurring task, that will then automatically show up in you calendar. Continue reading
If you have the same problem like me, that the mouse wheel of you beloved Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 is not working in some applications and games, you need the Microsoft drivers for it. Unfortunately, the new Mouse and Keyboard Center, from Microsoft does not support some older Hardware… Continue reading
One week ago, my Linux NAS decided to spam me with mails, while I was sitting in a bar. Nothing is more disturbing, while having a nice chat and drink a beer, than your home server screaming about a failed RAID. I have to admit, I knew the RAID will fail soon,… Continue reading
Recently my cable modem refused to connect to my provider, stating “Connection Refused”. The provider (UPC Austria) stated, that they have to come to my place and make some measurements. But this will be in one week…. WTF?? One week without internet? No way! Fortunately, my provider offers a service,… Continue reading
All these years I wanted to buy myself a slider for time lapses. All these years they where to expensive for me. The good ones like the Stage One from http://www.dynamicperception.com/ will cost you, depending on the configuration up to $1,250.00. Without shipping to Europe. Even the small ones like the Rhino Slider… Continue reading
EDIT: Dropbox recently closed the public folder system where I store my camera database. Therefor the app was crashing while updating the database. I fixed this issue and the new version 1.3.0 is going live now. Due to the overall great response and the high number of mails from users… Continue reading
After a short trip away from home, we found our chili plant sad and t thirsty in our apartment. I thought it might be nice to see the recovering in faster speed. I took every 15 sec a picture for nearly two hours. Continue reading