Goodbye OSX, hello Ubuntu!
Because of some features in the latest stable XBMC release I felt the urge to upgrade my XBMC install from 12.3 to the latest stable version. Somewhere I have read XBMC 13 “Gotham” …
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Oracle datapump status
During a import run of a +100GB Oracle database I was curious what the current progress was. I discovered you can press Ctrl+C to go to an interactive command mode during a import …
Multiroom audio experiment
Today I have setup my second squeezebox emulator ( squeezelite ) on the new Raspberry Pi B+. The objective is to setup synchronization between the two players and second create a …
Wireless home automation with EnOcean
A year ago I installed a wireless switch in the kitchen to switch on the kitchen spots. I chose the Easyclick system by PEHA which works without batteries and it performs very …
Custom build mining rig
One of my spare time projects I’m recently into is mining altcoins for fun. As most of these projects start small, in my case a single GPU in a desktop PC. Which ended up with an …
Create a persistent Debian Live USB Flash Drive
For a hobby project I have recently build a new computer system. This system is setup only for mining altcoins using three ATI Radeon 7950 graphics cards. I decided to make use of …
CIDR subnet mask cheatsheet & more
I just came across this clean sheet with CIDR subnet masks and ICMP types. This information should be know by heart, but it’s handy to lookup and double check. Especially when …
Zimbra Appliance upgrade
Nearly one year has past using Zimbra 8 , so I decided it was time to upgrade the appliance from version 8.0.0_GA_5434 to the latest and greatest 8.0.4_GA_5737 by doing a clean …
Fisherman's Friend StrongmanRun 2013
The last two weeks of training finally paid off at the Fisherman’s Friend StrongmanRun 2013 in Hellendoorn. It’s a great place for a outdoor running event like this. The obstacles …
Add ixquick to Firefox location bar
A few years have past since I discovered ixquick . As a happy user I use it for all my online searches. I’m using it in combination with my favorite browser and have added it to …
Fresh HDD space arrived
Two years have past since I installed two 2TB disks on my home server. Last week I squeezed out the remaining bytes of my data volume, so I ordered two brand new 3TB Western …
Green phones in the house
A long time ago I did a post about the new home phone setup . Since that time I really liked the combination of Asterisk with the Siemens Gigaset VOIP handset. Now that I’ve moved …