Author Archives: tom

TP-Link TL-MR6400 and DNS

Posted on January 12, 2019 by tom

I bought a new GSM router to have DNS where I cannot get Internet through otherwise. The TP-Link TL-MR6400 has much better connectivity and hence is faster than using my phone as hotspot. Only trouble, it has some DNS issues … Continue reading →

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Uwatec SmartTRAK and Aladin TEC2G

Posted on August 4, 2016 by tom

All one needs to understand the Uwatec TEC2G is a bit of information, MDB Tools, and libdivecomputer. In this article, I will show how to understand and get data out of SmartTRAK logs as well as how to get dive … Continue reading →

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Windows Registry and Policy Keys

Posted on March 13, 2015 by tom

I have a Samba network providing an NT domain to my network. My machines are Windows 7, however. Here I share a few links to make this configuration nicer to work with. Yes, probably, it would be best to migrate … Continue reading →

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Cheap Underfloor Heating Thermostat

Posted on February 21, 2015 by tom

Last month, I bough a few cheap underfloor heating thermostats with touch screen. These thermostats are available from a number of sources under different names such as BTSKY, Jago, Prodeals, ProTouch, SM-PC, etc. The thermostats work with electrical and hydronic … Continue reading →

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Zotac ZBOX CA320 Driver Installation

Posted on January 24, 2015 by tom

Since I needed a small and cheap computer to run Windows 7, I got the Zotac ZBOX CA320. It is equipped with an AMD A6-1450 quad-core processor which is clocked at 1GHz. Certainly, this is not a powerful device but … Continue reading →

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UEFI Secure Boot: Hands-on Experience

Posted on August 21, 2014 by tom

If you want to create your own secure boot loader, you should have a look at the shim UEFI boot loader. It implements all the requirements set force by Microsoft. Even Microsoft says that this is a good starting point. … Continue reading →

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UEFI Secure Boot Resources

Posted on August 12, 2014 by tom

In this blog entry, I will summarize interesting articles I found on the net that explain all the different aspects of Secure Boot. If you are interested in UEFI Secure Boot and are wondering what it is, how it can … Continue reading →

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OSX: Installing and Running Emacs

Posted on July 29, 2014 by tom

If you prefer the standard Emacs without any extra thrills, the easiest way is to download the sources from its official web site (GNU Emacs) and to compile it yourself. In the following, we will have a look on how … Continue reading →

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Generating Custom Reports with pywws

Posted on July 3, 2014 by tom

In the previous blog entry, I have set up my weather station with pywws. In this part, I will show how to create custom reports.

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Installation of pywws on a Raspberry Pi

Posted on June 29, 2014 by tom

Today, I will show how to use the Conrad weather station with a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. We will discuss how to obtain weather data and create some charts. These are pre-requisites if you later want to upload the data … Continue reading →

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