The PI Electronics AC7010LF power supply of my DVDR3590H failed all of a sudden. First I thought of static electricity due to thunderstrikes but this was not the case since nothing was burned. So I had to come up with a solution. Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2017
NVIDIA GT555M Optimus on Debian 9 without Bumblebee
In 2016 a lot has been changed in the development of the NVIDIA graphics driver. Xorg 1.19 has become available which supposedly removes the tearing on the NVIDIA nonfree proprietary graphics driver. I wanted to see if my GT555M was able to be configurated in DietPi X86_64. Continue reading
Motorola F3 jack adapter
The Motorola F3 is one of the very few phones with a e-ink screen and very simple. Since I am a phone enthusiast I had to buy this some years ago. However since it uses a proprietary jack for connectivity, it made me curious to see what it was. Continue reading
Chromecast 2 with cheap UTP network adapter
Connecting the Chromecast 2 to WiFi is usefull but also sometimes slow as WiFi coverage isn’t always good in some places of your home. Therefore you can use an ethernet adapter. As an alternative to the expensive Google version, I tried if my own cheap one works. Continue reading
Philips DVD963SA power supply replacement
The power supply of my Philips DVD963SA broke, so it did not power up anymore. In order to revive it, I purchased a donor DVD763SA. Continue reading
AEA ATRAC 1 raw sp conversion to MP3
In a previous post I mentioned the option of getting ATRAC 1 files right from original Minidiscs to your harddrive with the Sony MZ-RH1 and a modded QHiMDTransfer. Continue reading
Wifi and 4G HD voice calling in the Netherlands
In 2014 HD Voice is reviewed by Tweakers, now 3 years later I got the right equipment to finally be able to set it up. HD Voice is enabled via calling over 4G. HD Voice over 4G is supplied by various providers in the Netherlands. They tested for years, in late 2016 GSMHelpdesk reported that calling over 4G was stil almost impossible. I always found it very strange and I have looked into the matter. In this blog I tell you what my experiences and questions are. Continue reading