Author Archives: jonas

The Chipolo that got a second chance

Posted on February 7, 2023 by jonas

To replace or to recharge, that is the question when it comes to battery powered devices. I have switched most of my small devices to rechargable batteries (the only exception is devices where Felix is suspected to kill/drop the battery … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi 4 with OS on big (>2 TB) drives

Posted on September 2, 2022 by jonas

I recently switched to Ubuntu 22.04 on my Raspberry Pi 4 and faced an issue with trying to use the full space on my RAID cabinet (Icy Box IB-RD3640SU3E2). The parition table type MBR is no good for such cases and … Continue reading →

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Scripting inspiration

Posted on July 9, 2022 by jonas

Yesterday, too late in the evening, I stumbled upon a need, to save an album available for streaming for offline use, to be able to stream it conveniently via my Sonos system (yes there are streaming services to stream directly … Continue reading →

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Streaming and recording IP TV – follow up

Posted on July 9, 2022 by jonas

I noticed that the recording jobs sometimes got interrrupted, since the streams were not completely reliable. If ffmpeg does not get any data delivered it gives up after some time and I do not see any parameter to configure that … Continue reading →

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Streaming and recording IP TV

Posted on June 25, 2022 by jonas

Sport is better on a big screen and in my case that means a project screen in the wintergarden. I have a Chromecast and a laptop connected to the projector and previously I have been using the laptop with Kodi … Continue reading →

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Have you also forgot (or never knew) the IP address of a Linksys SRW2024 switch?!

Posted on April 12, 2022 by jonas

I bought a 24 port managed switch, it is a cool thing to have in your private network, since they are basically given away for free nowadays when serious people move from 1 gigabit to 10 gigabit. I don’t foresee … Continue reading →

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Kubernetes powered backup solution over VPN

Posted on November 30, 2021 by jonas

After ironing out the last bugs with my home grown containerized, distributed, remote backup solution, I can’t say I would recommend it for the average user but if you are comfortable with some hacking, need a backup solution and have … Continue reading →

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Solar power installation on the winter garden roof

Posted on September 9, 2021 by jonas

I have had quite a bill from the local energy supplier for many years. Admittedly due to some extensive usage of electrical equipment such as computers in various forms. The AC is also quite power hungry but the days when … Continue reading →

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Fixing the freezer remote

Posted on August 13, 2019 by jonas

I got a Dometic CFX 35W which boasts about a convenient wifi interface. The description was not a lie, it does indeed have a wireless network connection, just not implemented the way I would have preferred it. When reading about … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Trail

Posted on September 16, 2017 by jonas

I have spent the last week in Hong Kong and have had the opportunity to spend some of it on Hong Kong Trail. In brief, it is a 50 km foot path through the five country parks on Hong Kong … Continue reading →

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