by ds | May 9, 2014 | Software
Problem You upgraded manually from OpenElec 3.2.x to 4.0. After the upgrade you are not able to go into standby mode. Reason The OE / XBMC developers distinguish now between a “real” hard drive (e.g. internal SSD) or using USB sticks or SD cards. On some...
by ds | Apr 7, 2014 | Administration
Problem MS Security Essentials may be installed on up to 10 PCs in your network, respectively is inclued in Windows 8 / 8.1. But it does not offer any kind of central management software. Most settings can be done with GPO registry settings, but it would also be...
by ds | Feb 24, 2014 | Car
Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr! Benötigte Teile PDC-Steuergerät, aktuelle Nr. 66 20 9 252 638, werden auch oft gebraucht angeboten. Parksensoren, 8 Stk, gibt es zu vernünftigen Preisen auch original bei ebay (Originalsensoren sind natürlich sehr zu empfehlen, z.B. Nr....
by ds | Feb 24, 2014 | Administration
Scenario You use a simple / thin virtual disk (JBOD-like) created with the Windows Storage Spaces feature. There are e.g. 10 physical hard drives included in the storage pool. Suddenly, one of them shows a bad S.M.A.R.T. status and should be replaced as soon as...
by ds | Feb 19, 2014 | Hardware, Software
RGB LED string Assuming you have a ready-to-run Raspberry Pi station with OpenElec installed, you first need the RGB lights which will be connected to your Pi. I can e.g. recommend 50 pieces of WS2801, they can be found on ebay and other stores and they are quite...
by ds | Dec 13, 2013 | Mobile phones
By default, this phone model does not support wireless charging, but it can be enabled using an add-on module. I ordered a Wireless Charging Receiver like it is mentioned here. You simply need to insert the module between the battery and the back cover, and connect...
by ds | Dec 11, 2013 | C# .Net, PHP
What I was trying to achieve was to write a simple SMS web interface to send text messages via an old GSM modem (Huawei E270) which is connected to USB. I wanted to write it myself because of existing database contacts integration etc. So after installing the Huawei...
by ds | Nov 26, 2013 | Car
Das Nachrüsten einer Sitzheizung im Golf 3 ist grundsätzlich nicht schwierig, erfordert aber dennoch einige Stunden Arbeitszeit (für mich als Laie ca. 10 Std. für beide Vordersitze). Natürlich gibt es auch einfache Sitzauflagen, die per Zigarettenanzünder...
by ds | Nov 19, 2013 | Administration
Scenario You use a common Office 2010 installation with the PDF editing tool Foxit Phantom 2.2.x. When you copy some text to the clipboard and then start Word, the clipboard is suddenly empty. Solution The Foxit Phantom PDF Suite installation comes with a Word Add-In...
by ds | Nov 18, 2013 | C# .Net
Problem Using the Motorola MT20xx Barcode scanner, you may have seen that the pre-installed “Scan Item” application does not allow quantities of 0; error “The quantity number must be between 1 and 99999” appears. This setting might be useful if...
