Aiwa TPR-930
When was the last time you’ve switched on a radio? In your car, maybe. And at home? In the kitchen? In your garage? And when was the last time you’ve listened to music from a tape? Most (publicly funded) radio stations … Read more →
Posts in Category ‘technology’
How I track airplanes using a RaspberryPi and a DVB-T stick via #PiAware
Back in the early 1990s, picking someone up from Nairobi JKIAirport sometimes also included tuning into 119.700 MHz on the beloved Standard C168. A VHF radio, tuned to the frequency of Nairobi approach that tells you whether the expected plane … Read more →
fake 12W Apple A1401 charger
I recently bought a 12W charger for my iPad mini which was said to be an “Original Apple” product. Being the nerd I am, I had to take a closer look on this item upon arrival and quickly realized that … Read more →
Webkamera schützen
Aus gar nicht so aktuellem Anlass, aber für viele muss das Fass ja wohl erst umkippen damit die Füße nass werden: die Webcams meiner Geräte schütze ich jetzt schon seit einer gefühlten Ewigkeit mit Schiebeschaltern. Erst waren das reine Papierschieber, … Read more →
On Windows 8.x
There’s probably a bunch of things that could be said about Windows 8 or the upcoming update Windows 8.1 – but as someone who has only recently been required to use Windows 8 on his new laptop, let me just … Read more →