Apple Startup Hotkeys
Some hotkeys to hold when powering on the Mac:
Category Archives: Hardware
HP 50g battery status
To get an idea about the current status of your batteries, there are a few apps available: To install, unpack the downloaded zip file and transfer the files to the SD card. With the SD card in the HP 50g, use the integrated file manager to move them to the FLASH folder. Then reboot the… Read More »
HP 50g alternative firmware
The original firmware in the HP 50g emulates a Saturn CPU like the HP 48 and HP 49 had. However, the built-in ARM920T processor has more power than the Saturn. And now there’s a firmware to unleash the power: newRPL Project homepage It’s very usable at this point, but not all features are implemented yet.… Read More »
HP 50g and missed keypresses
The default key debouncing wait time in the HP 50g is very long so that it misses lots of keypresses when typing fast. E.g. when typing 500 the calculator only registers 50. This behaviour is controlled by the KEYTIME setting. The KEYTIME setting specifies the number of processor ticks, any further keypresses are ignored after… Read More »
Crossgrade firmware in SmartEye IP camera
A few years ago, I got a Wansview NCH-536MW IP camera. That was one of the first 720p cameras with night-vision, motion and all features you could wish for. One problem, though: The user interface looks awfully outdated and half of the setup only works in Microsoft Internet Explorer and only if you have some… Read More »
hp Spectre x360 BIOS Update
BIOS updates are actually done via the hidden HP_TOOLS service partition which you can get to by pressing F2 after switching on the notebook or from the Startup Menu. The update you download from the hp service page merely copies the new BIOS files to that partition. However, if you deleted that partition or switched… Read More »
Synology Telnet password
If you ever had a problem with your Synology DiskStation, you might have stumbled upon the emergency telnet access or even the serial port on the PCB. Or maybe you just wanted to set it (or XPEnology) up and needed the root password to configure a static IP in order to access the web based… Read More »
DeckLink BlackMagic Quad
You can use any of the 4 BlackMagic processors by specifying DeckLink SDI (1) … DeckLink SDI (4). The number after the @ is the port. This example streams the signal on port @3 in 2 different formats to different ports on 10.24.141.132. More info on StackOverflow.
TechniSat DigiCorder
Concat Transport Stream Copy recording from the TSD drive to a FAT32 USB HDD. ⚠️ Target drive needs to support large files >4GB Convert to MKV If avconv aborts because of incomplete frames, use -ss and -t to seek a few seconds into the stream and stop a few seconds before the end. Rip recordings… Read More »
TASSIMO Barcodes 🇩🇪
Im Gegensatz zu anderen Kapselmaschinen, bringen die Kapseln bei Tassimo ihre Zubereitungsanleitung gleich mit: In Form eines Barcodes auf der Kapsel. Kapsel-Codes Kapsel G Menge dezimal binär (ohne Prüfziffer) binär (mit Prüfziffer) Costa Espresso for Capp. & Latte 02209-5 0000 1000 1010 0001 0101 0110 0100 1111 TWINING’s English Breakfast S 195 ml 03287-2 0000… Read More »