In den vergangenen Wochen habe ich mich intensiv mit dem Thema Meshtastic beschäftigt – einem offenen Funksystem, das auf kostengünstiger Hardware basiert und es ermöglicht, auch ohne Mobilfunk oder Internet-Verbindung Nachrichten über ein selbstorganisierendes Mesh-Netzwerk auszutauschen. Mittlerweile betreibe ich selbst
“Finanzen ganz einfach” – Neues Buch von Saidi Sulilatu
Ich hatte neulich ja hier schon ein paar nützliche Links zum Thema finanzielle Bildung, Vermögensaufbau und Altersvorsorge gepostet. Jetzt hat Finanztip-Chefredakteur Saidi Sulilatu ein neues Buch mit dem Titel “Finanzen ganz einfach” veröffentlich, das ab dem 3.11.2025 erhältlich ist und
Logcheck: Custom Rules Are Not Working
I am using the tool “logcheck” on my Debian servers and created some custom ignore rules to filter out some log entries which I do not want to see in the logcheck reports. However the rules did not work. Although
Null-modem emulator(com0com) with Windows 11
I tried to install the Tool “com0com” to get virtual COM ports in Windows 11. However, even I tried the version 3.0 with digitally signed drivers, Windows 11 told be that there are issues with the digital signature (Error Code
iOS Upgrade to Version 26: “Unknown Error (1109). 06B4.0000”
Today I tried to upgrade my iPad to the newest version 26 of iOS. I tried that with the app “Apple Devices” from the Windows App store. However, in the middle of the update, the app displayed the message “Unknown
Debian Linux: Force Reboot
On a Debian Linux machine I had the problem, that a reboot was no longer possible. Some time after issuing the “reboot” command, I got the message: Failed to set wall message, ignoring: Transport endpoint is not connectedCall to Reboot
Random Wire Antenna Length
There are several sources on the Internet which length you can use for a random wire antenna (where the “random” is not really “random” 🙂 together with an 9:1 UnUn. However most of these sources are using the US length
Google Photos: Batch Delete Albums
As I moved all my photos away from Google Photos to my self-hosted Immich instance, I needed a possibility to delete all photos and albums from Google Photos. To delete all photos, there is an API call available so you
Thunderbird and Outlook IMAP/SMTP
I tried to get Thunderbird working with Outlook.com mail. Thunderbird automatically recognizes the server information for Outlook.com and also that you need OAuth2 authentication. IMAPS was working afterwards, but I was unable to send mails via the SMTP server “smtp-mail.outlook.com”
My Ham Radio Station Setup
In this article, I would like to describe how my amateur radio station is set up at home. Compared to other radio amateurs, I only have a very minimalistic setup 😊