DIY in Technik, Haus & Garten
Some posts that I have already translated into English.
I’ve been tinkering again and fitted our Nissan Leaf with a smart dual dashcam from GKU. So that we don’t have such an ugly adapter hanging around in the cigarette lighter and we can finally use the car park monitoring system in case someone thinks they need to bump into our electric car.
When it comes to the Commodore C65, the discussion quickly becomes unobjective. On the one hand there are the fans who see it as the holy grail, on the other hand there are the people who call it a regicide and Commodore’s nail in the coffin. As is so often the case, the truth probably lies somewhere in between. Here is a summary of the usual prejudices, questions and misinformation.
Yes, yes, the topic is extremely nerdy. Actually, I didn’t expect there to be any major differences in the layout of ordinary keyboards. Well, far from it. Somehow it was like eating crisps – once you start, you can’t stop. So I dug out all sorts of keyboards from my stash (most of them look like this, soggy – sorry about that).
The Commodore 65 – in addition to the internal competition from the Amiga – had to contend with the fact that it was developed in a world that was undergoing radical change. After literally slow beginnings as a better typewriter and desk calculator, the PC had really picked up speed and was also about to take over the market for home computers thanks to the bad buzzword „multimedia“.
But now let’s move on to the practical side. I can assume that very few of you have or have had a C65 on your desk top. Let’s approach the device with caution. It’s a prototype and we know that: They are sensitive. :-)
In 1991, the Commodore 65 was Commodore’s answer to a question that nobody had asked. This device is symptomatic of the mismanagement that had plagued Commodore since the departure of company founder Jack Tramiel. The 65 remained a prototype, only a few examples of which can be found among collectors today.
Vevor asked me if I would like to test a parking heater. Spring is just around the corner, so what could be better than testing a parking heater? :-)
Tested Brotect anti-glare film for car radios: Despite the anti-glare screen, the display was difficult to recognise in summer. Can a custom-fit film solve the problem?
You can quickly and easily optimise images for the web and convert them to WebP format on any operating system – with just one click.
We play Skip.Bo with two sets, i.e. 324 cards. Shuffling these by hand is a Sisyphean task. A solution had to be found, a card shuffler! But I didn’t want to spend a fortune on it.
Whether Windows 10 or 11: In the summer of 2024, Microsoft stopped the usual pranks such as pulling network cables, entering incorrect account details and /oobe/BypassNRO. But there is still a way to bypass the Microsoft account constraint, which I’ll show you here.
Projectors from China are often associated with low resolution and low brightness. But what do you get for a little more than the usual 100 to 200 EUR?
Here you will find automotive memories in the form of pictures of the cars of some friends and relatives – and my own. Warning! Yes, yes, kiddies, I know: today’s pumped-up cars weighing tonnes can do everything better, are faster and more fun. But back then we still drove our cars – and not the … Weiterlesen
Your Chromebook can’t reach the login portal of a free Wi-Fi network? You can’t get online? The solution is very simple!
In my case, articles appeared twice or even umpteen times in the post overview and under the counters. The reason was the Prosodia plugin, which had many duplicate rows in a table. But how do you clean up these duplicates?
Can the TitanArmy P27GR fulfil its advertising promises and make gamers happy? What about its ergonomics? In this test, I get to the bottom of things.
AfB is offering the Acer Chromebook Spin 512 as new for just 99 euros. It is a convertible, i.e. a mixture of tablet and notebook. The device is passively cooled and therefore completely silent. But is it any good? What can it do and what can’t it do?
In reality, Black Friday offers are far too often not real offers. I’ve put together some deals for you that are real offers.