Gira Tastsensor 3 Drama
The first Gira Tastsensor I bought was a tastsensor 2. Then Gira came with a new model: Tastsensor 3. Unfortunatelly this new model had a [...]
Why you should NOT buy an Hikvision camera!
Yesterday evening someone asked me to help with his IP camera. He has an Hikvision DS-2CD2132F-I (about € 300,- at that time) […]
Gira HS Beta 4.111 and presentation leaks..
Back as never before with this new blog. Upcomming weeks a lot of news, cool stuff and hacks will be posted here! I’m full with [...]
MDaemon SpamFilter not Learning
I had an issue where the MDaemon Mailserver’s Spam Filter was not learning new Spam or Ham. Currently running an evaluation version of MDaemon v16.0.1 [...]
New mainboard in Samsung TV and the Secret Service Menu
I repaired a broken Samsung TV (UE55ES8000) last month, however the same instructions should apply to other Samsung models. The TV made a ‘clicking sound’ [...]
Zehnder/StorkAir MX110 Roof ventilation
I needed a proper roof ventilation to cool my server room. Noice (dB) and power usage are the most important [...]
Pinout for RJ45 cable between Moxa Terminal server and Cisco/HP Console port
I recently build an Out-of-Band (OOB) management network for Utrecht University with Moxa Terminal servers (CN2610-16-2AC). The Moxa Terminal servers had all RJ45 (serial) ports. [...]
SQL Server + FileStream + IFilters
I’ve scanned all my documents (incomming invoices) in TIFF but also have a lot of documents in PDF and DOC(X) format. Now when something gets [...]
AsteriskNow VM for Xenserver
Here it is, a ready to rock AsteriskNow VM for XenServer, ready to download as a .xva file. It includes: CentOS 5.9 (because only 5 [...]
Cisco SSL-VPN problems after KB2585542
Today I noticed that some Windows 7 clients had problems to connect using Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN Client (SSL-VPN). After a few hours troubleshooting we noticed [...]
How to Backup/Restore Avaya to IIS7.5
In IIS7 and IIS7.5 which runs on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, it is not possible to use the WebDav PUT command [...]
Migrating from IMail 2006 -> MDaemon 11.0.3
I wrote some scripts to migrate from IPSwitch IMail 2006 (IMail 9) to MDaemon 11.0.3. Because IMail and MDaemon have some differences in logic, I [...]
Gira installer tips!
Recently I was installing some additional RJ-45 wallmounts in my house. I was really annoyed of Gira’s ‘solution’ to mount a Panduit CAT6a (10Gbit capable!) [...]
Binck en de ‘tussen schakel’ naar Euronext
Dacht je ooit al is te zien dat het orderboek niet klopte of zag je rare transacties? Vanmorgen heb ik een animatie gemaakt van een order die ik heb ingeschoten bij Binck Bank N.V. (via [...]
Trixbox VM on XenServer
I made a VM of Trixbox 2.8.0.4 for use with Citrix XenServer (5.6). The VM is in .xva format so you can import it right [...]
Gira is threatening with letters
Childish threads about copyright on photos Unfortunately I had to remove the photos of the Gira Homeserver 3 in the post: “Building your own Homeserver [...]
Pure water
Because i was renewing things in my home, after the electricity, it was time to do the water installation. I decided to place a TwinTec [...]
Building your own Homeserver III
UPDATE: Photos are back online! Thanks to Gabi from Romania for the copyright free photos! Gira has a made beautifull Homeserver and FacilityServer. Unfortunatelly it’s [...]
Myth Busters: Benzine getankt in een Dieselauto ?
Na 35 liter benzine in een Volvo XC90 D5 (diesel) te hebben getankt.. toch een helder moment gehad en gestopt. Het eruit pompen is niet [...]
Touch Screen seems broken or misaligned?
I always wear a screencover/seal on my phone untill I went to a Smoking Eel party recently (“NK Palingroken”), my phone was so oily that [...]
Posting Binary data (automate a file upload)
I used the following code for posting/uploading binary data (example: upload a file for an email attachment in webmail). It can also be used to send MMS messages to an Internet MMS Gateway. Code is [...]
Acronis True Image Server hell!
In my search for an easy, stable and manageable backup tool, I tested Acronis True Image Server 9.5 (Enterprise Edition). My goal was to backup [...]
Gallery2 Cron-job to automate “build-all-thumbnail/resizes”
Below is a script for Gallery2 to automate the building and resizing of thumbnails and resizes. Schedule it as a cron-job (cut and paste it [...]
Project: New Wi-Fi Accesspoint
Because of the problems i had with getting my Wii Game Console onto Wi-Fi and the fact that i screwed-up my Asus Accesspoint by connecting it to a [...]
VBScript: Be carefull using Doubles or Singles!
Most of us decided to use (ASP) VBScript to quickly write a script or build a simple website, writing code in a ‘higher-level’ has the [...]