LED dimmer
Leading Edge (RL), dimming range: 40% (Dutch: Fase aansnijding) Mostly used for non LED bulbs, like incandescent and halogen)
Trailing of Cutting Edge (RC), dimming range: 100% (Dutch: Fase afsnijding)
Add NTP server to the NTP Client list
How to add an adition NTP server to Windows 10, open COMMAND:
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters” /v NtpServer /t REG_SZ /d “pool.ntp.org,0x1 time1.google.com,0x1 time.windows.com,0x9” /f
Restart the service:
sc config W32Time start=auto
Verify the configuration:
w32tm /query /configuration
Thanks to: https://techexpert.tips/windows/windows-ntp-server-installation/
Enable NTP server service in Windows 10
Use Windows 10 as NTP Server.
Open the command prompt (cmd) as administrator and fire the following commands:
- Enable the NTP server service
net stop W32Time
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32Time\Config” /v LocalClockDispersion /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\Parameters” /v LocalNTP /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpServer” /v Enabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\W32Time\Config” /v AnnounceFlags /t REG_DWORD /d 5 /f
sc config W32Time start=auto
net start W32Time
2. Check if the NTP server is enabled
w32tm /query /configuration
See in the output the 2nd last line, Enabled: 1 (local) is correct.
NtpServer (Local)
DllName: C:\Windows\system32\w32time.dll (Local)
Enabled: 1 (Local)
InputProvider: 1 (Local)
3. Allow rule in the firewall
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”NTP Server” dir=in protocol=udp localport=123 profile=any enable=yes action=allow
4. Test the service from external system
w32tm /stripchart /computer:192.168.0.10 /samples:4 /dataonly
Enable PING reply in Windows 10
To enable PING reply in Windows 10 the firewall needs to allow the ping request.
Open the command prompt (cmd) with administrator rights and fire the following command.
netsh advFirewall Firewall add rule name=”PING IPv4 allow” protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
EFF – Is your browser safe against tracking?
When you visit a website, online trackers and the site itself may be able to identify you – even if you’ve installed software to protect yourself. It’s possible to configure your browser to thwart tracking, but many people don’t know how.
Panopticlick will analyze how well your browser and add-ons protect you against online tracking techniques. We’ll also see if your system is uniquely configured—and thus identifiable—even if you are using privacy-protective software.
Hide OneDrive from file explorer in Windows 10
Store the following as a reg file, for example: 64-bit Hide OneDrive From File Explorer.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}]
“System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree”=dword:00000000[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}]
“System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree”=dword:00000000
Download High Sierra from the the App Store and place a formatted USB drive named ‘Untitled’ and fire this command into the terminal. Enter your system password and let it run for several minutes.
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia —volume /Volumes/Untitled —applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app
Tip: Press Ctrl+T to check progression.
Thanks to: Macworld
Linksys WRT54G DD-WRT Firmware build 14929
The DD-WRT router database isn’t accurate. The highest stable DD-WRT firmware build available for the WRT54GL v1.1 is build 14929.
Get the dd-wrt.v24_std_generic.bin from:
ftp://ftp.dd-wrt.com/betas/2010/08-12-10-r14929/broadcom/
Source: Peacock Post.
FileZilla installer error
In MacOS Sierra the installer of FileZilla installer ends in an error: Error – Could not initialize the installer.
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RTL-SDR Calibration with R820T2 chip
Calibrating your DVB-T dongle with R820T(2) chip
First: Installation of RTL-SDR
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cmake build-essential libusb-1.0-0-dev
cd ~
git clone git://git.osmocom.org/rtl-sdr.git
cd rtl-sdr
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../ -DINSTALL_UDEV_RULES=ON -DDETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER=ON make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
Second: Installation of kalibrate-rlt
cd ~/src
sudo apt-get install libtool autoconf automake libfftw3-dev
git clone https://github.com/asdil12/kalibrate-rtl.git
cd kalibrate-rtl
git checkout arm_memory
./bootstrap
./configure
make
sudo make install
Make sure the RTL stick is running for few minutes to let it warm-up. Get a first rough ppm offset estimation with: Read more
