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Joost van der Made 
I wanted an IP Lorex camera outside but with a longer cable. For this, I tried to use a waterproof connection. To use this, I had to cut the connector of the Lorex camera, and then the challenge started! Different colors Unfortunately the color’s of the Lorex camera are different compared to a standard network … Read more
During a storm, I had branches broken of. The size of them were like a normal tree, so why wouldn’t I use that wood in another way.On YouTube I did see somebody who was very experienced with his chainsaw and made wooden cabins in a blink of an eye.One of the other things he did, … Read more
If you want to lower the level of your 1+ acre pond and you want to have an overflow that can lower your water level very fast, think of the siphon principle. With a siphon the flow is about 5-8 liter (about 2 gallon) PER SECOND. When we bought our current house, it came with … Read more
Almost everybody followed some Python course to learn how to program, and I did too, and I know a bit about APIs. I am a “Copy-Paste” programmer, and I use others’ code and try to get it working. There is no real structure in it.Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chatbot like ChatGPT, work for you and … Read more
After three long years, I finally received my Green card. It was a long ride, but the award is outstanding. Of course, it is not just: Filing some paperwork, waiting a couple of months, and that is it. In my case, a lot of people were preparing my application. In January 2020, I moved from … Read more
VMware has two different storage architectures:OSA or Original Storage Architecture is the current name for the “old” VMware vSAN published in March 2014. (vSAN 5.5). ESA or Express Storage Architecture is the “new” vSAN, available since vSAN 8. This version has an entirely different foundation and significant advantages than the OSA. There are still some … Read more
ReadyNode makes it easy to create a VMware vSAN Bill of Material. In this blog, I said running VMware vSAN on UCX X-Series nodes is possible. Some of you don’t believe me, but it is true. The UCS X-Series nodes are even qualified for VMware vSAN ReadyNode, making the configuration easier. What is a VMware … Read more
Hyperconverged Infrastructure typically uses rack servers. Rack servers have the capability of enough disk space and additional cards, like GPUs.VMware VSAN is currently the market leader in hyperconverged Infrastructure software, and would it be nice to have it run on a sustainable, award-winning solution like UCS X-Series? Think of all the advantages of the UCS … Read more
To create videos, I use Camtasia a lot. Sometimes I have to re-encode my videos before I can generate or use proxy videos. This takes a long time, and I wondered why I had to re-encode it. Camtasia H.264 / H265 Nowadays, HVEC is used on many devices to ensure you don’t consume too much … Read more
For testing purposes, I created extra Intersight accounts. Right now, I am not using them anymore and I wanted to delete it. There is no delete button and what is the procedure? In this example you will see: HX-Green and this is the account I am going to delete. Login into the account that you … Read more