Wacom Cable Protector for Cintiq 21UX (DTZ-2100D)

Wacom + 3D Printing + DIY

One of those things where there is no good solution, except ordering a new cable... because Wacom decided to permanently attach a multi-cable to the monitor, and (poorly) shrink-sleeved / molded a cable splitter.

Wasdroger stapelvoetjes (Dutch)

DIY + 3D Printing + Dutch

(Hoe noem je zoiets?)

Ik heb (helaas) een nieuwe wasmachine (Bosch), en wilde er de wasdroger (een Zanussi) weer bovenop zetten. Helaas heeft de een of andere design guru besloten om het zeep bakje aan de bovenzijde te laten doorlopen, waardoor de normale koppelstukken niet meer werken. Wat nu?

Druk je eigen RPG handboek af - 4 - Pumbo instellingen (Dutch)

RPG + Books + Dutch

Pumbo adviseert professionele software. Helaas heb ik geen (professionele) Adobe producten, maar alleen maar PhotoImpact, Word, PFD Xchange, en IrfanView.

Maar daarmee wil het ook :-)

Druk je eigen RPG handboek af - 3 - Leveranciers (Dutch)

RPG + Books + Dutch

Okay. Ik weet wat ik wil laten afdrukken. Nou hoef ik alleen nog maar te bepalen bij wie...

215 paginas, full color, hardcover. Hmmm... wie zijn de kandidaten? 

Druk je eigen RPG handboek af - 2 - De PDF aanpassen (Dutch)

RPG + Books + Dutch

Mijn test case is The Return of the Lazy Dungeonmaster. Het basis boek is 96 paginas, en de beide aanvullingen zijn 64 en 48 bladzijden. Kant en klaar afgedrukt en verstuurd komen de drie boeken (totaal 208 bladzijden) uit op ca. 75 euro.

Mijn plan is er een enkele, dikke hardcover van te maken.

Druk je eigen RPG handboek af - 1 - Wat en Hoe en Waarom (Dutch)

RPG + Books + Dutch

Vaak is een PDF precies wat je nodig hebt. Een digitaal boek wat je gemakkelijk mee kunt nemen waar en wanneer je maar wilt. Maar soms wil je gewoon door een papieren kopie bladeren. Een echt boek in je handen houden. En da's wat lastig als er niets anders dan een digitale versie beschikbaar is.

2024

Wrapping up 2024, and Welcome to 2025!

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And in spite of accomplishing nothing, somehow it doesn't feel like a bad year. That's weird...

Countdown to 2025 - #7 - Fixing a Mouse (and my Top 3 repair jobs)

Countdown + Datatalk + DIY

It takes money to replace broken stuff. I'd rather save some money by trying to repair it first. If possible.

Which isn't always possible, but at least I managed to repair this simple computer mouse. Which made me think what else I fixed over time?

Ikea Fornuftig + 3D Printer

3D Printing + Air Quality + Ikea

In the past I used a Dremel 3D20, and when printing PLA the whole room started to smell... which can't be good. These days I am the proud owner of a Bambu Lab X1C, and I plan to print ABS and PETG, and the one little test print I made smells, even though the X1C has a filter inside the enclosure.

Is that dangerous?

Replace Head Unit in an MX-5 NC2 (2011) - 3. Wiring Diagrams

Car + MX-5 + Atoto Head Unit

When possible I try to understand what I'm doing, and why. That doesn't always work out 😏 but at least I try 😁

This is my first radio install in... well... thirty years? So I grabbed all the diagrams I could find, and tried to understand when I needed SWCs and LOCs, and when not.

Replace Head Unit in an MX-5 NC2 (2011) - 2. Remove Old Head Unit

Car + MX-5 + Atoto Head Unit

There are many instructional (?) videos on the Internet that show you how to remove and install a new head unit in an MX-5 NC (aka Miata MK3.5 etc.). 

Some of those videos are pretty good, many others are terrible and awful 😏 so I decided to write this post as a kind of 'addendum', and answer the questions the videos did not. Obviously this is limited to my own setup!

Replace Head Unit in an MX-5 NC2 (2011) - 1. Parts Required

Car + MX-5 + Atoto Head Unit

The MX-5 is a great car, but the radio Mazda put in isn't very impressive. So I decided to replace mine.

Here are some notes for those trying to do the same thing... I will add some images that identify some of the things that weren't entirely clear in the videos. Let's start with getting the right parts.

Ikea Ivar Door (Hinge) Mod (104.530.72)

DIY + Ikea

Ikea has a new (?) product called a 'door', also known under the catchy nominator '104.530.72' 😎

Actually, they have two versions. I have used the rattan version here. Both though are not of a quality that would warrant the price. (40+ bucks, Ikea? Seriously?)

JBL Live 670NC Headset - Broken & Dead

Review + DIY

If this was a review my advice would be: don't buy. Sorry, JBL, but you screwed up. The headphone itself is nice, *mostly* well made, with unfortunately one essential flaw: it broke down, most likely due to a design or manufacturing mistake.

Thanks JBL... 100 euro down the drain.

2023

Wrapping up 2023, and Welcome to 2024!

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After reviewing last year's targets I concluded that I didn't accomplish anything his year... Seriously?!?

2022

Wrapping up 2022, and Welcome to 2023!

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My perspective on 2022, and my hopes for 2023...

Repairing a Makita 6010D Cordless Drill

DIY

The Makita 6010D was first released in 1978 or so, and it was a game changer. At one time I owned two, but I can't recall what happened to the second one 😒

I still own one, which I must have bought close to forty (!) years ago. Unfortunately, the power switch was starting to misbehave (pieces of the plastic broke off) and the unit became unusable. But... throwing away good tools is against my nature. Time to repair...

2021

Wrapping up 2021, and Welcome to 2022!

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Good and bad in 2021...

2020

Wrapping up 2020, and Welcome to 2021!

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All you didn't want to know about 2020...

SP-200-48 oud versus nieuw, Conrad versus Reichelt, Taiwan versus China (Dutch)

DIY + Dutch

(Naar aanleiding van de defecte modules uit de WHR950.)

Ik heb twee SP-200-48's gekocht, eentje van Conrad, en eentje van Reichelt.