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Archive for December 29th, 2025

Missing C3/C4 on IEC 60320 (IEC 320) Reference Chart – IEC 60320 Connectors & Plugs | StayOnline

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/12/29

I do like the [Wayback/Archive] IEC 60320 (IEC 320) Reference Chart – IEC 60320 Connectors & Plugs | StayOnline ¹, but it lacks combo C3/C4 plug/inlet:

C3 C4

From: IEC 60320 – Wikipedia (and yes: I had an old radio in my youth requiring this plug)

I bumped into the reference chart because I forgot the search term IEC 60320, and therefore searching my earlier blog posts on it ².

I did remember C13/C14 (normal appliance couplers) and C19/C20 (higher power device couplers), so I used the query [Wayback/Archive] c20 c19 amperage – Google Search giving me this table: Read the rest of this entry »

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I was living under a stone: Rufus has gotten some learned some great Windows 11 tricks in 2022

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/12/29

I totally agree with [Wayback/Archive] Dustin (BusySignal) on Twitter: “when did the disk utility rufus become so awesome?” as Rufus 3.20 has added these Windows User Experience features when creating bootable Windows installation media:

  • Remove requirement for 4GB+ RAM, Secure Boot and TPM 2.0
  • Remove requirement for an online Microsoft account
  • Disable data collection (Skip privacy questions)
  • Set a local account using the same name as this user’s
  • Set regional options using the same values as this user’s

So below are some links explaining more about this feature (and how it is implemented).

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Posted in Power User, Rufus, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1 | Tagged: , | Leave a Comment »