The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff

Jeroen W. Pluimers on .NET, C#, Delphi, databases, and personal interests

  • My badges

  • Twitter Updates

  • My Flickr Stream

  • Pages

  • All categories

  • Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Join 1,862 other subscribers

Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

C332 | Colour Printers | Firmware | OKI Europe Ltd

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/21

I missed there was a firmware update: [Wayback/Archive] C332 | Colour Printers | Firmware | OKI Europe Ltd

Current firmware version: A07.23_0_4(Released on:05/10/2022)

Via [Wayback/Archive] oki c332 firmware versions history – Google Search.

--jeroen

Posted in Hardware, OKI C332, OKI Printers, Power User, Printers | Leave a Comment »

Enabling XML Auto Commenting C# in Visual Studio Code is in an odd setting (via Stack Overflow)

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/18

In Visual Studio Code I already had [Wayback/Archive] C# – Visual Studio Marketplace: C# for Visual Studio Code (powered by OmniSharp) installed in (through code --install-extension ms-dotnettools.csharp), and wanted automatic XML documentation comments generation just like Visual Studio does:

[Wayback/Archive] XML documentation comments – document APIs using /// comments | Microsoft Learn

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in .NET, C#, Development, Hardware, Java, Java Platform, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Power User, Software Development, XML, XML/XSD | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

I was today years old when I found there is a shortcut to switch to the Terminal tab in Visual Studio Code

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/03/12

Boy, I always to the Ctrl+Shift+Space on Microsoft Windows (or on MacOS Command+Shift+Space) detour to switch to the Terminal tab in Visual Studio Code

So I was amazed to find the shortcut inside the first bullet in the Google Search quote of the first result at [Wayback/Archive] vscode terminal open new terminal – Recherche Google:

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in .NET, Apple, Development, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, Power User, Software Development, Terminal, vscode Visual Studio Code, Windows, Windows Terminal | Tagged: | Leave a Comment »

Some links on USB 2.0 and 3.0 galvanic isolators

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/27

Will likely need some of these in the future (be remember: USB 2.0 in Bulgaria and 3.0 in Germany price difference is about 10-fold) as galvanic isolation can reduce risks of gear blowing out a lot, for example when working with SDR (software-defined radio – often USB devices) and roof antennas:

Via

  1. [WaybackSave/Archive] Mehdi on X: “What is a (USB) galvanic isolator, and when do you need one? It protects your expensive USB gadgets and also your host computer/laptop from noise, ground loop and power surges. An isolator basically sits between your computer and the target device, allowing full USB data …”
  2. [WaybackSave/Archive] Mehdi on X: “@oktayegi If you mean whether SDRs also can work via this isolator, then yes. Almost every device should work. Here’s a SDRPlay: …”
  3. [WaybackSave/Archive] Ondra OK1CDJ/OL0M🇨🇿/SV0SYH/J42T🇬🇷 on X: “@MehdiHacks Check this…”
  4. [WaybackSave/Archive] ⚡bacteriophage⚡ on X: “@ok1cdj @MehdiHacks nah, based on ADUM4160 so only 12Mbps data rate. ADUM4165 with 480 Mbps is preferable”
  5. [WaybackSave/Archive] Archimago’s Musings: MEASUREMENTS: Intona 7055-C USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Isolator. And Darko & Lavorgna hear no difference with the Silent Angel ethernet switch. [Importance of open discussions.]

Pictures below the signature.

--jeroen

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Development, Hardware, Hardware Development, Hardware Interfacing, Power User, USB, USB, USB-C | Leave a Comment »

Some interesting tweets by @isotopp and others on home power measurement and what to do to optimise energy usage at home

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/26

For my link archive (browse back and forth in the tweets: lots of useful tips):

[Wayback/Archive] Kris on Twitter: “@mausdompteur @HildebrandtRalf … Tasmota Support P1-mqtt in Python, für den oa Zuidwijk Slimme Lezer Diese Lösung setze ich ein.”

A few of his power usage pictures:

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Development, Hardware, IoT Internet of Things, LifeHacker, Network-and-equipment, Power User, Python, Scripting, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/20

Cool:  [Wayback/Archive] Thread by @mariusheier on Thread Reader App – USB-A to USB-C. A @cursedconnector ? Or genius?

Image on the right is larger on [Wayback/Archive] Gdn-fwFW4AAao2D.jpg (964×772)

I think it is genius, as it is way shorter than what I found on sites like Amazon, ebay, Aliexpress and others.

For now I am using ones from Amazon that are a tad bit too long (thereby putting too much stress on the USB C output of my laptop), but they are charging only (no video capability): [Wayback/Archive] USB C Female to USB Male Adapter Pack of 3, Type A Power Supply Charger Cable Adapter for iPhone 11 12 13 Pro Max, SE, iPad Mini 6 Air 4 5, Apple Watch iWatch 7, Samsung Galaxy S20 S21 S22 Plus Ultra FE: Amazon.de: Computer & Accessories (image below)

The one Marius posted about is also charging only, but shorter: [Wayback/Archive] 1-10PCS Type-C 3.1 Female to Double-sided USB Am Male Connector 2.0 Charging Version Adapter with PCB Board Inside – AliExpress

Compare with the picture of the Amazon one:

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Development, Hardware Development, USB, USB, USB-C | Leave a Comment »

How to send raw network packets in Python with tun/tap

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/20

For my link archive: [Wayback/Archive] How to send raw network packets in Python with tun/tap

I never really played around with tun and tap, so this is a nice opportunity to do so. I know they were the base for VPN on Linux, but just now I learned TUN/TAP are not available on nx, but also on Windows. Cool!

Via [Wayback/Archive] 🔎Julia Evans🔍 on Twitter: “how to send raw network packets in Python with tun/tap …”

--jeroen

Posted in *nix, *nix-tools, Development, Ethernet, Hardware, Linux, Network-and-equipment, Power User, Python, Scripting, Software Development | Leave a Comment »

Visual Studio Code: copying text when none is selected.

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/19

Last week, I wrote that I switched to Visual Studio Code for most of my text based coding: Visual Studio Code: blazingly fast text expansion with Emmet.

I also use vscode for documentation and text writing, which – yes sometimes I am a copy/paste person too – means you want a bit more flexibility than just copying the selected text.

In most of my previous development tools, either the tool itself, or a plugin, would allow me to copy the word under the cursor if none was selected.

I wanted to change that behaviour too and become more flexible.

So I did some searches:

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in .NET, Conference Topics, Conferences, Development, Event, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Lightweight markup language, MarkDown, Power User, Software Development, Visual Studio and tools, vscode Visual Studio Code | Leave a Comment »

Code52/carnac: A utility to give some insight into how you use your keyboard (on Windows systems)

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/18

I unconsciously wanted a tool like this for a long time, and was glad I finally searched for it:

A keyboard logging and presentation utility for presentations, screencasts, and to help you become a better keyboard user.

[Wayback/Archive] Code52/carnac: A utility to give some insight into how you use your keyboard

The first time I saw something similar was in the Delphi days where it was part of a plugin for CodeRush in Delphi (think Delphi 5-6 era), the famous developer productivity tool by Mark Miller that later got rewritten for Visual Studio and became part of DevExpress.

So I searched for [Wayback/Archive] windows show keystrokes – Google Search which found [Wayback/Archive] How to show keystrokes on Windows 10 which in turn mentioned a fork of Carnac.

As it turns out Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in .NET, Delphi, Development, Hardware, Keyboards and Keyboard Shortcuts, KVM keyboard/video/mouse, Power User, Software Development, Windows, Windows Development | Leave a Comment »

Thread by @lauriewired on Thread Reader App – SSDs are *shockingly* bad at power off retention, esp if it’s near it’s endurance rating.

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/02/17

[Wayback/Archive] Thread by @lauriewired on Thread Reader App – SSDs are shockingly bad at power off retention, esp if it’s near it’s endurance rating.

Your files are dying.

That SSD you keep in the closet, the one from your old system “just in case”. Yup, degrading as we speak.

SSDs are *shockingly* bad at power off retention, esp if it’s near it’s endurance rating.

The JEDEC standard only requires 1 year of unpowered data retention at 30C after max TBW (writes).

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Hardware, HDD, Power User, SSD, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »