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On job interviews; both on interviewing and being interviewed

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/03/07

Two interesting blog entries to read for both sides of the interview:

–jeroen

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year 2017 – Lifehacker

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/03/03

I wonder if this applies to Europe as well as the USA: [WayBackThe Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year 2017 – Lifehacker

–jeroen

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Is this a good TeamViewer replacement? Ammyy Admin – Remote Desktop Sharing – buy.

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/03/02

Anybody of my followers who can provide a good comparison between [WayBackAmmyy Admin – Remote Desktop Sharing and TeamViewer?

–jeroen

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230 V safety on the work bench – Put your power supply in an old tablet container…

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/28

Great tip from Nelis Willers:

230 V safety on the work bench.
Put your power supply in an old tablet container. The high voltage is safely encapsulated and will not accidentally touch something. Of course don’t do this for a kW supply, only where low heat is generated, otherwise you might set a fire!

Source: 230 V safety on the work bench. Put your power supply in an old tablet container…

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“Default” birth days

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/24

A while ago I overheard an HR conversion about birth-date spreads which went into a topic on “default” birthdays being especially common in countries where the exact day of birth didn’t matter much. I got curious, so I dug up some links:

I remember a very long time ago seeing someones passport with zero as the birthday. Boy I wish I had taken a picture back then.

–jeroen

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“Developer Desks” – multi monitor setups in “Trading System” disguise.

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/17

via: “Developer Desks” – I think this company is artificially limiting their source of income. – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+

Interesting as the company provides multi-monitor fitting systems up to 8 wide by 4 high and full solutions (including PC and monitor) of 7 wide by 2 high monitors. Even custom made solutions are possible: Sonderlösungen – Trading-PC. They provide electric height adjustment systems too:Elektrische Höhenverstellung – Trading-PC.

Their sister company provides desks and other furniture related to multi-monitor systems: Sedergo – High-End Furniture Made in Germany. They provide height adjustable desks as well: Elektrische Höhenverstellung. Both companies are owned by XECURIS GmbH & Co. KG

One day, I’ll redo the office (:

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GSM/3G/4G/LTE/… enable or disable caller ID when calling

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/13

When testing the setup of a Fritz!Box 7490 with fiber connection, routing anonymous/withheld ISDN calls to a new answering machine I needed to test if only Caller ID calls were getting through.

The easiest was to do this from my mobile phone.

Izzy explained how to in callerid – How can I make anonymous calls for everyone but contact list? – Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange.

Basically all cellular networks based on GSM or derived technologies allow you to prefix any phone numbers with:

–jeroen

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dubbelglas, dubbel glas, dubbele beglazing, isolatieglas

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/06

Veel informatie over dubbelglas, dubbel glas, dubbele beglazing, isolatieglas met typen, toepassingen, fabrikanten, etc.

En mocht er wat breken:

Voor een compleet overzicht van alle mogelijke glasbreuken download de Folder Glasbreuken als PDF. Thermische breuken Een thermische breuk ontstaat, wanneer de typische materiaalkarakteristieken van het glas in relatie tot de kwaliteit van de rand van het glas en de bestendigheid … Continue reading →

Source: Glasbreuken – van der Ham Glasgroothandel BV

De laatste heeft sowieso een hele verzameling nuttige Veel gestelde vragen – van der Ham Glasgroothandel BV

–jeroen

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Reverso | Free online translation, dictionary

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/03

Translates into various languages, options various English language tools

Translates into various languages, options various English language tools

Great stuff:

Online translation in French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese. The other options are focussed on English.

–jeroen

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Dit is wat we weten over het nieuwe erfpachtstelsel – Amsterdam – PAROOL

Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/03

Voor mijn archief: [Archive.isDit is wat we weten over het nieuwe erfpachtstelsel – Amsterdam – PAROOL

Amsterdam stapt in 2017 na 120 jaar over op een nieuw erfpachtstelsel. Dit is wat we nu weten over de plannen en de gevolgen voor huizenbezitters.

–jeroen

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