A nice open source project from the industry. The new plant of a medium-sized company needed to be equipped with video surveillance and recording. Usually engineers use ready-to-use CCTV1 systems bought in DIY stores, consisting of a network-attached storage and a streaming server. Nowadays, not that cheap Chinese blackboxes, usually tied together with Apps, Cloud and Online functionality without any chance of customization. Read more

The Linux Presentation Day (LPD)1 on 19.11.2022 is intended to promote the free operating system and its applications to anyone interested. All over Germany2 universities, user groups, computer and chaos clubs will open their doors simultaneously and invite people to: Discover the various free operating systems and applications Exchange experiences in a cosy atmosphere Installation session of PCs, notebooks or media centres On this day, I will be present at the Chaostreff Dortmund from 1 p. Read more

Part II - Please Refuel and some new Bumpers Just in time for the new year, the revived Apple Macbook Pro with Debian from the first part is back on my desk. It served well in December. Now, it’s time for a pit-stop: Would you refuel and change bumpers, please? Read more

Rescue-Ops before Christmas Eve What is the worst-case scenario right before Christmas during a Corona Lockdown? Let’s leave zombie apocalypses, too little toilet paper or slow internet connections aside for a moment. Right! A broken laptop. Exactly such a call for help came to me this afternoon from my own circle of friends. Read more