Having fun replacing a backup battery in a laptop
Yesterday I had some good old fun trying to replace the backup battery of an Acer Travelmate 803 laptop.
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Willem Vermandere - Bric A brac
‘t is niet den auto, ‘t is de reis niet de tafel, ‘t is de spijs niet den oven, ‘t is de koek niet het meubel, ‘t is het boek niet de potten, ‘t is de pap niet het lopen, ‘t is de stap niet de letters, ‘t is ‘t gedicht niet de lampe, ‘t is het licht…
Mac startup shortcuts
Because I keep forgetting them, here’s a list of buttons you can press during a Mac’s boot to change behaviour:
Cadaver and proxy auth
At work we regularly have to send over files to $vendor. $Vendor has two ways of accepting files: FTP, and Webdav (over https). Since our company’s policy is to not send things out unencrypted, we have to go the webdav way. It’s also the policy to send things over our internetproxy if possible.
You know what sucks…
… waking up at 6 in the morning, because you hear a certain sound you associate with water that’s coming under high pressure from a tap.