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Slimbook ProX does support USB-C power delivery after all :-)

Posted on vr 03 maart 2023 in hardware

Ok so when I got my laptop it came with a leaflet stating that charging over USB-C was not possibly and should not be tried. So that was kind of a bummer, but I figured it would not cause me too much trouble.

Today I was browsing the Slimbook website …


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Improving microphone input by using noisetorch

Posted on vr 03 maart 2023 in software

So the audio quality I get from the internal microphone on my new Slimbook PROX is underwhelming when compared to the out the box experience on my Macbook Pro.

But surely I'm not the first one with this experience? Apparently not, because a quick search using Qwant revealed the NoiseTorch …


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Slimbook ProX review after one month of usage

Posted on wo 01 maart 2023 in hardware

In my efforts to get the simplest solution to the problems encountered with the Slimbook, I switched to Zorin16 after a couple days to get newer libraries and a newer kernel. But soon enough I was fiddling with the inner workings of Linux on the Zorin install too. So getting …


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iCloud got a lot more attractive with Advanded Data Protection

Posted on di 14 februari 2023 in security

It took Apple forever to actually enable this. After trying it some time ago only to get the message 'not available in you region yet', I was able to enable Advanced Data Protection on my iCloud account tonight.

ADP enabled screenshot

To get it to activate, I first assigned my wife as an …


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Testdriving dns0 DNS service

Posted on di 14 februari 2023 in internet

Right now I'm testdriving the DNS0 DNS service as an alternative to my previous resolver Quad9 (9.9.9.9). DNS0 also promises to block nasty stuff, all while running the service in a privacy protecting way. All hosting is done within the border of the EU, giving maximum privacy …


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