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    <updated>2022-03-08T18:57:13+01:00</updated>
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        <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
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    <entry>
        <title>Programming Music: Drake Stafford - Sunday</title>
        <author>
            <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
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            <category term="music"/>
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        <updated>2021-12-30T15:53:13+01:00</updated>
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                     I've recently developed a thing for LoFi hip hop. It never fails to get me into a state of flow ideal for when I'm crunching out code. Even though I'm quite content with the offerings of more established channels like Chillhop Music (my personal&hellip;
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  <p>
    I've recently developed a thing for LoFi hip hop. It never fails to get me into a state of flow ideal for when I'm crunching out code. Even though I'm quite content with the offerings of more established channels like <a href="https://chillhopmusic.com" target="_blank">Chillhop Music</a> (my personal favorite) I am always on the lookout for new tunes. And hoo boy did I discover a gem on the <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Drake_Stafford/SUNDAY/" target="_blank">Free Music Archive</a>!&nbsp;
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  <p>
    I found a small 3 track gem called Sunday by the artist Drake Stafford. You can listen to it on Soundcloud by clicking on the image below, or you can <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Drake_Stafford/SUNDAY/" target="_blank">download it directly on FMA</a>.<br>
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      <a href="https://soundcloud.com/drake_stafford/sets/sunday" target="_blank">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/8/drake-stafford-sunday-embed-3.png" sizes="(min-width: 61.3125em) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/8/responsive/drake-stafford-sunday-embed-3-xs.png 300w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/8/responsive/drake-stafford-sunday-embed-3-sm.png 480w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/8/responsive/drake-stafford-sunday-embed-3-md.png 768w"  height="485" width="781" alt="Sunday by Drake Stafford on Soundcloud" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>To ensure your privacy is respected, this is merely an image of the Soundcloud player. Click on the image to go directly to the Soundcloud player!</figcaption>
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  <p>
    Ok, technically this isn't LoFi, but it does <b>absolutely</b> give me the same level of chill.&nbsp;<b>I highly recommend you give this a listen!</b>&nbsp;It just never fails to calm me down 🧡
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    <entry>
        <title>Generating font awesome PNG files</title>
        <author>
            <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
        </author>
        <link href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/generating-font-awesome-png-files/"/>
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            <category term="web icons"/>
            <category term="web apps"/>
            <category term="tips and tricks"/>
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        <updated>2020-10-09T18:28:52+02:00</updated>
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                    So… I was in a bind yesterday when I wanted to use one of Font Awesome’s icons as a favicon. Because, you know… I’m all about consistency. Thing is though, it’s not in an image format. Luckily I came across a site that let’s you&hellip;
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                <p>So… I was in a bind yesterday when I wanted to use one of <a href="http://fontawesome.io" title="FontAwesome">Font Awesome’s</a>  icons as a favicon. Because, you know… I’m all about consistency.  Thing is though, it’s not in an image format. </p>
<p>Luckily I came across a site that let’s you solve that: <a href="http://fa2png.io/" title="FA2PNG">fa2png</a>.  The site is free to use and works on mobile phones as well. Best of all, they allow you to customize the colors using hex codes and the generated images do not require (additional) attribution when you use them. </p>
<p>I know I’ll be using this site in the future for sure. I hope you’ll find it useful as well. </p>

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    <entry>
        <title>Restoring a BTC 5300C keyboard</title>
        <author>
            <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
        </author>
        <link href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/restoring-btc-5300c-keyboard/"/>
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            <category term="how to"/>
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        <updated>2022-03-08T18:57:13+01:00</updated>
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                     I like keyboards. Like...&nbsp;a lot. So whenever I come across a damaged vintage keyboard I check out if it is: A. Salvageable&nbsp;&nbsp; and B. Interesting enough for me to work on So when I happened to come across a heavily abused BTC 5300C I&hellip;
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  <p>
    I like keyboards. Like...&nbsp;<b>a lot</b>. So whenever I come across a damaged vintage keyboard I check out if it is:
  </p>

  <p>
    <b>A.</b> Salvageable&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>and<br><b>B.</b> Interesting enough for me to work on
  </p>

  <p>
    So when I happened to come across a heavily abused <a href="https://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_51_series" target="_blank">BTC 5300C</a> I quickly did my routine checks and determined that the keyboard fits my two criteria and began working on restoring it.
  </p>

  <p>
    When I discovered the keyboard at an old storage facility it was <i>covered in oil!&nbsp;</i>😱 It reeked too (<i>yuck&nbsp;</i>🤢). However, it didn't look like it was damaged beyond the point of being salvageable and after a quick lookup I discovered the keyboard uses cherry stems, so if the restoration didn't work out I could always just harvest the keycaps. <b>Neat :D</b>
  </p>

    <h2 id="key-mechanism-and-feelingnbsp">
      Key Mechanism and feeling&nbsp;
    </h2>

  <p class="msg msg--info">
    ℹ️ There are those who claim that BTC dome with slider keyboards provide a typing experience very close to TOPRE keyboards. Having never typed on a TOPRE keyboard I am unable to verify this claim. If you are not able to shell out for a TOPRE keyboard, a BTC keyboard may be worth looking into as a cheaper alternative.
  </p>

  <p>
    The BTC 5300C uses a <a href="https://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_dome_with_slider" target="_blank">dome with slider</a>&nbsp;mechanism that provides an interesting typing feel. The mechanism itself looks like there is a miniature table lodged over a nipple. Each dome is a separate conductor, so it's not built like the standard rubber dome sheets you see these days.
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    <figure class="post__image post__image--center">
      <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/BTC-5300-board-reveal.jpg" sizes="(min-width: 61.3125em) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-board-reveal-xs.jpg 300w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-board-reveal-sm.jpg 480w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-board-reveal-md.jpg 768w"  height="3024" width="5376" alt="A BTC5300 keyboards inner board and sheet lying on a metal cased with the top half slightly visible on the right" />
      <figcaption>Rubber sheet my ass! Note the mini table near the enter key.</figcaption>
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  <p>
    When I did my initial typing tests I was wearing gloves because the keyboard was still covered in oil. The feeling was... interesting. It felt like typing on a heavier hybrid switch which is why I was initially fooled into thinking the keyboard was mechanical. Well, that and the Cherry MX stems...
  </p>
<div><p>After refurbishing the keyboard I did another typing test and <a href="#results-and-typing-demonstration">recorded an accompanying video</a>. The typing experience feels quite rigid. The keyboard feels a bit too heavy for my tastes but it I wouldn't call it bad either.</p></div>

  <p>
    I wouldn't recommend trashing the board and just harvesting the keys as many redditors over on the mechanical keyboard Reddit suggest. <i>This keyboard is certainly a step up from a standard rubber sheet keyboard.</i>
  </p>

    <h2 id="the-restoration-processnbsp">
      The restoration process&nbsp;
    </h2>

    <h3 id="disassembly">
      Disassembly
    </h3>

  <p>
    Every restoration process is roughly the same: gently disassemble to board, keep track of all the parts and give it a good scrub 🧼 Sounds easy enough, right? Well, for most modern keyboards this would no longer be the case, but that's why I love vintage tech; not only are all the screws much bigger than those we see nowadays, but there is also a clear absence of proprietary components. Everything is just sorta... <i>out there in the open</i>.
  </p>

  <p>
    The two pictures below sum up the process nicely, basically you unscrew the mounting screws located at the bottom of the keyboard and then detach the metal base, after which you get unrestricted access all the innards of the keyboard.
  </p>

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        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-top-half-reveal-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
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    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-bottom-half-reveal.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-bottom-half-reveal-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
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    </figure>
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    <h3 id="cleaning">
      Cleaning
    </h3>

  <p>
    Normally I would just use denture cleaning tablets on keyboards as severely yellowed as this one, but seeing as how my fallback plan was to just take the keycaps and run I did not want to risk damaging the keycaps, so instead I opted for multiple soaking sessions in lukewarm water with a tiny amount added.&nbsp;
  </p>

  <p>
    I did three soaking sessions in total and ever so gently rubbed off all the nasty. The emphasis lies on <i>gently</i>&nbsp;here, because manhandling the keycaps would have been a surefire way to destroy the lettering on the keycaps.&nbsp;
  </p>

    <figure class="post__image post__image--center">
      <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/BTC-5300-bowl-square.jpg" sizes="(min-width: 61.3125em) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-bowl-square-xs.jpg 300w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-bowl-square-sm.jpg 480w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-bowl-square-md.jpg 768w"  height="2679" width="2679" alt="A photo of bowl containing cleaned yellowish keycaps" />
      <figcaption>A bowl of keycaps anyone 🧐</figcaption>
    </figure>

  <p>
    I'm honestly surprised by how good these looked after cleaning, considering the amount of gunk and oil that was on them. Just goes to show you that there is no substitute for a little elbow grease 😜
  </p>

  <p>
    After cleaning the keycaps I put the metal bottom and the plastic top in the dishwasher and let it run a short cycle with just water. I chose the lowest temperature setting so the plastic would not warp due to the heat (<i>dishwashers can get very hot!)</i>.
  </p>

  <p>
    After the bottom and top half of the keyboard finished their little dishwasher adventure I let everything dry and the proceeded to put the keyboard together again, which was the same process as the disassembly process, only, you know... reversed.
  </p>

    <figure class="post__image post__image--center">
      <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/BTC-5300-cleaned.jpeg" sizes="(min-width: 61.3125em) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-cleaned-xs.jpeg 300w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-cleaned-sm.jpeg 480w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/BTC-5300-cleaned-md.jpeg 768w"  height="3024" width="4883" alt="A picture of a cleaned BTC 5300 keyboard with one keycap removed" />
      <figcaption>Behold the keyboard in all its clean glory!</figcaption>
    </figure>

    <h2 id="results-and-typing-demonstration">
      Results and typing demonstration
    </h2>

  <p>
    Whilst I wasn't able to completely soak off all the muck (who knows how long the keyboard has been submerged in all that oil and grime!), I was definitely able to get rid of the smell and get the keyboard looking decent. I certainly wouldn't mind typing on it! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a fully working keyboard out of it. As it turned out, the oil did a number on the circuitry which resulted in several dead keys which is a total bummer! They keyboard felt great to type on, as you can hopefully tell from the video below!
  </p>
<div><div class="post__iframe"><iframe loading="lazy" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" src="https://mega.nz/embed/KRJmRb4S#ib79_V3ttzCpY8rwDLid_EcW6eFkNzoXOmJ3vGYZ7Ik" allowfullscreen ></iframe></div>
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  <p>
    Not all was lost though, In the end I harvested the keycaps to give my CM Storm a nice makeover, which you can see in the picture below. I'm blown away by how good the keys look on the all black chassis!
  </p>

    <figure class="post__image post__image--center">
      <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/cm-storm-keyswap.jpeg" sizes="(min-width: 61.3125em) 50vw, 100vw" srcset="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/cm-storm-keyswap-xs.jpeg 300w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/cm-storm-keyswap-sm.jpeg 480w ,https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/responsive/cm-storm-keyswap-md.jpeg 768w"  height="1728" width="3072" alt="A photo of a CM Storm Quickfire RED TKL keyboard with a vignette applied" />
      <figcaption>Just look at that beauty 😍</figcaption>
    </figure>

    <h2 id="gallery">
      Gallery
    </h2>

  <p>
    Here are some more pictures of the entire restoration process. Enjoy ✨
  </p>

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      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-uncleaned-3.jpeg" data-size="4883x2752">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-uncleaned-3-thumbnail.jpeg" height="433" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>The uncleaned keyboard (most of the oil already wiped off)</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-uncleaned-closeup-3.jpg" data-size="3072x1728">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-uncleaned-closeup-3-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>A closeup of the uncleaned keyboard</figcaption>
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      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-removing-base-3.jpeg" data-size="1728x3066">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-removing-base-3-thumbnail.jpeg" height="1363" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>Removing the base of the keyboard</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-bottom-half-reveal-4.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-bottom-half-reveal-4-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>After opening the bottom of the board can be removed</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-board-reveal-3.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-board-reveal-3-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>The board after removing it from the casing</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-board-zoom-3.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-board-zoom-3-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>Closeup of the board showcasing the clever design</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-top-half-reveal-4.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-top-half-reveal-4-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
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      <figcaption>After removing the board the top half can be disassembled</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-soaking-keycaps-2.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-soaking-keycaps-2-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>Soaking the keycaps</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-bowl-3.jpg" data-size="2684x4772">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-bowl-3-thumbnail.jpg" height="1365" width="768" alt="" />
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      <figcaption>The cleaned keycaps drying in a bowl</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-drying-kitchen-2.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-drying-kitchen-2-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>Drying the top and bottom half after cleaning them</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-dryed-2.jpg" data-size="3024x5376">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-dryed-2-thumbnail.jpg" height="1365" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>The bottom and top half all dried up and ready to be reassembled</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-cleaned-top-half-assembled-2.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-cleaned-top-half-assembled-2-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
      </a>
      <figcaption>The top half reassembled</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-partially-re-assembled-2.jpg" data-size="5376x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-partially-re-assembled-2-thumbnail.jpg" height="432" width="768" alt="" />
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      <figcaption>The reassembled keyboard sans keycaps</figcaption>
    </figure><figure class="gallery__item">
      <a href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-cleaned-3.jpeg" data-size="4883x3024">
        <img loading="lazy" src="https://words.vanderbasch.com/media/posts/5/gallery/BTC-5300-cleaned-3-thumbnail.jpeg" height="476" width="768" alt="" />
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      <figcaption>The BTC 5300 faithfully restored</figcaption>
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      <figcaption>BTC 5300 FCC ID (E5XKBM10140)</figcaption>
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    <entry>
        <title>How to solve QNAP disk initialization problems</title>
        <author>
            <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
        </author>
        <link href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/how-to-solve-qnap-disk-initialization-problems/"/>
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            <category term="troubleshooting"/>
            <category term="ssh"/>
            <category term="qnap"/>
            <category term="nas"/>
            <category term="linux"/>
            <category term="fdisk"/>
            <category term="busybox"/>

        <updated>2021-12-17T12:37:45+01:00</updated>
            <summary>
                <![CDATA[
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                    The backstory Linux and I respect eachother as worthy foes… We have that love/hate realationship that just seems to work. Every now and then I need linux. I simply do… And on those moments we both throw down for a spectacular fight and see who&hellip;
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                <h2 id="the-backstory">The backstory</h2>
<p>Linux and I respect eachother as worthy foes… We have that love/hate realationship that just seems to work. Every now and then I <em>need</em> linux. I simply do… And on those moments we both throw down for a spectacular fight and see who comes out on top.</p>
<p>This weekend was no different. As a thank you gift for some services rendered I received a <a href="http://http://www.qnap.com/nl/?lang=nl&amp;sn=531&amp;c=310&amp;sc=577&amp;t=586&amp;n=3613">QNAP TS-219P+</a> that I had big plans for. I have 2 external drives, one for media and one for incremental backups so sticking them into the NAS would surely ease my daily routines.</p>
<p>Dismanteling the drives wasn’t all that challenging and before no time the first disk was installed in the NAS. I decided to start with just one disk (the media one), because it didn’t hold any important data anyway and I was unsure if the NAS needed to format the drives in order to use them.</p>
<p>I ran the first use utility and the set-up was pretty straight forward. Since I don’t really like <a href="http://http://www.raidrecoveryonline.com/jbod_raid/">JBOD</a> I opted to let the NAS skip RAID and just view each tray as a single disk. In retrospect this was a bad move :(</p>
<h2 id="the-problem">The problem</h2>
<p>Once I had the NAS set up and was done moving all my data to the NAS I dismanteled the remaining drive and popped it in the NAS. I tried <strong>hot plugging</strong> it to see if the NAS would go for it and surely it did. Well… <em>sort of…</em></p>
<p>Whatever I tried, the NAS would refuse to initialize the drive! It would just keep telling me:</p>
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<p><code>[Singe Disk Volume: Drive 2] Formatting failed.</code> </p>
<p><code>[Singe Disk Volume: Drive 2] Formatting failed(Cannot unmount disk).</code></p>
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<p>None of QNAP’s own documentation seemed to work as well as standard LINUX stuff. I later learned that QNAP operates on a slightly modded version of <a href="http://http://www.busybox.net/">BUSYBOX</a></p>
<h2 id="the-fix">The fix</h2>
<p>The fix was relatively simple, but I had to use steps from various other fixes (maily from people having problems with JBOD).</p>
<ol>
<li>Connect to the NAS with <a href="http://http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html">SSH</a> (<strong>NOTE: you can only SSH into the NAS with the admin account - admin / password</strong>)</li>
<li>Stop all the running services with the following command <code>/etc/init.d/services.sh stop</code></li>
<li>Format the drive with ONE, and <strong>ONLY ONE</strong> partition using <a href="http://http://www.ehow.com/how_1000631_hard-drive-linux.html">fdisk</a>. You should be presented with the <em>error 16</em> when you reach the final step and attempt to write the changes</li>
<li><strong>POWER DOWN</strong> the NAS. Do not reboot instead. I you reboot the disk will remain unitialized.</li>
<li>After powering back up, log into the web interface and navigate to storage manager. The second disk should now say that it is not yet mounted. <strong>DO NOT</strong> attempt to mount the disk from SSH as this will just show errors and will force you to power down again.</li>
<li><strong>FORMAT</strong> the drive from the webinterface. It will automatically mount everything as it sees fit and you should end  up with a mounted usable second drive.</li>
</ol>
<p>I hope this will help some of you that are facing the same annoying issue I was facing. you’ve been a worthy foe linux. I will see you again soon for our next battle.</p>

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        <title>Online Favicon Extractor</title>
        <author>
            <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
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        <link href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/online-favicon-extractor/"/>
        <id>https://words.vanderbasch.com/online-favicon-extractor/</id>
            <category term="yandex"/>
            <category term="tips and tricks"/>
            <category term="search engines"/>
            <category term="icons"/>

        <updated>2020-10-09T18:36:07+02:00</updated>
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                    I found a cool “hidden” feature on the Yandex search engine. It is able to extract the favicon from any domain even if the server hosting the domain does not allow the visitor to do so. Simply click on the link and modify the url&hellip;
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                <p>I found a cool “hidden” feature on the <a href="http://favicon.yandex.net/favicon/">Yandex search engine</a>. It is able to extract the favicon from any domain even if the server hosting the domain does not allow the visitor to do so. Simply click on the link and modify the url afterwards. Include the full domain including www after the slash and voila, a favicon ready to be saved. Great for password managers that support custom icons.</p>
<h3 id="instructions">Instructions</h3>
<ol>
<li>Link points to <a href="http://favicon.yandex.net/favicon/">http://favicon.yandex.net/favicon/</a></li>
<li>Want, let’s say the tumblr. favicon? Modify the above link to <a href="http://favicon.yandex.net/favicon/www.tumblr.com">http://favicon.yandex.net/favicon/www.tumblr.com</a></li>
<li>That’s it!</li>
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    <entry>
        <title>Nieuwe muis!</title>
        <author>
            <name>Bonno van der Basch</name>
        </author>
        <link href="https://words.vanderbasch.com/nieuwe-muis/"/>
        <id>https://words.vanderbasch.com/nieuwe-muis/</id>
            <category term="Steelseries"/>
            <category term="Nova"/>
            <category term="Hardware"/>
            <category term="Gaming Mouse"/>
            <category term="Gaming"/>

        <updated>2022-03-08T10:45:53+01:00</updated>
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                     Dit is m geworden: de Steelseries Ikari laser! Al lange tijd ben ik op zoek naar de ideale toetsenbord en muis combinatie om mij mee uit te leven. Na een tijd gespeeld te hebben met een standaard Logitech deskset (waar op zich niets mis&hellip;
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    Al lange tijd ben ik op zoek naar de ideale toetsenbord en muis combinatie om mij mee uit te leven. Na een tijd gespeeld te hebben met een standaard Logitech deskset (waar op zich niets mis mee is) besloot ik toch op zoek te gaan naar wat serieuzer werk. Vroeger zat ik hoofdzakelijk achter mijn PC voor huiswerk en wat Photoshop, maar tot enige tijd geleden ben ik echt heel serieus met PC gaming bezig geweest en heb ik zelfs in een team/competitie meegespeeld.
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    Goed, na heel veel google-en viel mijn oog op de volgende toetsenbord en muis combinatie: de <a href="http://www.roccat.org/Products/Gaming-Keyboards/ROCCAT-Arvo/" target="_blank">ROCCAT Arvo</a> met de <a href="http://www.esportnova.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=93&amp;Itemid=172" target="_blank">Nova Slider X600</a>. Deze combinatie heb ik geruime tijd met plezier gebruikt en hoewel ze in mijn ogen perfect zijn om mee te gamen, zijn ze ook niet meer dan dat. Sterker nog, mijn Arvo toetsenbord verving ik al vrij snel door een <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/sidewinder-x6-keyboard#details" target="_blank">Microsoft Sidewinder X6</a> omdat het toetsenbord mij bij alles wat niet met gaming te maken had tot pure waanzin dreef. Als het gaat om het kiezen toetsenbord/muis/muismat is is het belangrijkste element toch wel persoonlijke voorkeur en ik heb altijd gevonden dat Microsoft toetsenborden heerlijk aanvoelen. Toen Microsoft met een degelijk gaming keyboard op de markt kwam was voor mij dat ook de keuze snel gemaakt :)
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    Mijn Nova hield het langer vol, maar de laatste paar maanden kwam ook daarvan naar voren dat het beestje zich toch het beste voelde tijdens het gamen. De muisknoppen zijn op een bijzondere manier gefabriceerd, waardoor heel snel herhaaldelijk klikken (voor de gamers die dit lezen: <i>optimized for burst fire</i>) een makkie is. Maar, het vasthouden van de muisknop voor simpelere zaken zoals tekst selecteren en het <i>drag- en droppen</i> van bestanden is iets dat daardoor veel meer inspanning vergt. Dit uit zich in het begin als kleine frustraties, maar naarmate het gamen afnam en het 'normale' Windows gebruik toenam groeide deze uit tot regelrechte ergernis.
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    Daarom een paar maanden geleden toch maar besloten om op zoek te gaan naar een waardige vervanger. Na heel veel google-en en heel veel muisjes betasten heb ik gisteren dan toch eindelijk de knoop doorgehakt en gekozen voor een <a href="http://steelseries.com/products/mice/steelseries-ikari-laser" target="_blank">Steelseries Ikari laser</a>. Een heerlijke muis, die een ongekend comfort biedt. Ik heb tot nu toe nog steeds geen muis vastgehouden die lekkerder aanvoelt dan deze. Begrijp me niet verkeerd, als ik naar een LAN ga weet ik zeker dat ik altijd mijn Nova mee zal slepen. Er IS gewoon geen muis die ook maar in de buurt komt van de perfect gevonden balans tussen functie en comfort (als het op gamen neerkomt) van de Nova. Niet voor niets zijn er ook al een aantal <a href="http://www.ozonegaming.com/product.php?id=2" target="_blank">low budget copycats</a> van de Nova op de markt verschenen. Maar als het gaat om thuis werken: een Steelseries Ikari? Ik wil niets anders meer!
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