Using servos as a switch machine was a mixed experience for me, leaving me slightly frustrated since I struggled to install them properly on some switches. Hence I gave the MTB DP1 switch machine a try in order to save me a headache. The DP1 comes with a built-in decoder that supports DCC, and tak ...
Since no brewery can exist without beer fermentation tanks, I wanted to add them to my railway model layout as well. However, at first I didn’t find any plastic model kit that looked like what I wanted. I began to research the size of ...
Using OverlayScrollbars in my Drupal installation.
There are several cases why you’d want to change the native browser scrollbars for your website—whether you feel like they take up too much space, want to play around a bit, or simply don’t like how they look. One way ...
Since I had a fairly old GPU (an AMD Radeon RX 570 to be specific), I waited for the release of the Radeon RX 9000 series to finally upgrade. I was amazed how smooth the shift went. To be fair, I waited a several weeks after the initial release to make sure that people will make the necessary firmware and drivers available on Gentoo ...
I noticed that my phpMyAdmin installation displayed the following message every time I logged in:
The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase (blowfish_secret).
The $cfg['TempDir'] (/var/lib/phpmyadmin/tmp/) is not accessible. phpMyAdmin is not able to cache templates and will be slow because of this.When I visualised my upcoming holiday trip with Leaflet, a handy tool turned out to be OpenRailRouting. The GrassHoper fork is “a routing engine for railways.” It allows you to find a route between two or more points, and export it as a GPX file. However, this is not based on actual, real-life connections, but simply looks for a possible ...
Getting into model railroading just a few month back, I was (and still am) regularly overwhelmed by the complexity of the hobby. I had many questions like “What is DC and how does it differ from DCC?” or “Can I control my PIKO locomotive with the EX‑CommandStation?” Knowing the struggle, I decided to start a FAQ regarding DCC, and answer some of the questions a beginner of the hobby might have ...
If you enjoy to play train simulators on your computer, there definitely was a moment where you asked yourself whether there are input devices to make the experience even more realistic. Turns out: there are some enthusiasts ...
With GOG’s new policy to limit save games to 200 MB and delete files after August 31, 2024, I was looking for a tool to manage my save games. I came across Game Backup Monitor (GBM), a small program that allows you to backup your save games to a custom location. And importantly, it is free software.
After installing GBM, you can chose a folder where you want ...
Today when I wanted to update Matomo, I ran into the following error:
Update error: Incompatible archive: NoName (-17): Filename [matomo folder]/tmp/latest/piwik/[some html special char code] is already used by an existing directoryThe update was unsuccessful and Matomo suggested to update ...