Recent content by jpbarnard2019

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    Dell Latitude 5490 TPM 2.0 crashes

    This issue happens on the Dell Latitude 5490, as well. I have one. Certain BIOS updates from Dell sporadically cause the TPM module to go missing during reboot after the BIOS update. The only cure is to open the back of the laptop and disconnect the battery for 30 seconds. It is annoying that...
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    Sonos and ASUS Routers

    I have picked up some complaints in forums elsewhere that Sonos systems struggle to function without dropouts or disconnection issues where ASUS home WiFi routers are deployed. Well, my first experience with a new ASUS TUF AX3000 started off smoothly. But very soon - the first morning after the...
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    High-end home Wi-Fi router roundup - March 2024

    I wish to upgrade from my original, freebie WiFi router (D-Link DIR-825ACG1 - don't laugh, I have survived up to know with it) to something a bit decent and future proof. My use cases: Office use: Permanent home office with lots of symmetric file transfers (OneDrive, MS Teams file spaces...
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    D'Link DIR-825ACG1 QoS Engine Missing in 3.0.5

    The QoS feature has been split up into a number of settings. Here is the latest user guide that I have. My router firmware version is 5.0.1 - got the flash file straight from Afrihost tech support. Search for WMM. Here is an abstract from that section in the guide: "On the Wi-Fi / WMM page...
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    WACS and SAT-3 suffer cable breaks between Congo and Cameroon

    Anyone on this thread also experiencing frequent hi-res music stream drop-outs since the cable fiasco of last Thursday? Before that event, my Tidal streams ran fluently. Last night, it was dropping out so badly, I resorted to downloaded music over Bluetooth from my phone to my network streamer...
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    Dell Latitude 5490 TPM 2.0 crashes

    Yesterday, the Trusted Platform Module 2.0 on my Dell Latitude 5490 crashed. The first symptoms came at the Windows 10 layer when my Office 365 apps failed to authenticate to Azure. Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive for Business all failed to authenticate at platform level (when one logs into O365...
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    Portable Power Stations

    Here is a question about floating ground on portable power stations: If I plug a Class 1 device (such as my Cambridge Audio CXA60 amplifier) into my portable power station, which is not connected to DB earth, should I use a neutral-ground bonding plug in the second outlet of the power station...
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    Portable Power Stations

    Nope. It would be a return of one power station and purchase of the Singo 600 instead. But I am running the Bluetti on the TV & HiFi stack now. I have decided to settle for the Bluetti. Not interested in trying out and returning power stations repeatedly when the Bluetti already provides...
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    Portable Power Stations

    Hello. Thanks. I am considering the Singo 600 to power my TV & HiFi stack during up to 4h of loadshedding. One of my requirements in this application is clean power delivery. I do not want 50Hz hum (interference) on the sound system while the power station is recharging (like I get with the...
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    Focused Load-Shedding Solution Saves Money

    When you buy an central power wall inverter, no sense in buying something dirt cheap that does not support future solar panels feed or does not support hybrid on grid. If you go for that level of solution, go proper and future proof it for expansion. There is a cut-over point when a central...
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    Focused Load-Shedding Solution Saves Money

    Fortunately, I was not born with a phone in my hand. I am old enough to know how to work a laptop keyboard.
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    Focused Load-Shedding Solution Saves Money

    Well said. I ask the questions of how best to spend my money and what can I live with. Just like I cannot see myself spending more than R500k on a car, because it just does not make sense - I can buy a flat in a good neighbourhood of the Strand for R1m and rent it out for R4000 - R6000 p.m...
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    Focused Load-Shedding Solution Saves Money

    We are in the process of writing a conduct rule to govern the installation of solar panels on our roofs. I am an owner and chair of the trustees.
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    Focused Load-Shedding Solution Saves Money

    I started off with a small security camera UPS on my router stack, which barely lasted through 4 h and degraded fast (within 3 years). In my home office, I use a larger external monitor, because my eyes strain on the small laptop monitor. So, a power station solution has become a very viable...
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    Focused Load-Shedding Solution Saves Money

    I live in a sectional title complex, like many of us, and cannot simply erect solar panels on roofs as I please. All outer surfaces are common property under the Sectional Title Scheme Management Act of SA. So, one must apply and comply with conduct rules on the matter. Also, some residential...
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