siderio

Etretat

5 Agosto 2013 di siderio

Etretat, a photo by hayha on Flickr. Peace for the mind

It’s has been a while…

27 Giugno 2013 di siderio

I have been quite busy…busy busy. In the meanwhile, let’s have a look at the world’s (possibly) biggest BASE jump. Courtesy of Vercors BASE Team and www.squirrel.ws

Padua, Prato della Valle

3 Giugno 2013 di siderio

Prato della Valle, a photo by hayha on Flickr. IR+Polarizer.

Sasso Remenno

28 Aprile 2013 di siderio

Sasso Remenno, a photo by hayha on Flickr. Val di Mello in infrared.

La Dame Blanche, in timelapse

24 Marzo 2013 di siderio

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/57794894] A Mount Blanc Timelapse, by Davnec (www.davnec.eu) (Monte Bianco dal Brevent, sulla via dei Trois Mont Blanc) See it on Vimeo

Ufraw and Gimp 2.8.2

17 Febbraio 2013 di siderio

Ufraw is an helpful add-on to Gimp. I encountered an error message saying libgdk-win32 was missing. Gimpedtutorials.com has an handy how-to that worked for me very well.

Toshiba NB200, life and death, and rebirth with the Phoenix crysis disk

1 Gennaio 2013 di siderio

In Greek mythology, a phoenix or phenix (Ancient Greek φοίνιξ phóinīx) is a long-lived bird that is cyclically regenerated or reborn. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor [wikipedia.org]

This was a very exciting Christmas. I was on the job while inadvertendly clicked on the wrong file: the latest (currently should be 2.20) BIOS winflasher for my Toshiba NB200, previously saved for later use. Panic: I should have press Cancel right away.

Shalechet (Fallen Leaves)

12 Dicembre 2012 di siderio

Shalechet (Fallen Leaves), a photo by hayha on Flickr.

Asrock ALiveNF6G-VSTA sound issue with Ubuntu Precise

2 Dicembre 2012 di siderio

Ubuntu precise is sometime unsettling at best. Audio won’t work with my old ALiveNF6G-VSTA. It used to be the reverse on Linux: old hardware would work, new hardware not always. Ubuntu Precise changed that altogether: old hardware isn’t working, and new hardware isn’t working either.

ALiveNF6G-VSTA(m) — ALiveNF6G-VSTA motherboard. Photo courtesy of Asrock

Fixing the frontpanel USB ports, One at time

22 Novembre 2012 di siderio

Today I decided to fix my front panel USB , that were since long gone due an unspecified issue on my Asustek mobo (WYGIWYP, what-you-get-is-what-you-paid). Since the usual remedies wouldn’t work (resetting CMOS, changing front panel, BIOS fiddling) I decided to tackle the problem the hard way, by bypassing the motherboard completely.