Advice

If you use a DLNA or UPnP Media Server to stream videos from your (e.g.) Synology NAS to your LG C9 or CX OLED TV, you may experience subtitles not always loading properly. Even though you have an SRT file in the same directory as the movie file or many subtitles are embedded in your […]

If your Smart TV doesn’t properly support MKV subtitles, it’s relatively easy to extract these subtitles as .SRT files.

Blokada is a free standalone APK which can easily alter the hostfile and DNS of your Android phones or tablets. It is -in my humble opinion- an absolute must-have on every android phone or tablet. You can download it here and simply install the Blokada.APK file. By changing your DNS to e.g. Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 and

Let’s start with a few facts about Bitcoin The economic law of ‘Supply & Demand‘ implies: scarce supply and increased demands increases a price. So how does this law apply to Bitcoin? The demand of Bitcoin might keep rising for many reasons But the supply actually keeps reducing on the long term “But you just

All my ratings and (smart) playlists are configured to perfection in its library and the files are all stored on my Synology NAS. I like iTunes, but it hasn’t been easy combining it with Android and streaming the library all around the house via UPnP DLNA devices (like LG WebOS, a Telenet Digicorder, and the

As a designer I sometimes receive Word or PowerPoint files filled with photos, or PowerPoints filled with video files. It can be tedious to extract them all. But few people know these files are actually zip-files in disguise. You can easily extract all media files by changing the file extension from file.docx, file.xlsx or file.pptx

Whenever you enter an URL in your browser, your internet provider will translate it to its specific IP-address. Then you’ll receive the requested content. This translation is handled on their DNS (Domain Name Server). This usually works just fine, but certain countries or geopolitical zones have a tendency to block or redirect specific websites, and

Our one shot to a fairer, more connected society. I want to explain why “cryptocurrency” is one of the best things to happen to humanity as the implications are enormous. Buckle up, it’s a hefty article. “I think this Bitcoin fad is stupid and wish it would crash back to zero. It has no value!”

When you’re running Windows 10, you have Windows Defender antivirus and its firewall running by default. A great start. This offers solid protection for most home users. However, there is a small trick I apply on pretty much every device to improve security drastically: Download this file (right-click, ‘save link as’) Remove the .txt extension