How to build your own Ambilight TV with Raspberry Pi and XBMC

Posted by: Christian Moser Posted on: 20. February 2014 Comments: 242

I always wanted one of those colourful glowing large TV screens in my living room but I never felt like paying a fortune for it. So, why don’t do it on my own? I ordered two Raspberry Pis, which seemed like a perfect fit for a media center and a LED controller because of the built in SPI bus interface. After some research, I decided that using SMD LED strips…

How to fix Nikkor 18-200mm not focusing on distant objects

Posted by: Christian Moser Posted on: 9. February 2014 Comments: 4

I’ve recently purchased an used Nikkor 18-200mm VR first generation lens with an UV filter. After some testing, I figured out that it won’t focus on distant objects (> 20m) when it’s zoomed between the 135 to 200mm zoom range, neither with autofocus nor manual focus. Fortunately, after some research, there was an easy fix for the problem. Pick up your camera with the lens mounted, dismount the lens hood…

Website Infrastruktur und Relaunch

Posted by: Christian Moser Posted on: 15. October 2012 Comments: 0

Ich optimiere zur Zeit meinen Webauftritt. Dies beinhaltet das Wechseln der Hosting-Infrastruktur sowie ein relaunch des Online Portfolios. Bis die Arbeiten abgeschlossen sind, wird das Online Portfolio leider nicht verfügbar sein. Offene Aufgaben Relaunch des Online-Portfolio auf Basis einer Java CMS Lösung. Dabei wird voraussichtlich die Community Edition von Magnolia zum Einsatz kommen. Ich erhoffe mir dadurch Know-How im Bereich Java JCR (Apache Jackrabbit) und Magnolia CMS im allgemeinen aufzubauen. Erledigte Aufgaben…