Mon bloc-notes

Thunderbird: modify date and time formats

pascalb — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:05:45 +0000

While my desktop PC runs the english version of Linux Mint, I wanted Thunderbird to use the day/month/year format for displaying dates. The way to do this is described here.

Created on 03-Feb-2023 - Updated on 03-Feb-2023 - 4357 views

Convert HEIC pictures

pascalb — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:33:34 +0000

To convert pictures in HEIC format to some more usual format:

install libheif-examples package
use the heif-convert command:

heif-convert filename.heic filename.jpg

Created on 19-Oct-2022 - Updated on 19-Oct-2022 - 5983 views

Reference designs

pascalb — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:26:37 +0000

Digi-Key Reference Design Library

Created on 14-Oct-2022 - Updated on 14-Oct-2022 - 5582 views

Inequality

pascalb — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:20:04 +0000

World inequality report 2022

Created on 21-Aug-2022 - Updated on 21-Aug-2022 - 4579 views

Development with Android

pascalb — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:36:09 +0000

Context

Android Studio will be installed on a PC running Linux Mint 20.

Installation

Download the latest version of Android Studio from this webpage. At the time of writing, the version is Chipmunk | 2021.2.1 Patch 1.

Follow the installation guidelines.

Created on 10-Mar-2022 - Updated on 07-Jul-2022 - 4708 views

Increase disk size of a VirtualBox Linux guest

pascalb — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:23:22 +0000

One possible way to increase the disk size of a VirtualBox Linux guest:

Stop the virtual machine
In VirtualBox menu, select File > Tools > Virtual Media Manager...
In the Hard disks tab, Select the virtual machine hard disk. The virtual machine can be deduced from the directory path displayed when clicking on a given hard disk
Increase the size

Created on 26-Jan-2022 - Updated on 10-Aug-2024 - 2323 views

Linux: create and apply a patch file

pascalb — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:38:57 +0000

How to create the patch file

diff -u current/sourceCode.c new/sourceCode.c > sourceCode.patch

How to apply the patch file

patch current/sourceCode.c < sourceCode.patch

Created on 11-Jan-2022 - Updated on 11-Jan-2022 - 2116 views

Fusion projects news

pascalb — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:28:44 +0000

The frontrunners in the trillion-dollar race for limitless fusion power - 17-Aug-2022
Chinese "artificial sun" sets new world record - 31-Dec-2021

Created on 30-Nov-2021 - Updated on 24-Aug-2022 - 2602 views

How to retrieve a Wi-Fi AP password on Android 11

pascalb — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:42:00 +0000

In a place where I'm not so often, I had to configure my PC for the local Wi-Fi access point. I didn't have the password. But my Samsung Android phone (running Android 11) had been configured for this access point, some time ago. The following steps allowed me to get access to the password:

Created on 01-Sep-2021 - Updated on 01-Sep-2021 - 2762 views

Our recent experience with Airbnb, as guests

pascalb — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:39:13 +0000

First, the executive summary: while our Airbnb reservation had been confirmed, it was cancelled half an hour before we arrived at the appartment. Airbnb didn't help us to find on time another place where to stay, didn't provide us with any real compensation, and refused to publish our review of the host.

Created on 12-Jul-2021 - Updated on 22-Jun-2022 - 6565 views