The Edge browser, which is developed by Microsoft and comes pre-installed on a Windows 10 system, has certainly improved a great deal compared to some years ago. With every new update of Windows 10, Microsoft has worked hard to speed up their Edge browser, while also making it more productive, organised and safe (see Microsoft Continue reading →
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Uitleg: website/webpagina opslaan als PDF bestand in Chrome browser
Je kan een webpagina afdrukken via de CTRL+P combinatie, of naar het menu gaan en daar kiezen om een pagina af te drukken. Maar vaak wil je een digitale kopie bewaren van een webpagina, bijvoorbeeld omdat deze belangrijke informatie bevat die je wilt bewaren of doorsturen via e-mail naar iemand anders. Methode 1 – Opslaan Continue reading →
Access your Home Assistant via your own custom (sub)domain – Guide
For some months now, I have been running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi mini-computer at home. It’s a great asset in my ‘smart home’ and allows me to bundle a lot of smart IoT devices into one platform. When starting with Home Assistant, I only access it locally. Yet, I was looking for ways Continue reading →
Speedtest from the command line interface (without installing software)
Performing an internet speedtest is an interesting way to measure how fast your internet connection is. It may give you insights into your internet connection quality, or you may want to know if you get what you pay for. I wrote my own internet speedtest, but a more popular alternative is speedtest.net. However, you may Continue reading →
The 5 best WeTransfer alternatives – Transfer large files online
We all have more data at our fingertips: from large high definition videos, to big photo albums. Often, you want to share these files with others. Certainly when you want to collaborate with someone, or you want to share the files with clients online (they paid you for your work, so logically they want to Continue reading →
Safari on Mac: How to refresh a page (keyboard shortcut)
Recently, I made the move from a Windows 10 computer to a MacBook Pro running MacOS. What a shift it has been! While the move has been relatively easy, I had to learn quite a few new things here and there. One of the main recurrent keyboard shortcuts I used on Windows was the F5 Continue reading →
The 5 best and free photo editor programs as alternative to Photoshop
Click, click, click… If you use a professional DSLR or a smartphone picture: taking pictures with your favourite digital camera is super easy. But that’s just the first step! A picture can become so much better when you edit it with photo editing program. Next to the well-known (but expensive!) Adobe Photoshop, there are some Continue reading →
WhatsApp Chat Backup: stuck during upload
Did you get a notification within WhatsApp on your iPhone that the Chat Backup function cannot complete? Ther are many possible issue that cause the backup to iCloud of your WhatsApp messages to fail. You already may have tried to force close the app, restart your device.. but nothing seems to help. In this blogpost, Continue reading →
Guide: Update HomeBridge plugins
If you previously have been installing HomeBridge (let’s say, on a Raspberry Pi), you know it’s a neat little piece of software. Thanks to HB, many non-smart or non-HomeKit enabled devices can be controlled via your iPhone or iPad using the Home app. A community of developers has created HomeBridge – HomeKit support for the Continue reading →
Resolve WordPress error message: ‘PHP Update Required’
If you recently opened your WordPress dashboard, you may be seen an new banner that warns you about a required PHP update. The message says the following: WordPress has detected that your site is running on an outdated version of PHP.What is PHP and how does it affect my site?PHP is the programming language we Continue reading →
Old Android? Here are 5 things to do with your unused smartphone
Technology evolves fast, very fast. New hardware is often quite cheap and much faster than previous generations. Smartphones are no different: you can buy a new Android phone that is top notch for not a lot of money. Needless to say, you may have an old unused Android smartphone laying around and may be wondering: Continue reading →
Apple Mail on iOS: How to remove all e-mails from an account?
iPhone, iPod and iPad users often use the built-in Apple Mail client to manage their inbox. Are you looking to delete all e-mails from your account via Apple Mail on your iDevice? There are a couple of ways to do this on your device. The ‘Move All Emails’ trick If you have been using iOS Continue reading →
Transfer video files from Windows computer to iPad without iTunes
In 2019, iTunes will no longer exist. If you using iTunes today to transfer movies from your Windows computer to your iPad, this means that you will have to come up with an alternative method to move those files over to your iOS device. Option 1: Sharing via Wi-Fi Since the launch of VLC for Continue reading →
Fix ‘This page can’t load Google Maps correctly’ error on website
Websites of companies often contain a Google Maps preview of their location(s) on the ‘Contact’ page. However, recently, I often saw that on many website, this preview did not show correctly. Instead, it showed a popup error message. This led me to investigate why this happens so often and how I could correct this error. Continue reading →
Google Chrome: Return to the old design
With the latest release of Chrome (i.e. 69), Google browser, a new design was introduced. Chrome now has square tabs for example, and somewhat different colours are used as well (i.e. lighter colour scheme). However, you may dislike this new Chrome layout. You may think: how to go back to the old Chrome? Since you Continue reading →
E-mail instellingen hotmail.com (Android, iPhone, Windows)
Een @hotmail.com adres is waarschijnlijk het meest populaire type e-mail account in België. Het is een gratis e-maildienst die Microsoft aanbiedt aan dienst klanten en de e-maildienst biedt heel wat functionaliteiten. De webmail is te bereiken via outlook.com en werkt voor zowel desktops als voor mobiel. Je bent echter op zoek naar de instellingen om Continue reading →
Secure WordPress login page with Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a great way to protect and speed up your WordPress website. I use their services as well for many years now and I’m very satisfied with their offerings. Here is a small (but possibly very important!) tip to maximise the security of your WordPress login page if you use Cloudflare as your DNS Continue reading →
Uw elektronische identiteitskaart (eID) kon niet correct gelezen worden.
Bij het aanmelden voor Tax-on-web, een Belgische overheidswebsite, om je belastingen online in te vullen, moet je je kaartlezer gebruiken om zo te kunnen inloggen. Het is de eerste stap bij het invullen van je belastingbrief omdat je je kenbaar moet maken. Krij je echter volgende melding: Uw elektronische identiteitskaart (eID) kon niet correct gelezen Continue reading →
Detect iOS device (iPhone/iPad) in PHP
To detect if the device a user is using is an iOS device, you can use the following code snippet in PHP: This will check if in the user agent string the words ‘iPhone’ or ‘iPad’ occur. You can use this code snippet in your web development projects in order to detect whether your visitor is browser Continue reading →
Enable Material Design in Google Chrome
Google Material Design can be found on a wide range of Google products and services, from Google Android to Google Calendar. Now, Google is starting to introduce the material design language in their Google Chrome webbrowser as well. It’s a big step forward when it comes to design for this web browser. Since its introduction, Continue reading →