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Ubuntu 18.04 fan control on a Dell XPS 9570 laptop

Posted on di 19 maart 2019 in desktop • Tagged with ubuntu

Some weeks ago I bought a Dell XPS 9570 laptop to run Ubuntu Linux 18.04 natively. Installing Ubuntu was done using github project that patches the default Ubuntu iso to match the hardware config of the Dell XPS pretty closely.

R2D2 Dell XPS with stickers

The only minor annoyance was the system fans slightly …


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govroam wifi settings Ubuntu 18.04

Posted on ma 11 juni 2018 in desktop • Tagged with ubuntu

Today I tried to connect my laptop running Ubuntu 18.04 to the govroam wifi network (equivalent to the eduroam thing I guess?).

Tux the Linux Penguin

The default settings supplied by Ubuntu did not work and I could not find any official documentation specific for Ubuntu.

These are the settings that worked for …


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Ubuntu on a Macbook Pro tweaks

Posted on ma 11 juni 2018 in desktop • Tagged with apple, ubuntu, hardware

Last weekend I wiped my Macbook Pro 15″ late 2013 and installed Ubuntu 18.04 on it. The install was painless, but there were some tiny bits and pieces missing as to hardware settings and drivers.

Ubuntu logo

I was able to fix most issues searching the web, but I thought I …


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Vandaag aan de gang met Apple Pay

Posted on ma 11 juni 2018 in services • Tagged with apple

screenshot apple pay on iphone

Bunq heeft Apple Pay mogelijk gemaakt dus ik kon het niet laten gelijk te activeren. Vandaag eens uitvinden hoe goed het werkt met mijn foon en horloge 🙂


Upgrading legacy Mac pro 3,1 to MacOS High Sierra success story

Posted on do 25 januari 2018 in desktop • Tagged with apple, hardware

My Mac Pro from before 2010 was happily running MacOS Mavericks I think. There were some minor annoyances, but mostly it was working pretty swell. And a couple of years ago the machine dropped from the supported hardware list of newer MacOS releases like Sierra and High Sierra. So no …


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