12" Macbook Keyboard

The keyboard on the 12" Macbook is a very controversial topic.Some people hate it, some people don't mind it, and maybe someone even loves it. I am writing this on it, and I'm not really sure where I land. Probably the middle: I don&

x264: CRF vs 2-pass

x264 has 2 suggested modes of encoding video: * Constant Rate Factor (CRF) * Two-Pass ABR CRF With CRF you specify a number between 0-51, where lower is better quality and higher is worse quality. A sane range is 15-25, or an even more sane range is 17-23.This will attempt to

See ya laterMBP

Me, in December 2016: Anyway, I'll let you know how it works out. I am very happy to finally have the computer that I've been wanting for years. Me, in January 2017: Simply put, this is an amazing laptop. [...] Will it replace my Desktop computer? Unfortunately

The Handicap Spot

I finally remembered to make a video, showing you both versions of this episode. For those of you who don't know, let me copy and paste my YouTube description: John Randolph was the original actor for Frank Costanza, but ended up being replaced with Jerry Stiller after just

Keyboard Collection (Updated: 7 Mar 2018)

Here's my keyboard collection with a few words about each.I switch keyboard frequently so I won't bother listing here which one I am currently using, as I would have to go in every week and change it. If you really wanna know you can ask

Game Beaten: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)

A year later, I have written an update about this game. You can read it here. Let's just say that I enjoy the game alot more. All of below was based on a rushed experience. This game is meant to be enjoyed. Not rushed through. For the first

Plex Profile for Original Xbox running XBMC

If you have a Plex server running on your network, with DLNA activated, and you have a Original Xbox running XBMC4Xbox, you can actually watch Plex from there. Here's the profile I cooked up: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--

Apple Music vs Spotify

Spotify wins. Easily: Spotify's app is faster and easier to use on both PC, Mac and iOS (and probably Android). And more importantly, Spotify natively scrobbles to Last.fm on both PC, Mac and iOS (and probably Android). Only pro Apple Music has is that they have some

Converting Videos for Use with XBMC on Xbox

For fun today, I decided to boot up my Original Xbox and play around with it. I wiped it completely, then put just the Microsoft Dashboard on there, along with XBMC4Xbox 3.5.3, and pretty much nothing else. I put some emulators on there, with roms, and some games

Nintendo Switch: First Impressions

What a fun day. Here are my impressions after roughly 12 hours of owning it. Nintendo Switch * The system menu is really fast. The eShop is also really fast and buying games on there (I bought Fast RMX and I am gonna buy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) was really fast.

Changing My Game Scoring System

Uptil now I have rated games on a scale from 1-5. I'm gonna switch to 1-10 as it is clear that some games I give 5/5 don't compete with other games I have given 5/5. I won't bother going back and changing

'Breath of the Wild' Thoughts After 3 Hours

If you don't wanna know a thing about the game before you get the game, you shouldn't read past the first paragraph (the stuff about the Wii U version.)I haven't gotten very far into the game so I cannot do any story spoilers

Game Beaten: Final Fantasy XV

What an amazing game is all I have on top of my mind.I was expecting this game to be very cheesy and weird, based on what I saw on Twitter, and well, the whole friendship with your party is cheesy, but it is very fun. But it is thanks

99% Digital with the Switch?

I'm a big fan of getting physical versions of games. The cases usually look nice and they're nice to have on your shelf. But lately, I've started preferring digital versions on my PS4. Mostly because I don't have to get up and

PEXHDCAP60L Happiness

I've had a lot of struggles with this capture card. I was planning on returning it, and actually got in touch with the support, but I decided to keep it anyway and just use a Elgato HD 60 S in the mean time, for like 3-4 months.Then

Game Beaten: Terranigma

I rarely really get into a game, but when I do I love those games, and one of these games is Terranigma, released in 1995 for the Japanese Super Famicom and in 1996 for the European Super Nintendo. It was not released in North America, which is why I believe

AirPods

Felt like blogging lately so let's talk about the AirPods, that I've had now since Christmas or whenever that was. I do not use the AirPods as much as one would have hoped. I use them when I am outside walking, usually to and from work.

HTPC Requirements

Here are my requirements for a HTPC, or a device I will hook up to my TV and watch Movies/TV Shows with: * Must be controllable over HDMI CEC (So I can control it with my TV remote) * Plays 1080p videos with Blu-ray bitrates (20-30 Mbps) without stuttering. Maybe 2160p/

To Transcode or Not to Transcode... That Is the Question...

Up until now, my DVD & BluRay scheme has worked like this, in essence: * Rip the disc using MakeMKV into MKV files with the best available English audio track + Swedish subtitle * Put that original MKV onto an External HDD * Make a transcoded version that is smaller and much more compatible

HTTPS

I finally got HTTPS running on my website, thanks to Let's Encrypt. I've wanted to use their service months ago or whenever it was first opened up for use, but I couldn't get it running on my old VPS, because of many reasons probably.

Why I Copied 16 TB of Data This Weekend

Here's what happened: I didn't wanna think about my Synology anymore. Up until now the Synology box contained both Media and a bunch of photos of family. I didn't wanna think about the users photos and such any more. I want that to handle

New VPS

Update a few hours later:I think everything is done now, as far as this website goes atleast. I still have some other pages to set up, but my blog seems to be functioning 100%. I have gotten a new VPS so lambdan.se might be shaky while I set

rMBP Thoughts

Since I posted some thoughts about that Razer laptop yesterday (well, last night) I guess I should do some thoughts on the christmas gift I got for myself aswell. Simply put, this is an amazing laptop. And that's what you should expect when you pay a lot of

Thoughts on Razers new laptop with three monitors

In case you haven't seen it: https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/05/razer-built-a-laptop-with-three-screens-because-why-not/ * I am much more impressed by this kind of innovation than anything Apple has done recently * Each screen is 4K and has GSync. Ridiculous. * I don't want one myself. At that weight

Games I Beat In 2016 (and GOTY 2016)

Pretty damn sure I won't beat any more games this year unless a miracle happens. I have really no interest in casually playing video games right now. I didn't beat a ton of games in 2016. I felt like I did, but I really didn'