USB-C

One connector, many headaches

What I ran into concerns the MacBook Pro 2018, 15" and the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter (MJ1K2AM).

I was powering the laptop through the adapter (USB-C) while simultaneously having an external drive (WD Elements 1TB) in the USB-A port. The performance...

7th Jul 2019

Innsbruck

Capital of Tyrol

Train journey

In a word: long (but fast) — from Vienna it takes just over four hours. You pass through a bit of Bavaria as well. The views from the train are stunning. I have to say that for the time spent on the train, the journey was very comfortable.

The city

The old town...

7th Jul 2019

Turris MOX

The modular Turris

As the owner of both the original Turris and the newer Omnia, I got the opportunity to back the latest project — the MOX. And I waited. For a long time. A really long time — until this June I finally got my hands on it. The Super Early Bird was essentially an AP for the Turr...

21st Jun 2019

Off to Work...

...by scooter

This year the "Bike to Work" challenge ran again. I had no competitive ambitions — the goal is simply to rack up as many kilometres as possible during May. A scooter works too, so I mapped out the best route and set off. Part on the pavement, part on the road, and sometimes through...

21st Jun 2019

Sigma ART

It's a phenomenal lens

I wanted to find out whether what people say about it is true. So I rented one and looked forward to the results. My first shot was out on the street — linden blossoms. I shot wide open and the result wasn't quite what I expected. You need more distance between the subje...

16th Jun 2019

MUNI 100

The university turns 100, the Faculty of Informatics turns 25

The morning programme ran at the faculties, then everything moved to the Brno Exhibition Centre in the afternoon. The programme promised a spectacular experience.

At the faculty it was nice to see lecturers and classmates after all...

15th Jun 2019

WiFi ve vlaku

It's a disaster between Prague and Brno

I traveled on several trains run by Czech Railways and RegioJet within the same week. The stretch between Svitavy and Brno isn't exactly great for coverage, same goes for the Orlice valley. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

RegioJet

  • no pr...
31st May 2019

Google vs. Huawei

What life without Android will look like

Mobile operators and Google alike are assuring people that Huawei phone and tablet owners won't lose access to Google Play and Google apps. But there's a catchupdates. After a while everyone gets cut off from updates.

My experience with a Huawei...

22nd May 2019