[Periodical Error] Beosould Level Microphone not Working

Beosound Level is indeed strange. After removing the battery the microphone worked again. Some days later it stopped working. After the battery ran dry it works again ...

Bang and Olufsen's App ruins the products

 Again! I am frustrated with the Bang and Olufsen app. The user experience is a nightmare. Especially after more or less random "updates" of the software. After every update something does not work ... again. 

Bang and Olufsen's products turns useless after a software "update" in the app. This happens once a month or so after updates. Today Bang and Olufsen's Multiroom does not work.

My devices begin to malfunction after three years:

• The buttons for favorite choices on Beosound 2 do not work any more.
• The microphone on Beosound Level does not work.

Yes the sound is fantastic.

But your App tuns the products into a useless thing.

Yes the design is wonderfull.

But your App tuns the products into a useless thing.

I really like the ideas behind the B&O products and the general aesthetics, but in the end the most important thing for speakers and televisins is this: it must work! The user experience should not be destroyed by software pollution and constant update hickups. 

My intuition tells me that the malfunctions of the microphone is not a hardware issue. The microphone turns off after updates in the software. So I will not waste time and remove the battery again, since the software will turn the thing off after the next update. This is of course insane - and it's a very well known problem that should have been solved years ago. 

I guess that the hardware and software departments in B&O are not in sync. 

You don't have to be a beta tester by B&O. Unfortunately most of the app is in az constant beta mode, where some vital function does not work for now. I wish that B&O could learn something from Linux here. Please invent stable software, and please stop the developers when they "fix" something that worked fine before a software engineer tampered with the code.

In all fairness I should add: suddenly the Multiroom works again. Yeah! But it's still like being a beta-tester (and I did not join the B&O beta tester community).

[PROBLEM] Beosound Level: Microphone not working

(Worked a couple of hours, then the mic ceased to work!)

For the second time the microphone stopped working out of the blue. For weeks I tried restarts, factory resets and what not. On the web several posts recommended to take off the cover, and remove the battery for ten minutes. 

Recipe:

1. Remove the cover.
2. Take a screwdriver and remove the 12 screws over the battery.
3. Remove the battery.
4. Wait 10 minutes.
5. Put the battery back.
6. Remount everything.

The Level will start as soon as it it repowered. 

The video from YouTube below will give you a demonstration of the method.

[SOLVED] Ubuntu: No Desktop Environment

Suddenly Ubuntu's desktop did not work. A "startx" command died too. But I could log into the command shell. The cure was a reinstall:

sudo apt install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

A few moments later everything went back to normal. 

Ubuntu and Logitech Gamer Keyboard

For years I used a terminal command in order to set the keyboard colors. But it's more practical to use Piper. For unknown reasons Piper would not show up in Ubuntu's software installer, however the solution was:

# sudo apt install piper

Ubuntu: Snap Upgrade

Do thou this in ye terminal:

snap-store --quit && sudo snap refresh snap-store

How to remove Logitech hub on a Mac

For weeks I tried to remove the Logitech Hub, that was not needed any more. Removing the programme seemed impossible. But then I found this recipe on github: https://gist.github.com/timotgl 

# How to fully uninstall Logitech G HUB on macOS via terminal/command line
# Tested on macOS version 12.3.1 (21E258) Monterey in April 2022
# with Logitech G HUB version 2022.3.242300 (released on 2022-03-22) installed.

# 1. Make sure "Logitech G HUB" itself is not running. If it is, quit it.

# 2. Open "Activity Monitor" and force-quit all processes named "lghub*".

# 3. Delete system-wide files
sudo rm -rf /Applications/lghub.app
sudo rm /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logi.ghub.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.logi.ghub.updater.plist
sudo rm -rf /Users/Shared/LGHUB
sudo rm -rf /Users/Shared/.logishrd

# 4. Delete files from user directory
sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/lghub
sudo rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.logi.ghub.helper.plist
sudo rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.logi.ghub.plist

A few of the commandlines could not find the directory, then I added -rf to the terminal commands. 

After this I ran htop, and the annoying process was gone. So was the app. Cool!

- Thank you Timotgl !!

BTW after deleting these directories &c. I had to restart the Mac, because a process tried to open the missing directories. But after a restart the problem was gone.

Hvordan eksporterer man en CSV fra sparkron?

Denne GUI er ikke nem at gennemskue, jeg fik svaret fra deres helpdesk:

1. Klik på kontoen
2. Vælg et datointerval
3. Marker ALLE i tjekboksen
4. Nederst på skærmen kommer: eksporter

Muligheden for eksport vises ikke før Alle er afkrydset. 

Har man brugertestet her?

How to start a video at a certain timestamp

 If you want to start a video from a certain timestamp you can link to it like this:

https://video.multimusen.dk/github-workflow.mp4#t=468 

Note the #t=468 - this is the timestamp in seconds. If you create a link that will open a new window, the result is a video opening where you please. Your link could look something along these lines:

<a
   href="https://video.multimusen.dk/github-workflow.mp4#t=468"
   target="_blank">
     Text here
</a>

[WHY?] PowerPoint turns on the Cam on a MacBook

 I don't know why MS PowerPoint wants automatic access to my webcam on my MacBook. However, it was an easy fix. I just removed the access to the built in webcam under the securiy settings. Why on earth should a presentation program claim access to a user cam??

[SOLVED] Beoremote only shows "TV" - Contour not found

 I could not use the remote. Tried to pair via the app. Noting seemed to work. Even pressing the reset button on the back did not work.

In the B&O app I restarted the Countour. Then I tried to pair the remote with the Contour from the B&O app. This approach worked.

IMHO the Beoremote is so elegant, but cases like this happen too often. I am not sure that I'll buy that remote again, since it's more easy to control the TV via an app.

MitID - transfer to another phone sucks

I cannot take the goddamn ID-photo ind the app. Error every time. Of course you have to start all over every time. 

This registration sucks big time!

Now I have to go to the "Borgerservice" (Public Service) office in person. 

On the pass photo you have to remove the glasses one thread suggested. Then I have to read the instructions on a screen, however I cannot read them without glassses ... Tried with and without glasses 10 times or so. 

This app sucks big time! I asked the helpdesk to take these UX problems to the management, but I seriously doubt that anything will happen here. 

[PROBLEM/SOLUTION] I not allowed to edit documents in Microsoft Office 365 on a Mac

 

Suddenly I have read only access to all my Microsoft documents. The error message is that I'm not allowed to edit MS documents ".. on a Mac". I have no words ... apart from the memory my two decade long frustation with anything from Microsoft.

So they have taken all my documents as hostage. Microsoft is worse than a virus. Microsoft is a security risk.

A solution
The immediate solution is this: use Libre Office. Open Source software is more secure than the crap from Microsoft.

PS: I have experienced weird problems with Microsoft. At home I ditched Microsoft in year 2000. At home I use Ubuntu.

PPS: Note to myselft - don't use Microsoft unless you have to workwise.

Workaround that worked
Just log in with the same email as usual ... then the account will work. So the problem was an error message that did not make sense!

New Mac: Macbook Pro (2024)

Initiating my new Macbook ran like a charm. I used the migration tool from the old model to the new. Waited (a very fine opportunity to practise guitar / Boss GT-1). To my surprise most things worked. 

First the brew stuff did not work. However, after half an hour or so it was also updated. So here is everything about it:

MAMP 

I had to reinstall MAMP to an ARM version. I exported the database from the old PC. Then everything seemed to work. All my versions of WordPress databases were imported - and everything just worked out of the box. Even the old MAMP settings were intact (I have all the files in my Documents folder, it's just more easy).

How is it?

• 14" screen
• Macbook Pro with Apple M3 Pro-chip
• For more specs see the picture above

Well, first of all this Mac is silent and cool. Perfect for making YouTube videos. And I don't have to use a pillow on the knees. The old one became quite hot now and then. 

Initiating this Macbook was the most easy I've tried so far. Good work from MacIntosh! Wow!