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How I upgraded the Lenovo 4 10 Plus to Android 11 and passed SafetyNet

Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

A few years ago I bought a Lenovo 4 10 Plus and upgraded it to what was then the latest version of Android (Pie/9) and made it pass safety net using magisk and a few modules. I later did the same to Android Q/10 and now again to Android 11 First of all, this guide…

Installing Booksonic Air in the cloud for cheap

Posted on September 23, 2020December 25, 2021 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

If you prefer video format tutorials this is also available as a youtube video here Before we get too deep into this guide I just want to clarify what I mean with cloud in this instance as the term can be kind of vague. The cloud we are talking about here is not Google Drive,…

How to install Booksonic Air on Windows 10

Posted on September 15, 2020November 9, 2021 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

Booksonic Air is the new and improved Booksonic server, this new version is based on Airsonic meaning a lot of stability issues has been fixed. It also sports an improved webplayer with variable playback speed, something that has been requested ever since the first server was released. So how do you install it? While my…

Building Powershell GUIs that won’t freeze when you use them

Posted on February 15, 2019February 2, 2020 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

A few days ago I wrote about how important I think it is that you build a GUI for your scripts if they are to be used by anoyone else. If you have ever built a GUI using Powershell however, you know there is a problem with it that I didn’t mention, that is, whenever…

Writing Powershell GUIs the easy way

Posted on February 9, 2019February 10, 2019 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

One of the most important tools for any IT professional or service desk technician that works in a Windows environment is without a doubt Powershell. Not only is it extremely powerful but it is also very fun to work with if you ask me. One of the great features of Powershell that I feel doesn’t…

Converting subtitles from wsrt to srt

Posted on January 9, 2016February 9, 2019 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

If you are from Sweden or are watching swedish TV anyway chances are that you have come across subtitle files with the extension wsrt. I know I have, and with that, prepare for one of my unnecessary long rants where I try and explain things, if you are only interested in the converter tool you…

A walk-trough of setting up this blog

Posted on January 7, 2016August 25, 2020 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

So I thought it would be nice to take you on a walk-trough on how this blog has been set up in case you might be might be interested in starting one yourself. In the post I will not go into details about the different configurations of the blog software but more into hosting, domain and…