When buying my house we went during the visit also to the basement. At this place the so called Mercedes of the house was installed: The Vitola 200 oil-fired heating/boiler controlled by the Vitotronic 200 type KW2 produced by the firm Viessmann. Installation and material was about 6000 euro when checking the invoice. Maybe this… Continue reading Home automation: Controlling your heating remotely
Smart meter
Some weeks ago, new electricity and gas meters were installed. Yes, it was time to install the smart meter variants (‘slimme meter’). Enexis is the distribution network operator and selected in this case the Sagemcom XS210 as smart meter. The great thing of these meters is, that there is a possibility to read out the… Continue reading Smart meter
Raspberry Pi: Questions and Answers
In this article several issues related to Raspberry Pi will be discussed. The format will be in a question and answer based manner. For more generic questions, please check the article: Miscellaneous Questions and Answers General Question: How can I speed up my Raspberry Pi? Answer: You can speed up the Raspberry Pi using a… Continue reading Raspberry Pi: Questions and Answers
Gouden regels voor beleggen
Dit artikel zal ingaan op enkele gouden regels die in de beleggingswereld worden toegepast. Belasting Zelf ben ik rond 1997 geïnteresseerd geraakt in beleggen. In die tijd gold in Nederland een belastingstelsel waarbij het liquide vermogen onbelast was (spaargeld) maar dat een rente van boven de 1000 gulden wel werd belast. Toen waren hoge rentes… Continue reading Gouden regels voor beleggen