Convert HEIC files to JPG on Ubuntu

Apple uses High Efficiency Image File Format for Photo’s and this in photo’s with the .HEIC extension. you can easily convert this on Ubuntu using;

sudo apt-get install libheif-examples

for photo in *.HEIC; do heif-convert $photo ${photo/%.HEIC/.jpg}; done

Alternatively you could disable the HEIF format on your iPhone under Settings > Camera; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207022

PL2303 USB-Serial on Mac OS X El Capitan

After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.11.1, the PL2303 USB-serial driver didn’t work any more.

I used minicom for console connection. In my old configuration my device was /dev/tty.usbserial. After installing the driver from www.mac-usb-serial.com the changed to /dev/cu.Repleo-PL2303-00001014.

Find this with:

$ ls /dev/cu.*
/dev/cu.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port /dev/cu.Repleo-PL2303-00001014

Starting minicom -s you can easily follow the menu and change this.

Older AirPort Utility version on Mac OS X Mavericks

In my home network I use a Airport Time Capsule (4th Generation) as my gateway and DHCP server. A while ago I configured a “DHCP Message” via the Airport Utility. I never noticed this message, before on my Laptop with Ubuntu. When I got a MacBook every time I connected via the wireless I got this annoying “DHCP Message” message in a pop-up.

DCHP Message
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