Manually upgrading Unifi firmware

So you might have tried upgrading your Unifi devices via the controller and for some reason it did not work. Usually this means that the download of the firmware-file failed and chances are big this happens for one of your Switches. In my usecase I am manually upgrading the US-8-60W. First you download the latest .bin-file from the Downloads page. Make sure to put it in the Downloads-folder on your Macbook in order to follow the steps I have specified below, else you need aadjust accordingly....

March 2, 2021

HomePod mini - Finally here

4 Months of waiting I think they were announced somewhere in October and now 4 months later I finally got my hands on 2 HomePod minis. In short: they are absolutely great value for the money and I can really recommend them, especially if you are already deep in the ‘Apple ecosystem’. After trying them out in different rooms (where they all sound great) I ended up putting them both in the living room & kitchen....

January 30, 2021

Honk - a new fun messaging app

Honk.me Floris shared with me this weird but fun new messaging app called Honk which is showing the message as it is being typed. Including the user making mistakes and deleting some characters and then fixing the mistake. Instead of a ‘Send’-button it shows a ‘Refresh’-button that deletes your message and you can start typing again. But before refreshing the receiver has already seen the message. At least… if he has been paying attention....

January 12, 2021

Booklist 2021

Books I have read this year or are still on my todo-list January (re-read) The 4-hour workweek / Tim Ferriss - ✅ A Promised Land / Barack Obama - 📖 The Magic of Thinking Big / David Schwartz - ✅ No Excuses!: The Power of self-discipline for success in your life / Brian Tracy - ✅ Unfu*k Yourself / Gary John Bishop - ✅ February How to Change Your Mind / Michael Pollan - ✅ The First 20 Hours / Josh Kaufman - ✅ Start with Why / Simon Sinek - ✅ March Leaders Eat Last / Simon Sinek - ✅ (re-read) 7 Principles For Making Marriage Work / John M....

January 11, 2021

Downgrade Unifi Controller from 6.0.xx to 5.14.23

UPDATE 2/4/2021: I adjusted my configuration so that upgrading to 6.x would not cause any issues anymore. Read more on how to upgrade the Unifi Controller manually on your Raspberry Pi Please don’t update your Unifi controller to 6.0.xx You will lose a couple great features that might mess up your network. Especially if you used the setup guide by The Hook Up. Think your VLAN settings for your WLAN and WLAN override configurations....

December 10, 2020