Zodiac Signs / Sterrenbeelden

Looks like nobody knows what the actual dates should be?

♈ Aries (Ram): March 21–April 19
♉ Taurus (Bull/Stier): April 20–May 20
♊ Gemini (Twins/Tweelingen): May 21–June 21
♋ Cancer (Crab/Kreeft): June 22–July 22
♌ Leo (Lion/Leeuw): July 23–August 22
♍ Virgo (Virgin/Maagd): August 23–September 22
♎ Libra (Balance/Weegschaal): September 23–October 23
♏ Scorpius (Scorpion/Schorpioen): October 24–November 21
♐ Sagittarius (Archer/Boogschutter): November 22–December 21
♑ Capricornus (Goat/Steenbok): December 22–January 19
♒ Aquarius (Water Bearer/Waterman): January 20–February 18
♓ Pisces (Fish/Vissen): February 19–March 20

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How to encode and decode Base64 in VB.NET

Because sometimes you just need a string with ‘normal characters’ instead of funky ones…

Public Function EncodeBase64(input As String) As String
	Return System.Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(input))
End Function

Public Function DecodeBase64(input As String) As String
	Return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(input))
End Function

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Accessing an old router

Would be a waste to toss an old wifi router that still works…
However it could be a problem to access the admin page because the HTML presenting it is so old that it just won’t show up in a modern browser. It just will not render correctly, tabs empty, buttons and links don’t show.
So, google to the rescue and land here.

My issue was with a Sitecom WL153 but the solution presented simply worked.

“My solution was to download and use an old version of Firefox Portable – no installation required and can run as an unprivileged user. I would suggest you search around for which versions of the browsers will work with your devices.”

For me the 2013 version of Firefox 25 worked like a charm…
Problem solved!

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Mijn.Host

After the recent price changes I’ve been searching.
No more Neostrada (= Versio = TWS) for me.
Never again!

I also decided to move all my clients to their own hosting accounts and packages. I started using the services of mijn.host myself. Much faster, Litespeed servers, easy Directadmin environment and affordable.
Takes time to move, but so worth it.

That’s all folks!
Have a nice day…

PS. update 28 november 2023:
Whoppaah, and another >20% added for whatever reason!
So glad I switched to mijn.host!