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Inventory of the most protective summer motorcycle jackets (EN 17092 - AAA) in June 2023

(This post was automatically translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator) This page lists summer/ventilated motorcycle jackets (or those described as such by the manufacturer) that meet the maximum EN 17092 standard: AAA. I’ve included various indications to help you make your choice: place of manufacture when known, waterproofness, advertised type… I’ve included the Motoblouz/Dafy/Fcmoto link when the product was available at the time of writing. (Important note: I don’t get a penny from purchases made on these sites, the links are there for information only!

Use Syncthing to synchronize files between your Android phone and a Windows PC

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The tutorial below is an introduction to the use of the free software Syncthing : We’re going to sync our Android phone’s photo directory with a Windows PC, so that we’ll always have a recent copy in case the phone stops working, is broken, stolen, etc.

Inventory of the most protective high boots (EN 13634:2017/2222) in July 2022

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2023 UPDATE: Inventory of the most protective motorcycle high boots (EN 13634 : 2222) in June 2023

This article lists the high motorcycle boots that I found on the manufacturers’ websites, and whose level of protection is at the maximum of the current standard: 2222.

There is a wide variety of styles, most models are unisex but there are at least 2 very feminine models. The first prices are around 100 euros (2 OJ models and the only DXR model at this level which happens to be a women’s high boot).

Inventory of the most protective shoes and short boots (EN 13634:2017/1222) in July 2022

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2023 UPDATE: Inventory of the most protective motorcycle shoes, sneakers and short boots (EN 13634: 1222) in June 2023

This article lists the short motorcycle boots and shoes I found on the manufacturers’ websites, and whose protection level is at the maximum of the current standard: 1222.

Most of the available models are unisex, with the exception of a women’s model from FORMA (I don’t know if it really differs from the unisex model except for the color). There is a good variety of shapes The first prices are around 70 euros.

Back button focus on the Olympus OM-D EM-5 II

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Autofocus is usually done by pressing the shutter button halfway down: I focus, I keep the shutter button down to compose my scene, then I press it all the way down to take the picture.

The “back button focus” technique consists in assigning the focus function to another button on the camera (usually at the back, controlled by the right thumb, hence the “back button”). This way I can focus and compose freely, without having to hold down the shutter button.

Memo: Mass production of favicons with Imagemagick + conf files for browsers

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Below I list a series of Imagemagick commands to generate all the favicon variants that a website can offer to browsers, from a good quality original.

I indicate at the end of the article the 2 conf files to update, as well as a modification of the Hugo theme, which will be useful for all browsers to find their little ones.

Motorcycle protectors SAS-TEC SC-1-06EVO

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This article describes the SAS-TEC SC1/06EVO level 2 protectors, which are probably the most covering and protective on the market.

At the end of the article I show how I integrated them to a generic motorcycle jeans as knee protections, and to my winter jacket as elbow protections.

The photos in the article are mine.

3 Imagemagick methods to fill the empty areas of a cropped image

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I describe in this article 4 methods to fill the empty areas of an image when enlarging it, a basic technique, and 3 based on the initial image, for a more natural filling. At the end of the article, I give a shell script to generate the 4 versions for a given image.