【ᐅ PS4 Fernbedienung | Welche funktioniert zuverlässig?
Die Playstation 4 gehört zu der populärsten Konsole dieser Generation. Schon lägst sind Spielekonsolen nicht nur ausschließlich fürs reine Spielen konzipiert. Heute beherrschen sie alles von DVD/Blu-ray/Musik Player bis zu verschiedenen Streaming-Diensten wie Netflix.
Daher stellt sich die Frage, ob man auch dieses Gerät mit einem Universal-Remote bändigen kann. Und wenn ja, welche kommen in Frage?
Die richtige PS4 Fernbedienung finden
Sony hat eine Universal-Fernbedienung für die PS4 bereits in den Vereinigten Staaten lizenzieren lassen. Herausgekommen ist, laut den Amazon-Kunden in den USA, eine mittelmäßige Fernsteuerung. Ganz auf die Amazon-Reviews würden wir uns erfahrungsgemäß nicht zu sehr verlassen. Den Test gibt es hier, wenn die PS4 Fernbedienung hierzulande erscheint.
Universal Media Remote by PDP
Update:
Mittlerweile wird diese PS4 Fernbedienung* auch bei unserem Amazon angeboten (allerdings nur als Importware — Bedienungsanleitung ist auf Englisch).
Einige nennenswerte Fakten aus den Kundenrezensionen und der Produktbeschreibung von Amazon:
- Preis ist liegt bei ca. 30 bis 40 Euro
- kann neben der Konsole auch TV, Set-Top-Box und Audio Receiver steuern
- Falls dein Gerät nicht in der Codeliste aufgeführt ist, können nur 3 Befehle angelernt werden (nicht gut)
- Die Fernbedienung wird über Bluetooth mit der PS4 verbunden — nach ca. 30 min geht die Verbindung verloren, so dass man sie immer wieder neu koppeln muss
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Performance Designed Products Snap-Fernbedienung
Eine weitere Schalteinheit namens Snap Remote*, die ebenfalls von Sony lizensiert ist, konzentriert sich ausschließlich auf die Konsole selbst, ohne nebenliegende Endgeräte wie TV & Co. zu beachten. Mit ihrem Tastenlayout bildet sie den DualShock 4 Controller eins zu eins nach.
Da wir momentan keine Konsole aus dem Hause Sony besitzen, fassen wir alle nennenswerten Erkenntnisse aus Rezensionen hier zusammen:
- gute Preisleistung für ca. 20 Euro
- Bedienung ist einfach, da alle Tasten vorhanden und mit originalen Symbolen beschriftet sind
- schnelle Einrichtung — man verbindet die Snap Remote über Bluetooth im Einstellungsmenü — das war’s
- Tasten können sensibel reagieren — berichtet zumindest ein Käufer auf Amazon
- etwas erhöhter Energieverbrauch — bei häufiger Nutzung
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Hama Fernbedienung «Media» für PlayStation4
Der nächste Zapper ist mit etwas Vorsicht zu betrachten. Das Layout des Controllers wird nicht vollständig abgebildet. Zwei Tasten, Zurück- und Vorspulen, haben nur eine Daseinsberechtigung, wenn DVDs abspielt werden. Diese funktionieren weder bei Blu-rays noch bei irgendeiner anderen App wie Netflix. Zudem muss ein separater USB-Empfänger einen USB-Anschluss belegen, damit die Fernbedienung funktionieren kann. Wie so oft, kann eine Steuereinheit vom Dritthersteller die Konsole nicht anschalten, was dazu führt, dass man aufstehen muss, um den Power-Knopf der PS4 zu betätigen.
Fassen wir mal zusammen:
- Preis bei ca. 10 Euro
- Zurück- und Vorspultasten funktionieren nicht bei jeder Anwendung
- benötigt einen freien USB-Anschluss
- kann die Konsole nicht selbstständig anschalten
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2-TECH Remote Control
Ein weiterer Kandidat, der zwar bereits für einen kleinen Preis zu haben ist, jedoch von der Verarbeitung und Funktionalität nicht in jeder Situation überzeugen kann. Zunächst einmal bilden die Bedienelemente gemeinsam mit der Bedienfläche eine Ebene. Das zerstört jegliche Intuition bei der Bedienung – ein Hinschauen auf die Fernbedienung ist unausweichlich, weil wir den Knopf nicht erspüren können. Wie bereits auch bei dem vorherigen Modell funktionieren auch hier nicht alle Befehle bei jeder Anwendung.
Zusammengefasst:
- Preis liegt bei ca. 12 Euro
- man muss beim Bedienen ein Auge auf die Fernbedienung werfen
- mäßige Verarbeitung
- nicht jeder Knopf funktioniert bei jeder Anwendung wie er soll
- Konsole muss per Hand oder Controller zuerst angeschaltet werden
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Jetzt kommen wir zu den nicht so offensichtlichen Alternativen, die neben der schlichten Steuerung noch andere Tricks auf Lager haben.
Noch ein Tipp bevor es mit der Auflistung weitergeht. Solltest du bereits im Besitz einer Universal Fernbedienung sein, die auch Bluetooth unterstützt, besteht eine hohe Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass diese auch mit der Konsole kompatibel ist.
Rii mini i25
Wir haben die Rii mini i25 bereits getestet. Neben einer durchaus fähigen Konsolen Fernbedienung, macht sie vor allem in Verbindung mit einem PC eine gute Figur.
Die integrierte Tastatur auf der Rückseite kommt bei Nachrichten schreiben zugute. Dieses Feature haben wir bei keiner anderen Konsolen-Fernbedienung bis jetzt gesehen. Was ebenfalls erwähnt werden sollte, ist die Möglichkeit nebenbei auch den Fernseher zu steuern.
Hier noch einige Ergänzungen:
- Preis pendelt bei ca. 30 Euro
- PS4 muss vor dem Gebrauch bereits laufen
- Kommunikation mit Konsole über einen USB-Empfänger (freier USB-Anschluss wird benötigt)
- kann Befehle von der Originalfernbedienung des Fernsehers kopieren
- hat eine Air-Maus, die aber nur in Verbindung mit einem Computer/Mac funktioniert
- kann auch bei verschiedenen Streaming-Boxen eingesetzt werden
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Logitech Harmony Hub
Kommen wir zuerst auf die Besonderheiten des Harmony Hub zu sprechen. Das ist die erste richtige Universal Fernbedienung in unserer PlayStation 4 Fernbedienungsliste. Sie kann neben der Konsole 7 weitere Geräte parallel steuern. Es ist möglich sein eigenes Tastenlayout zu erstellen, da die Bedienung komplett auf ein Smartphone übertragen wird. Es ist zudem möglich Befehlssequenzen zu programmieren, die zum Beispiel es mit einem Knopfdruck ermöglichen zu einer bestimmten Anwendung automatisch zu gelangen (vorausgesetzt diese befindet sich immer an der gleichen Stelle im PS-Menü)
Zusammengefasst:
- Preis liegt bei ca. 90 Euro
- man muss beim Bedienen ein Auge auf das Smartphone werfen, da man die Tasten nicht spüren kann
- Konsole muss vorher an sein
- kann 8 Geräte gleichzeitig steuern — auch Smart-Home Geräte
- viele Programmier-Möglichkeiten
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Logitech Harmony Companion
Die nächste Bluetooth Fernbedienung wird ebenfalls mit einem Hub ausgeliefert. Die Harmony Companion sendet immer zuverlässig Signale an alle Endgeräte aus jeder Lage. Es ist egal, ob Möbel oder Wände ein Hindernis darstellen. Zudem ist sie viel bequemer als ein Handy, da man sich nicht durch Menüs wühlen muss, um einfache Befehle auszusenden. Wenn Du genau wissen willst, was diese Steuereinheit im Detail noch so alles draufhat, kannst Du unseren Logitech Harmony Companion Test heranziehen.
Hier ein paar coole Features:
- Preis liegt bei ca. 100 Euro
- ersetzt bis zu 8 Fernbedienungen
- beste Kompatibilität auf dem Markt, durch eine Anbindung an eine aktuelle Gerätedatenbank
- riesiger Funktionsumfang, so dass jedes i-Tüpfelchen eingestellt werden kann
- bequemes und intelligentes Steuerungskonzept (gleichzeitiges Steuern, Macros usw.)
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Logitech Harmony Elite
Die letzte PS4-kompatible Fernbedienung ist zurzeit die teuerste. Logitech Harmony Elite wird mit einem Hub und einer Harmony 950 im Bundle verkauft. Diese Steuereinheit beherrscht alle moderne Signalübertragungs-Technologien, die bei der Unterhaltungselektronik und Smart-Home Geräten heutzutage zum Einsatz kommen. Neben der Playstation 4 können 14 weitere Geräte gesteuert werden. Zu den Highlights gehört ein Touchscreen für eigene Befehlskombinationen u.v.m. und eine optionale Steuerung am Smartphone und eine automatische Synchronisation zwischen den beiden.
Zusammengefasst:
- Preis liegt bei ca. 250 Euro
- kann 15 Fernbedienungen ersetzen
- für Konsolen, Streaming-Boxen, Smart-Home Geräte und übliche Unterhaltungsperipherie wie TV & Co. (auch für zukünftige Geräte geeignet — dank Onlinedatenbank)
- riesiger Funktionsumfang – jede Kleinigkeit kann am Touchscreen, Smartphone oder PC/Mac eingestellt und synchronisiert werden
- Sender-Favoriten-Logos können am Touchscreen dargestellt und als Bedienelemente dienen
- Hintergrundbeleuchtung auf der gesamten Bedienfläche, so dass auch im Dunkeln mühelos gesteuert werden kann
- integrierter Akku mit Ladestation
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Leider keine 100%ige Lösung
Obwohl die Konsole über Bluetooth gesteuert werden kann, erlaubt der Hersteller Sony das Anschalten der Spielekonsole, ausschließlich des Controllers, keinem inoffiziellen Gerät. Somit muss die Playstation momentan zuerst mit dem Gamepad hochgefahren werden, bevor die Universal-Fernbedienung die Navigation übernehmen kann. Eine perfekte PS4 Fernbedienung lässt also weiterhin auf sich warten.
Wenn du die englische Sprache beherrschst, kannst du die neusten Entwicklungen, in Bezug auf Logitech und Playstation 4 Kompatibilität, in dem offiziellen Forum mitverfolgen.
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I got my PS5 to work! : logitechharmony
I’m not quite sure what exactly did it but I’ll tell you everything I did in the hope that it might help another Harmony owner. Long essay ahead.
First I added a new device with manufacturer name of “Sony” and model number of “PS4.” Then the Harmony remote gave me directions on how to add the remote as a Bluetooth device on the “PS4.” So I followed those instructions on the PS5 and tried to add the “Harmony Keyboard” as a Bluetooth device but I’d keep getting an error saying that the device was not supported.
So then on the Harmony I added another new device. This time I kept the manufacturer as “Sony” but made the model number “PS3.” So at this point I had both PS4 and PS3 devices added. Now when I selected the PS3 device on the Harmony remote and tried hitting one of the screen buttons like “X” it once again gave me directions to pair the remote but this time with the PS3. Well I just did the same thing I did before to add a Bluetooth device on the PS5 and select “Harmony Keyboard” and this time it actually added it as a registered accessory!
I was so happy. But then when I tried hitting any of the PS related buttons on the remote nothing happened. Tried rebooting a few times and still wouldn’t work even though it still showed the Harmony Keyboard as a registered device and connected.
So on a whim, I deleted the Harmony Keyboard registered device on the PS5. Then I picked up the Harmony remote and selected the PS4 device and tried hitting one of the PS related buttons at which point it gave me directions to pair the remote again. So I attempted to add the Harmony Keyboard as a Bluetooth device on the PS5 and it worked! And this time the actual PS related buttons on the remote worked too! So then I deleted the PS3 device from the Harmony remote and just have the PS4 device on there which for all intents and purposes functions as a PS5 device.
Now even though I now had the Harmony controlling the PS5, I found that the PS5 activity on the Harmony would not turn on the PS5. But I fixed that by editing the activity startup sequence to hit the right TV buttons to startup the PS5 using the HDMI device link controls. For my Sony TV it was a matter of hitting the BraviaSync button and then the OK button twice with delays in between the button presses to be safe.
I also manually edited the PS4 device’s power off sequence to remove the “poweroff” command that was there by default because I believe it was trying to do the proper button presses for turning off the PS4 which does not work for the PS5. Instead I replaced it with the PS command. That doesn’t turn off the PS5 but it forced me to replace the “poweroff” with anything else before it would let me save the changes so I figure that was a harmless enough command to give. Now I guess I could’ve manually added all the button presses to properly turn off the the PS5 but I did it the lazier way. I just made sure the “Enable Power Off Link” feature was enabled on the PS5. That way when you turn off the TV (and for the me the receiver as well) it automatically turns off the PS5. You just have to make sure you enable the correct HDMI control options on your TV (and receiver if applicable.
And that’s it! Now my PS5 activity lets me turn on the PS5, control the PS5, and turn off the PS5. Hope this helps anyone else out there who’s been struggling to get their Harmony to work with their PS5.
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Personal results of the outgoing year — Lucky at DTF
A post about what, despite adversity, made me happy this year and, I hope, will make me happy next 🙂
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Small introduction
No one will be surprised if I start by saying that this year has been quite difficult. In general, it is customary to say something like this at the end of each year, but for me personally it was not as noticeable as this year. Favorite work became unprofitable and began to give way to unloved one, people became more embittered, prices in stores increased, health let us down a little, and the number of things that brought joy began to decrease exponentially.
But, as they say, there is a blessing in disguise. This year has taught me that it’s easy to get lost in negative feelings if you don’t look for positive ones. And as practice has shown, there is always something good, the only difference is how big or vice versa, how small you need reasons to feel it. Therefore, now I would like to share with you those pleasant moments that could dispel the dark days for me. There will not be any structure of the story or a logical presentation, I will just tell everything in a row, as it turns out. Somewhere it will be logical, but somewhere I will jump from thought to thought.
I fell in love with games again thanks to Nintendo
Since we still have a site about games, I’ll start with games. I’ve been playing for a very long time. To be precise, since 1994, when I got Dandy and the Mario cartridge. Then I fell in love with this game and just wiped it out, but over time, the thriving and developing industry with leaps and bounds lured me into various franchises, into big and small games, but there was almost no place left for Nintendo. Somehow it so happened that I preferred more serious projects.
But this year (actually since last year) I began to notice that new projects hardly make me happy anymore. I either go through them because I have to, or I quit halfway through. In the common people they call it gaming impotence, and the best cure for it is called a break from games. But this didn’t work for me, the break not only didn’t help to feel a new craving for games, but, on the contrary, discouraged the desire to play them even more. And here something completely unexpected happened. I bought The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
I just got lost in it. I played it all the time, I couldn’t stop, I wanted more and more, I went through it in much the same way as I once did the first Super Mario Bros. My eyes lit up again! But the game was over, and I wanted more. And then Super Mario Odyssey appeared, which not only gave me this «more», but also paid off all the hopes for it with a vengeance. And then I got carried away. Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Kart, Mario Rabbids, Mario Paper, Super Mario 3D World — I went through the games one after the other, binge, with such a thirst, as if I had discovered the games for the first time. And by the time I had had enough, I felt ready to return to other projects, with a real desire to play. That passion for games that seemed to be lost is with me again to this day. Just a couple of hours ago I picked up a cartridge with Astral Chain, Guardians of the Galaxy are waiting for me on PC, and on PS5 I’m already waiting for Forbidden West and Ragnarok.
Giving advice is not always a good idea, because many things are personal and not suitable for others, but I will take a chance and advise those who are fed up with AAA projects built by managers and want something, they don’t know what — try Nintendo games or something from the indie segment. I wish everyone next year not to lose passion for things that bring pleasure!
After a year of waiting and disappointment, I bought a PS5
In general, this year I bought a couple of nice things, but I’ll start with the PlayStation 5, because I had the most problems with it and a lot of joy. It all started last year, when right before the start of sales of the five, I sold my PS4 Pro and prepared the money to buy a PS5. As you might have guessed, my plan failed miserably. Since then, I have been very closely following all the opportunities to buy a set-top box, but I had a principle not to buy with an extra charge, or various kinds of bundles, plus I was sure that I wanted to buy the Digital version.
I saw a lot of comments on DTF from the series: «you are ready to wait a year because of a miserable markup of 15-20 thousand» or «yes, whoever wanted, everyone has already bought it, xs what’s so difficult about it.» Firstly, yes, 15-20 thousand markups is quite a lot for most people. And, perhaps, earlier, I would have been ready to do this, gritting my teeth, but this year I decided differently. Moreover, bundles almost always contained gamepads, and by that time I already had 2: white and black. Where do I need another extra one? Yes, and Demon Souls is not close to me.
And speaking of the opportunity to buy the console itself — yes, many people managed to buy both in mvideo and in the DNS, and even in Citylink, but I was lucky to live in a small city, where a maximum of 2-3 consoles were brought in each delivery, and even those only disk. Even when the console was listed as in stock and I could add it to the cart, an error occurred at the checkout stage. And the operators were happy to accept my order by phone until the moment when I called my city. Then they abruptly changed in voice and reported: sorry, out of stock. But as soon as I said that I could pick up the order in Moscow, they again became friendly and offered to continue processing. Unfortunately, in fact, I could not pick it up in Moscow.
And so, on a happy summer day, at 10 am Moscow time, I was updating, like crazy, a page on the CSN website, waiting for the consoles to arrive. By that time, my wife convinced me to take a disk drive, for which I am extremely grateful to her, because in our team she is responsible for the mind, and I for dementia. And I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the inscription «Order completed, available at [store address]». I was waiting for the order to be automatically canceled, as it was in El Dorado, but no. And a week later, I left the store satisfied, and now this huge hefty dylka is in the bedroom and pleases me (no matter how it sounds).
My wife gave me a pre-order for Horizon: Forbidden West for Christmas, which I’m looking forward to. And besides it, I have long had my eye on God of War: Ragnarok and Gran Trurismo 7. I wish everyone next year not to give up in pursuit of their desires!
After 15 years of console gaming, I now have a PC
I have been a console guy for many years. I had PSP, PS2, PS3, PS4, now I have PS5 and Nintendo Switch, I had Xbox 360, Xbox One X, I hope that Xbox Series X will be soon. But I really like to replay old games sometimes, and the best way do it — PC. What’s more, I got a Thrustmaster wheel last year that kept asking me to connect it to Windows and its catalog of racing games. By that time, I had not yet got the fifth curling iron, so it was not the most reasonable, but very pleasant decision to buy a computer. But this was also not so easy. Video cards began to abruptly disappear from sale, and those that are, grow in price incredibly quickly.
I didn’t have any money for anything serious, and I didn’t have the goal of making the PC the main gaming platform either. Therefore, I settled on the modest by today’s standards i5 10400 and GTX 1650 Super. Surprisingly, such a bundle was more than enough for me for all my tasks. Of course, now there are 1000 and 1 assembly and hardware specialists who will say that I am an idiot. But I took it for myself, and not for them, and such a PC pleases me to this day. I am not an adept at 120 fps and 4k, so I gladly replayed a lot of my favorite games on it, just recently, I went through Fallen Order and wrote my opinion about it.
The Resurrection of the Fallen Order
Extremely subjective impressions after a full-fledged passage of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. A minimum of facts, a maximum of personal experiences.
Surprisingly, this PC is enough even for many just outgoing games, if you do not demand the impossible from it. Far Cry 6 and Guardians work quite sanely on high graphics settings, my wife plays Genshin on it, and I keep her company on PS5, everyone is happy. So now, in addition to all other platforms, I am also a little PC gamer 🙂 I wish everyone next year to be happy with what is, and not be upset about what is not!
I started collecting my favorite games
In the past years, I have repeatedly thought that I want to collect some kind of collection, but I had a lot of requirements for it. First, she must be emotionally close to me. Collecting coins or stamps is not really my thing. Secondly, it must be tangible, I must be able to hold it in my hands, twist it, use it, and so on. Thirdly, it should occupy a minimum of space and not require attention when cleaning. And so time went on, and no ideas came to mind.
But this year it dawned on me. I wanted to build a collection of my personal favorite games from my earliest years. It will not be a hundred or two discs, it will be only the most selective, which gave me incredible emotions. These are games that I have replayed many times and will replay as many more. Such a collection suits all my needs, so the idea moved almost immediately. But then I realized that I want to make one more adjustment. I used to really enjoy designing my own covers for different games, so I thought it would be great to replace the boxes for all the games and draw unique covers for all of them. I have already bought the boxes, the covers are still being drawn, and so far I have not printed any, but the process is in full swing.
This new hobby turned out to be very intriguing and interesting. Now, with great scrupulousness, I look for disks that are interesting to me, order them, and wait like a child for a New Year’s gift. Someone will call it nonsense, doing this at the age of 31, but, frankly, I spit on such arguments, because as long as it gives me the strength to enjoy life, I will do it 🙂 I wish everyone to find an occupation in the new year that will to please you so much that you will not care about the opinions of others on this issue!
By the way, here is a small article on this topic:
Collection of the most significant video games in my life
The story of how, at the age of 31, I got the idea to collect a collection of CDs
I got a full-fledged Christmas tree for the first time
Let’s move a little away from games and hardware. I am already 31 years old, but until this year I did not have a full-fledged Christmas tree. Yes, I had a small tabletop and for some reason it was enough for me, but the memories of my childhood, when the Christmas trees were up to the ceiling, and toys lay under them, made themselves felt. And now, finally, the time has come.
That’s why I bought myself a 210 cm spruce 🙂 Yes, it’s artificial, but for the sake of the pleasant smell of spruce, I’m not ready to vacuum 3 times a day, and there are animals at home that will happily eat it, drop it and do any of their indecencies. It would seem, well, bought and bought something to mumble. But for me, this simple but cute Christmas tree turned out to be one of the insanely pleasant things this year. She’s not dressed up yet, that’s what we’ll do on the 31st, under Home Alone and making salads, so I’ll take a picture of her as she is.
Finally, you can put gifts under the Christmas tree, just like in childhood 🙂 I wish everyone not to lose the feeling of a holiday in the new year, so that it reminds you of a piece of childhood and gives you joy!
I made a corner with plants in the kitchen
I’ve always had a hard time with live plants in pots. They did not even survive the first month, dried up and turned yellow. But this year, something has changed. For the first time, I consciously wanted to have plants at home.
It all started, as it should be, with one small flower — a palm tree, which I named Chuck. Over time, the palm tree began to grow and delight me with its splendor. And then the thought came to me: what if we take more. And so I got a mini fern named Lucy. Well, it started. Now I have only 4 plants, all transplanted at least once, and some already in the second. And in the new year, I want to at least double their number. I learned how to properly water, replant, fertilize them, and this brought me some incredible sensations.
But I did not take into account only the fact that animals are very fond of nibbling leaves, so one of the flowers is not badly crippled, and one is even dying. I took this mistake into account, now I’m thinking how to protect the «front garden» and where to get a place to expand the plant family. So far, the best idea for me is a small shelving 🙂 I wish everyone in the new year unexpected hobbies that turn out to be a great idea in the end!
I cleaned up and rethought my blog on DTF 9 a bit0059
One day this year I was thinking about what I want to do with my blog. Scrolling through it, I was horrified at how interesting articles are combined with a shield post and not the funniest memes, which for some reason are highly rated with plus signs. And at this moment I decided to get rid of everything that does not suit me in my blog. I collected a whole list of posts, and there were 60 of them, if I’m not mistaken, and went with him to the Sheriff asking for help. The sheriff graciously agreed and deleted everything I didn’t like about all the subsites, and I deleted the posts that were published on the blog myself.
Yes, after such manipulations, the number of pluses in karma was sharply reduced by almost two, but I felt that now my blog is a great place for self-expression, and I, like many creative people, need to express my emotions and experiences into something tangible. And this move worked in an unexpected direction. I felt that I like to write lyrics. Yes, they are not good enough for me, they suffer from the most banal errors, both semantic and spelling.