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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Homemade framed posters
The background for this idea was that we wanted to give a money gift at a wedding but we wanted it to be more than a card and an envelope. In essence, this is it: A framed poster featuring an aquarium and some fish. On closer inspection, the fish turn out to be origami made from bills of money! Continue reading
Posted in fun, leisure
Tagged art, decoration, DIY, fun, home-improvement, linux, photos
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10 years in Austria!
On this day ten years ago, I drove our moving truck into Vienna, and we’ve lived and worked in or near Vienna ever since. It’s been an incredible time, spanning some of my life’s most significant events. Continue reading
Keep track of your favorite blogs
*Keep track of your favorite blogs*
Following a blog is a great way to stay up to date on what the author is doing.
If only we could be notified without having to visit each blog again and again.
Good news: there is a way to do this! Continue reading
Maybe Colemak is smarter than Dvorak?
Dvorak is my fastest and preferred layout on mobile. Oddly, this does not translate at all to physical keyboards. I’ve made several attempts at using Dvorak on the desktop computer and it still eludes me. I am now taking an interest in the “Colemak” keyboard layout. Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged colemak, computer, dvorak, geek, health, keyboard, linux, productivity, software, windows
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Setting up a home network
Even before I started planning my new home, I knew that I wanted a wired network built right in. A quick count revealed that I was dealing with 22 network sockets, so using “proper” network hardware would be a smart move. Here’s what I did. Continue reading