The ability to work from home, at the office, in coffee shops and practically anywhere allows you to take your office with you. I’ve worked remotely since about 1997 – that is, I have an office where I can go… Read More »What’s in your bag?
I’ve built PCs since I was a kid. Planning and designing which parts to get, figuring out your budget and sourcing components have always been a fun experience for me. Waiting to get the parts, building the system and powering… Read More »Building a high-performance workstation PC for professional use (Part 1)
I’ve been an avid smartwatch and fitness watch user for years. Previously I had the Garmin Fenix 3 HR (Sapphire Edition) for three years, in non-stop use. Before this, I had numerous devices in use including a Fitbit device and… Read More »My experience using the Garmin Fenix 6X Pro fitness watch for 100 days
I’ve wanted to start a new podcast for a few years now. It’s been a project that I put into the lowest priority when something more urgent comes up. And there’s already something more urgent. I’d been chatting with Tobias… Read More »Getting started with a podcast – the equipment, setup, and logistics
I used to have a lava lamp when I was young. I mean, I’m still relatively young, but I haven’t had a lava lamp in decades anymore. I think it was a fad of the 1990s, and when everyone realized… Read More »Generating random numbers from a lava lamp using .NET Core
I love gadgets, and I love reading, too. It’s a nice combination, as there’s always a new shiny gadget that one just has to buy – for reading, of course. I currently own an Amazon Kindle Oasis (2018) device, a… Read More »Choosing a suitable device for reading articles, docs, and ebooks
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before, but I love gadgets. There has been a time in my life I accidentally landed with some surplus money, and while many people wiser than me would probably have invested said money… Read More »Five indispensable gadgets I use in my home office
In my previous blog post, I wrote about the Oura Ring and how it tracks my wellness and activities. As part of the service Oura provides there’s also a comprehensive API that can be leveraged for your own purposes. As… Read More »Building a custom connector for Power BI that supports OAuth2 to visualize my wellness data
Late last year I decided to place an order for a Oura Ring, the smart wellness and activity tracking ring from the Finnish startup. It took a few months to arrive, as they seem to be in high demand. While… Read More »Living with Oura Ring – the smart way to track wellness and activity
I’ve used modern smartphones for a long time. I remember purchasing the first Nokia phone with a camera (7650) in mid-2002, and it was fabulous. The 0.3-megapixel images I was able to capture were grainy, but I was taking pictures… Read More »Hello, iPhone! (and bye, Android)
I’ve recently started working more from home. Family is keeping me quite busy, so I try to optimize the little time I can by not traveling to the office each morning. This isn’t something new for me, as I’ve had… Read More »Using Logitech BRIO 4K webcam with Windows Hello