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Creating a pdf with multiple pictures

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 17:45:00 +0000

I needed to create a PDF with multiple pictures per page. The pictures had to be numbered and include a timestamp. All the photos were in Lightroom, which we use to manage our photos. Using a plugin, I added the necessary watermarks during export. Trying create a PDF with the 50 or so pictures in chronological order using Windows 10’s print photo didn’t work very well. I needed a different solution.

Trouble with Travis

Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:54:40 +0000

Today I learnt that Travis don’t like tags with spaces in them. It took me over an hour to figure out, but there it is.

Recover lost images from SDcard

Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:29:43 +0000

We had a scare when all the photos from 24th and 25th of December disappeard from our memory card. Lukily I managed to recover them using PhotoRec.

Move to Jekyll

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 21:00:00 +0000

So I’ve moved to jekyll, if you couldn’t guess.

case sensitive git branch names

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 07:17:31 +0000

I’ve had some fun with git again… I was checking out a remote branch with git on the command line and couldn’t pull down updates. Eventually I found out that the problem was case sensitivity in the branch name.

Oppgradere ID Lock 150

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 17:01:50 +0000

Problemer med å oppgradere ID Lock 150? Her er et tips.

.Net Core and consuming WCF services

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:01:21 +0000

I got stuck trying to figure out where the Visual Studio plugin Visual Studio WCF Connected Service had gone today. It turns out it’s no longer a plugin, but part of Visual Studio since version 15.5.

Git end-of-line conversion can create bugs in your software

Sat, 05 May 2018 06:25:10 +0000

We were experiencing a strange bug with a C# library with an embedded binary file. It worked on the developers machine, but not after it was released after being built on a build server.

Using Visual Studio diff and merge tool with Git

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000

On Windows I prefer to use Visual Studio’s diff and merge tools. And since I use git I decided to change the default diff and merge tools to Visual Studio 2017 (VS2017).

Using nested AD groups to filter access to Gitlab

Sat, 15 Jul 2017 18:30:00 +0000

I struggled while trying to limit access to our internal omnibus Gitlab instance using the LDAP-setting user_filter:. We use nested groups in Microsoft AD to handle users and access rights, which works with Gitlab, when you know about the secret sauce.

Windows 7 can't install from Kingston USB stick

Thu, 04 May 2017 19:41:26 +0000

I recently discovered that it’s impossible to install Windows 7 from a Kingston USB stick. It turns out this is a known problem with Kingston DataTravel sticks. I had this problem while installing Windows 7 Pro on an old Panasonic Toughbook CF-31.

Droner i terrorisme

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000

De siste årene har vi sett en enorm økning i bruk av droner. Du kan nå gå på Elkjøp og kjøpe et fiks ferdig multikopter. Når du kommer hjem tar det deg kun minutter før du har det i lufta. Timer senere tar du flotte videoopptak fra fugleperspektiv. Men – hva om målet ditt ikke var fine bilder, men noe helt annet?

Picture orientation bug in iOS and macOS

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:51:40 +0000

A friend showed me a problem she had with one of the pictures on her webpage, http://lenefredriksen.com/. In Safari, Chrome and Vivaldi on macOS Sierra and Chrome and Vivaldi on Windows 7, all the pictures had the correct orientation. As in the following screen capture of Safari on macOS below.

Trouble with Scrivener on Windows 7

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:40:50 +0000

I’ve had a problem running Scrivener on my work computer with Windows 7 since I got the computer last year. Today I finally decided to see if I could fix it.

Delingsøkonomi og profesjonelle aktører

Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:40:35 +0000

Hvorfor omtales Uber som en del av “delingsøkonomien”? Det samme lurer jeg på for profesjonelle utleiere som benytter AirBnb.

Resetting corrupt "always available offline" database

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:01:05 +0000

For my work computer I keep a Outlook Data File (.pst), as a place to backup email. I keep the pst-file on my network share, which ensure that it’s backed up. Recently I’ve experienced trouble with this solution when I’ve disconnected from the network while Outlook is running. I end up with a corrupt Offline Files Database which fail when syncing the pst-file. I can access the file while I’m not connected to a network, but as soon as I connect the file size appear to be 0 kB.

Virtual cockpit using VR

Wed, 12 Aug 2015 07:30:00 +0000

On Friday I had the pleasure of trying Oculus Rift in a setting where it finally made sense to me. I’ve been disappointed when trying Oculus Rift on previous occasions and had the same feeling as Jeff Atwood (Codinghorror):

Happy with Ghost as my blogging platform

Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:09:00 +0000

Today I finally found the time to go back to my blog, it’s been a busy week and a half. One of the first things I usually do is to log on to Ghost’s Slack to see if there has been any activity. Today was no different and I was again happily surprised when browsing through the backlog in the channels.

speil

Sun, 19 Jul 2015 07:25:00 +0000

Tilbake i førsteklasse på videregående skrev jeg dette diktet som en norsk oppgave. Jeg skrev det på en PC, men som følge av at en harddisk døde trodde jeg det var borte. Etter at foreldrene mine nå ryddet i kjelleren fant de igjen en bunke med mine papirer fra VGS. Jeg gikk igjennom papirene og fant igjen dette diktet. Jeg var godt fornøyd med det da og jeg er fortsatt fornøyd med det nå.

Getting Ghost up and running on Mac OS X

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:51:50 +0000

I figured it would be nice to have Ghost up and running locally on my machine if I’m to mess around with themes. So today I installed Node.js, cloned Ghost from GitHub and got it all working.

I'm not using Discourse for blog comments

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:48:09 +0000

After reading more about using Discourse for comments I’ve realised that it’s not a good fit for me. There is a solution for Discourse where you can get X number of the best replies shown under a blog post or article. But you will not have a “leave a comment” area under the blog post, the reader will have to go to the Discourse forum, sign in and then leave a comment.

Disqus inserting ads in your comments?

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 07:23:06 +0000

As I continued looking into which system to use for comments I came across a blog post by John Saddington about using Discourse for comments. What I found most interesting though, was this comment about Disqus.

Trouble with touchpad in Ubuntu 14.04 on Toughbook CF-31

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 07:20:59 +0000

After I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a Toughbook CF-31 the touchpad wasn’t working. The touch screen was working, and I could connect a USB mouse and use that. I tried to find a solution to the problem and searched and tried several things before I found the answer.

Choosing a comment system / platform

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:09:22 +0000

After playing with Ghost for a couple of days I still haven’t figured out what to do with comments. Ideally I want something like Wordpress’ built in system, where you can post “anonymously” without registering and still get updates by email.

How to program the "TV-part" of a Yamaha V465 receiver remote

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:27:15 +0000

When I got my brothers old TV a little while back we were using the remote for the TV-decoder to turn the TV on and off. Since we now longer have a TV-decoder I need to program the AV-receiver remote instead. The Yamaha RX-V465 AV-receiver have buttons to control the TV at the bottom, but no information about how to program them in the manual. After a bit of googling I found the answer on avsforum.com.

Keyboard trouble in Ubuntu

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:14:03 +0000

I’ve recently installed Ubuntu on my old MacBook Pro (2006), with Norwegian keyboard layout. I couldn’t write $ | and other much needed characters for a programmer / LaTeX enthusiast. I dug around in the System Settings | Keyboard Layout | Options and found Key to choose 3rd level. I ticked off for Left Alt and my keyboard behaved as expected again!

Batch add prefix to filenames windows 7

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:09:07 +0000

I had a bit of a challenge wading through heaps of blogs and pages trying to find the easiest way to batch add a prefix to filenames. I wanted to add a prefix to all files in a folder, preferably using a vanilla windows command line prompt. The rename (ren) command was a good candidate, but I had some trouble with wild cards. To get it right I had to loop through the files.

The simple life

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:18:44 +0000

When I travelled Australia as a backpacker back in 2007-2008 I did quite a few different organised tours. Most where through tour companies for backpackers, but a few where a a bit more luxurious. In my experience I now remember the tours with the more “basic” groups better than the more posh ones. I think the reason for this is the shared mindset in the group, where people are after the experience and not ticking of places they’ve been. And it’s also a lot more social sitting around a camp fire eating dinner, than at separate tables in a restaurant-like set-up.

Responsible timing?

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:56:45 +0000

A week and a half ago now, I came across a blog post I knew I had to comment on, The Last IRRESPONSIBLE Moment. I’ve never really thought about being irresponsible by leaving tasks to what seems to be the last responsible opportunity. It really is irresponsible to use the last opportunity to do something, what if something interferes?

Slutt på kommentarfeltene?

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:10:24 +0000

Jeg fikk endelig tid til å lese Eirik Newths innlegg, Å faen. Eller: Derfor bør avisene droppe kommentarfeltet, om kommentarfeltene hos nettavisene i kveld. Jeg må si meg enig med han, kommentarfeltene hos de store avisene bør fjernes.

Personal names in applications

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:58:19 +0000

Yet another interesting find on the interweb: Personal names around the world over at W3. It was a bit of a eye opener to me, even though I do have a name that get me in trouble several times each year. There are more variation to personal names than I thought, and I’ll try to keep that in mind in the future.

Wrong or right? When do you learn?

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:45:59 +0000

I read an blog post over at The IT Risk Manager blog titled I’d rather be wrong than be right tonight. The main idea is that you will not learn (much) from a discussion if you are right. But if you are proven wrong, you have learned something new.

Language and colours

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:45:22 +0000

Through Twitter I cam across a video about How language affects colour perception. It’s very interesting how differently we perceive colour! It’s well worth the 15 minutes!

Telex - Anticensorship in the Network infrastructur

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:43:55 +0000

Telex.cc is a response to on-line censorship, that relies on cooperation from ISPs. I see the benefits and the need for services like this and Tor, but will it become mainstream? People that live in areas with strong censorship or other treats might use these services.

Thought Questions - questions worth asking

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:29:48 +0000

One of the pages I follow using RSS is Codebetter, and today there was a blog post about questions that make you think by Dru Sellers. If could almost be considered a personal retrospective. It linked to a blog post on the Wake Up Tiger blog, and a web page called Thought Questions where there are lots of questions that will make you think. They got me thinking.

Wordpress.com blog names realisation

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:53:06 +0000

Since I decided to start keeping a blog / diary again, I went to wordpress.com and intended to reactivate my blog. Several years ago I created a blog at wordpress.com to test it out, but I decided not to keep it. I deleted the blog, and thought I could reactivate it when I decided to start blogging again.