Category Archives: datorer

Weekend summary

Yesterday we had planned a trip to OBI and made a pit stop at IKEA for breakfast. After finishing our breakfast we noticed that the sofa we have been considering was on sale so we bought it and went home. … Continue reading

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Renovation update

Since I wrote here about a month ago, we have finished the small room, the bathroom has been equipped with the radiator, all the doors have been carefully refurbished, we have made progress in the kitchen (water tap, radiator, more … Continue reading

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Winter walk at Uetliberg

Today’s major activity was a walk at Uetliberg. Both me, Tanya, and Freja enjoyed the nice winter weather a lot. We took the closest path up to the mountain and the path close to Felsenegg on the way down. That … Continue reading

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Automatic downloading of newscasts

Time for a geeky blog entry to compensate for all the “these-are-all-the-everyday-activities-I-have-done-lately” entries I have posted recently… Since the network speed is very limited on the laptop I have installed in the washing room, I wanted to download the (video) … Continue reading

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Weekend in Adliswil

Freja and I are taking care of the household this weekend meanwhile Tanya is visiting Rita in Hamburg. It is Sunday afternoon and we have been quite efficient so far. Yesterday we went to Bauhaus to buy a fence for … Continue reading

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Going home via Landvetter and Copenhagen – The end of my Scandinavian tour

I am at Landvetter and waiting/working until my flights to Zurich via Copenhagen depart. I have had a few lazy days in Scandinavia and it is time to get back to normal with more work and less leisure. On Friday … Continue reading

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Extending the wireless network

There are many recipes out there describing how to extend the wifi range with Pringles cans etcetera. I went for a more traditional method when I deciding to improve the signal strength on the first floor in the house. (I … Continue reading

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Wireless audio sync with Android and iPhone

In a wireless world it feels a bit awkward to plug a cable just to transfer some audio files to your mobile. I have found solutions that work for my phones running Android and iPhone. I use my Macbook Air … Continue reading

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Password management 2.0

I have previously been managing too many pin codes etcetera via a desktop application, GPass (often run via SSH and X11-forwarding), but this solution has a few shortcomings. I would like to have a secure solution for mobile access via … Continue reading

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New home office

Our Zurich apartment has been awarded a home office. Since Tanya has been spending some time at home studying German, the need for a work place has emerged and yesterday we went to IKEA to find a desk, office chair, … Continue reading

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