buglix.org http://buglix.org Wed, 21 May 2008 19:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Moleskine delight! http://buglix.org/2008/05/21/moleskine-delight/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/21/moleskine-delight/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 19:35:02 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=82 On a business trip to Stockholm today I had some time to kill and went to the pen and paper section of the department store Åhlens to search for a new notebook (I admit, I have a notebook addiction). Naturally I first checked the Moleskine shelf as they produce the most convenient and good looking notebooks on the planet. To my surprise they had a new model with soft cover without the classic elastic rubber band. It was available in five different colors which is new to me .. have never seen anything but black Moleskines. 

Of course I bought one and when I got home the converter and Black/Blue ink for my Lamy Al-Star had arrived with the mail… time for some serious writing action ;-)

Notebooks

]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/21/moleskine-delight/feed/ Almost a week with the straight razor http://buglix.org/2008/05/18/almost-a-week-with-the-straight-razor/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/18/almost-a-week-with-the-straight-razor/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 21:19:45 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=81 I have shaved with the straight razor for almost a week now and I must say that I'm pleased with the performance so far. It will take some time to get the same results that I'm used to with the safety razor, but it is kind of fun learning to master this lost form of art :-)

I will keep the blog updated with more information as I progress. It is a material hobby, and I will try to review things as I use them (knifes, brushes, soaps, oils, after shaves etc). Stay tuned.

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]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/18/almost-a-week-with-the-straight-razor/feed/ A very usable OS X key combo http://buglix.org/2008/05/14/a-very-usable-os-x-key-combo/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/14/a-very-usable-os-x-key-combo/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 19:44:39 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=79 Dictionary pop upFound a nice post at Lifehacker today which lists ten things you forgot that you mac can do, and to be frank, I didn't even know it could do this.

Highlight any word by selecting it, or simply hover the mouse pointer over it and press Control + Command + D, and a stylish pop-up will appear with a definition of the word from the built in dictionary. Very nifty.

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]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/14/a-very-usable-os-x-key-combo/feed/ Evernote Mac 1.1 - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) http://buglix.org/2008/05/14/evernote-mac-11-the-unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/14/evernote-mac-11-the-unofficial-apple-weblog-tuaw/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 10:43:10 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=77 Uffe mentioned that TUAW (Evernote Mac 1.1 - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)) is highlighting that version 1.1 of Evernote was released recently. I have used Evernote for a couple of weeks now and so far I think it has great potential, but still needs a lot of polishing. 

If you are interested in testing this innovative note taking concept, leave a comment and I will send you an invite (have 14 left right now).

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]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/14/open-source-economics/feed/ I took the straight razor plunge http://buglix.org/2008/05/13/i-took-the-straight-razor-plunge/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/13/i-took-the-straight-razor-plunge/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 20:07:15 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=73 Rakverktyg: Kniv, strigel och grävlingsborsteDuring almost a year I have shaved using a safety razor and it has given me a closer shave than all electric shavers or plastic Mach-X-style Gilette razors I have tried so far. It took some time to get the right technique, thus avoiding razor burn and pimples, but it was worth the wait. When you get a perfect shave it feels really smooth, and lasts longer than a shave performed with a traditional electric shaver. 

Even though I'm happy with the performance of my safety razor, I wanted something more - an even smoother shave. When I first bought the safety razor I found cut throat razors (or straight razor/open razor) in the web shop and started researching this lost art form on the web. The precision and danger (it is not that dangerous, but still, they don't call it "razor sharp" for nothing) intrigued me, and I wanted to see if it was possible to get an even smoother shave.

After some time of hesitation, I finally bought an Edwin Jagger Cut Throat razor and a Dovo strap from Gents.se. When I came home I whipped up some soap and covered the back side of my hand for a test run. It was kind of a strange feeling running this super sharp thing just millimeter(s) over the veins in the hand. It went well, but I was not ready to use it on my face just yet so I watched a lot of YouTube shaving videos last night... here is a small collection:

I also read a long and interesting article (PDF) about it and finally felt that I was ready for a serious test run. So this morning I locked the bathroom door (to avoid any unnecessary stress like sudden interruptions :-) ) and started my first cut throat shave. It took some time to get a steady hand, but after a couple of strokes I thought it went pretty well. 
Even though I didn't cut myself, I still have a long road before I get the same results as with the safety razor and I guess even more time to reach the nirvana of shaving, but at the same time as it is a daily habit it is also kind of a small hobby. During the shave it is almost impossible to think about other things which gives the whole process something of a zen feeling to it. Usually I just rush through my morning routine, so this can be something to build it around - a calm start of the day.
]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/13/i-took-the-straight-razor-plunge/feed/ Back in English http://buglix.org/2008/05/13/back-in-english/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/13/back-in-english/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 18:05:41 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=74 For almost a long time now, I have had a problem coming up with stuff to write about on this blog. The problem, as I have figured out now, is that I did not have a purpose with the writing and therefore it haven't been meaningful.

This time, however, I will write so that other people I interact with in different ways can follow what I do on a somewhat daily basis. 

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]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/13/back-in-english/feed/ Ny dator! http://buglix.org/2008/05/04/ny-dator/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/04/ny-dator/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 17:30:18 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=68 I onsdags hämtade jag upp en sprillans ny MacBook Air från MacSupport i Malmö. Det blev den "snåla" varianten med 1,6 GHz Core 2 Duo och 80 GB PATA disk (tyvärr bara 4200 rpm...).
Har nu kört med den sedan dess och jag måste säga att jag är väldigt nöjd med den så långt - klart över förväntan. Jag trodde att den på grund av den långsamma disken skulle kännas trött och slö, men den är faktiskt ganska rapp, även när det gäller att kopiera filer.

Har läst något blogginlägg tidigare om att det ej var rekommenderat att köra Apples migrationsassistent över WLAN, så istället migrerade jag data helt manuellt via en USB-disk. Valde också att lägga in alla program jag använder på nytt för att på så vis sortera ut sådant som inte används längre. Det har också gjort att jag har destillerat ner en lista med de program jag använder mest i OS X:

  • Mail.app - uteslutande mest
  • Safari - Sen Leopard kör jag inte längre Firefox
  • NetNewsWire - Helt underbar RSS-klient, speciellt med NewsGator-sync
  • Adressboken & iCal - Såklart!
  • Journler - Väldigt bra för digitala anteckningar
  • Stickies - För små "kom-ihåg"
  • OpenOffice/NeoOffice - Tills aqua-versionen blir stabil kör jag NeoOffice
  • QuickSilver
  • Little Snitch- Vill veta vad mina program gör
  • CyberDuck- Bäst (S)FTP-klient hittills
  • Quinn- Hade lite tråkigt i helgen :-)
  • MindNode- Distraktionsfri mindmapping
  • iWork- Helt klart bäst på presentation/hobbyDTP
  • OmniFocus- För alla hundratals projekt/todos

Med tanke på hur lätt det är att ladda upp bilder med nya Wordpress kommer det kanske en bild på skönheten inom kort.

]]> http://buglix.org/2008/05/04/ny-dator/feed/ Uppgraderat till WP 2.5.1 och modifierad Simpletags http://buglix.org/2008/05/04/uppgraderat-till-wp-251-och-modifierad-simpletags/ http://buglix.org/2008/05/04/uppgraderat-till-wp-251-och-modifierad-simpletags/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 15:35:20 +0000 emil http://buglix.org/?p=67 Har nu uppgraderat min WordPress-installation till version 2.5.1 och lagt till ett plugin som hjälper till med taggarna som behövs för nyligen.se och bloggar.se.

Modifierad version av Simpletags:
http://www.tmn.nu/blog/2006/03/23/taggar-till-bloggarse/

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