Category Archives: MetaMedia
Everything about this blog, its owner (Peter), the world and some other stuff that doesn’t go anywhere else.
Scanning Documents: Lessons Learned
In a bit of continuity, I actually installed Ocropus and tried it out. Turns out, this really is beta software. There were a few too many loose nuts and bolts and I ended up going for a double headed VueScan and Evernote approach.
Ocropus itself takes bitmaps as input and does not do the actual scanning. [...]
Scanning Documents is Only Step One of Moving to a Paperless Office
The paperless office seems like the nirvana of any minimalist. The total lack of paper on my desk and the ability to use file drawers for more interesting stuff, has appealed to me for a long time. But I have been held back by many worries, most importantly is how to store all this information [...]
Arctic Dream Journey
When I started this blog, I used to feature a few “dream” items from time-to-time. Stuff that would be cool to have, but was out of my financial capabilities. I haven’t done this recently, because I’m a little more focused on what is within my means. However, Quark Expeditions has tickled that part of my [...]
Network Attached Storage (NAS) Overview
Now that my new office is starting to come together, I have begun research into ways of storing all my files in a central location on the network. This has several advantages: they can be used from every device that is connected to my home network and I only have to backup one device.
What I [...]
Two Ways to Sell on the Internet
I see and adore many hobby webloggers and entrepreneurs on the Internet. People like Robert at Flight 404, who create the most amazing things. Following them and their stories, like Nathan at Coderspiel, you’re tempted to believe that this is what they do. This is how they live. But sometimes that spell is broken and [...]
Tweet-Tweet: Backup Your Twitter Account Into Your WordPress Database
One thing that has been bothering me with social services is the difficulty of creating a backup. What would happen if Twitter suddenly dissapeared, or even worse, what would you do without your Delicious bookmarks? It has happened a few times before, services like Geocities and Stick-it were closed almost over night (I’m exagerating, but [...]
Time Managing the Pile of Shame
The pile of shame might be unknown to you, but it seems like more and more people write about theirs. It is a pile of stuff (usually computer games) that you bought, but never played for more then a few minutes. Lately my pile is getting to monstrous sizes.
I have many top games lying around, [...]
Chris Guillebeau Choses a Different Life. Should You?
Life philosophy is not the main topic of this blog, yet if you want to reach any goal, like media presence or technological innovation or both, you need to think about what it is you do, what your goals are and how to reach them. Marketing and innovation are two terms that are laden with [...]
10 Highly Recommended Resources to Make the Internet Your Free Travel Agent
As you read this post, I will be on my first stop of a 3 week long roadtrip through New England (North East of the USA) and Canada. Usually, I don’t plan too much, but I do like to know my options before boarding the plane. The Lonely Planet and Rough Guides are my preferred [...]
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