Category Archives: MetaMedia
Everything about this blog, its owner (Peter), the world and some other stuff that doesn’t go anywhere else.
Follow Me
If you’ve been keeping up with the blog via your browser, this post is for you. There are many other and sometimes betters ways that you might not know about. And those ways don’t just work for this blog, you can use them pretty much on any site and reduce the time it takes you [...]
Mixero, Twitter Chaos Control
Those following me on Twitter (hey, why aren’t you?) might have noticed an upswing in my Twitter usage lately. For the most part, this can be attributed to Mixero, a fairly new Twitter client. I hear you thinking the world isn’t big enough for yet another Twitter client, but this one has a few options [...]
Western USA Road Trip Meet Up
During June 2010, 2 months from now, Streamhead will be on location, road-tripping through the Western part of the United States. The plans haven’t finalized yet, but that’s where I need some input. Inside the post, I’ve added a map with some of the locations that we might visit. I’d love to get some suggestions [...]
Hardware Hacking: CD Player Repair 101
In a little detour from my usual posts, I present you a small tutorial on fixing a broken CD player. Actually, the post only goes into cleaning the player’s lens, which is the number one most common reason why a CD player will mallfunction. It’s a very basic repair, so don’t expect any complicated electro [...]
3 Blogging Clients Tested
I’m currently testing a number of blogging clients. Clients that free you from the web browser for post writing and editing. This is a post written in and posted via Zoundry Raven. Among the many blogging clients available, I’ve selected three for closer inspection: the aforementioned Raven, BlogDesk and Scribefire. The last one is an [...]
Must Have Books and Music in the Streamhead Store
In the spirit of cleaning up some of my older projects, I’ve completely overhauled my little Amazon store and added an entirely new category. I know this sounds like a commercial message and yes, I will earn a small commission if you order anything, but the store is something I take seriously. I only offer [...]
Streamhead now available through MailChimp
I’ve recently switched to MailChimp for email delivery of the new posts. MailChimp describes itself as an email marketing tool. What sets MailChimp apart from similar tools, is the many many options for configuring campaigns, email lists and reports. All of this in a very user-friendly interface. Instead of FeedBurner’s very sparse mails, subscribers to [...]
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 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 [...]
GitHub, Social Coding for Streamhead